Man attacks people with iron rod inside Golden Temple in Amritsar, leaves 5 injured
Mar 14, 2025, at 08:54 pm
Amritsar/IBNS: At least five people were injured when a man attacked them with an iron rod at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, media reports said.
MHA seeks full proposals to prosecute three IAS officers in J&K arms licence scam
Mar 14, 2025, at 07:32 pm
New Delhi: Two months after granting approval to prosecute Jammu and Kashmir Revenue Secretary Kumar Rajeev Ranjan over alleged irregularities in arms licences, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked the union territory’s administration to submit “complete proposals” for similar sanctions against three other officers—Yasha Mudgal, Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, and Neeraj Kumar, The Indian Express reported.
India, Bangladesh Naval exercise held amid deteriorating ties following Hasina's ouster
Mar 14, 2025, at 05:19 pm
The India-Bangladesh Naval Exercise Bongosagar 2025 and Coordinated Patrol was conducted in the Bay of Bengal this week amid strained ties between the two neighbouring nations in recent months following the ouster of ex-PM Sheikh Hasina on August 5, 2024.
Vadodara: Drunk driver crashes his car into multiple vehicles, kills woman, screams 'another round'
Mar 14, 2025, at 01:28 pm
Not disrespectful: Tamilian who designed rupee symbol reacts to Stalin govt's currency move
Mar 14, 2025, at 11:50 am
Chennai/IBNS: Design expert and IIT professor Udaya Kumar Dharmalingam, who designed the rupee symbol, has reacted to the Tamil Nadu government's controversial decision to replace the sign with a Tamil word, media reports said.
Putin thanks PM Modi, Trump in his first comment on Ukraine ceasefire proposal of US
Mar 14, 2025, at 12:59 am
Moscow/IBNS: Making his first comment on the United State's proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in the Ukraine war, Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday thanked President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for devoting time to the issue.
'We will thwart conspiracies hatched by Centre': Revanth Reddy on delimitation exercise
Mar 14, 2025, at 12:21 am
Hyderabad/IBNS: Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy Thursday said the delimitation exercise, which is scheduled to take place before the 2029 general election, is meant to limit South India and reduce its importance.
Tamil Nadu govt's move to replace rupee symbol signals a dangerous mindset: Nirmala Sitharaman
Mar 13, 2025, at 11:36 pm
Chennai/IBNS: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Thursday slammed Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK over its move to replace the rupee symbol with the Tamil letter (Ru), saying it "promotes secessionist sentiments".
Chennai doctor, his wife along with two sons die by suicide due to huge debt: Cops
Mar 13, 2025, at 11:01 pm
Chennai/IBNS: A family of four - a doctor, his wife, and two sons - were found dead at their home in Chennai's Anna Nagar on Thursday morning, media reports said.
Rajasthan: Congress leader calls Madhuri Dixit 'second grade' actress, stirs fresh controversy
Mar 13, 2025, at 07:39 pm
Jaipur: Days after a Congress leader faced backlash over remarks about Indian cricket captain Rohit Sharma, another party member has sparked controversy with comments on actress Madhuri Dixit, media reports said.
₹ symbol, replaced in Tamil Nadu Budget, was designed by ex-DMK MLA’s son
Mar 13, 2025, at 07:31 pm
Chennai: The rupee symbol, which was replaced by DMK-led state government in its Budget document with a Tamil letter, was designed by the son of ex-DMK MLA and IIT professor Udaya Kumar Dharmalingam.
Mamata govt bans Holi celebrations in Shantiniketan's Sonajhuri Haat, BJP fumes
Mar 13, 2025, at 04:20 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal government has stirred a row by imposing a ban on celebrations of Hindu festival Holi in Shantiniketan's Sonajhuri Haat triggering sharp responses from the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), media reports said.
Amid language debate, Tamil Nadu drops rupee symbol in state budget
Mar 13, 2025, at 03:12 pm
Chennai/IBNS: The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday dropped the rupee symbol in the promotional material of the state budget 2025-2026 amid the ongoing language debate in the state, media reports said.
US-wanted Lithuanian man arrested in Kerala for $96 billion crypto laundering
Mar 13, 2025, at 02:32 pm
Thiruvananthapuram: A Lithuanian national wanted in the US for orchestrating a massive cryptocurrency fraud has been arrested in Kerala, media reports said.
