Dec 31, 2024, at 03:14 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan has called Maharashtra minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nitesh Rane's remark labelling Kerala as "mini Pakistan" "deeply malicious" and "utterly condemnable".
Pune pub sends condoms and ORS to New Year invitees, Congress files complaint
Dec 31, 2024, at 01:11 pm
Pune/IBNS: A Pune pub has drawn backlash and a police complaint by the Congress for sending 'goody-bags' with condoms and packets of Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) to select invitees for the New Year's celebration, media reports said.
Yemen approves Indian nurse's death sentence for murder, MEA responds
Dec 31, 2024, at 12:20 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has responded after Yemen president Rashad al-Alimi approved the death sentence for Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, who is imprisoned for killing a Yemeni national, media reports said.
Dec 31, 2024, at 11:38 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday asserted a lot of money was in the play to level the allegations of gangrape in Sandeshkhali, where massive protests broke out against erstwhile Trinamool Congress local strongman Sheikh Shahjahan months ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Dec 31, 2024, at 01:35 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The New Year greeting by Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena to Atishi, embedded with criticism for her predecessor Arvind Kejriwal, was met with a sharp response from the Chief Minister.
'Law is equal for all': Pawan Kayan on Allu Arjun's arrest in theatre stampede case
Dec 30, 2024, at 11:54 pm
Hyderabad/IBNS: Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan refused to blame Telangana Police for taking action against actor Allu Arjun in the Sandhya theatre stampede case and said the law is equal for all and police must act with public safety in mind.
Highly objectionable and I was hurt that Arvind Kejriwal called Atishi temporary: Lt Governor
Dec 30, 2024, at 09:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has expressed concern over Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal calling Atishi a "temporary chief minister" and said he was "hurt" by the same.
'Where were you?': Heated exchange between Prashant Kishor and lathicharged BPSC aspirants
Dec 30, 2024, at 06:28 pm
Patna/IBNS: A confrontation unfolded on Sunday night in Patna between political strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor and student protesters, who accused him of being absent during police action against Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) aspirants.
Odisha tigress Zeenat sedated and captured in West Bengal after 21 days of chase
Dec 30, 2024, at 03:11 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Tigress Zeenat, who had escaped Odisha Tiger Reserve, was sedated and captured in West Bengal's Bankura district on Sunday following a chase for 21 days, media reports said.
Case filed against Prashant Kishor over massive students' protests in Bihar
Dec 30, 2024, at 01:15 pm
Patna/IBNS: A case has been filed against Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor, some of his party leaders, a number of coaching centre owners and 700 unknown protesters over a massive students' protest in Bihar on Sunday, media reports said.
AAP accuses BJP of 'Operation Lotus' to erase its voters from rolls
Dec 30, 2024, at 12:34 am
Delhi: The political slugfest season is at its peak as Delhi prepares to vote for the assembly elections. Out on bail in Delhi liquor policy case, Aam Admi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal has made a series of attacks on the BJP and the Congress, accusing them of working together to defeat his party in the upcoming polls.
Patna: Police lathi-charge Bihar civil service aspirants who are protesting to seek re-examination
Dec 30, 2024, at 12:23 am
Police resorted to lathi-charge and used water cannons to disperse thousands of Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) aspirants who were protesting at Gandhi Maidan in Patna city to demand a re-examination of the 70th BPSC preliminary exams amid allegations of question paper leak.
Dec 29, 2024, at 08:01 pm
Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Foreign Minister of Mauritius, Dhananjay Ramful, recently paid floral tributes to late Indian PM Manmohan Singh at Nigambodh Ghat in New Delhi.
Jammu and Kashmir: Indian Railways conducts successful load test of Chenab Bridge
Dec 29, 2024, at 07:33 pm
The Indian Railways conducted a successful load test of the world’s highest railway bridge over the River Chenab in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.
South Korea: Indian envoy mourns loss of lives in Muan airport plane crash
Dec 29, 2024, at 04:27 pm
India on Sunday mourned the loss of lives in the South Korean plane crash that left over 120 people dead.
