'Not an era of war': PM Modi calls for peace amid escalation of Israel-Iran conflict
Jun 16, 2025, at 04:30 pm
Nicosia/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday discouraged the escalation of conflict between Israel and Iran and called for peace asserting "this is not an age of war".
Jun 16, 2025, at 04:22 pm
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Monday thanked Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides for reiterating his country's support for India’s permanent membership of a reformed United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
Jun 16, 2025, at 02:51 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Around 1,300 shops are feared to have been gutted in a massive fire which broke out at the Orphan Ganj Bazar in Kolkata's Khidirpur area, media reports said.
PM Modi conferred with highest honour of Cyprus
Jun 16, 2025, at 01:29 pm
Nicosia/IBNS: Cyprus conferred its highest honour to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on his first foreign visit since Operation Sindoor.
Delhi-bound Air India flight from Hong Kong returns after takeoff due to technical glitch
Jun 16, 2025, at 12:47 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A Delhi-bound Air India flight from Hong Kong returned soon after takeoff due to technical glitch, media reports said.
Massive fire breaks out in Kolkata's Khidirpur market, over 1,000 shops gutted
Jun 16, 2025, at 12:00 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Over 1,000 shops were gutted after a massive fire broke out at the Khidirpur market in Kolkata, media reports said.
Jun 16, 2025, at 11:20 am
Tehran/New Delhi/IBNS: Iran has responded to India's request for safe evacuation of its students who are stuck in various Iranian cities amid attacks from Israel, media reports said.
Ahmedabad plane crash: Former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani's funeral with full state honours today
Jun 16, 2025, at 10:41 am
Ahmedabad/IBNS: The funeral of former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who was among those who were killed in the Ahmedabad plane crash, will be held with full state honours in Rajkot on Monday, media reports said.
Modi, Nikos Christodoulides discuss diverse sectors with business leaders from Cyprus and India
Jun 16, 2025, at 10:35 am
PM Narendra Modi, along with the President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, on Monday held a Roundtable interaction with business leaders from Cyprus and India in Limassol.
India issues fresh advisory to its nationals in Israel amid conflict with Iran
Jun 15, 2025, at 09:55 pm
The Indian Embassy in Israel on Sunday issued a fresh advisory to its nationals present in the country and asked them to avoid unnecessary movement while adhering to the safety protocols issued by the Israeli authorities amid the ongoing conflict with Iran.
India gifts 40 ambulances to Nepal
Jun 15, 2025, at 09:31 pm
The Indian government recently gifted 40 ambulances to various health institutions, spread across different districts of Nepal.
Indian diaspora welcomes Modi's upcoming Canada visit to attend G7 Summit
Jun 15, 2025, at 07:55 pm
Global Indian Diaspora Alliance President HS Panesar has welcomed Indian PM Narendra Modi's upcoming invitation to visit Canada to attend G7 Summit and said it will give a crucial opportunity to reset strain bilateral ties between the two nations.
India, Canada ink intelligence pact to fight crime and terrorism
Jun 15, 2025, at 07:30 pm
In a major diplomatic breakthrough, India and Canada have agreed to a landmark intelligence-sharing agreement aimed at jointly confronting transnational crime and terrorism.
US denies inviting Pakistan Army Chief to military parade amid row in India
Jun 15, 2025, at 07:04 pm
The United States on Sunday categorically denied reports that Pakistan’s Army Chief, General Asim Munir, had been invited to the ongoing military parade in Washington, held to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the US Armed Forces.
Narendra Modi arrives in Cyprus on first leg of three-nation tour
Jun 15, 2025, at 06:55 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday arrived in Cyprus for a two-day visit during which he will meet President Nikos Christodoulides.
Manali: Minor girl suffers injuries after zipline belt snaps mid-air
Jun 15, 2025, at 06:30 pm
A 12-year-old girl from Nagpur was injured after she fell during a zipline ride in Himachal Pradesh's popular Manali city.
