ISMR: India, Singapore discuss ways to enhance bilateral ties in advanced technology, trade
Aug 13, 2025, at 06:42 pm
Indian and Singaporean leaders discussed ways to further enhance bilateral cooperation in areas of advanced technology, trade, connectivity and digitisation during the third round of the Ministerial Roundtable on Wednesday.
India, Singapore to participate in third Ministerial Roundtable today
Aug 13, 2025, at 05:23 pm
Several Indian Ministers, including Finance Minister Nirmal Sitharaman and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, will attend the 3rd round of the India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR) in New Delhi on Wednesday, officials said.
India to roll out world’s longest hydrogen-powered train, joining global green rail elite
Aug 13, 2025, at 05:13 pm
New Delhi: India is poised to become the fifth country in the world, after Germany, France, Sweden and China, to introduce hydrogen-powered trains, marking a significant leap in its eco-friendly transportation drive.
'Terrorists will destroy it': Threatening message on Puri's Jagannath Temple wall triggers alarm
Aug 13, 2025, at 03:57 pm
Puri/IBNS: A graffiti with a threat of terrorist attack was on Wednesday seen on the wall of the Jagannath Temple in Odisha's Puri triggering security concerns, media reports said.
Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Narendra Modi discuss bilateral cooperation
Aug 13, 2025, at 02:38 pm
Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Indian PM Narendra Modi discussed several key areas of bilateral cooperation, including trade, connectivity, health, technology and people-to-people ties.
Aug 13, 2025, at 02:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has countered Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's opposition to Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and "voter fraud" claims alleging his mother and Congress veteran Sonia Gandhi had featured in the electoral rolls even before she became an Indian citizen.
Amid uproar, CJI assures examination of Supreme Court order on Delhi-NCR stray dogs
Aug 13, 2025, at 01:04 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai on Wednesday assured to examine the Supreme Court order that asked for a relocation of stray dogs in Delhi-NCR to shelters amid massive uproar from politicians, activists, celebrities over the judgement, media reports said.
One soldier killed in gunfight along LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla
Aug 13, 2025, at 12:31 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: One soldier was killed in a "brief but intense" gunfight along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla, media reports said.
Aug 13, 2025, at 11:40 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court has said Aadhaar card cannot be considered as a proof of citizenship, backing the Election Commission of India (ECI)'s argument during the hearing on the pleas against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) currently underway in Bihar, media reports said.
ECI v Mamata govt: Bengal CS Manoj Pant emplanes for Delhi following Election Commission's summons
Aug 13, 2025, at 10:27 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Secretary Manoj Pant on Wednesday jetted off to Delhi after he was summoned by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to the national capital.
PM Modi likely to visit US in September for UNGA meet amid tariff war: Report
Aug 13, 2025, at 10:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit the United States in September amid the bilateral war over tariff, a report by The Indian Express said.
Bihar woman slams Oppn MPs’ ‘Minta Devi 124 Not Out' t-shirt protest for misusing her identity
Aug 13, 2025, at 01:19 am
A woman from Bihar’s Siwan district has slammed opposition MPs- including Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday for using her name 'Minta Devi' during a protest in the Parliament House complex against the Election Commission's voter roll revision in Bihar.
UP man rapes, kills teenager cousin hours after rakhi ceremony, hangs her from noose
Aug 13, 2025, at 12:08 am
Hours after getting a rakhi tied by his 14-year-old cousin, a 33-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya raped her, before murdering her and hanging her body from a noose to make it look like a suicide, media reports said on Tuesday.
Jaya Bachchan pushes man trying to take selfie with her outside Constitution Club, video goes viral
Aug 12, 2025, at 11:55 pm
Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan was seen losing her cool and pushing a man on Tuesday who was trying to take a selfie with her, in a video that has been going viral on social media.
Bihar voters' roll revision can be set aside even in Sept if illegality is proven: Supreme Court
Aug 12, 2025, at 09:58 pm
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said results of the Election Commission's ongoing 'special intensive revision' of the Bihar voter list can be set aside as late as September, two months before the Assembly election is expected in the eastern state, if illegality is proven in the process.
