Insurgents target Assam Rifles patrol in Arunachal; soldier killed
Sep 29, 2026, at 03:58 pm
An Assam Rifles soldier was killed and four others injured after their patrol team came under attack by insurgents in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district, close to the Myanmar border, media reports said.
SIR row: Supreme Court to hear plea against CEC Gyanesh Kumar next week
Sep 29, 2026, at 03:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court will next week hear the petition filed against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, who is under fire over an explosive investigative report on controversial Special Intensive Revision (SIR), media reports said.
Sep 29, 2026, at 02:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed the preventive detention of Mulla Afroz, an accused in the Sambhal violence case, under the stringent National Security Act (NSA), holding that his detention could not be based solely on a confession allegedly made while he was in police custody.
Sep 29, 2026, at 12:46 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday granted interim bail to Congress' Nandigram bypoll candidate Milan Pradhan in six cases dating back to 2007, allowing him to campaign for the October 6 election, Live Law reported.
UK gave asylum to Hamas chief’s former bodyguard — then he was accused of plotting terror in Europe
Sep 29, 2026, at 09:30 am
London: Britain is facing uncomfortable questions over its asylum and security-vetting systems after The Sunday Times reported that a former personal bodyguard of slain Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was granted refugee status in the UK and later British citizenship — before being arrested in connection with an alleged terrorist plot targeting Jewish and Israeli interests in Europe.
Omar Abdullah’s statehood push blocked? J&K bureaucrats write to Speaker; CM hits back
Sep 29, 2026, at 12:01 am
Hours before the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly took up discussion on the restoration of statehood, an unusual bureaucratic intervention triggered a fresh confrontation between the elected government and the administration.
Smriti Irani, Harish Dwivedi in BJP's Rajya Sabha race for UP: Reports
Sep 28, 2026, at 11:15 pm
The BJP is weighing national general secretaries Smriti Irani and Harish Dwivedi for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, with several other prominent names also under consideration, sources told NDTV.
Priest thrashed over Loud Bhajans at Jaipur temple, CCTV captures attack
Sep 28, 2026, at 10:44 pm
An elderly priest was assaulted inside a temple in Jaipur after a dispute over the volume of devotional songs being played on speakers.
Income tax searches 12 Mumbai locations linked to Rakul Preet, Vashu Bhagnani
Sep 28, 2026, at 09:33 pm
The Income Tax Department on Monday launched searches at 12 locations in Mumbai linked to actor Rakul Preet Singh, her father-in-law and film producer Vashu Bhagnani, and Panorama Studios, amid a probe into suspected financial irregularities.
India sends 60 troops to Kazakhstan for major KAZIND-2026 military exercise
Sep 28, 2026, at 06:04 pm
A 60-member Indian Armed Forces contingent departed on Monday for Oskemen, Kazakhstan, to participate in the ninth edition of the India–Kazakhstan Joint Military Exercise KAZIND, scheduled to be conducted from September 28 to October 11.
India, France gear up for major space push with Gaganyaan, TRISHNA cooperation
Sep 28, 2026, at 05:25 pm
India-France space cooperation has evolved from sounding rocket experiments in the 1960s into a broad partnership encompassing joint satellite missions, launch-vehicle technologies, human spaceflight and emerging space applications, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Monday.
Sep 28, 2026, at 02:33 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Army officer and Bollywood actor Disha Patani's sister, Khushboo Patani, has shared a message on women's self-defence amid rising cases of crime against women.
Sep 28, 2026, at 01:17 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, the actor-turned-politician who entered electoral politics with a new party, has opened his party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)'s first office in West Bengal.
Ujjain Shahi Masjid row erupts: Stone-pelting, tear gas as protesters resist mosque demolition
Sep 28, 2026, at 12:48 pm
Bhopal/IBNS: A confrontation broke out between police and a large group of protesters in Ujjain on Monday as people gathered to oppose the removal of a portion of the historic Shahi Masjid as part of a road-widening project, media reports said.
Sep 28, 2026, at 11:31 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Veteran journalist Tarun Ganguly, known for his reporting on Bengali politics, passed away on Sunday, the Kolkata Press Club said.
