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.
Delhi airport flooded, roads waterlogged as heavy rain lashes parts of NCR
Sep 04, 2026, at 05:30 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi-NCR witnessed another spell of heavy rain and thunderstorms on Friday, with intense showers causing waterlogging in several areas, including Indira Gandhi International Airport.
Sep 04, 2026, at 05:08 pm
The distress call of a Tamil Nadu woman stranded in Kuwait has led to her rescue by the Indian Embassy, with Vanitha now expressing gratitude after receiving assistance.
Sep 04, 2026, at 04:29 pm
A distressing video of a Tamil Nadu woman working as a domestic help in Kuwait has prompted authorities in Kallakurichi to intervene after she alleged that she was being tortured and had not received her salary for two months.
The woman who never burned a bra: Gloria Steinem's long war for equality ends at 92
Sep 04, 2026, at 03:11 pm
She never burned a bra. That much needs saying at the outset, because for half a century the myth clung to her name harder than most of her actual words ever did. The story goes back to a 1968 protest outside the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, where demonstrators tossed girdles, curlers and copies of Cosmopolitan into a "freedom trash can." No fire was lit; a police permit had denied one. Gloria Steinem, who died Sept. 2, 2026, at her home in New York City, at 92, was not even there.
PM Modi congratulates ‘friend’ Giorgia Meloni on becoming Italy’s longest-serving postwar PM
Sep 04, 2026, at 02:35 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated his “friend” Giorgia Meloni after the Italian leader became the country’s longest-serving prime minister in the post-World War II era.
Sep 04, 2026, at 02:22 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Separatist leader and jailed chief of the banned Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Yasin Malik, has said he will not defend himself in the Sarla Bhat murder case, while maintaining that his decision does not amount to an admission of guilt, media reports said.
Sonia Gandhi’s memoir finds new publisher as HarperCollins steps in amid Penguin row
Sep 04, 2026, at 01:52 pm
HarperCollins India will publish Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, amid an ongoing controversy over Penguin Random House India’s decision not to release the book.
1,000 RSS-backed schools in Bengal? Suvendu Adhikari sets one-year target
Sep 04, 2026, at 01:32 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has announced plans to establish at least 1,000 schools run by Vidya Bharati, the education wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), across the state within a year, media reports said.
Russia targeted Ukraine with jet-powered drones when Jaishankar visited Kyiv, Zelenskyy claims
Sep 04, 2026, at 10:21 am
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday claimed that Russia launched jet-powered “Shahed” drones while Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was visiting Kyiv, alleging that the drones were developed with Iranian assistance.
Sep 04, 2026, at 01:11 am
India and Belgium have agreed to aim at doubling bilateral trade over the next five years, while Belgium reaffirmed its support for India’s bid for permanent membership of a reformed and expanded UN Security Council.
Sep 04, 2026, at 12:37 am
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), led by Abhijeet Dipke, appears to be facing its first internal rebellion, with former volunteer Manish Brahmbhatt launching a breakaway platform called the Cockroach Janata Party-Democratic (CJP-D).
Vijay announces plans for Olympic City, motorsport hub with F1 push in Chennai
Sep 03, 2026, at 09:38 pm
Tamil Nadu is stepping up its sporting ambitions, with Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay announcing plans to establish a world-class Olympic City and a dedicated motorsports city in Chennai.
Balakot hero Abhinandan Varthaman, who shot down Pak F-16, retires from IAF, joins private airline
Sep 03, 2026, at 05:47 pm
Indian Air Force fighter pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, who became a prominent figure during the 2019 India-Pakistan military confrontation, has reportedly retired prematurely from the IAF and begun a new career in commercial aviation.
Sep 03, 2026, at 02:48 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: The Kerala Chief Minister's Office (CMO) has denied claims that Chief Minister VD Satheesan deleted a Facebook video criticising a cleric's views on women following a meeting with Islamic scholars, NDTV reported.