Kolkata gangrape case: West Bengal Bar Council expels prime accused Monojit Mishra
Jul 03, 2025, at 01:18 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Bar Council of West Bengal on Wednesday removed 31-year-old Monojit Mishra, the prime accused in the gangrape of a law student at a Kolkata college, from its membership, media reports said.
PM Modi conferred with 'The Officer of the Order of the Star of Ghana'
Jul 03, 2025, at 12:32 pm
Accra/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Wednesday (local time) conferred with 'The Officer of the Order of the Star of Ghana' during his historic visit to the country.
Jul 03, 2025, at 10:55 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Three Indian nationals have been abducted in an Al-Qaeda-linked extremist group's attack on several Malian Army positions, media reports said.
PM Modi receives grand welcome on his arrival in Ghana, meets President John Dramani Mahama
Jul 03, 2025, at 12:46 am
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Accra on Wednesday on a historic state visit to Ghana as a part of his five-nation tour.
Bengaluru Infosys techie arrested for secretly filming a woman inside office toilet
Jul 03, 2025, at 12:19 am
An IT professional working with Infosys in Bengaluru has been arrested for allegedly recording videos of a woman inside the office toilet, media reports said.
Encounter breaks out between terrorists, Army in J&K's Kishtwar
Jul 02, 2025, at 11:35 pm
Jammu/IBNS: An encounter broke out between the Army and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Chatroo area on Wednesday, media reports said.
Pilots recreate crashed Air India flight's final moments on simulator. Here's what we know so far
Jul 02, 2025, at 09:41 pm
Following the crash of the London-bound AI-171 flight in Ahmedabad on June 12, at least three Air India training pilots on the airline's Boeing 787 fleet tried to recreate likely scenarios in Mumbai that may have resulted in the accident, which killed 260 people, media reports said.
Jul 02, 2025, at 05:58 pm
The UAE's envoy to India has said the expanded visa-on-arrival policy for Indian nationals is a key milestone in advancing bilateral cooperation and people-to-people engagement between the two nations.
Mumbai school teacher 'rapes' male student for a year
Jul 02, 2025, at 04:39 pm
A school teacher in Mumbai was arrested for allegedly repeatedly raping her student over the course of a year, media reports said.
Dalai Lama's institution will continue, Trust will recognise his successor
Jul 02, 2025, at 02:09 pm
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has cleared that his institution will continue and his successor will be recognised solely by members of the Gaden Phodrang Trust.
MNS workers thrash shopkeeper in Maharashtra for not speaking in Marathi
Jul 02, 2025, at 01:35 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: In an ugly face of the language row, some workers from Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) have thrashed a shopkeeper in Maharashtra's capital city Mumbai for not speaking in regional language Marathi, media reports said.
India has every right to defend its people against terrorism: Jaishankar at Quad Meet
Jul 02, 2025, at 11:48 am
Washington DC/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday (US local time) spoke about India's right to defend its people against terrorism in reference to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.
S Jaishankar discusses bilateral partnership while meeting Marco Rubio
Jul 02, 2025, at 10:49 am
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the QUAD foreign minister's meeting in Washignton when they discussed bilateral partnership between the two nations.
Indian PM Narendra Modi embarks on five-nation visit, to attend BRICS Summit in Brazil
Jul 02, 2025, at 10:23 am
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India and Brazil will discuss ways to advance the priorities of the Global South.
Jammu and Kashmir terror attack: QUAD foreign ministers seek action against perpetrators
Jul 02, 2025, at 09:59 am
The QUAD foreign ministers on Tuesday condemned the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam town on April 22, which left 26 people, mostly tourists, killed.
Iskcon Temple in US' Utah targeted, 20-30 bullets fired over past several days; India urges action
Jul 02, 2025, at 01:15 am
At least 20-30 bullets were fired at a Hindu temple in northern Utah over several nights last month, sparking serious concerns over a possible hate crime against ISKCON's Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Utah.
Kolkata gangrape survivor was given inhaler so she could be brutalised: Lawyer tells court
Jul 02, 2025, at 12:12 am
The Kolkata rape survivor was given an inhaler when she suffered a panic attack during the assult so that she could recover and be brutalised, the public prosecutor has informed a court in the city.
‘For Pakistan, it would be free’: BrahMos creator shares witty reply to Pak general’s query
Jul 02, 2025, at 12:08 am
New Delhi: Dr Apathukatha Sivathanu Pillai, widely recognised as the “father of BrahMos”, shared a sharp-witted anecdote about a Pakistani general’s inquiry into India’s prized supersonic cruise missile during a podcast conversation.
Families of Air India crash victims may file lawsuit against Boeing in US, UK: Report
Jul 01, 2025, at 11:52 pm
Legal teams from the US and the UK are preparing to file lawsuits against aircraft manufacturer Boeing in the two countries over the Air India crash in Ahmedabad on June12, which killed all but one of the 242 on board, NDTV reported, quoting sources.
Air India crash preliminary report to be released next week, will reveal possible causes
Jul 01, 2025, at 10:02 pm
The preliminary probe report on the Air India crash, in which 270 people were killed, including 241 on board the flight, is expected to be released by July 11, media reports said.
Jul 01, 2025, at 08:09 pm
An Air India flight, en route to Vienna from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport on June 14, dropped 900 feet mid-air soon after takeoff. Both pilots have now been off-rostered pending the outcome of the investigation, the airline said.
India hosts five-day 'Jaipur Foot' camp in Kabul to assist Afghan amputees
Jul 01, 2025, at 06:03 pm
India organised a five-day 'Jaipur Foot' camp recently as part of the humanitarian assistance to provide free prosthetic limbs to Afghan amputees, media reports said.
Jul 01, 2025, at 05:23 pm
India is eyeing to speed up the launch of its 52 defence surveillance satellites to enhance space-based observation, particularly on borders with China, Pakistan and in the Indian Ocean Region, media reports said.
India, Pakistan exchange list of prisoners
Jul 01, 2025, at 04:48 pm
India and Pakistan on Tuesday exchanged, through diplomatic channels simultaneously in New Delhi and Islamabad, the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in each other’s custody, officials said.
'I was in the room when JD Vance spoke to PM Modi': Jaishankar refutes Trump's ceasefire claim again
Jul 01, 2025, at 04:04 pm
Washington DC/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has again refuted US President Donald Trump's claim that he usedtrade as a way to stop the military conflict between India and Pakistan in May 2025.
Tibetans assemble in Dharamshala to attend special prayer for Dalai Lama
Jul 01, 2025, at 02:51 pm
A large number of Tibetans assembled in Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district on Monday to attend a special prayer for religious leader Dalai Lama, who will turn 90 on July 6.
Indian Navy executes high-risk rescue operation on Palau-flagged tanker in Arabian Sea
Jul 01, 2025, at 02:25 pm
Demonstrating rapid operational readiness and its unwavering commitment to seafarer safety, the Indian Navy undertook a high-risk firefighting and rescue operation on-board Palau-flagged tanker MT Yi Cheng 6 on June 29 in the North Arabian Sea, successfully stabilising the situation and ensuring the safety of 14 Indian crew members.
'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.