Punjab wants to progress and not Khalistan
Dec 28, 2023, at 11:13 pm
Across the glittering screens of smartphones, a noxious weed takes root. Fueled by algorithms and anonymity, a brand of “long-distance nationalism” thrives, one nurtured not by boots on the ground, but by the echo chambers of social media.
Congress cries political vendetta after ED names Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in money laundering case
Dec 28, 2023, at 10:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday named Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in the chargesheet filed in a money laundering case over the purchase of a land in Haryana, media reports said.
Dec 28, 2023, at 07:23 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday (December 27, 2023) met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar when he invited Indian PM Narendra Modi to visit Moscow and discuss prospects for developing Russian-Indian relations.
Veteran politician and seven-time Tripura MLA Surajit Datta dies
Dec 28, 2023, at 07:14 pm
Agartala/UNI: Senior BJP MLA from Tripura’s Ramnagar assembly constituency Surajit Datta breathed his last on Wednesday night in a private nursing home in Kolkata after prolonged suffering from kidney-related disease.
Bengal teacher recruitment scam: ED begins fresh search operations in Kolkata
Dec 28, 2023, at 06:51 pm
Kolkata/UNI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday began fresh search operations at nine places across this metropolis in the alleged teachers recruitment scam in West Bengal government sponsored schools in the state, official sources confirmed.
Karnataka Minister Madhu Bangarappa escapes accident without injury
Dec 28, 2023, at 06:48 pm
Tumkuru/UNI: Karnataka Minister Madhu Bangarappa narrowly escaped an accident after the car in which he was traveling collided with a lorry at Kyatsandra police station here.
Vladimir Putin invites PM Modi to Russia, wishes success to 'friends in India' for Lok Sabha polls
Dec 28, 2023, at 05:15 pm
Moscow/New Delhi/IBNS: Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Moscow and wished Indians "success" ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in the South Asian country, media reports said.
DMDK chief Vijayakanth, who was on ventilator after testing Covid positive, passes away
Dec 28, 2023, at 04:28 pm
Chennai/IBNS: Actor-politician Vijayakanth on Thursday, who was on a ventilator support after testing positive for Covid-19, passed away on Thursday, media reports said.
New book on Kashmir militancy lays bare the web on terror financing
Dec 28, 2023, at 03:58 pm
A new book by a geopolitical expert has laid bare the layered and complex web of terror financing in Kashmir, which is a bone of contention between South Asia's two nuclear armed neighbours- India and Pakistan.
Passengers burnt alive after bus catches fire in Madhya Pradesh
Dec 28, 2023, at 05:43 am
Approximately half-a-dozen people, possibly including women, are feared to have been burnt alive when a bus overturned and burst into flames following a head-on collision with a dumper on the Guna-Aron road late Wednesday near Semri village in this district’s Bajrangarh Police Station limits, police said.
Siddaramaiah assures action against pro-Kannada vandalisers
Dec 28, 2023, at 05:01 am
Bengaluru/IBNS/UNI: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday assured action against those who vandalised the English signboards during protests organised by pro-Kannada outfits.
BJP holds demonstration against AAP govt over alleged distribution of poor quality medicines
Dec 28, 2023, at 12:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday held a demonstration near the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) office against the Delhi government over the alleged distribution of poor-quality medicines in hospitals and demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj.
Dec 27, 2023, at 11:41 pm
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday visited the border areas of Jammu and Kashmir and took stock of the security situation along the Line of Control (LoC).
NIA Identifies crucial Delhi middleman in ISIS terror module case
Dec 27, 2023, at 11:30 pm
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has successfully identified a crucial middleman as Haris Farooqui, a key absconding accused in the Delhi ISIS terror module during a probe with Shahnawaz Alam, a key accused arrested in the Maharashtra terror module that was busted in July this year, officials said here on Wednesday.
