Bengaluru teacher arrested for extorting money from student's father after affair
Apr 02, 2025, at 12:04 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: A Bengaluru teacher has been arrested for allegedly blackmailing and extorting money from a student's father with whom she had been having an affair.
Apr 01, 2025, at 11:00 pm
Washington/IBNS: A day before announcing the reciprocal tariffs globally, US President Donald Trump said that he heard India would drop tariffs on US imports substantially.
Opposition MPs decide to vote against Waqf Amendment Bill in Parliament tomorrow
Apr 01, 2025, at 09:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The INDIA bloc has once again come together and unanimously decided to vote against the Waqf Amendment Bill in Parliament on Wednesday.
INSV Tarini arrives in Cape Town after completing fourth leg of Navika Sagar Parikrama II
Apr 01, 2025, at 06:05 pm
INSV Tarini entered the South African city of Cape Town after completing the fourth leg of the Navika Sagar Parikrama II expedition.
Chinese President Xi Jinping sends 'Dragon-Elephant Tango' message to Indian President Murmu
Apr 01, 2025, at 05:43 pm
Chinese President Xi Jinping has said the development of China-India relations demonstrates that it is the right choice for the two nations to be partners of mutual achievement and realize the 'Dragon-Elephant Tango', the dance of their emblematic animals.
K Annamalai may resign as Tamil Nadu BJP chief for caste balance in AIADMK alliance
Apr 01, 2025, at 03:17 pm
Chennai/IBNS: K Annamalai, who has created a buzz in the political circle of Tamil Nadu in recent times, may step down as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president amid the escalation of talks between the saffron party and AIADMK for a reunion, media reports said.
Chilean President Boric visits India, discusses ways to expand bilateral ties with Modi
Apr 01, 2025, at 02:46 pm
Indian PM Narendra Modi and Chilean President Gabriel Boric met in New Delhi on Tuesday when they discussed ways to expand 'strong' bilateral ties.
Apr 01, 2025, at 01:32 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has lashed out at Bangladesh interim government's chief advisor, Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus' remarks on the Northeastern states of India calling it "offensive" and "strongly condemnable".
Apr 01, 2025, at 12:35 pm
White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt on Monday targeted India for imposing a 100 per cent tariff on agricultural products from the United States and warned that there would be no exemptions on the reciprocal tariffs planned to be imposed by President Donald Trump's administration on April 2.
Modi govt determined to uproot Naxalism by March 31, 2026: Amit Shah
Apr 01, 2025, at 12:12 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that taking a giant stride towards building a Naxal-free Bharat, our nation achieved a new milestone by significantly reducing the number of districts most affected by Left-Wing Extremism to just 6 from 12.
Who is Nidhi Tewari, the newly appointed private secretary to PM Modi?
Apr 01, 2025, at 11:34 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A 2014-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, Nidhi Tewari has been picked as the new private secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, media reports said.
Tiger Triumph: India-US HADR exercise begins today
Apr 01, 2025, at 09:50 am
The fourth edition of the bilateral Tri-Service India-US Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Exercise will begin on Tuesday, officials said.
Fresh encounter breaks out in J&K's Kathua, security forces trap 3 terrorists
Apr 01, 2025, at 12:58 am
Srinagar/IBNS: A fresh encounter broke out in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua, where three terrorists were trapped by the security forces by cordoning off the Panjthirthi area in the district, media reports said.
Mar 31, 2025, at 11:37 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Popular stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra took a dig at the Mumbai Police on Monday, asking them not to "waste time" and "public resources" by visiting his parent's house where he has "not lived for the last 10 years" in connection with a case about his remarks against Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
'Is Sanatan dharm dirty?': Suvendu Adhikari slams Mamata Banerjee's 'provocative speech' on Eid
Mar 31, 2025, at 08:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's reference to the religion which the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) follows as "ganda dharm" has triggered sharp responses from Leader of Opposition, Suvendu Adhikari.
