Oct 11, 2025, at 03:03 pm
A second-year medical student from Odisha was allegedly dragged and raped inside the premises of a private medical college in Durgapur, West Bengal, more than a year after the RG Kar Medical College rape and murder case shocked the state, media reports said on Saturday.
Women have equal rights in our country: Rahul Gandhi slams Modi over Muttaqi press conference row
Oct 11, 2025, at 01:18 pm
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday targeted the Centre after no women journalists were allowed to attend the press conference held by Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in New Delhi, and said PM Narendra Modi's silence in the face of such discrimination 'exposes the emptiness of your slogans on Nari Shakti'.
Taliban FM Muttaqi’s Delhi visit sparks row after women barred from press conference
Oct 11, 2025, at 10:09 am
Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi triggered a controversy on Friday after no women journalists were allowed to attend his press conference at the Afghan Embassy in New Delhi, drawing sharp criticism from Indian opposition leaders.
Oct 10, 2025, at 11:54 pm
Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has claimed that terror groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) no longer operate from Afghan soil, asserting that the Taliban government has “wiped out all terrorists” over the past four years.
Pilots’ body seeks grounding of all Boeing 787s after Air India flight malfunctions
Oct 10, 2025, at 11:42 pm
The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has called for the grounding of all Boeing 787 Dreamliners in India following two recent incidents involving Air India flights that reported multiple technical malfunctions.
Oct 10, 2025, at 06:27 pm
Union MoS (Environment, Forest and Climate Change), Kirti Vardhan Singh held a bilateral meeting with UAE Environment Minister Dr. Amna bint Abdullah Al Dahak Al Shamsi when he appreciated the UAE for its instrumental role in promoting the Global South's interests at the CoP28.
Rajnath Singh visits strategic naval facility HMAS Kuttabul in Sydney
Oct 10, 2025, at 06:21 pm
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the naval facility HMAS Kuttabul in Sydney, Australia, on Friday when he was accompanied by Australia’s Assistant Minister of Defence Peter Khalil.
Rajnath Singh welcomes Australian companies to co-develop & co-produce high-end systems
Oct 10, 2025, at 04:28 pm
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressed the maiden India-Australia Defence Industry Business Round Table in Sydney on October 10, reaffirming the growing synergy between the two nations across multiple domains.
Oct 10, 2025, at 03:40 pm
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday met Afghan counterpart Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi and said his visit marked an important step in advancing our ties and affirming the enduring India-Afghanistan friendship.
Oct 10, 2025, at 01:50 pm
India has upgraded its technical mission in Kabul to a full-fledged embassy, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar announced on Friday, following a meeting with Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.
Mamata escalates attack on ECI over SIR, accuses state CEO of threatening officers
Oct 10, 2025, at 12:28 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday escalated her attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Election Commission of India (ECI), state poll body CEO as the controversial Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is set to be rolled out in the state soon.
West Bengal minister Sujit Bose raided by ED in civic body recruitment scam
Oct 10, 2025, at 11:20 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal top minister Sujit Bose was on Friday raided by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the alleged recruitment scam in a civic body, media reports said.
PM Modi congratulates Benjamin Netanyahu on progress made under Trump’s Gaza peace plan
Oct 09, 2025, at 11:59 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and congratulated him on the progress made under US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan.
5 dead, several injured after explosion triggers house collapse in Ayodhya
Oct 09, 2025, at 11:50 pm
At least five people were killed and several others injured after a house collapsed following a loud explosion in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya on Thursday evening, media reports said.
India-UK ties 'on the move': PM Modi takes car ride with UK counterpart Keir Starmer
Oct 09, 2025, at 11:04 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that relations between India and the United Kingdom are “on the move” and “filled with great vigour,” as he shared a photo with his British counterpart Keir Starmer taking a car ride during the latter’s two-day visit to India.
