Bhutan PM backs India and Japan for permanent UNSC seats, calls for sweeping UN reforms
Sep 28, 2025, at 01:01 am
New York: Bhutan’s Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay on Friday (local time) voiced strong support for India and Japan’s bid for permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), describing them as “deserving nations” and emphasising the urgency of reforming the global body.
'Epicentre of global terrorism': Jaishankar slams Pakistan at UN
Sep 28, 2025, at 12:10 am
New York: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Saturday launched a scathing attack on Pakistan at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, saying that “major international terrorist attacks are traced back to one country.”
‘Deeply distressing’: BJP’s Annamalai blames DMK for Karur stampede at TVK chief Vijay’s rally
Sep 27, 2025, at 11:47 pm
Chennai: Tamil Nadu BJP leader K Annamalai on Saturday blamed the ruling DMK government for “gross negligence” after a stampede at Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay’s campaign rally in Karur claimed at least 38 lives and left dozens injured.
Tamil Nadu: Stampede at TVK chief Vijay’s Karur rally kills 36, over 40 injured
Sep 27, 2025, at 10:51 pm
Karur (Tamil Nadu): A political rally led by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay in Tamil Nadu’s Karur district turned tragic on Saturday when a stampede claimed 36 lives and left 46 others injured, media reports said.
Ladakh violence: Pakistan link surfaces in probe against Sonam Wangchuk
Sep 27, 2025, at 09:29 pm
Leh: A Pakistan connection has surfaced in the case against Ladakh statehood activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was arrested on Friday for allegedly inciting a mob that turned violent and left four protesters dead on Wednesday, media reports said.
Deported Punjab woman Harjit Kaur claims she was denied medicines in US detention
Sep 27, 2025, at 05:48 pm
Harjit Kaur, a 73-year-old woman of Indian origin who was recently deported from the United States, has alleged that she was denied medicines and served non-vegetarian food while being held in a detention centre.
Sep 27, 2025, at 04:26 pm
Russian Deputy PM Dmitry Patrushev met Indian PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Thursday, when they discussed enhancing cooperation in agriculture, fertilizers, food processing and other areas of mutual interest.
'If destroyed runaways look like victory...': India mocks Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif's claims at UNGA
Sep 27, 2025, at 03:02 pm
India has mocked Pakistan on the global stage of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) after the neighbouring country's Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, claimed victory in the bilateral military conflict that occurred on May 7-10, media reports said.
PM Modi unveils BSNL's 'Swadeshi' 4G network in big push to 'Aatmanirbhar' telecom sector
Sep 27, 2025, at 02:32 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday unveiled BSNL's 'Swadeshi' 4G network in a big "indigenous" push to the telecom sector, media reports said.
UP cleric Tauqeer Raza, whose 'I love Mohammad' campaign triggered tension, detained
Sep 27, 2025, at 01:35 pm
Bareilly/IBNS: Tauqeer Raza, a local cleric in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly, who gave a call for protest with the "I love Mohammad" campaign causing tension in the city was detained on Saturday, media reports said.
ED chargesheets Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra in Rs. 150 cr bitcoin scam
Sep 27, 2025, at 12:42 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has named Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra in the Rs. 150-crore bitcoin scam, media reports said.
India slams Pakistan PM Sharif at UNGA, says he ‘glorified terrorism’
Sep 27, 2025, at 08:48 am
India hit back at Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s remarks at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), accusing him of “glorifying terrorism” and indulging in “absurd theatrics.”
PM Modi to visit Odisha tomorrow, inaugurate multiple development projects
Sep 26, 2025, at 10:50 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Odisha on Saturday. At around 11:30 AM, he will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate multiple development projects worth over Rs. 60,000 crore in Jharsuguda.
40 minor girls found locked in toilet at illegal madrasa in UP
Sep 26, 2025, at 07:51 pm
Bharaich: Forty girls, aged seven to 14, were found confined inside a toilet at an unregistered madrasa in Payagpur tehsil of Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, during an inspection by district authorities on Wednesday evening.
'I Love Muhammad': Violence in Bareilly as protesters clash with police over poster row
Sep 26, 2025, at 05:44 pm
Tension flared in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly on Friday after police resorted to a lathi-charge to disperse protesters who allegedly pelted stones following Friday prayers, reports said.