Mar 13, 2025, at 01:45 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: Kannada actress Ranya Rao has detailed how she picked up the gold bars meant for smuggling at the Dubai International Airport and also revealed her meticulous plan to conceal the items, media reports said.
Lithuanian Man arrested in Kerala for running crypto exchange at US request
Mar 13, 2025, at 01:15 pm
The Central Bureau of Investigation and the Kerala Police have arrested a Lithuanian individual whom the United States wanted for setting up cryptocurrency exchange Garantex, allegedly to launder the proceeds of criminal activities from a homestay located in the southern town of Varkala.
Scientist killed in assault by neighbour over parking argument in Mohali
Mar 13, 2025, at 12:59 pm
Mohali/IBNS: A 39-year-old scientist at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) on Tuesday died after he was assaulted by his neighbour over an argument related to a parking issue in Sector 66 of Mohali, media reports said.
British woman tourist raped in Delhi hotel by man she befriended on social media
Mar 13, 2025, at 12:03 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A British woman tourist was allegedly raped by a Delhi man whom she had befriended on Instagram, media reports said.
Mar 13, 2025, at 11:34 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: A Bengaluru court has barred media houses from publishing and telecasting any defamatory statement against Kannada actress Ranya Rao, who has been arrested for alleged gold smuggling, media reports said.
Karnataka govt withdraws CID probe over 'police role' in Ranya Rao's smuggling case
Mar 13, 2025, at 01:16 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Karnataka government has withdrawn the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) probe into the 'police role' in connection with Kannada actress Ranya Rao's gold smuggling case after the Central Bureau of Investigation took over the investigation, media reports said.
'National Education Policy aims to develop Hindi rather than India': MK Stalin
Mar 12, 2025, at 10:33 pm
Chennai/IBNS: As the 'language war' between Tamil Nadu and the Centre continues, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin Wednesday accused the BJP of trying to 'impose Hindi' on the southern state in the guise of a National Education Policy and called it a plan to develop Hindi rather than India.
Hyderabad Police arrest 2 women journalists for 'abusive' posts against Revanth Reddy; BRS protests
Mar 12, 2025, at 09:01 pm
Hyderabad/IBNS: The Hyderabad Police's Cyber Crime division Wednesday arrested two Telangana journalists—Pogadadanda Revathi, the Managing Director of Pulse News, and Thanvi Yadav, a reporter for the same channel for posting and amplifying allegedly abusive content against Chief Minister Revanth Reddy.
Mar 12, 2025, at 06:38 pm
Indian PM Narendra Modi and his Mauritius counterpart Navinchandra Ramgoolam on Wednedsay jointly inaugurated the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Public Service and Innovation in Reduit, Mauritius.
Narendra Modi becomes first Indian to be conferred with Mauritius' highest honour
Mar 12, 2025, at 03:45 pm
Mauritius PM Navinchandra Ramgoolam has bestowed the country's highest honour 'The Grand Commander of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean', to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his current two-day visit to the East African nation.
Blow to Congress as BJP set for massive win in Haryana civic polls
Mar 12, 2025, at 03:03 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: In another blow to the Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set for a massive win in the Haryana civic polls, media reports said.
Muslims in Bengal over 40 percent now, will contest in all seats next year: AIMIM
Mar 12, 2025, at 02:21 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM has announced that the party will contest in all 294 assembly seats in West Bengal, which will head to the assembly elections next year.
BJP will throw TMC's Muslim MLAs out of assembly after winning 2026 elections: Suvendu Adhikari
Mar 12, 2025, at 01:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari has courted row by stating the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will throw all elected Muslim MLAs of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) out of the legislative assembly after the saffron party wins the 2026 state elections.
Delhi court orders case against Arvind Kejriwal over alleged misuse of public funds
Mar 11, 2025, at 09:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a fresh setback for Arvind Kejriwal, who is out on bail in a case related to the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam, a court in the national capital has directed to the police to register an FIR against him and others from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for allegedly misusing public funds to put up large hoardings.
Narendra Modi presents Sangam water, Makhana to Mauritius President
Mar 11, 2025, at 06:55 pm
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday met Mauritius President Dharambeer Gokhool on the first day of his visit to the country.
Ukraine to present peace plan in talks with US in Saudi Arabia
Mar 11, 2025, at 06:16 pm
U.S. and Ukrainian officials began talks Tuesday in Saudi Arabia with the Ukrainian side expected to present a partial ceasefire plan with Russia.