Dec 29, 2024, at 01:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid national mourning over Dr Manmohan Singh's demise, Andhra Pradesh Minister Nara Lokesh in a post remembered how the former Prime Minister restored his father and Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu's security cover following a Maoist attack in 2004.
Dec 29, 2024, at 12:13 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: After Rahul Gandhi attacked the Centre over Manmohan Singh's funeral site, BJP president JP Nadda said the Congress is playing "cheap politics" in the name of the former Prime Minister and accused it of not doing justice to any leader who was not from the Nehru-Gandhi family.
One killed, another injured as Marathi actor's car runs over two Metro workers in Mumbai
Dec 29, 2024, at 12:20 am
Mumbai: A labourer was killed, and another seriously injured when a car, owned by the popular Marathi actor Urmila Kothare, ran over them in Mumbai’s Kandivli, media reports said.
Dec 28, 2024, at 11:49 pm
New Delhi: Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal lashed out at both the BJP and Congress on Saturday following an order by the Lieutenant Governor to investigate the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) proposed welfare initiatives, triggered by a complaint from Congress's Sandeep Dikshit, media reports said.
Rahul Gandhi accuses govt of insulting Manmohan Singh with cremation site choice; BJP retorts
Dec 28, 2024, at 11:14 pm
New Delhi: The controversy surrounding the choice of the site for Dr. Manmohan Singh's cremation and memorial intensified today after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the Centre of "insulting" the former prime minister’s memory, media reports said.
Dec 28, 2024, at 09:20 pm
Mumbai: At least 100 passengers of IndiGo's Istanbul-bound flight were stranded at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport due to a 16-hour delay caused by a technical issue.
Indian Navy's INS Tushil reaches Morocco to strengthen bilateral ties
Dec 28, 2024, at 04:41 pm
As part of strengthening the bilateral relations and naval cooperation between India and Morocco, INS Tushil arrived at Casablanca, Morocco on 27 Dec 24.
Manmohan Singh was a 'true statesman', says Joe Biden paying tribute to former Indian PM
Dec 28, 2024, at 04:30 pm
US President Joe Biden described former Indian PM Manmohan Singh as a 'true statesman' and a 'dedicated public servant' while paying tribute to the architect of the South Asian country's economic reforms.
Dec 28, 2024, at 03:47 pm
The Indian Army contingent comprising 334 personnel departed for Nepal on Saturday to participate in 18th edition of Battalion Level Joint Military Exercise Surya Kiran.
India mourns as nation bids farewell to Manmohan Singh with full state honours
Dec 28, 2024, at 01:52 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India bid farewell to former prime minister Manmohan Singh, who is hailed as the architect of the country's economic liberalisation, with full state honours in the national capital Delhi on Saturday.
Kashmiri terrorist, arrested in Bengal's Canning, met Hafiz Saeed's son in PoK
Dec 28, 2024, at 12:49 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Javed Munshi, a terrorist associated with Lashkar-e-Taiba who was arrested in West Bengal's Canning, travelled to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir thrice and met LeT founder Hafiz Saeed's son Talha Saeed, media reports said.
Former Indian PM Manmohan Singh's last rites to be performed today
Dec 28, 2024, at 09:50 am
The last rites of former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be held in New Delhi on Saturday with full state honours.
Space will be allocated for Manmohan Singh's memorial, announces Centre
Dec 28, 2024, at 09:20 am
The Centre on Friday night said a space will be allocated for the memorial of late Indian PM Manmohan Singh whose last rites are scheduled to be performed later on Saturday.
He was my friend, philosopher, and guide: Sonia Gandhi remembers Manmohan Singh in an emotional post
Dec 28, 2024, at 12:32 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress veteran and Rajya Sabha MP Sonia Gandhi mourned the death of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and described him as a 'luminous and beloved guiding light' for the country's grand old party.
Vladimir Putin condoles Manmohan Singh's death, calls him 'outstanding statesman'
Dec 27, 2024, at 11:31 pm
Moscow/IBNS: Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday extended his condolences to Indian President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the demise of former PM Manmohan Singh.