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Kerala: Fireworks accident in Kasargod injures 150, 8 in critical condition | Army dog Phantom dies in anti-terror op in Jammu and Kashmir's Sunderbani Sector | Maharashtra polls: Upset over poll ticket denial, senior BJP leader rebels; says will contest as independent candidate | Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena fields BJP's Shaina NC from Mumbadevi seat for Maharashtra polls | Days after Kalyan Banerjee row, oppn stages walkout over Waqf bill report, session sees verbal spat again | Russian envoy welcomes India-China agreement on border dispute, says 'amicable resolution requires trust' | 'Family gathering maliciously labelled as rave party': KT Rama Rao on 'farmhouse' raid | Kashmir: Suspected terrorists open fire at Army vehicles in Akhnoor | ED conducts fresh raids in MUDA case involving Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah | Secularism, Tamil language, removal of Guv's post: Actor Vijay spells out his newly-formed party's goals

New York-bound Air India flight makes emergency landing in New Delhi over bomb threat

Oct 14, 2024, at 05:11 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: A New York-bound Air India flight on Monday made an emergency landing in New Delhi due to a bomb threat, media reports said.

BJP slams Congress Prez Mallikarjun Kharge on 'party of terroists' comment

Oct 14, 2024, at 12:49 am

New Delhi: BJP leaders on Saturday criticized Congress and its chief Mallikarjun Kharge after he called the BJP a “party of terrorists.”

DU prof G N Saibaba dies months after decade-long legal battle and acquittal in Maoist case

Oct 13, 2024, at 11:42 pm

Hyderabad: Former Delhi University professor G N Saibaba, who was incarcerated for a decade in connection with alleged Maoist links and was acquitted earlier this year, passed away late Saturday evening, media reports said.

Lawrence Bishnoi gang claims responsibility for NCP leader Baba Siddique's murder

Oct 13, 2024, at 09:46 pm

Mumbai: The Lawrence Bishnoi gang has taken responsibility for the killing of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique, media reports said.

Commuters rush to safety as driverless burning car speeds through busy road in Jaipur

Oct 13, 2024, at 07:48 pm

Jaipur: A fire-engulfed driverless car sped down the busy elevated road on Ajmer Road towards Sudarshanpura Pulia on Saturday, causing panic and forcing motorists to rush to save their vehicles, a viral video of the incident showed.

'The change-maker we need': Ex-British PM Boris Johnson praises PM Modi in his book

Oct 13, 2024, at 06:38 pm

London: In his memoir "Unleashed", set to hit UK bookstores soon, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reflects fondly on his relationship with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, describing him as the "change-maker" needed to strengthen ties between India and the UK, media reports said.

'Champion of India-Israel friendship: Netanyahu condoles Ratan Tata's demise

Oct 13, 2024, at 06:13 pm

Tel Aviv/New Delhi: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu conveyed his condolences to Narendra Modi today on the passing of industrialist and global icon Ratan Tata, adding that many in Israel are mourning his loss.

NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique shot dead in Mumbai: Two suspects arrested

Oct 13, 2024, at 04:30 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Former Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Baba Siddique, who was an influential person in political and social circles, was shot dead on Saturday night in front of his son's office in Mumbai, police said.

PM Modi, President Droupadi Murmu wish the nation on Dussehra, take part in festivities

Oct 13, 2024, at 05:09 am

New Delhi: Dussehra was celebrated nationwide on Saturday, with enthusiastic crowds gathering to witness the burning of effigies of Ravana, marking a grand conclusion to ten days of festivities filled with rituals, songs, dances, and processions.

'Generic letters, no legal validity': West Bengal on doctors' mass resignation

Oct 13, 2024, at 02:53 am

Kolkata: The West Bengal government clarified on Saturday that the 'mass resignations' submitted by senior doctors in support of their junior colleagues were symbolic and had no legal validity, media reports said.

Why Omar Abdullah is keen on meaningful ties with Centre after winning Jammu Kashmir polls

Oct 13, 2024, at 02:12 am

Srinagar: The results of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections have revealed key realities that will shape the region's government for the next five years. National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah is acutely aware of these dynamics, and his remarks since his party emerged as the single-largest in the Assembly have reflected a tone of cooperation, particularly with the Narendra Modi-led central government.

7 labourers die in wall collapse in Gujarat's Mehsana

Oct 13, 2024, at 12:20 am

Mehsana (Gujarat): Seven construction workers lost their lives after a wall collapsed on them at a construction site in Gujarat's Mehsana district on Saturday, media reports said.

Railway officials find cause of Darbhanga Bagmati Express collision, further investigations on

Oct 12, 2024, at 11:16 pm

Chennai: The railway officials have found the reason behind the Darbhanga Bagmati Express collision with a goods train, media reports said.

