Indian Air Force contingent reaches UAE to participate in Exercise Desert Flag-10
Apr 20, 2025, at 07:21 pm
A contingent of the Indian Air Force reached Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates to participate in Exercise Desert Flag-10, a premier multinational air combat exercise, the Ministry of Defence said on Sunday
16-yr-old boy attacks bus in Mumbai with sword, detained
Apr 20, 2025, at 05:21 pm
Mumbai: A 16-year-old boy with a history of criminal cases was detained on Saturday after he vandalised a government bus with a sword in broad daylight in Mumbai’s Bhandup area, according to media reports.
Boy’s plea for playground leads to Hyderabad’s biggest crackdown on land encroachments
Apr 20, 2025, at 04:16 pm
Hyderabad: A young boy’s heartfelt appeal for space to play cricket has triggered one of Hyderabad’s largest land reclamation drives, leading to the demolition of unauthorised structures and recovery of 39 acres of government land in two prime locations, media reports said.
Assam man beheads his wife, then carries severed head to surrender before cops
Apr 20, 2025, at 02:34 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: In a horrific incident, a 60-year-old man in Assam allegedly beheaded his wife after a domestic dispute and then took her severed head to surrender before the police, media reports said.
Tempo traveller hits stationary IndiGo plane at Bengaluru airport, driver suffers minor injury
Apr 20, 2025, at 02:24 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: A tempo traveller hit a stationary IndiGo plane at Bengaluru airport on Friday, with its driver suffering minor injuries, media report said.
PM Modi to host dinner for JD Vance, his family in Delhi tomorrow
Apr 20, 2025, at 02:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to host a dinner for JD Vance and his Indian-origin Second Lady Usha on Monday evening, after holding talks with the US Vice President focusing on trade, tariff, and several other key issues, media reports said.
Maharashtra eyes a possible reunion of Uddhav and Raj Thackeray ahead of Mumbai civic polls: Reports
Apr 20, 2025, at 01:48 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra is eyeing a landmark moment in its state politics over the buzz that estranged Thackeray cousins Uddhav and Raj might reunite after two decades.
Apr 20, 2025, at 12:25 pm
Hyderabad/IBNS: AIMIM supremo Asaduddin Owaisi has slammed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs Nishikant Dubey and Dinesh Sharma over their remarks against the Supreme Court on India's religious tension.
Delhi airport is a bloody shit show: angry Omar Abdullah after Indigo flight diversion to Jaipur
Apr 20, 2025, at 10:48 am
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has lashed out at the Delhi airport authorities after his national capital bound Indigo flight from Srinagar was diverted to Jaipur on Saturday night.
BJP has nothing to do with party MPs' remarks on Supreme Court over religious wars: Nadda
Apr 20, 2025, at 10:29 am
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has distanced itself from the remarks made by its MPs Nishikant Dubey and Dinesh Sharma against the Supreme Court on India's religious tensions, with party president J P Nadda on an X post clarifying that the statements by the lawmakers are never endorsed by the ruling party.
Apr 20, 2025, at 01:24 am
New Delhi: Kulbhushan Jadhav, the Indian national held in a Pakistani jail on allegations of espionage, was not granted the right to appeal following the 2019 International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling, as the verdict only addressed consular access, Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper reported.
PM Modi to commission Kerala’s Vizhinjam Port, India's first deep-sea transshipment hub, on May 2
Apr 19, 2025, at 11:37 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to formally inaugurate the Vizhinjam International Seaport in Kerala on May 2, officially marking the launch of the country’s first deep-sea transshipment terminal — a development expected to transform maritime trade and connectivity in the region.
Bihar: Abducted boy returns home from Nepal after 70 days
Apr 19, 2025, at 10:58 pm
Darbhanga (Bihar): A minor boy from Bihar's Darbhanga district, who had been declared dead and cremated following his disappearance, returned home safely 70 days later, media reports said.
Kharge says Congress will not be intimidated by ED, vows to fight BJP over Waqf Act
Apr 19, 2025, at 10:15 pm
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday asserted that the party would not be cowed by the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) steps against its leadership, and declared confidence in defeating the BJP-led Centre on the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Act, PTI reported.