Pune bridge collapse: 2 dead, 15–20 feared swept away in Indrayani River in Talegaon
Jun 15, 2025, at 06:07 pm
Pune: A decades-old bridge over the Indrayani River caved in on Sunday afternoon in Pune district’s Talegaon area, dragging an estimated 15 to 20 people into the river's swift current.
Jun 15, 2025, at 05:35 pm
Pachmarhi (MP): Union Ministers Amit Shah and Bhupendra Yadav on Saturday advised Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders to avoid making contentious remarks, emphasising that “restraint in speech is the most important virtue” and “sometimes, it is wiser to stay silent.”
Full strength of US Armed Forces will come down on you if we are attacked: Trump warns Iran
Jun 15, 2025, at 04:47 pm
President Donald Trump on Sunday warned Iran that if any of its assets are targeted, then the full strength and might of the US armed forces will come down on Tehran.
Jun 15, 2025, at 04:35 pm
Ahmedabad: The body of former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who was among the 241 people killed in the Ahmedabad Air India crash, has been identified with the help of a DNA test, media reports said.
British F-35B Lightning II fighter jet makes emergency landing at Kerala airport
Jun 15, 2025, at 02:49 pm
A British F-35B Lightning II fighter jet made an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport in Kerala on Saturday night after running low on fuel during a sortie over the Indian Ocean.
Turkey denies claims linking its firm with maintenance of crashed Air India Dreamliner
Jun 15, 2025, at 02:00 pm
Turkey has denied that its firm was involved in the maintenance of the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, which crashed in Ahmedabad on Thursday, leaving 241 people dead on board and several others on the ground.
7 dead in chopper crash near Kedarnath, fifth such incident in recent times
Jun 15, 2025, at 10:16 am
At least seven people were killed when the chopper in which they were flying from the Kedarnath temple to Guptkashi in Uttarakhand crashed in a forest, media reports said.
Jun 14, 2025, at 11:06 pm
New Delhi: India on Saturday clarified that it did not participate in the discussions that led to a statement by the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) condemning Israeli airstrikes on Iran, as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had already spoken to both Iran and Israel, separately, about the situation.
Teen asleep under a tree among victims of Ahmedabad Air India crash, toll crosses 250
Jun 14, 2025, at 08:58 pm
Ahmedabad: Fifteen-year-old Akash Patni wasn’t aboard the doomed Air India flight nor inside the BJ Medical College hostel it crashed into—but he too became a casualty of India’s deadliest air disaster in over thirty years, reported The Hindustan Times.
Thai crash survivor finds eerie link to Air India tragedy: miracle seat 11A stuns the world
Jun 14, 2025, at 08:18 pm
New Delhi: A Thai actor-singer who survived a devastating plane crash nearly three decades ago has revealed a chilling coincidence that connects him to the sole survivor of last week’s Air India disaster—both men were seated in 11A, reported India Today.
NDB President Dilma Rousseff attends International Day of Yoga in Shanghai
Jun 14, 2025, at 06:30 pm
New Development Bank (NDB) President and former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff recently attended a major International Day of Yoga (IDY) 2025 curtain raiser event in the Chinese city of Shanghai.
Jun 14, 2025, at 05:16 pm
Union Minister of State for Rural Development Kamlesh Paswan inaugurated Garuda Aerospace's new Agri-Drone Indigenization Facility in Chennai on Saturday.
PM Narendra Modi to attend G-7 Summit in Canada during three-nation tour
Jun 14, 2025, at 04:39 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave for a three-nation tour on Sunday with the primary objective of attending the 51st G-7 Summit at Kananaskis in Canada.
Jun 14, 2025, at 03:06 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Saturday acknowledged the need for an "extended surveillance into Boeing 787 Series" aircraft in the aftermath of the Ahmedabad plane crash that killed 274 including on-ground people.