Piyush Goyal to lead India’s largest business delegation to Japan to deepen trade ties
Aug 23, 2026, at 05:23 pm
New Delhi: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will lead more than 200 Indian business representatives on a four-day visit to Japan from August 24 to 27.
Bangladesh’s Endless Persecution of Minorities
Aug 23, 2026, at 05:15 pm
There is no end to the persecution of religious minorities, particularly Hindus, in Bangladesh. The crisis peaked during the interim administration led by Dr Muhammad Yunus.
PM Modi meets space startup CEOs as India’s private space sector expands
Aug 23, 2026, at 04:37 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with chief executives of Indian space startups on Sunday, highlighting the role of policy support, investor confidence, and private-sector innovation in expanding India’s space industry.
Justice Sanjay Karol retires from Supreme Court; leaves legacy of compassion, inclusion
Aug 23, 2026, at 12:09 pm
Justice Sanjay Karol retired from the Supreme Court on Saturday, bringing to a close a distinguished judicial career marked by compassion, accessibility and a strong commitment to nurturing young members of the legal profession.
22-feet Ganesh idol collapses during Mumbai arrival ceremony, 2 killed, 5 injured
Aug 23, 2026, at 11:04 am
Two people were killed and five others injured after a 22-foot-tall Ganesh idol fell on devotees during the arrival ceremony of 'Bhuleshwaracha Raja' in south Mumbai late Friday night.
Singapore-bound cargo ship with 24 onboard sinks off Odisha, coast guard rescues two
Aug 23, 2026, at 10:02 am
A Panama-flagged cargo ship carrying 1,700 tonnes of iron ore sank around 240 nautical miles off the Odisha coast on Saturday, triggering a major search and rescue operation by the Indian Coast Guard and Navy.
Activist Tehseen Poonawalla claims house arrest before E20, sugar price protest
Aug 22, 2026, at 09:31 pm
Delhi/IBNS: A planned protest over rising sugar prices and the Centre's E20 fuel policy turned into a confrontation at activist Tehseen Poonawalla's residence on Saturday, after he claimed Delhi Police prevented him from leaving home for Jantar Mantar.
Aug 22, 2026, at 06:29 pm
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday met representatives and stakeholders from the hill areas of West Bengal to discuss issues concerning the region’s population.
From promise to protest: Why Annapurna Bhandar has become a test for BJP govt in Bengal
Aug 22, 2026, at 04:27 pm
A welfare promise that helped the BJP campaign for power in West Bengal is now confronting its first major political test on the streets.
‘Modi Chalisa’ at Press Club of India sparks row: PCI distances itself from PM cutout worship event
Aug 22, 2026, at 03:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Press Club of India (PCI) has denied any involvement in the worship of a cutout of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an event after videos of the incident went viral on social media.
Aug 22, 2026, at 03:06 pm
An Indian teenager managed to buy an iPhone but failed to pay the EMI, leading to a fight with family members and eventually to their deaths in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
Aug 22, 2026, at 03:05 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The controversy over the clash between the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and the Students' Federation of India (SFI) has triggered mixed responses within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), as the new ruling party in West Bengal faces fresh political condemnation over the violence.
‘Reservation for poor, not caste’: Why protesters flooded Delhi’s Jantar Mantar
Aug 22, 2026, at 02:07 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Within a month of the culmination of the NEET paper-leak protests, Delhi's Jantar Mantar on Friday witnessed another major demonstration, this time by protesters opposing caste-based reservations and demanding that economic status be considered the primary criterion for providing reservation benefits, media reports said.
Dalit woman 'gangrape-murder' shocker in Karnataka: 4 arrested after body found in well
Aug 22, 2026, at 01:29 pm
Police have arrested four suspects in connection with the alleged gangrape and murder of a Dalit woman in Hokrani village of Karnataka’s Raichur district, media reports said.
Cockroaches, flies, chemicals near food: Mumbai FDA suspends licences of top eateries, clubs
Aug 21, 2026, at 11:43 pm
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the food licences of several prominent Mumbai establishments following surprise inspections that uncovered serious food safety and hygiene violations.
