MK Stalin hosts mega multi-state meeting on delimitation in Chennai, BJP calls it drama

Mar 22, 2025, at 12:55 pm

Chennai/IBNS: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin is on Saturday hosting a multi-state meeting on the delimitation issue that has triggered a face-off between the state's incumbent and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), media reports said.

Cash pile accused Justice Yashwant Varma was named in CBI's FIR for alleged corruption, SC junked it later

Mar 22, 2025, at 11:26 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had named Justice Yashwant Varma, whose alleged unaccounted cash was recovered from his bungalow last week, in its First Information Report (FIR) in 2018 in connection with the Simbhaoli Sugars case, media reports said.

Ex-ISRO chief Somanath, 3 others appointed advisors to Andhra Pradesh govt

Mar 21, 2025, at 11:31 pm

Hyderabad: Former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman Sreedhara Panicker Somanath has been appointed as an advisor on space technology to the Andhra Pradesh government, along with four other experts, media reports said.

Bill Gates praises India’s space tech growth, hails Sunita Williams’ return

Mar 21, 2025, at 11:23 pm

New Delhi: Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates has shared his thoughts on astronaut Sunita Williams' safe return to Earth and India’s growing influence in space technology.

Meerut murder: Video shows accused wife celebrating Holi with lover in Manali 11 days after killing husband

Mar 21, 2025, at 11:02 pm

Meerut/IBNS: A video posted online has come into the fore in the gruesome murder case of the former Merchant Navy officer in Meerut showing the accused wife-Muskaan Rastogi playing Holi with her lover Sahil Shukla just 11 days after killing her husband, chopping up his body and leaving it to rot in a cement-lined drum.

NIT Silchar professor suspended over sexual harassment charges

Mar 21, 2025, at 10:16 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: An assistant professor of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Assam's Silchar was suspended on Friday for allegedly sexually harassing a female student, media reports said.

'The more you ask, the more you will lose': BJP slams Rahul Gandhi over his demand for caste census

Mar 21, 2025, at 09:35 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday slammed Rahul Gandhi for emphasising the need for a caste census a day after the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha said the exercise will help expose the "truth of inequality and discrimination" in the country.

Justice Yashwant Varma's transfer is not related to cash row probe: Supreme Court

Mar 21, 2025, at 08:41 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Refuting misinformation, the Supreme Court Friday said the transfer of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma is not related to the inquiry into the alleged recovery of a huge pile of unaccounted cash at his home. 

S Jaishankar extends India's full backing to Brazil presidency for successful outcome of COP30

Mar 21, 2025, at 07:34 pm

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday extended India’s full backing to Brazil’s presidency for a successful and outcome-oriented COP30.

India, France participate in Varuna Naval Exercise

Mar 21, 2025, at 06:24 pm

The 23rd edition of the India-France bilateral naval exercise, known as Varuna, is taking place from March 19 to March 22.

New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon visits Indian Navy's indigenously built destroyer INS Surat

Mar 21, 2025, at 06:14 pm

New Zealand Christopher Luxon, along with RAdm Garin Golding, Chief of Navy, Royal New Zealand Navy (CN-RNZN), visited the latest indigenously built destroyer of the Indian Navy, INS Surat, at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, on Thursday.

Narendra Modi to visit Sri Lanka next month after attending BIMSTEC Summit in Thailand

Mar 21, 2025, at 04:29 pm

Indian PM Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka from April 4 to April 6 after attending the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation Summit in Thailand, media reports said.

Air India flight services affected at Heathrow Airport amid London power outage

Mar 21, 2025, at 01:44 pm

Several flights, including those operated by Tata Group-owned Air India, were cancelled or diverted on Friday after an electric substation fire in London forced the city's busy Heathrow Airport to shut down till midnight.

Fire at Delhi HC judge's house leads to recovery of unaccounted cash, SC collegium acts

Mar 21, 2025, at 01:05 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: A fire at a Delhi High Court judge's residential bungalow led to the recovery of a huge pile of unaccounted cash, prompting the Supreme Court collegium to swing into action, media reports said.

India should be a permanent UNSC member, Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar

Mar 21, 2025, at 01:20 am

Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar on Thursday said he feels India should be a permanent member of the UN Security Council.

