35-year-old woman drowns in Ganga at Uttarkashi while filming reel, video goes viral
Apr 18, 2025, at 12:55 am
Uttarkashi/IBNS: A 35-year-old woman drowned in the Ganga River at Uttarkashi's Manikarnika Ghat as she was recording a video for making a reel, according to media reports.
Amid Tamil Nadu language row, Maharashtra makes Hindi compulsory in schools; opposition slams move
Apr 18, 2025, at 12:07 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Amid a row over "Hindi imposition" in the south, especially Tamil Nadu, the Maharashtra government has introduced Hindi as a compulsory third language for the primary section in Marathi and English-medium schools.
Russia denies missile strike on Indian pharma warehouse in Kyiv, blames Ukrainian weapons
Apr 17, 2025, at 11:10 pm
New Delhi/Moscow/IBNS: Russia has refuted allegations by Ukraine that a Russian Armed Force missile struck the warehouse of an Indian pharma firm in Kyiv last week.
'How can anything foreign be in a jugular vein?' India slams Pak army chief's Kashmir remark
Apr 17, 2025, at 09:14 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India has rubbished Pakistani army chief General Asim Munir's remarks in which the latter claimed that Kashmir was Islamabad's "jugular vein".
Dawoodi Bohra Muslim delegation thanks PM Modi for Waqf Act amendment
Apr 17, 2025, at 09:07 pm
New Delhi: A delegation from the Dawoodi Bohra community met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday to thank him for the recently passed Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025—calling it a long-standing demand of their community, ANI reported.
UP: Meerut woman, her lover arrested while trying to pass off husband's murder as snake bite
Apr 17, 2025, at 08:39 pm
Meerut: In a chilling attempt to conceal a murder, a woman and her lover allegedly strangled her husband in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut and tried to pass off the crime as a fatal snake bite.
VP Jagdeep Dhankhar slams SC order on President’s role in state bills
Apr 17, 2025, at 05:41 pm
New Delhi: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has sharply criticised a recent Supreme Court directive that requires the President to act within a set timeframe on bills forwarded by governors, media reports said.
SC puts partial hold on Waqf law: No new appointments, status quo till May 5
Apr 17, 2025, at 04:49 pm
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday paused the implementation of select provisions of the amended Waqf law, including the mandate to induct non-Muslims into Waqf boards and councils, until the matter is taken up again on May 5, media reports said.
No change in 'waqf by user' for now till next hearing: Supreme Court to Centre
Apr 17, 2025, at 03:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday granted a week to the central government to respond to the pleas challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act and asked for no change in "waqf by user" till the next hearing, media reports said.
Apr 17, 2025, at 03:25 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed West Bengal government teachers, who have not been identified as "tainted" in the School Service Commission (SSC) scam, to continue working till fresh appointments, media reports said.
'Yogi sabse bada bhogi hai': Mamata Banerjee slams Uttar Pradesh CM over Murshidabad riots remark
Apr 17, 2025, at 12:30 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday called her Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath "sabse bada bhogi (the greatest pleasurist)", lashing out at the firebrand Hindutva leader's remark on the Murshidabad riots.
Uttar Pradesh: 11-year-old speech and hearing impaired girl brutally raped, accused nabbed
Apr 17, 2025, at 11:34 am
Rampur/IBNS: An 11-year-old speech and hearing impaired girl was brutally raped in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur, in another shocking incident of assault on women, media reports said.
US Vice President JD Vance, his family to visit India next week; meet PM Modi
Apr 17, 2025, at 12:51 am
New Delhi/Washington DC/IBNS: US Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha will visit India next week following their trip to Italy.
Karnataka Governor sends bill providing 4 pct reservation to Muslims in govt contracts to President
Apr 17, 2025, at 12:18 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot has sent a bill providing 4 percent reservation to Muslims in government contracts to President Droupadi Murmu for assent, saying that the Constitution doesn't allow for reservations based on religion.
Apr 16, 2025, at 09:26 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Wednesday considered issuing an interim order on the amended Waqf law. However, it was put on hold at the last minute after the Centre and the states requested more time to marshal their arguments on the three points raised by the court.
