Likely to have humanitarian consequences: India on Trump administration hiking H-1B visa fee
Sep 21, 2025, at 12:20 am
India on Saturday said the full implications of the United States’ decision to impose a $100,000 annual fee on H-1B visas are currently being studied, but added that the measure taken by the President Donald Trump-led administration is likely to have 'humanitarian consequences'.
Sep 20, 2025, at 06:04 pm
National Security Adviser Ajit Doval met his Canadian counterpart Nathalie G. Drouin, National Security and Intelligence Adviser of Canada, recently in New Delhi, when they tried to strengthen security cooperation and further reinforce existing mechanisms of engagement.
Vote Chori row: MP Supriya Sule says there is a need to clean up the system if there is any gap
Sep 20, 2025, at 04:33 pm
Nationalist Congress Party (SP) MP Supriya Sule has said there is a need to 'clean up the system' if a gap is present amid repeated vote manipulation claims by the opposition.
Sep 20, 2025, at 04:31 pm
Bhavnagar/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday gave fresh "Aatmanirbhar Bharat" push in a veiled response to US President Donald Trump's shocking hike of H-1B visa fee impacting a large section of Indian techies, who aspire to work for major IT firms in the West.
Sep 20, 2025, at 04:11 pm
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will undertake a two-day official visit to Morocco from September 22-23, when the Tata Advanced Systems Maroc’s new manufacturing facility for the Wheeled Armoured Platform (WhAP) 8x8 at Berrechid will be inaugurated, officials said.
Sep 20, 2025, at 03:31 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has taken a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling him "weak" after US President Donald Trump announced a dramatic raise of annual fee for H-1B visa to $100,000 impacting a large number of Indian tech workers, who constitute a major portion of the beneficiaries.
Soldier killed in encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur
Sep 20, 2025, at 03:00 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: A soldier was killed in an encounter with terrorists in the Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, media reports said.
Sep 20, 2025, at 12:26 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Friday upheld the single bench order that had issued an interim stay on the show-cause notice and suspension order to Rani Birla Girls' College principal passed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's sister-in-law Kajari Banerjee, who holds a post in the institution.
Mukul Roy, Partha Chatterjee pressured me in recruitments: Ex-SSC chairman makes explosive claim
Sep 20, 2025, at 10:46 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In an explosive claim, former West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) chairman Chittaranjan Mondal has said he was pressured by Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s erstwhile heavyweight Mukul Roy and now jailed ex-Education Minister Partha Chatterjee in the recruitment process.
Reviving ties: India, Canada review bilateral ties during New Delhi meeting
Sep 20, 2025, at 10:39 am
Indian and Canadian officials met on Friday when they reviewed the state of bilateral ties between the two countries, marking an improvement in the strained relationship over the killing of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Sep 20, 2025, at 09:46 am
The Ministry of External Affairs has cautioned Indian nationals to exercise strict vigilance amid a spike in 'false promises of employment' in Iran.
PM Modi to visit Gujarat on Sept 20, to participate in ‘Samudra se Samriddhi’ event
Sep 19, 2025, at 11:37 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat on Saturday. He will participate in ‘Samudra se Samriddhi’ event and inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth over Rs 34,200 crore, at around 10:30 AM, at Bhavnagar.
Sam Pitroda issues clarification after 'at home in neighbouring countries' remark sparks row
Sep 19, 2025, at 10:36 pm
Senior Congress leader and Indian Overseas Congress chief Sam Pitroda has issued a clarification after triggering a political row with his statement that he felt “at home” in neighbouring countries, including Pakistan.
Two Assam rifles jawans killed in ambush near Imphal, Governor condemns attack
Sep 19, 2025, at 09:31 pm
Two jawans of the Assam Rifles were killed in action after their truck was ambushed by a group of unidentified gunmen on the outskirts of Manipur's Imphal on Thursday evening, media reports said.
