Sep 07, 2026, at 04:15 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has distanced itself from spiritual leader Bageshwar Baba's controversial appeal urging people in West Bengal to refrain from selling and consuming non-vegetarian food around Durga Puja pandals during Navratri.
Delhi hostel collapse: Owner detained after seven die in Satya Niketan tragedy
Sep 07, 2026, at 03:01 pm
Police have detained the owner of the hostel building that collapsed in Delhi's Satya Niketan, killing seven people, media reports said.
No Muslims, Aadhaar card and tilak mandatory: VHP lays down rules for Garba, Dandiya in Maharashtra
Sep 07, 2026, at 02:45 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has unveiled a set of guidelines for organising Garba and Dandiya events during Navratri, including restrictions barring Muslims from participating in the religious celebrations, media reports said.
'No non-veg near Durga Puja pandals': Bageshwar Baba's big Bengal appeal sparks controversy
Sep 07, 2026, at 01:53 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Spiritual leader and Bageshwar Dham chief priest Dhirendra Krishna Shastri has stirred a controversy in West Bengal by urging people to refrain from the sale and consumption of non-vegetarian food around Durga Puja pandals during Navratri.
Sep 07, 2026, at 12:01 pm
Chennai/IBNS: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday expressed zero tolerance towards the insult of women, weeks after Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin was arrested over his alleged "double meaning" remarks involving actor Trisha Krishnan, media reports said.
Delhi Metro's big warning to content creators: Don't try this viral stunt or face action
Sep 07, 2026, at 10:59 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has warned content creators against sticking mobile phones to Metro train windows to shoot videos, stressing that such activities are prohibited as they can cause inconvenience or injury to co-passengers.
PM Modi inaugurates Grand BAPS Temple in Paris, calls it new milestone in India-France ties
Sep 07, 2026, at 10:33 am
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described the inauguration of the BAPS Swaminarayan Hindu Mandir in Paris as a “new milestone” in the cultural relations between India and France.
Delhi hostel collapse: Death toll rises to 6, shopkeeper's narrow escape caught on camera
Sep 07, 2026, at 09:21 am
The death toll in the PG hostel building collapse in Delhi's Satya Niketan has risen to six, with rescuers working on a frantic footing to pull out survivors trapped under the rubble, media reports said on Monday.
Delhi hostel building collapse: PM Modi calls tragedy ‘distressing’ as death toll hits 3
Sep 06, 2026, at 09:11 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described the collapse of a multi-storey PG hostel in Delhi's Satya Niketan area as "distressing" and expressed condolences to those who lost their lives in the tragedy.
Rajnath Singh to visit Sri Lanka: What’s on India’s agenda during key 3-day trip?
Sep 06, 2026, at 08:01 pm
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will undertake an official visit to Sri Lanka from September 8 to 10, during which he will hold consultations with the country's leadership on a range of issues.
Sep 06, 2026, at 07:26 pm
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his address at Delhi University's Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), accusing him of turning the event into a "political campaign" instead of engaging with the youth on issues concerning their future.
Delhi building collapse horror: 1 dead, 2 critical as rescue operation intensifies
Sep 06, 2026, at 05:24 pm
At least one person was killed and two others remained in critical condition after a multi-storey building collapsed in Delhi’s Satya Niketan area on Sunday, triggering a major rescue operation amid fears that several people may be trapped under the debris.
Sep 06, 2026, at 04:03 pm
A homeless man accused of murdering a woman who was reportedly his partner in Gujarat was allegedly flogged in public by police during a crime-scene reconstruction in Bhavnagar on Saturday, media reports said.
Delhi building collapse sparks panic: Several feared trapped, 2 rescued
Sep 06, 2026, at 03:02 pm
Several people are feared trapped under debris after a building collapsed in southwest Delhi’s Satya Niketan area on Sunday, media reports said.
India’s big message after UN map vote: ‘J&K, Ladakh must be shown correctly’
Sep 06, 2026, at 02:35 pm
India on Sunday said its Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh must be properly depicted in the UN-initiated proposed world map.
Punjab family cremates ‘missing’ son, then finds him alive in jail 20 days later
Sep 06, 2026, at 12:55 pm
A family in Punjab’s Kapurthala went through an unimaginable emotional rollercoaster after cremating a body they believed belonged to their missing son—only to discover nearly three weeks later that he was alive and lodged in jail.
9 dead in Madhya Pradesh after suspected spurious liquor consumption
Sep 06, 2026, at 12:24 pm
At least nine people have died in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district after allegedly consuming spurious liquor, triggering a probe into the suspected distribution of illegally produced alcohol in the area, according to India Today report.
‘Dimagi Naxal’ homeopathic pill made critics reveal true colours: PM Modi at top Delhi college
Sep 06, 2026, at 11:39 am
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday revived his recent “dimagi Naxal” remark to take a swipe at his critics, saying the phrase had worked like a “homeopathic pill” by prompting those he accused of the ideology to reveal their “true colours”.
Global landmarks, barely any Bengal: West Bengal tourism ad gets a thorough online roasting
Sep 06, 2026, at 10:49 am
A new tourism campaign meant to showcase West Bengal has sparked ridicule after viewers noticed that its promotional video featured the Eiffel Tower, Egyptian pyramids and Rio’s Christ the Redeemer—but offered little glimpse of Bengal itself.
Jharkhand Minister Sudivya Kumar Sonu dies of cardiac arrest at 56
Sep 06, 2026, at 10:31 am
Senior Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader and Jharkhand minister Sudivya Kumar Sonu died of cardiac arrest in Ranchi early Sunday, the party said. He was 56.
Sep 05, 2026, at 03:00 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Health Minister Dr Sharadwat Mukherjee has urged schools across the state to allow students to wear clothing that covers their arms and legs as a precaution against mosquito bites during the peak dengue transmission period, media reports said.
Sep 05, 2026, at 01:24 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) has filed a complaint against Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj for allegedly "falsely" taking the parliamentarian's name in connection with the assault of the father of a student activist during a protest led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) in New Delhi, media reports said.
Sep 05, 2026, at 12:32 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A teacher at an English-medium school in West Bengal has been suspended for allegedly forcing a student to remove a tilak, or sandalwood mark, before entering the classroom, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Friday.
Bengaluru horror: Woman stripped, assaulted and filmed over unpaid loan interest; 4 arrested
Sep 05, 2026, at 10:33 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Four people, including two women, have been arrested for allegedly stripping and assaulting a woman over her failure to pay loan interest, media reports said.
Tragedy on Kerala Highway: 8 Tamil Nadu students killed after car crashes into parked lorry
Sep 05, 2026, at 09:05 am
At least eight students from Tamil Nadu died after the car in which they were travelling crashed into a parked lorry on a highway in Kerala’s Thrissur district, media reports said.
Teachers’ Day: President Murmu urges teachers to embrace technology, foster independent thinking
Sep 05, 2026, at 12:05 am
President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday extended her greetings to teachers across the country on the eve of Teachers' Day, lauding their role in nurturing talent, shaping character and preparing students to contribute to the nation's future.
Amid Indus Treaty row, India builds first rock check dam in Ladakh
Sep 04, 2026, at 10:02 pm
Amid heightened tensions with Pakistan over the Indus Waters Treaty, India has built its first rock check dam across the Indus River at Upshi in Ladakh's Leh district, raising the water level by nearly 10 feet and opening up new irrigation possibilities for farming communities in the strategically important border region.
Air India sacks Phuket-Delhi pilot who tested positive for psychoactive substance
Sep 04, 2026, at 09:06 pm
Air India has terminated the employment of the pilot-in-command of a Phuket-Delhi flight after he tested positive for a psychoactive substance following an incident in which the aircraft experienced a sudden altitude upset over Odisha, leaving 24 passengers injured.
Influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj detained in UP over 'assault' on protester's father at Jantar Mantar
Sep 04, 2026, at 07:11 pm
Activist Swatantra Bhardwaj, accused of assaulting the father of a student protester during a demonstration at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, has been detained in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, police sources said.
Modi at top of Trump’s G20 meeting list, India-US trade deal ‘very close’: Sergio Gor
Sep 04, 2026, at 05:52 pm
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor has said Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be at the top of US President Donald Trump’s list of leaders he wants to meet during the G20 Summit in Florida in December.