Children welfare is at core of India's progress, says WCD Minister Annapurna Devi at summit in UN HQ
Mar 11, 2025, at 04:35 pm
Indian WCD Minister Annapurna Devi on Monday participated in the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women at the UN headquarters in New York when she said the welfare of women and children is at the core of India's progress.
Air India appeals passengers to use toilets properly after Chicago-Delhi flight disruption
Mar 11, 2025, at 03:33 pm
Tata Group-owned Air India has urged passengers to use lavatories only for the appropriate purpose after one of its long-haul flight operations was disrupted due to clogged toilets.
Mar 11, 2025, at 01:51 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's plan to renovate his residence Mannat has faced trouble as a social activist has accused the 59-year-old actor of violating rules in the past, media reports said.
Gold smuggling case: Ranya Rao's alleged misuse of VIP airport protocol privileges to be probed
Mar 11, 2025, at 12:30 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Karnataka government has launched a probe into the alleged misuse of VIP airport protocol privileges by arrested Kannada actress Ranya Rao, who is accused of gold smuggling, media reports said.
Kolkata man arrested for raping 21-year-old woman from Delhi on pretext of job opportunity
Mar 11, 2025, at 11:44 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A resident of Elgin Road in Kolkata's Bhowanipore area was on Sunday arrested for allegedly raping a 21-year-old woman from Delhi on pretext of offering better job opportunity, media reports said.
Gold smuggling case: Kannada actress Ranya Rao's associate nabbed by DRI
Mar 11, 2025, at 11:27 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Arrested Kannada actress Ranya Rao's associate has been arrested by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in connection with the gold smuggling case, media reports said.
Myanmar fake job scam: India secures repatriation of 283 nationals
Mar 11, 2025, at 10:20 am
Indian embassies in Myanmar and Thailand, in coordination with local authorities, have secured the repatriation of 283 Indian nationals who were lured to various countries with fake job offers.
Narendra Modi arrives in Mauritius for two-day visit, receives warm welcome at airport
Mar 11, 2025, at 09:15 am
Indian PM Narendra Modi reached Mauritius on Tuesday for a two-day official visit to the country, where his Mauritian counterpart Navin Ramgoolam welcomed him at the airport.
Devendra Fadnavis supports call to remove Aurangzeb's Tomb, slams Congress
Mar 11, 2025, at 12:13 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Monday supported the call for the removal of the tomb of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb from Khulabad in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district.
'I was verbally tortured, threatened. I am traumatised': Ranya Rao breaks down in court
Mar 10, 2025, at 11:21 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: Kannada actor Ranya Rao, who was arrested while smuggling gold bars worth Rs 14.56 crore last week, Monday alleged in the court that she is "traumatised and emotionally broken" after being "verbally tortured and threatened" in the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)'s custody.
Shashi Tharoor slams Jamia Millia Islamia for dropping Thiruvananthapuram as exam centre
Mar 10, 2025, at 10:39 pm
New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has criticised Jamia Millia Islamia University for its decision to drop Kerala capital Thiruvananthapuram from its list of examination centres, PTI reported.
Enforcement Directorate team attacked after raids at Bhupesh Baghel's home
Mar 10, 2025, at 09:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A group of people attacked the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials, who had searched former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's premises in a money laundering investigation against his son in the alleged liquor scam case, said reports.
Jammu and Kashmir fashion show triggers controversy, fashion designers Shiva and Narresh apologise
Mar 10, 2025, at 05:49 pm
Shivan and Narresh, the fashion designers who drew flak for organising an outdoor show in Jammu and Kashmir's Gulmarg during the holy month of Ramzan, have apologised for hosting the event.
New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon to visit India next week at Modi's invitation
Mar 10, 2025, at 02:21 pm
New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon will pay an official visit to India from March 16 to March 20 at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, officials said on Monday.
Mar 10, 2025, at 01:34 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: Kannada actress Ranya Rao, who has been arrested for allegedly smuggling gold, was allotted land to set up a steel plant by the previous Karnataka government in 2023, a state board concerning industrial area development claimed, media reports said.