Apr 16, 2025, at 07:19 pm
The 6th edition of India-Uzbekistan Joint Military Exercise DUSTLIK-VI commenced on Wednesday at the Foreign Training Node, Aundh, Pune, which will focus on responding to a terrorist action involving the capture of a defined territory.
Indian official Rajesh Kumar Singh Attends 11th India-Italy Annual Bilateral Joint Defence Committee
Apr 16, 2025, at 02:44 pm
Indian Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh visited Rome, Italy, from April 14-15, 2025, on an official trip and co-chaired the 11th India-Italy annual bilateral Joint Defence Committee meeting.
Apr 16, 2025, at 02:30 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday attacked Union Home Minister Amit Shah with attempted digs and jibes blaming him for the anti-Waqf Islamic violence that was unleashed in the Murshidabad district of the state.
Language does not belong to a religion: Supreme Court rejects plea against Urdu on nameboard
Apr 16, 2025, at 11:51 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a plea seeking the removal of Urdu used on a nameboard of a municipal council in Maharashtra highlighting that no language belongs to a religion, media reports said.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan to lead Indian delegation to BRICS AMM in Brazil tomorrow
Apr 16, 2025, at 10:18 am
Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, is leading the Indian delegation to the 15th BRICS Agriculture Ministers' Meeting (AMM), scheduled to be held on Thursday in Brasilia, Brazil.
Air hostess, who was on a ventilator, 'sexually assaulted' by hospital staff in Gurugram
Apr 16, 2025, at 09:49 am
An air hostess has alleged that she was sexually assaulted by a hospital staff when she was on a ventilator at a private hospital in Gurugram.
Supreme Court to hear 73 pleas against Waqf (Amendment) Act today
Apr 16, 2025, at 09:24 am
The Supreme Court will hear a batch of petitions which is challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act that has triggered widespread protests in multiple states in the country.
China issues over 85,000 visas to 'Indian friends' this year amid Donald Trump's tariff threats
Apr 16, 2025, at 01:23 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Chinese Embassy in India has issued over 85,000 visas to Indian citizens between January 1 and April 9, marking a significant step towards strengthening people-to-people bonds between the two countries.
Tamil Nadu village in uproar as families protest Waqf land notice
Apr 15, 2025, at 11:53 pm
Vellore: Multiple families in a village within Tamil Nadu’s Vellore district have taken to the streets following a notice declaring parts of Kattukollai as Waqf property, reported ANI.
ED names Sonia, Rahul Gandhi in National Herald money laundering case chargesheet
Apr 15, 2025, at 10:13 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday filed a chargesheet against senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and Sam Pitroda, who is the party's overseas unit chief, in connection with the alleged National Herald money laundering case.
Modi, Frederiksen discuss expansion of India-Denmark Green Strategic Partnership in various fields
Apr 15, 2025, at 06:40 pm
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday interacted with his Denmark counterpart Mette Frederiksen when they discussed the expansion of the Green Strategic Partnership in various fields, which have created favorable conditions for Danish investments in India to contribute to the green transition.
'Don't get provoked': Mamata Banerjee's response to Murshidabad riots over Waqf Act
Apr 15, 2025, at 02:59 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday appealed for peace and requested all communities to not get provoked amid the violent anti-Waqf Act protests that claimed three lives and led at least 500 Hindus to flee the Muslim-dominated Mushidabad district.
Karnataka: Mob allegedly assaults woman outside Davanagere mosque, six arrested
Apr 15, 2025, at 02:56 pm
A mob allegedly assaulted a woman in Karnataka's Davanagere city after her husband complained about her to a local mosque regarding a domestic dispute.
Amid clash with Guv, MK Stalin forms panel to maintain Tamil Nadu's autonomy
Apr 15, 2025, at 01:46 pm
Chennai/IBNS: Amid clash with the Governor, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has formed a panel for the recommendation of measures to maintain the state's autonomy, media reports said.
Apr 15, 2025, at 12:22 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's husband, businessman Robert Vadra, on Tuesday reached the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office after the probe agency issued its second summons to him in connection with a money laundering case, media reports said.