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NASA identifies 9 potential landing sites on Moon for Artemis III Mission | 1 dead, 6 injured as 'onion bombs' explode accidentally in Andhra Pradesh's Eluru | PM Modi celebrates Diwali with soldiers in Gujarat's Kutch | Congress veteran Ravi Raja joins BJP ahead of Maharashtra polls | Concerning: US on Canada's charge against India's Home Minister Amit Shah over Khalistani row | Some perverted forces are worried about India's rise: PM Modi's strong message from Gujarat | Indian and Chinese troops exchange Diwali sweets as border disengagement completes | 'Will try to go beyond disengagement of troops': Rajnath Singh on end to India-China border conflict | 'One Nation, One Election' and 'Secular Civil Code' in India soon: PM Modi | Article 370 buried, J&K CM took oath on Constitution: Modi flags unity in tribute to Sardar Patel

Karnataka hosts conference highlighting importance of Nalanda Buddhism in modern society

Oct 19, 2024, at 11:42 pm

Indian Himalayan Council of Nalanda Buddhist Tradition (IHCNBT) on Thursday hosted the national conference that focussed on “Nalanda Buddhism in the 21st Century” at the Serajey Monastery in Karnataka.

Indian, Singaporean officials attend first Cyber Policy Dialogue

Oct 19, 2024, at 11:18 pm

Indian and Singaporean officials exchanged views on the cyber threat landscape, national cyber strategies and policies, threat assessment and policies and developments in the global cyber governance dialogues under the aegis of the United Nations while they attended the First Cyber Policy Dialogue on Thursday.

First Stockholm Forum on Himalaya urges more cooperation between India, EU and Nordic countries

Oct 19, 2024, at 11:08 pm

The Stockholm Forum on Himalaya recently urged for stronger collaboration between  India, the European Union (EU), Japan, and Nordic countries in a bid to address the environmental and geopolitical challenges faced by the region.

Will you decide which govt officer to be posted or not?: Mamata rejects junior docs' demand to sack health secy

Oct 19, 2024, at 10:25 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday outrightly rejected the junior doctors' demand to sack state health secretary NS Nigam over the RG Kar rape-murder case as well as corruption in the sector.

Think critically, adapt to unforeseen circumstances, leverage latest technology to gain strategic advantage, says Rajnath Singh to military leaders

Oct 19, 2024, at 09:52 pm

Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has called upon the military leaders to think critically, adapt to unforeseen circumstances and leverage latest technological advancements to gain a strategic advantage in today’s ever-evolving geopolitical landscape.

'Not all that is hidden sleeps...': Baba Siddique's son Zeeshan Siddique shares cryptic post online

Oct 19, 2024, at 09:13 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Nationalist Congress Party leader Baba Siddique's son Zeeshan Siddique has shared a cryptic post on social media, a week after his father was shot dead by gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's team members, media reports said.

RG Kar: Mamata Banerjee dials Bengal junior doctors, appeals to call off hunger strike as health sector stares at collapse

Oct 19, 2024, at 08:58 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday dialled junior doctors appealing them to call off hunger strike over the incident where a 31-year-old trainee doctor was raped and murdered at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in August.

Firm hacked after unknowingly hiring North Korean cyber criminal as remote IT worker: Report

Oct 19, 2024, at 08:16 pm

London/IBNS: A North Korean cyber criminal successfully secured a remote IT position at an undisclosed company and subsequently hacked into its systems, according to a report by the BBC.

Justice for RG Kar: Bengal junior doctors to hold mega rally in Kolkata today

Oct 19, 2024, at 07:47 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal Junior Doctors' Front will on Saturday hold a mega rally demanding justice for the 31-year-old junior doctor, who was raped and murdered at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in August.

Supreme Court on marital rape: Will striking down immunity to husbands create a new offence?

Oct 19, 2024, at 06:27 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday raised a question on whether striking down immunity given to husbands in the marital rape cases will create a new offence, media reports said.

Prevent and prohibit child marriages, prosecution alone won't bring societal change: Supreme Court

Oct 19, 2024, at 05:41 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court has prioritised "prevention" and "awareness" among people over the prosecution entirely in tackling the social problem of child marriage in India.

Money laundering: Ex-Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain walks out of prison after bail, Delhi CM greets him

Oct 19, 2024, at 05:46 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Former Delhi minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain walked out of the Tihar jail on Friday evening after he was granted bail by a local court in a money laundering case.

Bengal doctors threaten to go on complete strike on Oct 22 if Mamata govt fails to meet demands by then

Oct 19, 2024, at 05:14 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The protesting junior doctors, backed by senior medics, Friday gave a deadline to the Mamata Banerjee government upto Monday to accept and implement all their 10 demands in the wake of the RG Kar horror, failure of which will lead to a complete strike by the medical community from both the public and private sectors.