Ensure safety and security of Hindus: India to Bangladesh amid reports of attack on Durga Puja pandal

Oct 12, 2024, at 09:11 pm

New Delhi/Dhaka/IBNS: India has sharply reacted to the attacks on Hindu temples and pandals as well as the theft of a Goddess Kali crown which was gifted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bangladesh.

Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma deletes tribute post for Ratan Tata after backlash

Oct 12, 2024, at 07:56 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Paytm chief executive office Vijay Shekhar Sharma has deleted his tribute post for late industrialist Ratan Tata facing backlash on social media over one particular line.

Nexus of crime and politics: Mohan Bhagwat on RG Kar rape-murder case

Oct 12, 2024, at 07:42 pm

Nagpur/IBNS: Rashtriya Swayamsevam Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has called out the "nexus of crime and politics" in response to the rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

Hindus should be united and strong, being weak is a crime: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

Oct 12, 2024, at 06:34 pm

Nagpur/IBNS: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has given a call to the Hindus to be united in his speech at the annual Dussehra event. 

Muslim men threatened to break Durga idol storming into pandal in dispute over music, alleges Kolkata puja club

Oct 12, 2024, at 05:34 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The New Bengal Sporting Club in Kolkata's Garden Reach area on Friday alleged members from the Muslim community objected to their Ashtami and Navami Durga Puja rituals creating a ruckus inside the pandal, media reports said.

Tamil Nadu derailment: 19 injured in Darbhanga Bagmati Express collision with goods train, 13 coaches jump track

Oct 12, 2024, at 04:28 pm

An express train collided with a stationary goods train near Chennai on Friday evening, injuring at least  19 people and causing derailment of 13 coaches due to the impact of the crash, officials said. Two coaches caught fire in the mishap.

PM Modi meets Laos President Thongloun Sisoulith, holds bilateral talks

Oct 12, 2024, at 05:54 am

Laos/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday congratulated Laos President Thongloun Sisoulith for successfully hosting the ASEAN Summit and the East Asia Summit.

6 coaches of express train derail after collision with goods rake in Tamil Nadu

Oct 12, 2024, at 04:18 am

Chennai/IBNS: Six coaches of an express train derailed after it collided with a goods rake in Tamil Nadu's Triuvallur district on Friday, media reports said.

Air India Express flight lands safely at Tiruchirappalli airport after reporting technical snag following take-off

Oct 12, 2024, at 02:54 am

Tiruchirappalli/IBNS: An Air India Express flight that reported a hydraulic failure shortly after taking off from the Tiruchirappalli airport in Tamil Nadu has landed safely, media reports said.

After being snubbed by Congress in Haryana, AAP offers support to National Conference in J&K

Oct 12, 2024, at 01:58 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Aam Aadmi Party has decided to support the incoming National Conference government in Jammu and Kashmir, the Arvind Kejriwal-led outfit has said.

RG Kar: Junior doctor Aniket Mahato, who was hospitalised falling ill due to hunger strike, critical but stable

Oct 11, 2024, at 09:54 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Junior doctor Aniket Mahato, who was hospitalised after falling ill due to an indefinite hunger strike on Thursday late night, is now critical but stable.

Bengaluru man gives acid-attack threat to woman over choice of clothes, loses job

Oct 11, 2024, at 09:00 pm

Bengaluru/IBNS: A man in Bengaluru has been fired by his employer for giving an acid-attack threat to a woman over her choice of clothes, media reports said.

Akhilesh Yadav slams BJP after he was denied permission to garland JP Narayan's statue

Oct 11, 2024, at 07:41 pm

Lucknow/IBNS: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has launched a fierce attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister was denied permission to garland a statue of socialist leader and politician Jayaprakash Narayan on his birth anniversary in Lucknow.

PM Narendra Modi stresses on ASEAN's central role in Indo-Pacific regional architecture

Oct 11, 2024, at 07:10 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attended the  19th East Asia Summit (EAS) when he stressed ASEAN's central role in the Indo-Pacific regional architecture, in India’s Indo-Pacific Vision and in Quad cooperation.

Narendra Modi meets Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra on the sidelines of East Asia Summit, discusses bilateral issues

Oct 11, 2024, at 06:58 pm

Indian PM Narendra Modi met his Thai counterpart Paetongtarn Shinawatra on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit in Vientiane on Friday when they discussed a wide range of bilateral issues.

RG Kar: Bengal junior doctor Aniket Mahato, who was hospitalised falling ill due to hunger strike, still critical

Oct 11, 2024, at 06:35 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal junior doctor Aniket Mahato, who was hospitalised after falling ill due to hunger strike over RG Kar rape-murder incident, is still critical, media reports said.

Deeply concerned: India on theft of Goddess Kali crown gifted by Modi from Bangladesh temple

Oct 11, 2024, at 05:42 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India has expressed "deep concern" over the reports claiming a Goddess Kali crown, which was gifted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is stolen from a Bangladesh temple.