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Law student allegedly gang-raped in Kolkata college, three arrested | India calls for merit-based treatment of US visa applications as Trump administration tightens rules | Black box data of crashed Air India aircraft recovered and downloaded: Govt | India refuses to sign SCO joint statement lacking Pahalgam attack but featuring Balochistan unrest | I ended India-Pak conflict with a series of phone calls on trade: Donald Trump reiterates 'ceasefire' claim | Constitution is supreme, all three wings work under it: CJI BR Gavai | Andhra Pradesh murder: Police say wife and her lover killed 26-year-old Tejeswar | 'Vladimir Putin called to help with Iran, I refused': Donald Trump | Engineering issues: British High Commission on F-35 fighter jet stuck in Kerala | Don't ask permission to fly: Shashi Tharoor after Mallikarjun Kharge's snub over article praising PM

'We are beyond the middle of negotiation': Jaishankar on India-US trade deal

Jul 01, 2025, at 01:18 pm

New York/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said India and the United States are "hopefully" beyond halfway of the negotiation for the long-awaited bilateral trade deal.

Terrorism is one of the gravest threats to humanity: Jaishankar at UN

Jul 01, 2025, at 11:43 am

New York/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday (US local time) said terrorism is one of the "gravest threats to humanity" and "antithesis" of what the United Nations stands for.

Telangana factory blast: Death toll rises to 42, CM Revanth Reddy appoints probe panel

Jul 01, 2025, at 10:57 am

Hyderabad/IBNS: The death toll in the blast that took place at a chemical reactor factory in Telangana rose to 42 on Tuesday morning, media reports said.

Law college rape accused Monojit Mishra shared online post demanding justice for RG Kar victim last year

Jul 01, 2025, at 10:13 am

Monojit Mishra, a key accused in the gangrape of a law student in a Kolkata college, last year shared a video on his facebook page demanding justice for the lady doctor who was raped and murdered in RG Kar Medical College Hospital.

Telangana leader T Raja Singh quits BJP over reports of party's choice for next state boss

Jul 01, 2025, at 01:20 am

Controversial Telangana politician T Raja Singh, who has often dominated headlines over hate speech and communally-charged remarks, has quit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

South Calcutta Law College suspends all classes indefinitely after student's gangrape case

Jun 30, 2025, at 11:54 pm

South Calcutta Law College has decided to suspend classes for all students for an indefinite period following the gangrape of a law student on its college campus last week.

Dangerous car stunts performed outside Greater Noida college go viral, owners fined Rs 1.2 Lakh

Jun 30, 2025, at 09:40 pm

A video of two cars performing dangerous stunts while speeding recklessly outside a college in Greater Noida has gone viral on social media, resulting in a hefty fine.

Committed to ensure that victim gets justice at earliest: Kolkata Police on law student gangrape

Jun 30, 2025, at 06:55 pm

The Kolkata Police on Monday said a Special Investigation Team is monitoring the case related to the gangrape of a law student on a college campus in south Kolkata last week.

India COAS Upendra Dwivedi to visit Bhutan today to further enhance defence cooperation

Jun 30, 2025, at 04:56 pm

General Upendra Dwivedi, PVSM, AVSM, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), Indian Army, departed for Bhutan on Monday on a four-day official visit aimed at further enhancing the enduring defence cooperation between the two countries.

Siddaramaiah, DK Shivakumar showcase 'unity' amid Congress' bid to remove factionalism in Karnataka

Jun 30, 2025, at 01:46 pm

Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday showcased their "unity" holding hands amid the Congress' reported bid to remove factionalism in the unit, media reports said.

Chemical factory blast in Telangana kills 6, injures 20

Jun 30, 2025, at 01:09 pm

Hyderabad/IBNS: A blast at a chemical factory in Telangana killed six people and injured 20 others in Hyderabad on Monday, media reports said.

Maharashtra govt cancels 3-language policy resolution amid Opposition's protests

Jun 30, 2025, at 11:54 am

Mumbai/IBNS: The Maharashtra government has cancelled the three-language policy resolution facing the Opposition protests and charge of Hindi-imposition in the western state of India, media reports said.

Odisha CM Mohan Majhi issues apology for deadly Puri stampede, suspends two officials

Jun 30, 2025, at 11:21 am

Puri/IBNS: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has sought an apology from the devotees of Lord Jagannath for the deadly stampede that occurred near a temple in Puri and suspended two officials for "negligence".

Five-storey building collapses in Shimla, no death reported

Jun 30, 2025, at 10:46 am

Shimla/IBNS: In what could have been a major accident, a five-storey building collapsed amid heavy rains at Mathu Colony in Shimla's Bhattakufer area on Monday, media reports said.

S Jaishankar to visit US tomorrow, attend Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting on July 1

Jun 29, 2025, at 11:59 pm

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will visit the USA on Monday to participate in the next edition of the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting (QFMM).

