Jun 29, 2025, at 01:43 pm
The rape of a law student in Kolkata has once again created a rift between two Trinamool Congress leaders with party MP Kalyan Banerjee now responding to colleague Mahua Moitra's 'misogyny' barb at him. "I am not anti-women. I only hate one woman and that is Mohua Moitra," Banerjee thundered.
Indian woman missing after arriving in US' New Jersey for arranged marriage: Report
Jun 29, 2025, at 01:08 pm
A 24-year-old Indian woman who arrived in the United States for an arranged marriage has gone missing, media reports quoting authorities said.
Misogyny in India cuts across party lines: Mahua Moitra on TMC leaders' rape case remarks
Jun 29, 2025, at 12:45 pm
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Saturday said the probe in the rape incident of a female law student in Kolkata is going on "war footing" and assured that her party condemns misogynistic comments no matter who makes them, referring to the remarks by TMC leaders Kalyan Banerjee and Madan Mitra.
Jagannath Rath Yatra: 3 dead, several others injured in stampede outside Puri’s Gundicha Temple
Jun 29, 2025, at 11:50 am
At least three people were killed and more than 50 others injured in a stampede-like situation outside the Gundicha Temple in Odisha's Puri early on Sunday morning.
Pakistan blames India for Waziristan suicide bomb attack, MEA rejects claim
Jun 29, 2025, at 10:40 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Sunday strongly rejected the Pakistani Army's claim that it was behind the Waziristan suicide bomb attack, which killed 13 soldiers a day before.
Jun 29, 2025, at 12:38 am
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday disassociated itself from the victim-blaming remarks made by its MP Kalyan Banerjee and MLA Madan Mitra in connection with the alleged gang-rape of a first-year law student at South Calcutta Law College.
Jun 28, 2025, at 10:47 pm
New Delhi: Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian to visit the International Space Station (ISS), told Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a live interaction that he had carried traditional Indian dishes like gajar ka halwa and aamras to space and shared them with fellow astronauts.
Air India Mumbai-Chennai flight returns mid-air after burning smell in cabin
Jun 28, 2025, at 08:44 pm
Mumbai: An Air India flight en route from Mumbai to Chennai was forced to return shortly after takeoff late Friday night due to a burning smell detected inside the cabin, according to a report by news agency ANI.
Parag Jain appointed RAW chief, played key intel role in Operation Sindoor
Jun 28, 2025, at 08:16 pm
New Delhi: Senior IPS officer Parag Jain, known for his pivotal role in intelligence gathering during Operation Sindoor, has been appointed as the next chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), India’s external intelligence agency, NDTV reported.
Jun 28, 2025, at 06:41 pm
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Saturday interacted with Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who is currently present in the International Space Station, via video conference. The Axiom-4 mission pilot, who scripted history by becoming the first Indian on the International Space Station, said India looks grand and bigger from space than it is on the map.
India withholds endorsement of SCO declaration over the omission of Pahalgam terror strike
Jun 28, 2025, at 06:29 pm
In a significant diplomatic development, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh declined to endorse a joint declaration on terrorism at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ meeting on Tuesday, objecting to the omission of the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir.
IBC to celebrate Dalai Lama's 90th birthday next month
Jun 28, 2025, at 04:14 pm
The International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) will celebrate the 90th birth anniversary of the 14th Dalai Lama.
Election Commission trying to bring NRC through backdoor: TMC MP Derek O'Brien
Jun 28, 2025, at 03:56 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Derek O'Brien on Saturday slammed the Election Commission of India (ECI) for allegedly trying to enforce National Register of Citizens (NRC) through a voter verification drive in poll-bound Bihar and West Bengal.
PM Modi to embark on five-nation tour on July 2, attend BRICS Summit in Brazil
Jun 28, 2025, at 03:55 pm
PM Narendra Modi will undertake a visit to Ghana from July 2-3, 2025, his first bilateral trip to the nation, officials said.