SC shields old diesel, petrol vehicle owners in Delhi-NCR from 'coercive action'
Aug 12, 2025, at 09:30 pm
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted interim protection to owners of older vehicles in Delhi-NCR, barring authorities from taking coercive action against diesel vehicles over 10 years old and petrol vehicles older than 15 years, media reports said.
E-20 petrol will reduce pollution, yield better acceleration, says Centre after facing backlash
Aug 12, 2025, at 06:20 pm
The Indian government on Tuesday said the use of 20% Ethanol Blended Petrol (E-20) will reduce pollution, a move that has received backlash.
Aug 12, 2025, at 03:22 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In further escalation of the faceoff, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday summoned West Bengal Chief Secretary Manoj Pant to the national capital New Delhi after the State refused to suspend four officers over electoral roll discrepancies, media reports said.
Zelenskyy, Modi discuss bilateral ties, Russia conflict
Aug 12, 2025, at 03:09 pm
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a detailed discussion on bilateral ties and ongoing conflict with Russia during his telephone conversation with Indian PM Narendra Modi.
'Abhi picture baaki hai': Rahul Gandhi relaunches attack on Election Commission over 'voter fraud'
Aug 12, 2025, at 02:45 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday relaunched a fresh attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI), a day after all INDIA bloc parties protested over the alleged voter fraud in the national capital.
Aug 12, 2025, at 01:05 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday formed a three-member panel to probe into the corruption allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma over the recovery of a huge pile of unaccounted cash from his residence in March this year, media reports said.
Aug 12, 2025, at 12:40 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has criticised the Supreme Court's order that has asked for the relocation of all stray dogs in Delhi-NCR to shelter homes amid the rising cases of dog bites and deaths due to rabies.
Aug 12, 2025, at 12:07 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has called the Supreme Court order to relocate Delhi-NCR stray dogs to shelters "unscientific" and called for an "urgent effective sterilisation programme".
Angry judgments are never sensible: Maneka Gandhi reacts to SC order on stray dogs
Aug 12, 2025, at 09:14 am
Animal rights activist and former Union Minister Maneka Gandhi on Monday called the Supreme Court order on stray dogs a 'strange judgment'.
Ex-TMC leader arrested for running fake police station in Noida, ran similar setup in Kolkata
Aug 12, 2025, at 12:57 am
Former Trinamool Congress leader Bibhas Chandra Adhikari has been arrested in Noida for “running a fake police station”, media reports said.
Ousted Karnataka minister KN Rajanna claims 'conspiracy', says will meet Rahul Gandhi
Aug 12, 2025, at 12:29 am
KN Rajanna, the Karnataka minister and close aide of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who resigned from his post on Monday after his comments on voter theft sparked a row, said he has become the victim of a "big conspiracy".
Aug 11, 2025, at 11:41 pm
The Election Commission's order to suspend four officers accused of irregularities in the voter list process in West Bengal remains unimplemented, with the state government taking partial action in the matter.
Karnataka minister KN Rajanna resigns over remarks on ‘vote theft’ row
Aug 11, 2025, at 09:30 pm
Karnataka Cooperation Minister KN Rajanna resigned from his post on Monday, hours after his comments on alleged electoral roll irregularities triggered a political storm.
Indian Navy is preparing for simultaneous commissioning of two advanced frontline frigates
Aug 11, 2025, at 06:37 pm
The Indian Navy is preparing for the simultaneous commissioning of two advanced frontline frigates - Udaygiri (F35) and Himgiri (F34) on August 26.
Nuclear sabre-rattling is Pakistan’s stock-in-trade: India on Asim Munir's remark
Aug 11, 2025, at 04:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Responding to Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir's nuke threat from the United States, India on Monday said "nuclear sabre-rattling" is Islamabad's "stock-in-trade".