7 engineers suspended over Bhopal rail over bridge with unusual 90-degree turn

Jun 29, 2025, at 10:47 pm

Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government has suspended seven engineers, including two chief engineers from the Public Works Department (PWD), over the controversial design of the newly constructed Rail Over Bridge (ROB) in the Aishbagh area of Bhopal, which features an unusually sharp 90-degree turn, media reports said.

BJP workers participate in a torch rally to protest Kolkata gangrape

Jun 29, 2025, at 08:33 pm

The Bharatiya Janata Party workers on Sunday participated in a torch rally in South Kolkata to protest against the gangrape of a law student on a college campus last week.

Kolkata rape horror: NCW member Archana Majumdar visits South Kolkata Law College, says police not letting her meet the victim

Jun 29, 2025, at 07:11 pm

National Commission for Women (NCW) member Archana Majumdar on Sunday visited the South Kolkata Law College in the eastern Indian city, the institute where a student was gangraped last week.

Air India crash in Ahmedabad being probed for sabotage, says Civil Aviation MoS

Jun 29, 2025, at 04:51 pm

Pune: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is investigating all possible causes, including sabotage, behind last month’s Air India crash in Ahmedabad that killed 274 people on board and on the ground, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol has said.

Mahua Moitra returned from her honeymoon, started fighting with me: Kalyan Banerjee on 'misogyny' barb

Jun 29, 2025, at 01:43 pm

The rape of a law student in Kolkata has once again created a rift between two Trinamool Congress leaders with party MP Kalyan Banerjee now responding to colleague Mahua Moitra's 'misogyny' barb at him. "I am not anti-women. I only hate one woman and that is Mohua Moitra," Banerjee thundered. 

Indian woman missing after arriving in US' New Jersey for arranged marriage: Report

Jun 29, 2025, at 01:08 pm

A 24-year-old Indian woman who arrived in the United States for an arranged marriage has gone missing, media reports quoting authorities said.

Misogyny in India cuts across party lines: Mahua Moitra on TMC leaders' rape case remarks

Jun 29, 2025, at 12:45 pm

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Saturday said the probe in the rape incident of a female law student in Kolkata is going on "war footing" and assured that her party condemns misogynistic comments no matter who makes them, referring to the remarks by TMC leaders Kalyan Banerjee and Madan Mitra.

Jagannath Rath Yatra: 3 dead, several others injured in stampede outside Puri’s Gundicha Temple

Jun 29, 2025, at 11:50 am

At least three people were killed and more than 50 others injured in a stampede-like situation outside the Gundicha Temple in Odisha's Puri early on Sunday morning.

Pakistan blames India for Waziristan suicide bomb attack, MEA rejects claim

Jun 29, 2025, at 10:40 am

New Delhi/IBNS: India on Sunday strongly rejected the Pakistani Army's claim that it was behind the Waziristan suicide bomb attack, which killed 13 soldiers a day before.

TMC distances itself from controversial remarks by Madan Mitra, Kalyan Banerjee on Kolkata gang-rape case

Jun 29, 2025, at 12:38 am

Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday disassociated itself from the victim-blaming remarks made by its MP Kalyan Banerjee and MLA Madan Mitra in connection with the alleged gang-rape of a first-year law student at South Calcutta Law College.

Shubhanshu Shukla shares ‘gajar ka halwa’, ‘aamras’ with International Space Station crew, PM Modi calls his mission a ‘shubharambh’

Jun 28, 2025, at 10:47 pm

New Delhi: Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian to visit the International Space Station (ISS), told Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a live interaction that he had carried traditional Indian dishes like gajar ka halwa and aamras to space and shared them with fellow astronauts.

Air India Mumbai-Chennai flight returns mid-air after burning smell in cabin

Jun 28, 2025, at 08:44 pm

Mumbai: An Air India flight en route from Mumbai to Chennai was forced to return shortly after takeoff late Friday night due to a burning smell detected inside the cabin, according to a report by news agency ANI.

Parag Jain appointed RAW chief, played key intel role in Operation Sindoor

Jun 28, 2025, at 08:16 pm

New Delhi: Senior IPS officer Parag Jain, known for his pivotal role in intelligence gathering during Operation Sindoor, has been appointed as the next chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), India’s external intelligence agency, NDTV reported.

Narendra Modi interacts with Shubhanshu Shukla abroad the International Space Station via video conference

Jun 28, 2025, at 06:41 pm

Indian PM Narendra Modi on Saturday interacted with Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who is currently present in the International Space Station, via video conference. The Axiom-4 mission pilot, who scripted history by becoming the first Indian on the International Space Station, said India looks grand and bigger from space than it is on the map.  

India withholds endorsement of SCO declaration over the omission of Pahalgam terror strike

Jun 28, 2025, at 06:29 pm

In a significant diplomatic development, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh declined to endorse a joint declaration on terrorism at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ meeting on Tuesday, objecting to the omission of the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir.