EPIC numbers' duplication doesn't imply fake voters: EC responds to Mamata Banerjee's charge
Mar 02, 2025, at 02:02 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Responding to the charges by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Election Commission Sunday clarified that duplication in EPIC numbers on voter ID cards does not imply fake voters.
PM Modi extends wishes for the holy month of Ramzan
Mar 02, 2025, at 01:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended greetings to citizens at the start of Ramzan month.
TTD urges Centre to declare Tirumala temple a no-fly zone to preserve sanctity
Mar 02, 2025, at 02:20 am
Tirumala (Andhra Pradesh): Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Chairman BR Naidu has written to Union Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu, requesting that Andhra Pradesh’s revered Tirumala temple be declared a no-fly zone, media reports said.
Mar 02, 2025, at 12:54 am
Kolkata: A standoff erupted at Jadavpur University, Kolkata, on Saturday as student activists from CPI(M)-affiliated SFI and the Naxalite AISA staged a protest demanding the immediate announcement of student union election dates, media reports said.
Mar 01, 2025, at 09:32 pm
Thiruvananthapuram: The 23-year-old Kerala man who murdered five people had accumulated a debt of Rs 65 lakh from 14 creditors, police have revealed after fresh findings.
Mar 01, 2025, at 08:39 pm
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a high-level meeting in New Delhi on Saturday to review the security situation in Manipur, media reports said.
Indian elite commandos participate in tri-service special forces exercise to test combat readiness
Mar 01, 2025, at 03:53 pm
India's elite commandos participated in an integrated Tri-Service Special Forces exercise named Exercise Desert Hunt 2025, which was conducted by the Indian Air Force, at Air Force Station Jodhpur from February 24 to February 28.
Uttarakhand avalanche: Four dead, five workers still trapped as rescue operation underway
Mar 01, 2025, at 03:49 pm
Badrinath/IBNS: At least four labourers who were injured after an avalanche struck a high-altitude Border Roads Organisation (BRO) camp in Uttarakhand's Badrinath have died, media reports said.
India, EU discuss to strengthen cooperation in quantum computing, responsible AI
Mar 01, 2025, at 10:14 am
Indian and European Union officials met in New Delhi recently when they explored future opportunities in areas such as quantum computing, bioeconomy, green hydrogen, blue economy, EV and battery technology, high-performance computing, and responsible AI.
White House 'fiasco': US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Zelenskyy should apologise
Mar 01, 2025, at 09:28 am
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy should apologise for the meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House that he described as ending in a 'fiasco'.
Himachal govt seeks fund from temple to support welfare schemes, BJP calls move 'shocking'
Feb 28, 2025, at 10:28 pm
Shimla/IBNS: Battling a huge monetary crisis triggered by a series of devastating landslides and flash floods over the past two years, the Himachal Pradesh government has turned to temples for relief and financial support to fund certain government welfare schemes.
Badrinath avalanche: 25 BRO workers still trapped, 10 rescued
Feb 28, 2025, at 09:15 pm
Chamoli/IBNS: At least 25 Border Roads Organisation (BRO) workers are still trapped after an avalanche hit Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, media reports said on Friday.
Ghaziabad woman arrested for levelling false charge of brutal gang-rape
Feb 28, 2025, at 08:39 pm
A woman has been arrested in Ghaziabad for repeatedly levelling false allegations of rape, gang-rape, and kidnapping against her husband, who was earlier her live-in partner, and his friends.
Indian Minister discusses defence bonds, Indo-Pacific with European Commission official
Feb 28, 2025, at 07:06 pm
Indian Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth on Friday met Commissioner for Defence and Space, European Commission Andrius Kubilius in New Delhi when they discussed the India-European Union bilateral defence and security cooperation with a focus on maritime engagements and information sharing in the Indo-Pacific.
Jal Shakti Ministry ready with 'Yamuna Master Plan', clean up to start after PM Modi’s approval
Feb 28, 2025, at 06:24 pm
New Delhi: The Central government has prepared a 'Yamuna Master Plan' aimed at cleaning the river in Delhi under a mission-mode approach and will soon present it to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for approval, sources told India Today.