Gulmarg fashion show during Ramzan month stirs row, J&K CM Omar Abdullah responds
Mar 10, 2025, at 01:14 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: A fashion show with semi-nude men and women walking the ramp in skimpy clothes has drawn massive flak with the religious and political leaders calling it an act of demolishing the valley's cultural values.
Trouble for Lalit Modi as Vanuatu PM orders cancellation of IPL founder's passport
Mar 10, 2025, at 12:22 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a fresh trouble for former Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi, the Vanuatu government has ordered cancellation of the fugitive businessman's passport which was issued to him, media reports said.
ED raids former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel's residences in liquor scam probe
Mar 10, 2025, at 11:25 am
Raipur/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday raided former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and his son Chaitanya Baghel's residences in connection with the multi-crore liquor scam, media reports said.
Indian-origin student Sudiksha Konanki goes missing during Dominican Republic trip, search on
Mar 10, 2025, at 10:07 am
Authorities in the Dominican Republic are searching for an Indian-origin student after she went missing from a resort where she was visiting with her friends for her spring break.
Mar 10, 2025, at 12:05 am
A delegation of the Government of India led by Annpurna Devi, Union Minister, Women and Child Development (WCD), will participate in the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, which is starting from March 10 at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Indian space sector is projected to surge to $44 billion in the near future, says Jitendra Singh
Mar 09, 2025, at 11:50 pm
Union Minister Jitendra Singh believes the Indian space sector is projected to surge to $44 billion in the near future, marking a nearly fivefold growth.
First rear fuselage for LCA Mk1A manufactured by Indian private industry handed over to HAL
Mar 09, 2025, at 09:38 pm
The first rear fuselage for Light Combat Aircraft Mk1A, produced by Indian Private Industry, Alpha Tocol Engineering Services Private Ltd, was handed over to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in the presence of Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at Aircraft Division in Bengaluru, Karnataka on Sunday.
Mar 09, 2025, at 08:03 pm
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar inaugurated the consulate in Mancherster on Saturday and hoped it will strengthen people-to-people, cultural, trade and, of course, cricket ties between the India and the UK.
S Jaishankar hopes newly opened Indian consulate in Belfast will serve the needs of diaspora
Mar 09, 2025, at 06:18 pm
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar inaugurated a new consulate in the Northern Irish city of Belfast during his visit to the country.
India-Kyrgyzstan joint military Exercise Khanjar-XII to begin tomorrow
Mar 09, 2025, at 05:56 pm
The Indian Army contingent has departed for Kyrgyzstan, where it will participate in Joint Special Forces Exercise Khanjar-XII, the Ministry of Defence said on Sunday.
Indian-origin man gets 40 years jail term for raping 5 Korean women in Australia
Mar 09, 2025, at 12:51 pm
Sydney/IBNS: An India-origin man was sentenced to a 40-year jail term by an Australian court after being found guilty of "premeditated and elaborately executed" rapes of five Korean women, media reports said.
'Despicable': India condemns Hindu Temple vandalism in US' California
Mar 09, 2025, at 12:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India has condemned the vandalism carried out at a popular Hindu temple in US's California days ahead of a so-called 'Khalistani referendum' in Los Angeles and called upon law enforcement authorities to take strict action against the perpetrators.
Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, Tiger Shroff get notice over pan masala ad
Mar 09, 2025, at 11:25 am
Jaipur/IBNS: Bollywood actors Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, and Tiger Shroff got a notice from a consumer disputes redressal commission in Jaipur over an allegedly misleading advertisement for pan masala.
Two arrested in gang-rape of Israeli tourist, homestay operator near Karnataka’s Hampi
Mar 09, 2025, at 12:34 am
KOPPAL: Police in Karnataka’s Koppal arrested two men on Saturday in connection with the gang-rape of a 27-year-old Israeli tourist and a 29-year-old homestay operator near Sanapur Lake, close to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Hampi, reported The Times of India.
India's first hydrogen-powered train to run on Jind-Sonipat route by March 31
Mar 09, 2025, at 12:04 am
New Delhi: India is poised to achieve a significant milestone in its railway sector with the introduction of its first hydrogen-powered train, which is expected to commence operations by March 31, 2025, on the Jind-Sonipat route in Haryana, media reports said.