Rajasthan: Beawar dist tense over alleged sexual exploitation, conversion racket; several arrested
Feb 27, 2025, at 05:07 pm
Jaipur: Rajasthan’s Beawar district is tense over allegations of a targeted sexual exploitation and conversion racket involving schoolgirls in Masuda, a town with a population of around one lakh.
Feb 27, 2025, at 04:38 pm
New Delhi: The United States has scheduled an emergency visa interview for the father of Nilam Shinde, a 35-year-old Indian student who remains in a coma following a road accident in California on February 14, NDTV reported.
Feb 27, 2025, at 03:28 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The family of an Indian student, who is in coma after suffering an accident at California in the United States, has sought an urgent visa, media reports said.
Feb 27, 2025, at 03:20 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won in the Maharashtra and Delhi assembly elections through electoral malpractices but the similar trick would be befittingly countered in her own state which goes to polls next year.
'Maha Yagya of Unity': PM Modi pens down his thoughts on Maha Kumbh as Hindu pilgrimage concludes
Feb 27, 2025, at 02:33 pm
Hailing the Maha Kumbh as a 'Maha Yagya of Unity', Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday remarked that India was proud of its heritage and was treading forward with a new energy.
DK Shivakumar visits Sadhguru's Isha Foundation, draws Congress ire
Feb 27, 2025, at 01:59 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has irked his party Congress and raised eyebrows of many visiting the Isha Foundation of spiritual leader Sadhguru.
There is no IIT in Ranchi: Centre rejects Congress leader Sam Pitroda's hacking claim
Feb 27, 2025, at 12:22 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The central government has rejected Overseas Congress chairman Sam Pitroda's claim that hacking took place during his virtual address to students at IIT Ranchi stating no such institution exists in reality.
Pakistan is a failed state that survives on international handouts: India at UNHRC
Feb 27, 2025, at 10:57 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Thursday called Pakistan a "failed state" which "survives on international handouts" in a scathing attack on its hostile neighbour amid the decades-old cross-border tension.
President Droupadi Murmu attends mass wedding in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur
Feb 27, 2025, at 01:02 am
New Delhi/IBNS: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday attended a mass wedding ceremony, organised by Bageshwar Jan Seva Samiti, at Gadha in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur.
DRDO, Indian Navy successfully conduct flight-trials of Naval Anti-Ship missile
Feb 27, 2025, at 12:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy carried out successful flight trials of the first-of-its-kind Naval Anti-Ship missile (NASM-SR) from Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur in Odisha on Tuesday.
Feb 27, 2025, at 12:28 am
New Delhi: Former Tihar Jail Public Relations Officer (PRO) Sunil Kumar Gupta has alleged that late Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy Sahara received special privileges during his imprisonment, facilitated by the jail administration, media reports said.
Feb 26, 2025, at 09:58 pm
Pune/IBNS: A 26-year-old woman was raped inside a bus early Tuesday morning while being parked in the middle of Pune's busy Swargate Bus Stand, which is around 100 metres from a police station.
India hosting Capacity Building Programme with UN Office for Disarmament
Feb 26, 2025, at 07:03 pm
The Government of India, in partnership with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), is organizing the first-ever Capacity Building Programme of its kind on the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 and Strategic Trade Controls for Asia-Pacific Countries at National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics, Palasamudram from 25-27 February 2025.
India, Japan military personnel participate in joint military exercise
Feb 26, 2025, at 06:28 pm
The sixth edition of the India-Japan joint military exercise, Dharma Guardian, is currently ongoing at the East Fuji Training Area in Japan.
Is Arvind Kejriwal going to Rajya Sabha? AAP responds after Ludhiana bypoll move sparks speculation
Feb 26, 2025, at 03:18 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday named its Rajya Sabha MP Sanjeev Arora as the candidate for the Ludhiana West byelection sparking a speculation over party head Arvind Kejriwal moving to the upper house of Parliament, media reports said.
Indian Army signs deal with L&T Ltd to procure Rs. 80 crore defence equipment
Feb 26, 2025, at 03:02 pm
The Indian Army on Wednesday said it signed a contract on February 25 for the procurement of 223 Automatic Chemical Agent Detection and Alarm (ACADA) systems with Larsen and Toubro (L&T Ltd) at a cost of Rs 80.43 crore.
'Islamic Caliphate': BJP slams Mamata for replacing Hindu holiday with Eid in KMC schools
Feb 26, 2025, at 02:22 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal of appeasement politics after the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) scrapped the holiday for Vishwakarma Puja and announced an extra day off for Eid-ul-Fitr.
Tamil actor Ranjana Natchiyaar quits BJP, joins Vijay's TVK amid 'Hindi imposition' debate
Feb 26, 2025, at 01:15 pm
Chennai/IBNS: Tamil actress Ranjana Natchiyaar dumped the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and crossed over to actor Vijay's political outfit TVK in a blow to the saffron camp in Tamil Nadu, media reports said.
No outsider was involved, say cops on triple murder in Kolkata's Tangra
Feb 26, 2025, at 11:58 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Two women and a teenage girl in Kolkata's Tangra were murdered by two of their family members, who survived a car crash in a chain of events which took place last week.
Grand Amrit Snan on Shivratri marks culmination of Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj today
Feb 26, 2025, at 09:22 am
Thousands of pilgrims gathered in the north Indian holy city of Prayagraj for the last Amrit Snan (holy bath) in the Trveni Sangam (the meeting point of Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati) during the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela or the Great Pitcher Festival which will end on Wednesday.
'Myanmar situation has paused India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral highway project': S Jaishankar
Feb 26, 2025, at 12:51 am
New Delhi/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Tuesday said the work on the India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral (IMTT) Highway has been stopped owing to the internal strife in Myanmar.
Delhi HC declines early hearing on plea to block Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek
Feb 25, 2025, at 09:57 pm
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday declined to grant an early hearing on a petition seeking a ban on DeepSeek, an AI chatbot developed by Chinese entities, in all forms across India, PTI reported.
Feb 25, 2025, at 09:50 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who received massive flak for her remark 'Mrityu Kumbh', slammed back her Uttar Pradesh counterpart citing his "abuses".
Cops arrest 2 women trying to dump a body inside suitcase in Kolkata's Kumartuli ghat
Feb 25, 2025, at 09:26 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Two women trying to dump a body in a suitcase on the ghats of Ganga in Kolkata near Kumartuli were caught red-handed after their struggle with the luggage alerted the locals who assembled for a morning yoga session.
Kerala Congress plans big meet after Shashi Tharoor triggers row with praises for CPM govt in state
Feb 25, 2025, at 08:21 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: The Kerala unit of Congress has called a meeting on Friday to discuss its damage control measures after a row over senior leader Shashi Tharoor's remarks.
India's technological sector expected to touch USD 300-350 billion in five years, says Rajnath Singh
Feb 25, 2025, at 06:03 pm
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said India's technological sector is on the rise and is expected to reach 300-350 US billion dollars in the next five years.
Women peacekeeping officials from 35 countries visit New Delhi to attend two-day conference
Feb 25, 2025, at 05:19 pm
Women peacekeeping officials from 35 countries are attending the two-day Conference on Women Peacekeepers from the Global South’ event in New Delhi with the aim to explore the evolving role of women in peacekeeping operations and discuss strategies to enhance their participation in these crucial missions.
Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar sentenced to life imprisonment in 1984 anti-Sikh riots
Feb 25, 2025, at 03:41 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar has been sentenced to life imprisonment in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, which occurred after the assassination of ex-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, media reports said.
Feb 25, 2025, at 02:42 pm
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday said experts unanimously believe that India's growth story remains certain despite global uncertainties.
CAG report tabled in Delhi assembly, 15 AAP MLAs including LoP Atishi suspended in ruckus
Feb 25, 2025, at 02:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Triggering a fierce faceoff between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the report of Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) was tabled in the Delhi assembly with the ruling party bringing corruption charges against former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.