Modi plants Kadamb sapling presented by King Charles III on his birthday
Sep 19, 2025, at 06:10 pm
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday planted a Kadamb sapling at his official residence in New Delhi, which was gifted by British King Charles III.
Universal Postal Congress in Dubai: India re-elected to UPU’s Council of Administration, POC
Sep 19, 2025, at 05:54 pm
India has been re-elected to the Council of Administration (CA) and the Postal Operations Council (POC) of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) during the 28th UPU Congress held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Sep 19, 2025, at 04:55 pm
Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Managing Director of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, and Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, Co-Chaired the latest meeting of the India-UAE High Level Joint Task Force on Investments in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, when they discussed a wide range of trade and investment topics.
Sep 19, 2025, at 04:28 pm
Indian PM Narendra Modi held a telephone conversation with his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis when they welcomed developments in bilateral relations across multiple sectors, including technology.
Manmohan Singh thanked me for meeting Hafiz Saeed: Yasin Malik's explosive claim; BJP irked
Sep 19, 2025, at 03:03 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In an explosive claim, Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) terrorist Yasin Malik said he was thanked by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh personally for meeting Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba head Hafiz Saeed as a part of India's peace talks with Pakistan, media reports said.
Wake up at 4 am, delete two voters: Rahul Gandhi's fresh 'vote chori' jibe at ECI
Sep 19, 2025, at 01:55 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has taken a fresh dig at the Election Commission of India (ECI) doubling down his allegation of "voter deletion" against the poll body.
CBI chargesheets Anil Ambani, former Yes Bank CEO Rana Kapoor and his family in corruption case
Sep 19, 2025, at 11:46 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday chargesheeted Anil Ambani and others in connection with fraudulent transactions between the industrialist's group companies, Yes Bank and firms owned by former bank CEO Rana Kapoor's kin, media reports said.
Kangana Ranaut should be slapped, Congress leader KS Alagiri stirs row; actress-BJP MP responds
Sep 19, 2025, at 11:05 am
Chennai/IBNS: Former Tamil Nadu Congress chief KS Alagiri has sparked a row provoking agricultural workers to slap actress-turned-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Kangana Ranaut, media reports said.
New Scheme: UK deports first migrant, an Indian national, to France
Sep 19, 2025, at 10:35 am
An Indian national became the first person to be deported from the UK to France under the new treaty reached between the two countries to reduce illegal English Channel crossings on small boats.
Sep 19, 2025, at 09:30 am
An Indian-origin techie has been shot dead by the police in US state of California after he allegedly attempted to stab his roommate with a knife, media reports said.
'Close to India, PM Modi...but I sanctioned them': Donald Trump in UK
Sep 18, 2025, at 11:51 pm
US President Donald Trump on Thursday claimed he had imposed “sanctions” on India to pressure Russia into ending its war in Ukraine, while simultaneously stressing his close ties with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and New Delhi.
Sep 18, 2025, at 09:18 pm
Actor-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut on Thursday expressed anguish over financial losses at her restaurant in Manali while interacting with residents affected by floods and landslides in the state, media reports said.
Sep 18, 2025, at 06:02 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi has hit back at Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar after the Election Commission of India (ECI) called the Congress MP's allegations against the poll body head "incorrect" and "baseless".
US may remove 25 percent penal tariff on India after Nov 30, says Chief Economic Advisor
Sep 18, 2025, at 05:34 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: India's Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Thursday said he thinks the United States will remove the additional tariff of 25 percent on India after November 30.
I respect all religions: CJI BR Gavai clarifies his remark on Lord Vishnu's idol in Khajuraho
Sep 18, 2025, at 04:28 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai has clarified his remark on Lord Vishnu idol in Khajuraho after the comment he passed in the courtroom triggered outrage, media reports said.
ECI calls Rahul Gandhi's charge against poll body chief Gyanesh Kumar 'baseless'
Sep 18, 2025, at 02:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has called Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's allegations that the poll body chief Gyanesh Kumar was protecting people involved in the voter deletion act "incorrect" and "baseless".