Indian Foreign Ministry seeks answers after Indian student shot dead in Toronto
Dec 27, 2025, at 01:29 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday expressed condolences over the death of an Indian doctoral student, Shivank Avasthi, who was shot dead near the University of Toronto’s Scarborough campus in Canada.
'Fugitives will be brought back': India after Lalit Modi–Vijay Mallya taunt video sparks criticism
Dec 26, 2025, at 11:41 pm
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday said that India remains committed to bringing back all individuals wanted by law to face trial, responding to a recent social media post by Lalit Modi in which he referred to himself and businessman Vijay Mallya as the “two biggest fugitives” of India.
Bengaluru: Woman alleges molestation on Namma Metro; police file NCR, accused warned
Dec 26, 2025, at 10:52 pm
A 25-year-old woman has alleged that she was inappropriately touched and subjected to obscene behaviour by a fellow passenger while travelling on a Namma Metro train in central Bengaluru.
One month after Red Fort blast, Amit Shah reveals scale of foiled terror conspiracy
Dec 26, 2025, at 09:14 pm
A month after the deadly blast near Delhi’s Red Fort, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday revealed that while 40 kilograms of explosives were used in the explosion, security agencies had recovered nearly three tonnes of explosives before they could be detonated.
'I made a mistake’: Actress Parno Mittra quits BJP, joins Mamata Banerjee’s TMC ahead of 2026 polls
Dec 26, 2025, at 06:09 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Bengali actress Parno Mittra joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday, quitting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the 2026 assembly polls in West Bengal.
Matter of great concern: India condemns killing of Hindu youth in Bangladesh amid ongoing unrest
Dec 26, 2025, at 04:54 pm
India on Friday condemned the killing of two Hindus in Bangladesh amid ongoing unrest in the country and expressed deep concern over what it called the “unremitting hostility” against minorities in the neighbouring nation.
Dec 26, 2025, at 04:15 pm
Raipur/IBNS: Around 40 people have been arrested for vandalising Christmas decorations at Magneto Mall in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, following a day-long bandh called in protest of a Christian burial in Kanker district.
Dec 26, 2025, at 03:05 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state secretary V V Rajesh was on Friday elected as the Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram, days after the party registered its maiden victory in the city’s municipal corporation, marking a historic political shift in Kerala’s capital.
Dec 26, 2025, at 01:47 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Several Indian celebrities have expressed outrage over the killing of minority Hindu factory worker Dipu Chandra Das in Bangladesh, which is witnessing renewed unrest following the death of anti-India youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi, who was shot dead in Dhaka.
Dec 25, 2025, at 11:41 pm
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday raised concerns over reports of alleged attacks on Christians in the days leading up to Christmas, warning that such incidents threaten India’s constitutional values and affect society as a whole.
Thailand says Vishnu statue was removed for security reasons amid border dispute with Cambodia
Dec 25, 2025, at 10:56 pm
Thailand has issued a clarification following widespread outrage over the demolition of a statue of Lord Vishnu in a disputed border area with Cambodia, asserting that the structure was not a registered religious site and was removed purely for security and territorial management reasons.
Endgame for Maoists in India? Ganesh Uikey killed in Odisha encounter, Devuji only top leader left
Dec 25, 2025, at 07:10 pm
Bhubaneswar/IBNS: India’s long-running Maoist insurgency appears to be entering its terminal phase following the killing of Ganesh Uikey, a senior Central Committee member and the top leader of the outlawed movement in Odisha.
Mumbai-born Oxford student roasts Pakistan at Oxford Union, video goes viral
Dec 25, 2025, at 04:18 pm
London/IBNS: A video of a Mumbai-born law student studying at the University of Oxford strongly criticising Pakistan during a debate at the prestigious Oxford Union has gone viral, media reports said.
Unnao rape survivor’s fight continues: CBI to move Supreme Court against Kuldeep Sengar’s relief
Dec 25, 2025, at 01:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to approach the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court’s order granting interim relief to former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape case, media reports said.
Shocking killing inside AMU campus: teacher shot dead during evening walk
Dec 25, 2025, at 12:32 pm
Aligarh/IBNS: A teacher at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) was shot dead by unidentified assailants on the university campus in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh city on Wednesday night, media reports said.