Jun 28, 2025, at 03:01 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee has passed a bizarre remark while responding to the alleged rape of a 24-year-old law student by a ruling party functionary on the campus of a law college in Kolkata.
Jun 28, 2025, at 02:01 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The security guard of the South Kolkata Law College was on Saturday nabbed marking the fourth arrest in connection with the alleged rape of a 24-year-old law student on the campus, media reports said.
She went to fill out form, Trinamool functionary raped her in union room: Law college victim's FIR
Jun 28, 2025, at 01:42 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The First Information Report (FIR) in the South Kolkata Law College gangrape revealed shocking details of the victim student being brutalised in the union room by alumni and Trinamool Congress functionary Monojit Mishra when she went to fill out her form.
Middle East conflict: Centre says 4415 Indians evacuated from Iran, Israel
Jun 28, 2025, at 09:24 am
The Indian government on Friday said 4415 Indian nationals have been evacuated using 19 special evacuation flights, including 3 IAF C-17 aircraft, from conflict-hit Iran and Israel as part of Operation Sindhu.
Jun 28, 2025, at 01:05 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India has "categorically" rejected a "supplemental award" by an "illegal" Court of Arbitration, which has been supposedly set up over the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty.
Over 500 devotees injured as massive crowd surged to pull chariots during Puri's Rath Yatra festival
Jun 27, 2025, at 11:18 pm
Puri/IBNS: Over 500 devotees were injured and several others were critical during the annual Rath Yatra festival in Odisha’s Puri as a sea of crowds flocked to pull the chariot in the city, media reports said.
Jun 27, 2025, at 09:51 pm
After the alleged gang-rape of a female law student in a south Kolkata college stirred a political storm in Bengal, the ruling Trinamool Congress has admitted that the prime accused is linked to the party's student wing but assured that it would not come in the way of him getting the strictest possible punishment.
Jun 27, 2025, at 06:46 pm
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday spoke with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi when he thanked him for ensuring the safe evacuation of Indian nationals.
Rajnath Singh discusses S-400 systems with Russian Defence Minister in China
Jun 27, 2025, at 05:34 pm
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov on the margins of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Qingdao, where they discussed supplying S-400 systems, Su-30 MKI upgrades, and procurement of critical military hardware, officials said on Friday.
Rajnath Singh briefs Belarusian, Tajik and Kazakh counterparts on Operation Sindoor
Jun 27, 2025, at 05:08 pm
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Belarus, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ meeting in Qingdao and briefed them on Operation Sindoor.
Jun 27, 2025, at 04:37 pm
At least three people were arrested for the alleged gangrape of a female law student inside a college in South Kolkata, triggering sharp reactions, only less than a year after the east Indian city witnessed massive protests over the rape and murder of a young doctor in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
India, Vietnam discuss ways to enhance Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
Jun 27, 2025, at 04:22 pm
India and Vietnam discussed ways to enhance the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership during the 13th Political Consultation and the 10th Strategic Dialogue on June 25.
India flags off first consignment of rose-scented litchi to Doha
Jun 27, 2025, at 03:27 pm
The Indian government has flagged off the first consignment of 1 metric tonne of rose-scented litchi from Pathankot, Punjab, to Doha, Qatar on June 23.
Law student allegedly gang-raped in Kolkata college, three arrested
Jun 27, 2025, at 01:34 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Three people have been arrested in connection with the gangrape of a law student at a college in Kolkata's Kasba area, media reports said.
India calls for merit-based treatment of US visa applications as Trump administration tightens rules
Jun 27, 2025, at 12:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India has called for a merit-based treatment of visa applications by its citizens as the United States has tightened the visa-screening process particularly for students, media reports said.
Donald Trump hints at reaching 'very big' trade agreement with India
Jun 27, 2025, at 09:29 am
US President Donald Trump on Thursday said a 'very big trade deal' might be signed with India soon.