Afghan Taliban foreign minister Muttaqi arrives in India amid diplomatic flag dilemma
Oct 09, 2025, at 10:48 pm
New Delhi: Afghanistan’s UN-sanctioned Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi arrived in India on Wednesday for a week-long visit, marking the first official trip by a senior Taliban leader since the group seized power in 2021 after the withdrawal of US-led forces.
PM Modi congratulates Trump on ‘historic’ Gaza peace plan, discusses India-US trade negotiations
Oct 09, 2025, at 10:35 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated US President Donald Trump for the successful rollout of the Gaza peace plan, calling it a “historic step” toward ending the devastating conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.
Oct 09, 2025, at 09:36 pm
The bitter inheritance tussle over late industrialist Sunjay Kapur’s ₹30,000-crore fortune took a dramatic turn in the Delhi High Court on Thursday, with senior advocate Mahesh Jethmalani, representing Kapur’s children from his marriage to actor Karisma Kapoor, likening their stepmother Priya Sachdev Kapur to “Cinderella’s stepmother," media reports said.
China seeks India’s assurance against re-export of heavy rare earth magnets to US
Oct 09, 2025, at 07:59 pm
New Delhi: Beijing has reportedly requested New Delhi’s guarantee that India will not re-export the heavy rare earth magnets, exported from China, to the United States, ensuring domestic use strictly within India, media reports said.
Karnataka cabinet approves paid menstrual leave for women employees across sectors
Oct 09, 2025, at 07:12 pm
Bengaluru: Women employees in Karnataka will now be entitled to one paid menstrual leave each month, the state cabinet announced on Wednesday.
'Terribly wrong': Chidambaram says PM Modi misquoted him on his 26/11 remark
Oct 09, 2025, at 06:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress veteran P Chidambaram on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has wrongly quoted him to claim the Congress-led UPA government backtracked from attacking Pakistan under 26/11 Mumbai terror attack under pressure from a foreign country.
'Don't trust Amit Shah': Mamata invokes Mir Jafar to warn PM Modi
Oct 09, 2025, at 05:17 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has warned Prime Minister Narendra Modi of trusting Union Home Minister and his confidante Amit Shah, whom she attacked over the impending Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state.
One govt job per household: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav's massive Bihar poll promise
Oct 09, 2025, at 02:49 pm
Patna/IBNS: In a massive poll promise, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday said one member of every household in Bihar will have a government job if his party-led coalition comes to power in the upcoming assembly elections, media reports said.
Oct 09, 2025, at 01:47 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the "growing partnership" of India and the United Kingdom is important for the global stability and economic progress in the era of instability across the world.
Oct 09, 2025, at 01:15 pm
Chennai/IBNS: The owner of the Tamil Nadu-based pharma company that manufactured adulterated Coldrif cough syrup, which caused the death of 20 children upon consumption, has been arrested, media reports said.
PM Modi welcomes Trump's Gaza peace plan, says truce deal reflects Netanyahu's 'strong leadership'
Oct 09, 2025, at 11:14 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has welcomed US President Donald Trump's first phase of the Gaza peace plan, saying the truce deal also reflects Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's "strong leadership".
Piyush Goyal visits Qatar to reinforce Strategic Economic Partnership
Oct 09, 2025, at 12:03 am
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal paid an official visit to Doha, Qatar to co-chair the India–Qatar Joint Commission on Economic and Commercial Cooperation with Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al Thani, Minister of Commerce and Industry of the State of Qatar.
Scooter explosion in Kanpur market injures 6, forensic probe underway
Oct 08, 2025, at 11:56 pm
Six people, including a woman, were injured on Wednesday evening when an explosion rocked a busy market in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, media reports said.
Oct 08, 2025, at 11:52 pm
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has stirred controversy with a new statement claiming that India “was never truly united” except during the rule of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.
Oct 08, 2025, at 11:23 pm
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, and Peter Kyle, UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade, held a bilateral meeting in Mumbai on Wednesday to chart a renewed course for the India–UK trade and investment partnership.