Horror on Karnataka highway: sleeper bus bursts into flames after truck crash, 9 killed
Dec 25, 2025, at 11:48 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: At least nine people were killed after a private sleeper bus collided with a container truck, triggering a massive fire in Karnataka’s Chitradurga district in the early hours of Thursday, media reports said.
PM Modi attends Christmas service at Delhi church, sends message of love and compassion
Dec 25, 2025, at 11:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday attended the Christmas morning service at the Cathedral Church of the Redemption in the national capital, as the country marked the festival in the final week of the year.
Shimla doctor sacked after shocking video shows him assaulting patient
Dec 25, 2025, at 12:24 am
The Himachal Pradesh doctor, who was caught assaulting a patient lying on a hospital bed in Shimla, has been removed from his post after the video of his act went viral, media reports said on Wednesday
'Disrespectful act': India slams destruction of Hindu deity statue in Cambodia
Dec 24, 2025, at 11:39 pm
India on Wednesday strongly condemned the demolition of a Hindu deity statue in Cambodia, allegedly by the Thai army, saying such “disrespectful” acts hurt religious sentiments and should not occur amid an ongoing military conflict.
Unnao rape survivor, mother meet Rahul Gandhi after CRPF manhandling sparks row
Dec 24, 2025, at 11:08 pm
The Unnao rape survivor and her mother met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday evening, hours after the elderly woman was allegedly manhandled by Central paramilitary personnel during a protest against relief granted to former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar.
Assam erupts! Karbi Anglong violence turns fatal, 2 dead — what CM Himanta Biswa Sarma just said
Dec 24, 2025, at 07:36 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said the situation in Karbi Anglong “has improved” a day after clashes between two groups over alleged illegal settlements left two people dead.
Assam in flames! Shocking Karbi Anglong violence leaves 2 dead — here’s what really happened
Dec 24, 2025, at 07:22 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Internet services were temporarily suspended in Assam’s Karbi Anglong and West Karbi Anglong districts after fresh violence erupted between two groups, leaving two people dead and at least 45 others injured, including 38 police personnel, media reports said.
Father-son hacked to death in Waqf protests: Murshidabad court awards life imprisonment to 13
Dec 24, 2025, at 06:10 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A court in West Bengal’s Murshidabad on Tuesday convicted 13 people and sentenced them to life imprisonment in connection with the killing of father-son duo Haragobindo Das and Chandan Das during violent anti-Waqf (Amendment) Act protests in Samserganj earlier this year, media reports said.
Dec 24, 2025, at 05:51 pm
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has promised to give a reconstruction package of USD 450 million to Sri Lanka, a nation which was battered by cyclone in recent months.
Aatmanirbhar Bharat at Sea: India inducts Samudra Pratap. Know all details
Dec 24, 2025, at 04:25 pm
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) inducted the first in-built Pollution Control Vessel (PCV), Samudra Pratap (Yard 1267) on Tuesday under the 02 PCV project of Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL).
Why 30 Indians were arrested in US—You won’t believe what happened
Dec 24, 2025, at 04:07 pm
Thirty Indian nationals were among 49 people recently arrested by US authorities for allegedly residing illegally in the country, according to the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
Exam question on ‘atrocities against Muslim minorities’ triggers uproar, Jamia professor suspended
Dec 24, 2025, at 11:40 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Jamia Millia Islamia University has suspended a faculty member after an examination question set by him triggered widespread outrage, media reports said.
Shocking Video: Doctor caught assaulting patient inside Himachal govt-run hospital, suspended
Dec 24, 2025, at 12:22 am
The Himachal Pradesh government has suspended a 31-year-old doctor after he was allegedly caught on camera assaulting a patient inside the Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC), Shimla. The incident came to light after a video of the altercation went viral on social media.
PM Modi meets Neeraj Chopra, wife Himani Mor; hails javelin star’s stellar year
Dec 23, 2025, at 11:24 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met double Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra and his wife, former tennis player Himani Mor, at his residence at Lok Kalyan Marg. The meeting comes at the end of a landmark year in Chopra’s career.
Dec 23, 2025, at 11:08 pm
In a significant political development ahead of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT) announced it will contest the polls in alliance with Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS).