Sep 01, 2024, at 07:51 am
Srinagar: Four candidates of Ghulam Nabi Azad's party Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) withdrew their nomination papers in the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, after he backed away from electioneering citing health issues, media reports said.
Ex-Singaporean diplomat says UK should relinquish UN permanent seat to India: Report
Sep 01, 2024, at 05:17 am
New Delhi: Former Singapore diplomat Professor Kishore Mahbubani has called for urgent reforms to the United Nations Security Council, advocating for India's rightful inclusion as a permanent member of the prestigious body, media reports said.
Haryana: 5 arrested for killing migrant labourer suspected of eating beef
Sep 01, 2024, at 01:43 am
New Delhi: Five cow vigilantes have been arrested, and two minors detained in Haryana's Charkhi Dadri for allegedly killing a man suspected of consuming beef, media reports said.
Sep 01, 2024, at 12:27 am
The Election Commission of India on Saturday deferred assembly polls date for Haryana from October 1 to October 5.
Laos: 47 Indians rescued who were trapped, forced to scam people online
Aug 31, 2024, at 11:09 pm
The Embassy in Laos on Saturday informed 47 Indian nationals who were held forcefully in the country and directed to scam Indians back home online.
Narendra Modi to visit Singapore, Brunei Darussalam
Aug 31, 2024, at 10:00 pm
Indian PM Narendra Modi, at the invitation of Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, is scheduled to visit Brunei Darussalam on September 3-4, officials said.
After Calcutta HC order, Chhatra Samaj leader Sayan Lahiri walks out of jail
Aug 31, 2024, at 09:54 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: After the Calcutta High Court order, Paschim Banga Chhatra Samaj leader Sayan Lahiri, who was arrested over the march to West Bengal state secretariat Nabanna, walked out of jail, media reports said.
Aug 31, 2024, at 09:18 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Popular Bollywood singer Shreya Ghoshal's rescheduling of her concert in Kolkata in the wake of the RG Kar rape-murder case has prompted the Bharatiya Janata Party to slam West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Aug 31, 2024, at 08:43 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said atrocities against women and the safety of children were a serious concern in the society today.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags off three Vande Bharat trains via video conferencing
Aug 31, 2024, at 08:19 pm
PM Narendra Modi flagged off three Vande Bharat trains via videoconferencing on Saturday.
Defective helicopter, airlifted from Uttarakhand's Kedarnath by MI-17 chopper, crashes
Aug 31, 2024, at 05:57 pm
A defective helicopter, which was airlifted from Uttarakhand's Kedarnath by a MI-17 chopper, crashed from mid-air on Saturday morning, media reports said.
Chhatra Samaj leader Sayan Lahiri, arrested over Nabanna march, granted bail by Calcutta HC
Aug 31, 2024, at 05:16 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Paschim Banga Chhatra Samaj leader Sayan Lahiri, who was arrested in connection with the August 27 march to the state secretariat Nabanna, was granted bail by the Calcutta High Court on Friday leaving the administration egg-faced, media reports said.
Aug 31, 2024, at 07:22 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Women and Child Development Minister has responded to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's second letter, seeking a stringent law and exemplary punishment for heinous crimes such as rape and murder.
Aug 31, 2024, at 07:00 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday strongly condemned a purported statement made by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) headed by senior lawyer and MP Kapil Sibal in connection with the rape and murder case of a junior doctor in Kolkata.
LGBTQIA+ couples in India can now open joint bank accounts
Aug 31, 2024, at 06:46 am
In a major victory of the queer movement in India, the Union Finance Ministry has clarified that people from the LGBTQIA+ community can open joint bank accounts or nominate their same-sex partner as a nominee for an account. The advisory by the Indian government is seen as a major step forward since the Supreme Court judgement of 2018 to decriminalize homosexuality in the country.
Assam assembly scraps 2-hour namaz break on Fridays for Muslim MLAs
Aug 31, 2024, at 04:01 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam assembly has decided to do away with its decades-old rule of giving a two-hour namaz break for Muslim legislators on Fridays.
Delhi court directs framing of charges against Congress' Jagdish Tytler in anti-Sikh riots case
Aug 31, 2024, at 02:51 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A Delhi court on Friday directed the framing of charges, including murder and provocation with intent to cause riot, against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a case related to the killing of Thakur Singh, Badal Singh, and Gurcharan Singh, outside the Pul Bangash gurdwara in the national capital during the anti-Sikh riots of 1984.
INS Tabar arrives in Spain for two-day visit
Aug 31, 2024, at 12:45 am
Indian Navy’s frontline frigate, INS Tabar arrived on a two-day visit at Malaga, Spain on 25 Aug 24 and post departure on 27 Aug 24 conducted Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) with Spanish Navy Ship Atalaya in the Mediterranean Sea.
MoU signed during Colombo Security Conclave with objective to promote regional security
Aug 31, 2024, at 12:15 am
The Member States of the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) signed the Charter and the MoU for the Establishment of the CSC Secretariat on 30 August 2024.
Aug 31, 2024, at 12:00 am
India handed over the first payment towards the implementation of Hybrid Power Projects in three islands of Jaffna to the Sri Lankan government on Thursday.
Aug 30, 2024, at 10:28 pm
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Friday said India’s UPI has become a major example of Fintech in the world.
Narendra Modi to flag off three Vande Bharat trains tomorrow
Aug 30, 2024, at 10:22 pm
Indian PM Narendra Modi will flag off three Vande Bharat trains on August 31 at 12:30 PM via video conferencing.
Aug 30, 2024, at 09:34 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Days after the Bengali filmdom took to streets demanding justice for the RG Kar rape-murder victim, the Trinamool Congress has lashed out at the celebrities for not reacting against the release of a film like The Diary of West Bengal, which it feels was made to damage the reputation of the ruling party.
Assam govt passes bill making registration mandatory for Muslim marriage and divorce
Aug 30, 2024, at 07:49 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam government has passed a bill making registration mandatory for Muslim marriage and divorce in the state, media reports said.
Arijit Singh's consciousness arises only for Bengal: TMC after singer releases song for RG Kar
Aug 30, 2024, at 07:19 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh on Friday slammed leading Bollywood singer Arijit Singh for his alleged selective criticism after he released a song demanding justice for the 31-year-old trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
India commissions second nuclear submarine 'INS Arighaat'
Aug 30, 2024, at 07:07 am
Visakhapatnam/IBNS: India commissioned its second nuclear submarine INS Arighaat in Visakhapatnam on Thursday in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
SpiceJet faces enhanced surveillance over cancellations, financial stress
Aug 30, 2024, at 05:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has placed SpiceJet, for the second time in two years, under "enhanced surveillance" after reports of cancelled flights and financial stress, media reports said.
Aug 30, 2024, at 05:05 am
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced in the state Assembly that all state ministers, chief parliamentary secretaries (CPS), and Cabinet-rank members will forgo their salaries and allowances for two months due to the state's ongoing financial crisis, media reports said.
Aug 30, 2024, at 03:42 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Ram Vilas Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) MP Shambhavi Choudhary slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her remarks on "Bihar will burn too if West Bengal burns."
Aug 30, 2024, at 03:07 am
Kolkata/IBNS: As protests continue over the rape and murder of a junior doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, chilling detail about three purported phone calls made by the hospital authorities to the victim's parents on the morning Aug 9 following the brutality has emerged.