Japan to gift Shinkansen trains for India’s bullet train trials, ahead of new loan pact
Apr 18, 2025, at 10:51 pm
New Delhi/ Tokyo: In a significant boost to India’s first bullet train project, Japan will donate two Shinkansen train sets to assist with testing and inspection of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail corridor, Japan Times has reported.
Bengal BJP leader Dilip Ghosh marries party colleague Rinku Majumdar in an intimate ceremony today
Apr 18, 2025, at 08:51 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Former West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Dillip Ghosh married party colleague Rinku Majumdar in an intimate ceremony in Kolkata on Friday, causing ripples in the political circles of the state.
Christian group moves SC over Waqf law, cites land row in Kerala’s Ernakulam
Apr 18, 2025, at 08:23 pm
Kochi: In an unexpected intervention, the Christian Alliance & Association for Social Action (CASA) has approached the Supreme Court seeking to be impleaded in the ongoing petitions challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025.
Indian Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh attends high-level defence dialogue with the UK
Apr 18, 2025, at 05:51 pm
Indian Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh concluded a two-day visit to London from April 16–17, leading a high-level Indian delegation for the annual bilateral defence dialogue with the United Kingdom.
Bengal Guv CV Ananda Bose heads to riot-hit Malda, Murshidabad snubbing Mamata's appeal
Apr 18, 2025, at 02:50 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Friday left Kolkata for riot-hit Malda and Murshidabad district to understand the ground reality, snubbing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's appeal to refrain from an immediate visit.
Narendra Modi, Elon Musk discuss Indo-US tech collaboration in phone call
Apr 18, 2025, at 02:41 pm
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Friday spoke to tech entrepreneur Elon Musk on telephone during which they discussed the scope of collaboration between India and the USA in the field of technology and innovation.
'Focus on protecting rights of own minorities': India slams Bangladesh's remark on Murshidabad riots
Apr 18, 2025, at 01:43 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday slammed Bangladesh over its remark on the violent anti-Waqf protests by Muslims in West Bengal's Murshidabad district and advocated Dhaka to protect the rights of its own minorities.
Piyush Goyal meets Starlink delegation, discusses company's future investment plans in India
Apr 18, 2025, at 01:32 pm
Indian Minister Piyush Goyal recently met a delegation representing entrepreneur Elon Musk-owned Starlink, when they discussed their existing partnerships and future investment plans in India.
Our Military Power will emerge as number one in world, says Rajnath Singh during Defence Conclave
Apr 18, 2025, at 01:22 pm
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said India is not only securing its borders but also positioning itself as a key player in the international defence ecosystem.
Gangster Harpreet Singh, alias Happy Passia, responsible for Punjab terror attacks arrested in US
Apr 18, 2025, at 12:47 pm
Washington DC/IBNS: Gangster Harpreet Singh, alias Happy Passia, who is allegedly responsible for multiple terror attacks in Punjab, has been arrested in the United States on Friday, media reports said.
Bengal BJP leader Dilip Ghosh set to tie knot with party colleague Rinku Majumdar
Apr 18, 2025, at 11:38 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In a news that has created a buzz on social media, former West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Dilip Ghosh is set to tie the knot with his party colleague Rinku Majumdar on Friday, media reports said.
35-year-old woman drowns in Ganga at Uttarkashi while filming reel, video goes viral
Apr 18, 2025, at 12:55 am
Uttarkashi/IBNS: A 35-year-old woman drowned in the Ganga River at Uttarkashi's Manikarnika Ghat as she was recording a video for making a reel, according to media reports.
Amid Tamil Nadu language row, Maharashtra makes Hindi compulsory in schools; opposition slams move
Apr 18, 2025, at 12:07 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Amid a row over "Hindi imposition" in the south, especially Tamil Nadu, the Maharashtra government has introduced Hindi as a compulsory third language for the primary section in Marathi and English-medium schools.
Russia denies missile strike on Indian pharma warehouse in Kyiv, blames Ukrainian weapons
Apr 17, 2025, at 11:10 pm
New Delhi/Moscow/IBNS: Russia has refuted allegations by Ukraine that a Russian Armed Force missile struck the warehouse of an Indian pharma firm in Kyiv last week.
