Jaishankar interacts with leaders of international organisations in Geneva
Sep 14, 2024, at 03:24 pm
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar visited Geneva on September 12-13 when he interacted with the leadership of international organisations situated in the Swiss city.
2 soldiers killed in J&K's Kishtwar encounter, 2 terrorists shot dead in Kathua gunbattle
Sep 14, 2024, at 05:57 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Two soldiers were killed during a fierce gunbattle with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar on Friday, the Indian Army said.
Sep 14, 2024, at 05:42 am
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Friday revealed that his father was one of the passengers of a hijacked flight in 1984 and therefore had perspective from "both sides" in such situations - that of the family members and those in the government.
4 soldiers injured, 2 shot dead in separate J&K encounters
Sep 14, 2024, at 04:41 am
Srinagar/IBNS: At least four soldiers received injuries during a fierce gunbattle with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar on Friday, media reports said.
J&K HC grants pre-arrest bail to IAF Wing Commander who faces rape charge by woman flying officer
Sep 14, 2024, at 03:45 am
Srinagar/IBNS: The Indian Air Force Wing Commander, who is facing rape charges by a subordinate female flying officer, has been granted pre-arrest bail by the Jammu and Kashmir High Court.
Sep 14, 2024, at 02:05 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A day after much-anticipated talks with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee failed to take place, protesting junior doctors have now written to the President of India and the Prime Minister, requesting them to intervene and end the impasse.
My morale has increased 100 times, says Arvind Kejriwal after walking out from Tihar Jail
Sep 14, 2024, at 12:26 am
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Friday walked out of the Tihar Jail in New Delhi amid cheering party workers who braved heavy rains to catch a glimpse of their chief.
Indian govt renames Port Blair as Sri Vijaya Puram
Sep 14, 2024, at 12:01 am
The Indian government has decided to rename the capital of Andaman & Nicobar Islands Port Blair as 'Sri Vijaya Puram'.
Pakistani-origin man convicted of murdering Indian restaurant manager in England
Sep 13, 2024, at 11:48 pm
A Pakistani-origin man has been convicted of murdering an Indian restaurant manager by hitting him with a stolen car in England, police said on Friday.
Sep 13, 2024, at 11:21 pm
An old video of popular US-based Indian chef Vikas Khanna has surfaced online where he could be seen giving a savage reply to a BBC anchor when he asked during a 2021 interview if his sense of hunger comes from India.
DRDO, Indian Navy conduct second consecutive flight test of VLSRSAM off Odisha coast
Sep 13, 2024, at 10:30 pm
Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy have conducted back-to-back successful flight tests of the Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VLSRSAM).
Sep 13, 2024, at 10:25 pm
The third edition of the INDUS-X Summit concluded in the United States, marking a progress in the advancement of a joint defence innovation ecosystem in India and the USA.
Sep 13, 2024, at 10:19 pm
A gangrape attempt was made on a nurse at a private hospital in Bihar at a time when the country is boiling over the rape and murder of a medic in a state-run hospital in Kolkata last month.
Matter of time Arvind Kejriwal gets back to jail: BJP after Delhi CM gets bail in excise policy case
Sep 13, 2024, at 09:02 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has tried to give less importance to the bail which was on Friday granted to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by the Supreme Court in the excise policy case.
RG Kar: Junior doctors' dharna outside Swasthya Bhavan enters fourth day as stalemate continues
Sep 13, 2024, at 07:53 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal junior doctors' sit-in protests outside state Health and Family Welfare headquarters- Swasthya Bhavan- entered the fourth day on Friday after the efforts to hold a discussion between the protesters and the government on the RG Kar rape-murder incident failed last evening.
CBI's action raises question on timing of Arvind Kejriwal's arrest: SC granting bail to Delhi CM
Sep 13, 2024, at 06:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday passed scathing remarks on the Central Bureau of Investigation, a probe agency often accused by the Opposition of acting as a tool of the Centre for political gains, granting bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy case.
Truth can't be defeated: AAP on Arvind Kejriwal's bail in excise policy case
Sep 13, 2024, at 05:14 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: "Truth can be troubled, but not defeated," say Aam Aadmi Party leaders in their initial reactions to their party supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal getting bail by the Supreme Court in the excise policy case.
Arvind Kejriwal gets bail in excise policy case, conditions applied by Supreme Court
Sep 13, 2024, at 04:43 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the excise policy case, media reports said.
NSA Ajit Doval meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow
Sep 13, 2024, at 06:48 am
Moscow/IBNS: National Security Adviser Ajit Doval Thursday met Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the BRICS National Security Advisers' meeting.
Bengal Governor calls Mamata Banerjee 'Lady Macbeth', says he will 'socially boycott' her
Sep 13, 2024, at 06:24 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose Thursday called Mamata Banerjee "Lady Macbeth" in a video message, that was released by his office, stating that there is violence everywhere in the state and that he would "socially boycott" the chief minister.
75% disengagement achieved: EAM S Jaishankar on 'progress' in resolving boundary issue with China
Sep 13, 2024, at 05:52 am
Geneva: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar stated on Thursday that there has been "some progress" in resolving the boundary issue with China, underscoring that about 75 percent of the "disengagement" challenges have been addressed, media reports said.
'Despicable': Jagdeep Dhankar condemns Rahul Gandhi's reservation remark
Sep 13, 2024, at 05:43 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar launched a scathing attack on Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi Thursday without naming him and said there is nothing more "condemnable and despicable" than someone who holds a constitutional post "becoming part of" the enemies of the nation.
Junior doctors vow to continue ceasework after talks with Mamata Banerjee fail to take place
Sep 13, 2024, at 02:55 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Agitating junior doctors have vowed to continue their 'ceasework' after a much-anticipated meeting with Mamata Banerjee failed to take place on Thursday following the medics' insistence on live-streaming of the proceedings which the CM refused citing the sub-judice nature of the case.
Sep 13, 2024, at 01:30 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the Opposition of 'double standards' for targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his attendance at the Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud's home.
Sep 13, 2024, at 01:18 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The much-anticipated meeting between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the striking junior doctors scheduled at 5 pm at Nabanna on Thursday failed to take place after the agitating medics insisted on live-streaming of the proceedings which the CM refused citing the sub-judice nature of the case.
Two Army officers assaulted, woman friend gang-raped in Madhya Pradesh
Sep 12, 2024, at 10:38 pm
Indore: Two Army officers were assaulted, and one of their two female friends was gang-raped by armed attackers while on a picnic in Indore district, Madhya Pradesh, on Wednesday, media reports said.
Marxist stalwart and CPI-M veteran Sitaram Yechury dies at 72
Sep 12, 2024, at 10:30 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) General Secretary and former Rajya Sabha MP, Sitaram Yechury, passed away on Thursday at the age of 72 after a prolonged illness, a statement by his party confirmed.
Indian Army contingent departs for India-Oman joint military exercise
Sep 12, 2024, at 10:23 pm
The Indian Army contingent departed today for the 5th edition of India-Oman Joint Military Exercise AL NAJAH.
Sep 12, 2024, at 09:31 pm
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Secretary Manoj Pant on Thursday made a renewed appeal to junior doctors protesting the brutal rape and murder of a female colleague, asking them to attend a meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at 5 p.m.
Debunking myths of Sikh persecution in India
Sep 12, 2024, at 08:17 pm
During his trip to the U.S., a senior Indian leader claimed there is an “existential threat to Sikhs in India.”