After Dhankar's shock exit, BJP weighs candidates as vice presidential race heats up
Aug 16, 2025, at 09:15 pm
New Delhi: With the vice presidential election barely weeks away, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accelerated consultations to finalise its nominee, shortlisting a clutch of names ranging from serving governors to a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideologue.
‘Concrete evidence, Jyoti Malhotra worked as Pak spy’: Police in 2,500 page chargesheet
Aug 16, 2025, at 08:29 pm
New Delhi: After three months of investigation, Hisar Police have filed a massive 2,500-page chargesheet against YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra, accusing her of spying for Pakistan, media reports said.
Wang Yi to visit India on August 18, scheduled to hold bilateral talks with S Jaishankar
Aug 16, 2025, at 06:28 pm
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit India on August 18 at the invitation of Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Saturday.
India welcomes Putin-Trump talk in Alaska, appreciates progress made in Summit
Aug 16, 2025, at 05:41 pm
The Indian government on Saturday welcomed the meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska and appreciated the progress attained in the meeting.
Narendra Modi to inaugurate National Highway projects worth Rs. 11,000 crore in Delhi tomorrow
Aug 16, 2025, at 04:12 pm
PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate two major National Highway projects worth a combined cost of nearly Rs.11,000 crore on August 17 at around 12:30 PM in Rohini, Delhi.
Aug 16, 2025, at 03:04 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A massive chaos broke out at a five-star hotel in Kolkata when the trailer launch of Vivek Agnihotri's upcoming film The Bengal Files was abruptly stopped.
Zelenskyy wishes India on Independence Day, hope New Delhi will play a role in ending Ukraine war
Aug 16, 2025, at 01:51 pm
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday wished India on Independence Day and expressed his hope that New Delhi will l contribute to efforts aimed at ending the war.
Aug 16, 2025, at 12:55 pm
A top Chinese official on Thursday confirmed that Beijing and New Delhi are maintaining interactions at various levels, but stopped short of confirming Foreign Minister Wang Yi's upcoming visit to India.
Landslide amid heavy rainfall kills two in Mumbai
Aug 16, 2025, at 11:17 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Two people have been killed in a landslide in Mumbai amid heavy rain in the financial capital of the country, media reports said.
Uddhav, Raj Thackeray to contest Mumbai, other civic polls together: Sanjay Raut
Aug 16, 2025, at 12:14 am
Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray, who were not on amicable terms earlier, will form an alliance and contest civic polls in Mumbai and other cities together, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Sanjay Raut said on Friday.
6 killed after roof of a dargah collapsed near Delhi's Nizamuddin area
Aug 15, 2025, at 10:41 pm
At least six people, including an 80-year-old man, were killed when part of the roof of a dargah collapsed in Delhi's Nizamuddin area on Friday evening.
Global leaders greet India on Independence Day
Aug 15, 2025, at 06:39 pm
India celebrated Independence Day on Friday, and global leaders joined to wish the country on the occasion.
Aug 15, 2025, at 05:13 pm
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday wished India on Independence Day and said both democracies will rise to the modern challenges of today and ensure a brighter future.
Bengaluru: Suspected cylinder blast leaves a child dead
Aug 15, 2025, at 04:12 pm
A suspected cylinder blast in Bengaluru's Adugodi left a child dead and nine others injured on Friday, media reports said.
BJP slams Rahul Gandhi for skipping Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort
Aug 15, 2025, at 03:13 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday skipped the Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort, drawing criticism from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Khalistani members disrupt Independence Day celebration outside Indian Consulate in Melbourne
Aug 15, 2025, at 02:56 pm
A group of Khalistani members tried to disrupt the 79th Independence Day celebration at the Indian Consulate in the Australian city of Melbourne on Friday.
Aug 15, 2025, at 01:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a major crackdown against the infiltrators, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced a "high power demography mission" during his Independence Day speech from the Red Fort in Delhi.
'A proud and golden chapter': PM Modi lauds RSS in his Independence Day speech
Aug 15, 2025, at 11:38 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lauded Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s parent organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)'s contribution to the country in his Independence Day speech from Red Fort here.
'I will stand like a wall...': PM Modi's big message amid tariff war with Trump
Aug 15, 2025, at 10:38 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday reiterated his opposition to any policy that will affect the interests of farmers, fisherfolk and livestock rearers, amid India's tariff war with the United States.
India to launch Sudarshan Chakra Mission, announces Modi on Independence Day
Aug 15, 2025, at 10:11 am
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Friday announced that the country will launch Mission Sudarshan Chakra, a defence initiative to protect the country's strategic and civilian sites.
We are bringing next-generation GST reforms, says Narendra Modi on Independence Day
Aug 15, 2025, at 09:37 am
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Friday announced that his government will reveal the new Goods and Services Tax (GST) reform during the Diwali festival in October.
Aug 15, 2025, at 09:16 am
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Friday revealed India's major tech ambition when he announced the country's first 'Made-in-India' semiconductor chips will be launched by the end of 2025.
We will not tolerate nuclear blackmail: Modi's strong message to Pakistan on Independence Day
Aug 15, 2025, at 08:05 am
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday joined the nation in celebrating Independence Day when he sent a strong message to Pakistan and said the country will not tolerate nuclear blackmail.
'Better recalcitrant than tractable': Shashi Tharoor on US Treasury Secretary's remark on India
Aug 15, 2025, at 12:55 am
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday hit back at US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent after the latter said that India has been a "bit recalcitrant" on trade negotiations with Washington DC.
Aug 15, 2025, at 12:08 am
President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday delivered the ceremonial address on the eve of Independence Day, during which she called upon every citizen to contribute towards nation-building.
NIA conducts raids in J&K's Srinagar, Handwara in terror funding case
Aug 14, 2025, at 11:36 pm
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has conducted raids in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar and Handwara districts in connection with a terror funding case, media reports said.
Trump blames India, threatens more tariffs over Russian oil as Alaska meet with Putin nears
Aug 14, 2025, at 09:53 pm
Washington, DC/ New Delhi: The United States is doubling down on Donald Trump’s tariff war, with Treasury Secretary Bessent warning of yet another round of secondary tariffs on India over its Russian oil purchases — a move that reeks of Trump’s habit of shifting blame for his own diplomatic failures, media reports said.
'Congress tried every trick to stop SIR but faced disappointment in Supreme Court today': JP Nadda
Aug 14, 2025, at 09:35 pm
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Jagat Prakash Nadda on Thursday slammed the Congress over its vehement opposition to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar's voter lists and said the grand old party had to face disappointment in the Supreme Court on this matter.
Aug 14, 2025, at 08:18 pm
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday declared that Operation Sindoor, launched under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership — delivered a “crushing blow”—without crossing the Line of Control or violating the international border, to Pakistan’s terror network in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam massacre.
India warns Pakistan of ‘painful consequences’ after Asim Munir’s nuclear threats from US soil
Aug 14, 2025, at 06:39 pm
New Delhi: India on Thursday issued a blunt caution to Pakistan’s leadership, warning that any “misadventure” would bring “painful consequences.”