'I have a very good relationship with India but they're one of the highest tariffing nations': Donald Trump

Mar 21, 2025, at 12:55 am

Washington DC/IBNS: US President Donald Trump Thursday said he shares a "very good relationship" with India, but the "only problem" he has with the country is that it is "one of the highest tariffing nations in the world."

Slovak Minister Juraj Blanar says his country is ready to host Russia-Ukraine peace talks

Mar 21, 2025, at 12:22 am

Slovak Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Juraj Blanar said on Thursday that his nation is ready to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.

'48 MLAs honey trapped over 20 years': Targeted Karnataka Minister KN Rajanna demands probe

Mar 21, 2025, at 12:17 am

Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka Minister KN Rajanna, who has been targeted with a failed honey trap, Thursday said today that not just him, but 48 MLAs have been targeted similarly over the last 20 years, media reports said.

'Unfounded': Air India responds to Lisa Ray's 'no empathy' charges

Mar 20, 2025, at 11:19 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Responding to the allegations by Indian-Canadian actor Lisa Ray that Air India did not show empathy for her unwell father, the Tata Group airline said the claims were "unfounded".

Attempt to malign my image: Aaditya Thackeray on celeb manager Disha Salian father's plea involving her death

Mar 20, 2025, at 09:57 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray on Thursday refuted the demands for a police case to be filed against him and an inquiry to be conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), over the suicide of celebrity manager Disha Salian at her flat in Mumbai in June 2020.

UP professor arrested for raping students, blackmailing them with videos of sexual abuse

Mar 20, 2025, at 08:29 pm

Prayagraj/IBNS: A 50-year-old Geography professor has been arrested by the police in Prayagraj for sexually abusing his students.

Chhattisgarh: 22 Maoists, one jawan killed in two encounters

Mar 20, 2025, at 02:52 pm

Raipur/IBNS: Twenty-two Maoists were killed in two separate encounters that took place in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur and Kanker districts on Thursday, media reports said.

Well educated wife with job experience must not remain idle to gain maintenance from husband: Delhi High Court

Mar 20, 2025, at 02:14 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi High Court has observed that a well educated wife with job experience must not remain idle solely to get the maintenance from her husband after the marital dispute, media reports said.

Rana Daggubati, Vijay Deverakonda, Prakash Raj among 25 celebs booked for promoting illegal betting apps

Mar 20, 2025, at 01:32 pm

Hyderabad/IBNS: Popular actors Rana Daggubati, Vijay Deverakonda, Prakash Raj are among 25 celebrities who are facing a police case in Telangana for allegedly promoting illegal betting apps, media reports said.

Actress Lisa Ray slams Air India over denial of medical waiver for cancelled ticket

Mar 20, 2025, at 12:42 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Indian-Canadian actress Lisa Ray has slammed Air India for denying her a refund on a medical ground for a ticket which she had cancelled, media reports said.

Rajasthan tables bill to regulate coaching centres amid spike in students' suicides in Kota

Mar 20, 2025, at 01:55 am

Jaipur/IBNS: A bill to regulate the coaching centres of Rajasthan, triggered by the high rate of student suicides in Kota, was tabled in the state assembly on Wednesday. 

Faith and Diplomacy: PM Modi with New Zealand PM Luxon visit Gurudwara Rakabganj

Mar 20, 2025, at 12:45 am

In a heartening display of spiritual solidarity, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon visited the historic Gurudwara Rakabganj in Delhi on Monday evening. 

Central banks of India and Mauritius ink Mou to promote local currencies for bilateral transactions

Mar 20, 2025, at 12:36 am

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Bank of Mauritius (BOM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a framework to promote the use of local currencies for cross-border transactions.

Punjab Police detain farmer leaders in Mohali, cops remove protesters from Shambhu border

Mar 19, 2025, at 11:34 pm

Chandigarh/IBNS: The Punjab Police Wednesday detained a group of farmer leaders who were on their way to join the ongoing farmers' protest at the Shambhu and Khanauri borders.

Meerut Merchant navy officer murder: Wife convinced boyfriend to commit crime with Snapchat texts posing as his dead mother

Mar 19, 2025, at 09:33 pm

The brutal murder of a Merchant Navy officer in Meerut, whose body was chopped up and dumped in a drum, was planned by his wife, who convinced her boyfriend that his dead mother was speaking to him - through Snapchat - from the grave, media reports quoting the police said on Wednesday.