'How can anything foreign be in a jugular vein?' India slams Pak army chief's Kashmir remark
Apr 17, 2025, at 09:14 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India has rubbished Pakistani army chief General Asim Munir's remarks in which the latter claimed that Kashmir was Islamabad's "jugular vein".
Dawoodi Bohra Muslim delegation thanks PM Modi for Waqf Act amendment
Apr 17, 2025, at 09:07 pm
New Delhi: A delegation from the Dawoodi Bohra community met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday to thank him for the recently passed Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025—calling it a long-standing demand of their community, ANI reported.
UP: Meerut woman, her lover arrested while trying to pass off husband's murder as snake bite
Apr 17, 2025, at 08:39 pm
Meerut: In a chilling attempt to conceal a murder, a woman and her lover allegedly strangled her husband in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut and tried to pass off the crime as a fatal snake bite.
VP Jagdeep Dhankhar slams SC order on President’s role in state bills
Apr 17, 2025, at 05:41 pm
New Delhi: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has sharply criticised a recent Supreme Court directive that requires the President to act within a set timeframe on bills forwarded by governors, media reports said.
SC puts partial hold on Waqf law: No new appointments, status quo till May 5
Apr 17, 2025, at 04:49 pm
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday paused the implementation of select provisions of the amended Waqf law, including the mandate to induct non-Muslims into Waqf boards and councils, until the matter is taken up again on May 5, media reports said.
No change in 'waqf by user' for now till next hearing: Supreme Court to Centre
Apr 17, 2025, at 03:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday granted a week to the central government to respond to the pleas challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act and asked for no change in "waqf by user" till the next hearing, media reports said.
Apr 17, 2025, at 03:25 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed West Bengal government teachers, who have not been identified as "tainted" in the School Service Commission (SSC) scam, to continue working till fresh appointments, media reports said.
'Yogi sabse bada bhogi hai': Mamata Banerjee slams Uttar Pradesh CM over Murshidabad riots remark
Apr 17, 2025, at 12:30 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday called her Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath "sabse bada bhogi (the greatest pleasurist)", lashing out at the firebrand Hindutva leader's remark on the Murshidabad riots.
Uttar Pradesh: 11-year-old speech and hearing impaired girl brutally raped, accused nabbed
Apr 17, 2025, at 11:34 am
Rampur/IBNS: An 11-year-old speech and hearing impaired girl was brutally raped in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur, in another shocking incident of assault on women, media reports said.
US Vice President JD Vance, his family to visit India next week; meet PM Modi
Apr 17, 2025, at 12:51 am
New Delhi/Washington DC/IBNS: US Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha will visit India next week following their trip to Italy.
Karnataka Governor sends bill providing 4 pct reservation to Muslims in govt contracts to President
Apr 17, 2025, at 12:18 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot has sent a bill providing 4 percent reservation to Muslims in government contracts to President Droupadi Murmu for assent, saying that the Constitution doesn't allow for reservations based on religion.
Apr 16, 2025, at 09:26 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Wednesday considered issuing an interim order on the amended Waqf law. However, it was put on hold at the last minute after the Centre and the states requested more time to marshal their arguments on the three points raised by the court.
Apr 16, 2025, at 07:19 pm
The 6th edition of India-Uzbekistan Joint Military Exercise DUSTLIK-VI commenced on Wednesday at the Foreign Training Node, Aundh, Pune, which will focus on responding to a terrorist action involving the capture of a defined territory.
Indian official Rajesh Kumar Singh Attends 11th India-Italy Annual Bilateral Joint Defence Committee
Apr 16, 2025, at 02:44 pm
Indian Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh visited Rome, Italy, from April 14-15, 2025, on an official trip and co-chaired the 11th India-Italy annual bilateral Joint Defence Committee meeting.
Apr 16, 2025, at 02:30 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday attacked Union Home Minister Amit Shah with attempted digs and jibes blaming him for the anti-Waqf Islamic violence that was unleashed in the Murshidabad district of the state.
Language does not belong to a religion: Supreme Court rejects plea against Urdu on nameboard
Apr 16, 2025, at 11:51 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a plea seeking the removal of Urdu used on a nameboard of a municipal council in Maharashtra highlighting that no language belongs to a religion, media reports said.