MiG-21 makes final sortie, Rajnath Singh hails the aircraft as symbol of continuity of courage
Sep 26, 2025, at 05:16 pm
The Indian Air Force's iconic Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 fighter jets, one of the major players in the country's air defence system for the past several decades, made ts historic last operational sortie on Friday.
Kenya: Indian Navy's first training squadron makes port call at Mombasa
Sep 26, 2025, at 04:33 pm
The ships of the Indian Navy’s First Training Squadron (1TS) – INS Tir, INS Sujata, INS Shardul and ICGS Sarathi made a port call at Mombasa, Kenya on 25 Sep 2025.
Activist Sonam Wangchuk arrested after violent protest over Ladakh statehood leaves four dead
Sep 26, 2025, at 03:57 pm
Leh Police on Friday arrested activist Sonam Wangchuk, two days after violent protests over statehood for Ladakh left at least four people dead and 90 others injured.
Sep 26, 2025, at 03:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a setback for Sameer Wankhede, the Delhi High Court on Friday questioned the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer's defamation plea filed over Netflix show The Ba***ds of Bollywood, media reports said.
Sep 26, 2025, at 01:56 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday gave a fresh call to make 'Sonar Bangla' shortly after inaugurating a Kolkata puja pandal themed after Operation Sindoor.
PM Modi transfers Rs. 10,000 to each of 75 lakh women under new scheme in poll-bound Bihar
Sep 26, 2025, at 12:59 pm
Patna/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday transferred Rs. 10,000 to each of 75 lakh women under a new scheme in poll-bound Bihar.
Calcutta HC grants bail to ex-Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee in teacher recruitment scam cases
Sep 26, 2025, at 12:02 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Friday granted a conditional bail to former state Education Minister Partha Chatterjee in the all teacher recruitment scam cases, media reports said.
73-year-old Sikh woman from Punjab deported from US, alleges ill-treatment
Sep 25, 2025, at 10:19 pm
A 73-year-old Sikh woman from Punjab, Harjit Kaur, was among 132 deportees who landed in India Thursday evening after being flown out of the United States as part of the Trump administration’s ongoing crackdown on undocumented migrants, media reports said.
Centre cancels foreign funding licence of Sonam Wangchuk’s NGO after Ladakh unrest
Sep 25, 2025, at 09:44 pm
Leh/Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has revoked the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) licence of the Students Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL), an organisation founded by climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, alleging multiple breaches of the law, media reports said.
Sep 25, 2025, at 09:18 pm
Wipro founder and chairman Azim Premji has declined Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s request to allow public vehicles to pass through the company’s Sarjapur campus, but offered support for a long-term, expert-led solution to Bengaluru’s traffic congestion.
Sep 25, 2025, at 06:46 pm
New Delhi: India on Thursday successfully test-fired the intermediate-range, nuclear-capable Agni Prime missile, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced on X, posting video of the dramatic lift-off.
India inks ₹62,370 cr deal with HAL for 97 Tejas Mk-1A jets, to replace MiG-21 squadrons
Sep 25, 2025, at 05:01 pm
New Delhi: In what is being billed as the largest-ever order for an indigenous fighter jet, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a contract worth over ₹62,370 crore with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the procurement of 97 Tejas Mk-1A aircraft.
Sonam Wangchuk under CBI lens: Foreign funding, Pakistan trip probed amid Ladakh unrest
Sep 25, 2025, at 04:29 pm
Leh: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has launched an inquiry into alleged violations of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act by the Himalayan Institute of Alternatives Ladakh (HIAL), founded by educationist and activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been at the forefront of the statehood movement in Ladakh, media reports said.
Sameer Wankhede files defamation case over Aryan Khan's Netflix show The Ba***ds of Bollywood
Sep 25, 2025, at 04:15 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: In a fresh battle between Sameer Wankhede and Aryan Khan, the former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officer has filed a defamation case against Red Chillies Entertainment and Netflix over the show The Ba***ds of Bollywood, media reports said.
Massive fire breaks out at Kolkata guest house amid city's recovery from rainfall aftermath
Sep 25, 2025, at 03:32 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A massive fire broke out at a guest house in Kolkata on Thursday amid the city's slow recovery from the impact of heavy rainfall that claimed at least 11 lives, media reports said.