Stay united: Mamata Banerjee's appeal to people on Eid as BJP aims Hindu vote consolidation
Mar 31, 2025, at 08:16 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday appealed to people to "stay united" in a bid to thwart the aggressive Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is aiming to consolidate the Hindu votes eyeing to unseat the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the 2026 assembly elections.
Indian-origin tech CEO claims he was shot at in San Francisco
Mar 31, 2025, at 06:17 pm
An Indian-origin CEO has claimed he was chased and shot twice close to a hotel in San Francisco in the USA.
Mar 31, 2025, at 06:08 pm
The Studio Ghibli-style trend has touched not only celebrities and common people alike but even the French Embassy used it to strengthen India-France diplomatic ties.
Who is YouTuber Mridul Tiwari, the owner of Lamborghini that hit two pedestrians in Noida?
Mar 31, 2025, at 02:13 pm
Noida/IBNS: A speeding Lamborghini hit two pedestrians on the streets leaving them injured in Sector 94 of Noida, Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, media reports said.
Mar 31, 2025, at 12:32 pm
Dehradun/IBNS: Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister and Lok Sabha MP Trivendra Singh Rawat's remark against a Dalit IAS officer Brajesh Sant on "illegal mining" has triggered a massive controversy, media reports said.
President Murmu, PM Modi greet people on Eid-ul-Fitr
Mar 31, 2025, at 10:50 am
New Delhi/IBNS: President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday greeted people on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.
Himachal Pradesh: Six people, including women, died in Kullu landslide
Mar 30, 2025, at 08:59 pm
At least six people, including three women, died after a landslide hit Himachal Pradesh's Kullu area on Sunday.
Eleven coaches of Bangalore-Kamakhya AC Superfast Express derail in Odisha, 1 dies
Mar 30, 2025, at 08:20 pm
At least one person died, and seven others were injured after 11 coaches of the Bangalore-Kamakhya AC Superfast Express derailed near Nergundi station in Odisha’s Cuttack district on Sunday.
CBI files case against five I-T officials, chartered accountant for cheating taxpayers
Mar 30, 2025, at 06:17 pm
Hyderabad: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against five Income Tax department officials in Hyderabad and a chartered accountant for allegedly cheating taxpayers, according to a New India Express report.
Centre approves Odisha cadre IAS officer Sujata R Karthikeyan's request for early retirement
Mar 30, 2025, at 01:18 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre has approved Odisha cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Sujata R Karthikeyan's request to retire early from service.
Mohanlal starrer L2 Empuraan to undergo 17 cuts after Gujarat riots' references trigger row
Mar 30, 2025, at 12:54 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Superstar Mohanlal starrer Malayalam movie L2 Empuraan, which hit theatres on Thursday, will undergo 17 cuts amid the controversy over its references to the 2002 Gujarat riots, the film's production team has confirmed.
PM Modi, Mohan Bhagwat pay tribute to RSS founders at Nagpur Smruti Mandir
Mar 30, 2025, at 10:59 am
Nagpur/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes at the memorial dedicated to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) founders Keshav Baliram Hedgewar at Dr Hedgewar Smruti Mandir in Nagpur and second sarsanghchalak (chief) MS Golwalkar.
Mar 30, 2025, at 01:14 am
Indian Secretary East Jadeep Mazumdar has said the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Thailand and Sri Lanka will present an opportunity to build on positive momentum since his last visit in 2019.
India sends NDRF, medical teams to earthquake-hit Myanmar as part of Operation Brahma
Mar 30, 2025, at 12:54 am
The Indian government on Saturday sent an 80-member National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team and medical taskforce, apart from other humanitarian aid, as part of the Operation Brahma to assist neighbouring Myanmar, where a magnitude 7.7 earthquake has left over 1600 people dead and scores of others injured.
Karnataka: Elderly couple dies by suicide after losing ₹50 lakh to cyber fraud
Mar 30, 2025, at 12:13 am
Belagavi: An elderly couple in Karnataka’s Belagavi district died by suicide after being defrauded of ₹50 lakh by cybercriminals posing as Delhi Crime Branch officials, media reports said.