'Unfit for post': MK Stalin slams Guv RN Ravi over skipping of word 'Dravida' from TN anthem at an event

Oct 19, 2024, at 03:48 am

Chennai/IBNS: Tensions between the Tamil Nadu government and governor escalated on Friday after Chief Minister MK Stalin claimed a line with the word 'Dravida' was skipped when the Tamil anthem was sung at an event attended by Governor RN Ravi.

Govt to provide full support to the private sector in taking lead in the field of defence: Rajnath Singh

Oct 19, 2024, at 01:04 am

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has called upon the private sector to move forward from ‘participation’ to ‘taking lead’ in the defence sector, assuring the Government’s full support to make India an innovation and technology hub and one of the strongest countries in the world.

UAE: INS Shardul concludes visit to Port Rashid

Oct 19, 2024, at 12:38 am

INS Shardul as part of long range training deployment concluded its visit to Port Rashid, Dubai, UAE, on Oct 16.

UAE announces visa-on-arrival for Indian visitors, check all details

Oct 18, 2024, at 11:57 pm

The United Arab Emirates on Friday announced all Indian ordinary passport holders will be granted visa-on-arrival across all entry points.

Money laundering case: Former Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain granted bail

Oct 18, 2024, at 10:34 pm

Former Delhi Minister and key Aam Aadmi Party leader  Satyendar Jain was granted bail in a money laundering case on Friday.

RG Kar: 2 doctors close to Sandip Ghosh under CBI scanner amid junior medics' hunger strike, says report

Oct 18, 2024, at 09:43 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Two doctors who were close to arrested former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital principal Sandip Ghosh are under the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) scanner in connection with the financial irregularities at the state-run hospital where a 31-year-old trainee medic was raped and murdered on the intervening night of August 8 and 9, media reports said. 

Supreme Court closes cases against Sadhguru's Isha Foundation over 'illegal confinement' of two women

Oct 18, 2024, at 09:19 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday closed the cases against spiritual leader Sadhguru's Isha Foundation over an alleged illegal confinement of two women after they claimed to be staying at the ashram out of their own will, media reports said.

ED raids MUDA office in probe into 'land scam' involving Siddaramaiah

Oct 18, 2024, at 08:51 pm

Bengaluru/IBNS: Two separate teams of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday raided the offices of Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) and Mysuru Taluk Office in connection with the probe into an alleged land scam, media reports said.

Supreme Court lifts HC stay on Ram Rahim's trial in 2015 Bargari sacrilege cases

Oct 18, 2024, at 08:27 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In a blow to Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the Supreme Court on Friday lifted the Punjab and Haryana High Court's stay on the trial against the self-styled godman in 2015 Bargari sacrilege cases, media reports said.

Body of a non-local man with bullet wounds found in Jammu and Kashmir

Oct 18, 2024, at 08:01 pm

A non-local man was found dead in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian region, media reports said on Friday.

Narendra Modi to visit Russia next week to attend BRICS Summit

Oct 18, 2024, at 07:34 pm

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Russia on October 22-23 at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the  16th BRICS Summit in Kazan.

Actress Tamannaah Bhatia quizzed by ED in Bitcoin mining scam

Oct 18, 2024, at 07:12 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Actress Tamannaah Bhatia was on Thursday quizzed by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case linked to a mobile app, media reports said.

Fire breaks out at Kolkata's ESI Hospital, no injury reported

Oct 18, 2024, at 05:33 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A fire broke out at the ESI Hospital in Kolkata on Friday, media reports said.

His condition will be worse than Baba Siddique's: Salman Khan gets fresh death threat

Oct 18, 2024, at 05:17 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has received a fresh death threat allegedly from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang which has demanded Rs. 5 crore from the actor to "end the enmity", media reports said.

Congress, SP engage in row over seat-sharing issue for UP bypolls

Oct 18, 2024, at 05:48 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The seat-sharing issue between Congress and Samajwadi Party (SP) for 10-seat by polls in Uttar Pradesh has become a bone of contention between the two parties.

'I need justice, my family needs justice': Maharashtra MLA Zeeshan on father Baba Siddique's murder

Oct 18, 2024, at 04:26 am

Mumbai/IBNS: In his first reaction after his father and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique was shot dead last week, Bandra East MLA Zeeshan Siddique Thursday said he and his family want justice.

'Kashmir is ours and will remain so': MEA spokesperson after China- Pak joint statement in SCO meet

Oct 18, 2024, at 01:42 am

New Delhi: External statements have no impact on India’s position that Kashmir is an integral part of our country, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal asserted on Thursday.