SRFTI clash erupts over ABGP event: Students allege assault; BJP calls it ‘ugly face of Leftists’
Sep 28, 2026, at 11:00 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Several people were allegedly injured after a clash broke out between students of the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) and members of right-wing group Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat (ABGP) over an event at the institute's main auditorium on Sunday, media reports said.
India’s first LNG-powered train takes off from Ahmedabad: All you need to know
Sep 27, 2026, at 10:58 pm
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Sunday inaugurated development projects worth ₹1,472 crore and flagged off the country's first LNG-powered train from Sabarmati Railway Station in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Delhi PWD Minister Parvesh Verma slaps man on camera during road inspection, Rahul Gandhi reacts
Sep 27, 2026, at 10:46 pm
Delhi Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Parvesh Verma was caught on camera slapping a man who was recording a road inspection in west Delhi's Tilak Nagar on Sunday, triggering a political row and criticism from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
'Who is Himanta scared of?' CJP leader Ashutosh Ranka detained in Assam
Sep 27, 2026, at 01:06 pm
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Sunday alleged that Assam Police detained its co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka and several other leaders and volunteers in Guwahati ahead of a planned regional volunteers' meeting.
YouTuber flaunts gold, cash online, then loses 118 sovereigns in house burglary
Sep 27, 2026, at 12:38 pm
A YouTuber from Tamil Nadu's Kanyakumari district, known for showcasing gold jewellery and bundles of cash on social media, was robbed after burglars broke into his house near Nagercoil and fled with 118 sovereigns of gold and cash.
Russia backs India for permanent UNSC seat, rejects more Western members
Sep 27, 2026, at 11:27 am
Russia has thrown its weight behind India's long-standing bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov calling for greater representation of Asia, Africa and Latin America.
LPU protest turns violent: Students vandalise campus over unverified rape, suicide claims
Sep 27, 2026, at 10:50 am
Tension gripped Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Punjab's Phagwara after unverified claims about a female student allegedly being gangraped or dying by suicide triggered a massive student protest that later turned violent.
Pakistan’s endless cycle of protests
Sep 27, 2026, at 09:39 am
A protest by citizens is not an abnormal thing for any country. It is a part of the people-government interaction. But the case of Pakistan is unique. No country on this globe may have witnessed as many mass protests and that too on such varied issues as Pakistan has in the past one decade.
SIR Row: EC says all 3 commissioners unanimously backed nationwide order
Sep 26, 2026, at 11:17 pm
The Election Commission of India on Saturday clarified that the decision on conducting the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across all states and Union Territories was unanimously approved by the Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi.
India-GCC mega trade push: FTA talks take centre stage at New York meet
Sep 26, 2026, at 04:24 pm
India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Friday reviewed progress under their Joint Action Plan and discussed ways to further strengthen cooperation across trade, investment, energy, food security, health and other areas at the India-GCC Troika Ministerial Meeting in New York.
Sep 26, 2026, at 03:59 pm
A disciple of Hindu spiritual leader Sant Premanand Maharaj allegedly died after falling from the fourth floor of an ashram in Uttar Pradesh’s Vrindavan on Friday, with police suspecting suicide.
Sep 26, 2026, at 03:53 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A 17-year-old girl has recounted chilling details of a rape at Aastha Kunj Park near Kalkaji Mandir in South Delhi, amid renewed concerns over women's safety in the national capital, media reports said.
Indian passport rules changed: New validity, fees for children and adults explained
Sep 26, 2026, at 02:47 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has introduced a new validity framework for passports issued to children below 15 years of age under the Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2026, according to media reports.
'Terrorism by Pakistan will have consequences': India issues blunt warning at UNGA
Sep 26, 2026, at 11:56 am
New York City/IBNS: India on Friday strongly responded to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's remarks at the United Nations General Assembly, accusing Islamabad of glorifying terrorism as state policy, sheltering terrorists and shielding groups responsible for attacks in Jammu and Kashmir.
PM Modi joins ‘Bhajan Clubbing’ with Gen Z crowd—Video goes viral
Sep 26, 2026, at 09:32 am
Prime Minister Narendra Modi perhaps set a new trend when he was seen singing and clapping along at a ‘Bhajan Clubbing’ event in the national capital, organised to mark the 110th birth anniversary of RSS ideologue Deendayal Upadhyaya.