India, Israel explore ways to strengthen cooperation in agriculture, allied sectors
Feb 28, 2025, at 05:51 pm
Israel Ambassador to India Reuven Azar called on Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Secretary Dr. Devesh Chaturvedi at Krishi Bhawan in New Delhi on Friday when they discussed exploring opportunities for strengthening cooperation in agriculture and allied sectors.
Sixteen rescued after massive avalanche hits Badrinath, 41 still trapped under snow
Feb 28, 2025, at 04:26 pm
At least 16 people have been rescued from underneath the snow after rescue workers began operation to pull out those trapped following an avalanche which hit a Border Roads Organisation (BRO) camp near the high-altitude border village of Mana in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Friday.
Changes in technology increase capabilities of forensic experts: Droupadi Murmu
Feb 28, 2025, at 03:59 pm
Indian President Droupadi Murmu on Friday said the capabilities of forensic experts have increased due to rapid changes in technology, especially in the fields of digital technology and Artificial Intelligence.
Feb 28, 2025, at 02:20 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Leader of Opposition Atishi has called the suspension of 21 out of 22 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs from the assembly "injustice" in a letter to Speaker Vijender Gupta, media reports said.
Was invited to speak at IIT Roorkee: Sam Pitroda after Centre rejects his 'IIT Ranchi' hacking claim
Feb 28, 2025, at 01:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Indian Overseas Congress chairman Sam Pitroda said his address to the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee was hacked after his previous claim of facing a similar issue during a virtual address to 'IIT-Ranchi' was dismissed by the central government.
PM Modi to participate in Sufi festival Jahan-e-Khusrau today
Feb 28, 2025, at 12:31 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the grand Sufi music festival, Jahan-e-Khusrau at Sunder Nursery, New Delhi on Friday.
We will leave for US tomorrow: Father of Indian student Neelam Shinde after urgent visa grant
Feb 28, 2025, at 11:57 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Tanaji Shinde, the father of Indian student Neelam Shinde who is in coma after suffering an accident in California, said he will leave for the United States on Saturday, media reports said.
'Not joining BJP or floating any party': Abhishek Banerjee dismisses rumours of his split from TMC
Feb 28, 2025, at 11:01 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary has dismissed the rumours of his split from from the party due to the reported difference with his political boss, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Pune bus rape accused arrested after 75-hour manhunt
Feb 28, 2025, at 08:47 am
The key suspect, who is accused of raping a 26-year-old woman inside a bus at Pune's Swargate bus station, was arrested on Friday.
Feb 28, 2025, at 12:32 am
The man whose car hit Indian student Nilam Shinde in California on February 14 drove away after the accident, leaving her severely injured on the road, details emerged in the media about the accident revealed.
BJP to announce party chief JP Nadda's successor soon: Reports
Feb 28, 2025, at 12:10 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The next BJP chief could be announced within a fortnight, media reports said citing sources.
Feb 27, 2025, at 11:55 pm
Pune/IBNS: The Pune man, who is on the run after allegedly raping a young woman just, 100 metres from a police station, inside a bus parked inside the city's bus Swargate Bus Stand, may be hiding in a field full of sugarcane plants near his hometown, police sources told NDTV on Thursday afternoon.
5-year-old struggles for life after being raped, brutalised by teen neighbour in Madhya Pradesh
Feb 27, 2025, at 10:08 pm
Bhopal/IBNS: A five-year-old in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior is battling for her life after she was raped, bitten and her head slammed against a wall several times, media reports said.
Delhi HC orders Amazon India to pay Rs 339 cr to Beverly Hills Polo Club for trademark infringement
Feb 27, 2025, at 09:13 pm
New Delhi: Amazon's India unit has been directed by the Delhi High Court to pay Rs 339.25 crore in damages to luxury fashion brand Beverly Hills Polo Club (BHPC) for trademark infringement.
Tamil Nadu CM Stalin escalates ‘Hindi imposition’ row, claims language push erased 25 native tongues
Feb 27, 2025, at 07:14 pm
New Delhi/Chennai: The Centre has dismissed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin’s ‘Hindi imposition’ remarks as “silly,” media reports said.