India dismisses Pakistan's 'frustration' over US envoy's J&K remark
Aug 21, 2026, at 10:58 pm
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday dismissed Pakistan's diplomatic protest over US Ambassador Sergio Gor's remarks describing Jammu and Kashmir as an "important part of India", asserting that the Union Territories are an integral part of the country.
Centre denies US visit clearance to Telangana CM Revanth Reddy, says programmes 'not appropriate'
Aug 21, 2026, at 09:21 pm
The Centre has denied political clearance to Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy for his proposed visit to the United States, with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) saying the programmes planned there were not considered appropriate for the office he holds and the stated purpose of the trip.
Delhi Police register FIR in pellet gun case after Rahul Gandhi's sit-in: Sources
Aug 21, 2026, at 06:26 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A month after a student protester suffered serious injuries during a march towards Parliament, the alleged use of pellet guns in Delhi has returned to the centre of a political confrontation between the Opposition and the police.
Indian Navy gets major boost as indigenous anti-submarine warfare ship ‘Mangrol’ delivered
Aug 21, 2026, at 06:21 pm
‘Mangrol’, the third of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWCs) indigenously designed and constructed by Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi, was delivered to the Indian Navy on 21 August 2026 at CSL, marking another significant milestone in India’s journey towards self-reliance in defence manufacturing and advancing the Government’s vision of ‘Aatma Nirbhar Bharat’.
Chennai set for massive water overhaul as India, ADB sign $230 million deal
Aug 21, 2026, at 04:33 pm
The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday signed a $230 million loan agreement to modernise and expand Chennai’s water supply and sanitation infrastructure.
India’s space push gets rocket boost! PM Modi meets 20 startup CEOs
Aug 21, 2026, at 03:30 pm
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with the CEOs and founders of 20 space startups at Seva Teerth earlier on Friday, highlighting the rapid growth of India’s private space sector and the opportunities emerging in the industry.
Rahul Gandhi stages dharna at Delhi police station over CJP protest crackdown, targets Amit Shah
Aug 21, 2026, at 02:09 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday camped at the Parliament Street Police Station after police allegedly refused to register a First Information Report (FIR) over the crackdown on Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protesters during the July 20 Parliament march.
Aug 21, 2026, at 12:43 pm
Jaipur/IBNS: Members of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), who are touring and inspecting government schools across the country, were chased away by a group of men in Jaipur on Friday, media reports said.
Trump’s ‘Economic D-Day’ against Iran: What it means for India
Aug 21, 2026, at 11:54 am
Washington DC/IBNS: Six months into the Iran war, US President Donald Trump has issued a fresh threat against Tehran, warning of heavy economic sanctions and further escalating tensions in the Middle East, media reports said.
Lucknow double murder-suicide: SBI employee shoots wife, sister before killing himself
Aug 21, 2026, at 12:24 am
'Casteist slur inside closed room not ‘public view’ offence under SC/ST Act: Supreme Court
Aug 20, 2026, at 11:57 pm
The Supreme Court has held that an alleged casteist slur uttered inside a closed room, where no member of the public was present or able to hear it, cannot by itself constitute an offence committed “within public view” under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
Aston Martin crash in Hyderabad: MP's son booked after 26-year-old woman's death
Aug 20, 2026, at 11:11 pm
A 21-year-old man, identified as Lingamaneni Sanjush, son of Rajya Sabha MP and businessman Lingamaneni Ramesh, has been booked after his Aston Martin allegedly struck and killed a 26-year-old woman in Hyderabad's Madhapur area, media reports said.
Jharkhand High Court stays cancellation of state public service commission exams, appointments
Aug 20, 2026, at 10:02 pm
The Jharkhand High Court has stayed the state government's decision to cancel the 11th and 13th Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) examinations and the appointments made through them, providing relief to newly appointed officers who challenged the move.
Aug 20, 2026, at 09:15 pm
A 19-year-old student from Maharashtra, who was preparing for the highly competitive National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), allegedly died by suicide at his home in Khandala village in Vaijapur taluka of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district.
‘I apologise to Indian Army’: Woman in viral ‘We are Gen Z’ Ladakh video speaks out
Aug 20, 2026, at 07:08 pm
A 25-year-old woman whose confrontation with security personnel during a road closure in Ladakh went viral has apologised to the Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police and Ladakh Police.