Apr 19, 2025, at 08:28 pm
Kolkata: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has described the situation in Murshidabad as “bizarre” and “barbaric” following his visit to the violence-affected district on Saturday.
Former Bangladeshi diplomat says business between India and Bangladesh should be based on merit
Apr 19, 2025, at 04:17 pm
M. Humayun Kabir, President of the Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI), on Friday said the business relationship between India and Bangladesh should be based on merit and strength.
Apr 19, 2025, at 03:34 pm
Allahabad/IBNS: The Allahabad High Court has expressed concerns over the recent trend of personal fallouts turning into criminal cases, granting bail to a 42-year-old man who was accused of raping a 25-year-old woman, media reports said.
Pattern of systematic persecution: India condemns killing of a Hindu community leader in Bangladesh
Apr 19, 2025, at 02:57 pm
The Indian government has strongly reacted to the abduction and killing of a Hindu community leader in Bangladesh and asked the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government to carry out the responsibility of protecting all minorities.
Apr 19, 2025, at 02:47 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Hindu scripture Bhagavad Gita and Sanskrit treatise on the performing arts, Natyashastra, have been inscribed in the UNESCO's Memory of the World Register.
Kuwait supports India's Permanent UNSC membership bid
Apr 19, 2025, at 02:36 pm
Kuwait’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Co-Chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN), Tareq Albanai, has backed India's aim to become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.
Apr 19, 2025, at 01:55 pm
Bhopal/IBNS: Former Madhya Pradesh minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Usha Thakur has warned voters, who vote for money, saree, liquor even after availing the beneficiary schemes, of rebirth as animals in the next life.
Narendra Modi to visit Saudi Arabia next week, deepening multi-faceted partnership on agenda
Apr 19, 2025, at 01:55 pm
Indian PM Narendra Modi will embark on a visit to Saudi Arabia from April 22 to April 23 at the invitation of Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Arvind Kejriwal's daughter Harshita gets married to Sambhav Jain in Delhi
Apr 19, 2025, at 11:18 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's daughter Harshita Kejriwal tied the knot with Sambhav Jain on Friday, media reports said.
Four dead after building collapses in Delhi, many still feared trapped under debris
Apr 19, 2025, at 09:08 am
At least four people died after a four-storey building collapsed in Delhi's Mustafabad area on Saturday, with rescue workers trying to pull out people who were trapped under the debris.
Andhra student dies in accident in US' Texas days before her graduation
Apr 19, 2025, at 12:51 am
A young woman from Andhra Pradesh's Guntur, who was pursuing her master’s degree in the United States, died in a hit-and-run accident in Texas, just weeks before her graduation, media reports said.
Karnataka students allegedly forced to remove sacred threads at CET exam centre, sparks outrage
Apr 19, 2025, at 12:41 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Two students at a Common Entrance Test (CET) exam centre in Karnataka's Shivamogga have been allegedly forced to remove their Janivara, a sacred thread traditionally worn by Brahmins, triggering anger within the community.
Indian students in US make up 50 pct of those facing visa revocations: Report
Apr 19, 2025, at 12:08 am
Washington DC/New Delhi/IBNS: The Donald Trump administration's recent crackdown on international students in the United States has raised concerns, particularly among Indian students, media reports said.
Japan to gift Shinkansen trains for India’s bullet train trials, ahead of new loan pact
Apr 18, 2025, at 10:51 pm
New Delhi/ Tokyo: In a significant boost to India’s first bullet train project, Japan will donate two Shinkansen train sets to assist with testing and inspection of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail corridor, Japan Times has reported.
Bengal BJP leader Dilip Ghosh marries party colleague Rinku Majumdar in an intimate ceremony today
Apr 18, 2025, at 08:51 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Former West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Dillip Ghosh married party colleague Rinku Majumdar in an intimate ceremony in Kolkata on Friday, causing ripples in the political circles of the state.
Christian group moves SC over Waqf law, cites land row in Kerala’s Ernakulam
Apr 18, 2025, at 08:23 pm
Kochi: In an unexpected intervention, the Christian Alliance & Association for Social Action (CASA) has approached the Supreme Court seeking to be impleaded in the ongoing petitions challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025.