One dies after 16 vehicles pile up in Agra
Dec 27, 2023, at 10:52 pm
A truck driver died and half a dozen others were injured when 16 vehicles piled up due to low visibility and dense fog in Etmadpur area of Agra district here in Uttar Pradesh, police sources said here on Wednesday.
Indian Government approves opening of Consulate General in Auckland
Dec 27, 2023, at 10:49 pm
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal to open a Consulate General of India in Auckland, New Zealand.
Dec 27, 2023, at 10:23 pm
The Indian government on Wednesday declared ‘Muslim League Jammu Kashmir (Masarat Alam faction)’/MLJK-MA as an 'Unlawful Association' under Section 3(1) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) 1967.
Kashmir: IED detected and defused on Srinagar outskirts
Dec 27, 2023, at 06:46 pm
Srinagar/UNI: An improvised explosive device (IED) was recovered and defused by the security forces on Wednesday morning along the Srinagar-Baramulla National Highway on the city outskirts.
Rahul Gandhi to begin Bharat Nyay Yatra from violence-hit Manipur in Jan 2024
Dec 27, 2023, at 06:31 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi will begin Bharat Nayay Yatra, which is dubbed as the second part of his mass outreach campaign Bharat Jodo Yatra, from violence-hit Manipur in January.
RBI receives bomb threat mail, sender demands FM Nirmala Sitharaman's resignation
Dec 27, 2023, at 06:06 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday received a bomb threat mail, whose sender had demanded the resignations of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, media reports said.
Israel says blast near its Delhi embassy 'possibly an attack'
Dec 27, 2023, at 04:40 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Israel on Wednesday said the last evening blast near its embassy in India's national capital Delhi could be "an attack", media reports said.
Dec 27, 2023, at 02:45 pm
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has interacted with the Indian community members in Russia and appreciated their contributions to building a 'strong' relationship between the two nations.
Explosives 'detonated fully', Navy finds debris of drone used as attack vehicle to hit MV Chem Pluto
Dec 27, 2023, at 09:13 am
Mumbai: The explosives that were used to attack merchant ship MV Chem Pluto had exploded fully, revealed experts who examined the remains, media reported.
BJP removes Bengal leader Anupam Hazra as national secretary over controversial remarks
Dec 27, 2023, at 08:42 am
Kolkata: The BJP on Tuesday removed Anupam Hazra, party MP from Bengal's Bolpur, from the post of national secretary over statements that were not in line with the party’s policy.
PM Modi speaks to Saudi Crown Prince, discusses strategic partnership and West Asia situation
Dec 27, 2023, at 06:20 am
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi engaged in a telephone conversation with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Tuesday, underscoring the imperative for a strengthened strategic partnership between India and Saudi Arabia.
Three bills to replace British-era criminal laws get Prez Murmu's assent
Dec 27, 2023, at 05:04 am
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu approved the three new criminal code bills on December 25 that Parliament had ratified the previous week.
Loud blast heard near Israeli embassy, Delhi Police finds letter addressed to ambassador
Dec 27, 2023, at 04:09 am
New Delhi: The Delhi Police received a call about an alleged "blast" near the Israeli embassy this evening, media reported.
Will track down merchant ship attackers from the depth of the sea: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
Dec 27, 2023, at 02:16 am
Mumbai: India will track down those responsible for attacks on merchant navy ships "even from the depths of the sea" and take action against them, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday during the commissioning of INS Imphal, the third of four 'Visakhapatnam-class' warships.
Dec 26, 2023, at 11:00 pm
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President and member of Parliament Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday warned that India could meet the same fate as Gaza if a solution is not found through dialogue with Pakistan.
Bangladeshi woman, who was newly married, jailed in Tripura over illegal entry into India
Dec 26, 2023, at 10:35 pm
A newly married Bangladeshi woman was arrested in Brajendranagar village of Kadamtala in North Tripura along the Assam border on Monday night and sent to jail on the charges of illegally entering the Indian Territory.