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Mumbai Congress veteran Ravi Raja joins BJP weeks ahead of Maharashtra polls

Nov 01, 2024, at 03:07 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Mumbai Congress veteran and five-time city corporator Ravi Raja ditched his party to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) just weeks before the Maharashtra Assembly Election, scheduled for November 20.

1 dead, 6 injured as 'onion bombs' explode accidentally in Andhra Pradesh's Eluru

Nov 01, 2024, at 02:03 am

Hyderabad/IBNS: One person died and six others received injuries as 'Onion bombs', a specialty of Diwali firecrackers, exploded in Andhra Pradesh's Eluru district, media reports said.

UP: Journalist stabbed to death over property dispute, his BJP leader friend injured

Oct 31, 2024, at 10:31 pm

Fatehpur (UP): A  journalist, employed with a leading Indian news agency, was fatally stabbed at his residence in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur district, allegedly over a property dispute, late Wednesday night. His friend also sustained critical injuries in the attack and is currently under care at Hallett Hospital in Kanpur, media reports said.

PM Modi celebrates Diwali with soldiers in Gujarat's Kutch

Oct 31, 2024, at 08:53 pm

Bhuj/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday celebrated the Hindu festival Diwali with soldiers in the Kutch district of Gujarat.

Congress veteran Ravi Raja joins BJP ahead of Maharashtra polls

Oct 31, 2024, at 08:35 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: In an apparent setback for the grand old party, Congress veteran Ravi Raja on Thursday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the Maharashtra assembly elections, media reports said.

Concerning: US on Canada's charge against India's Home Minister Amit Shah over Khalistani row

Oct 31, 2024, at 08:20 pm

Washington D.C./IBNS: The United States has called Canada's allegations that India's Home Minister Amit Shah was involved in a plot targeting Khalistani separatists in Ottawa "concerning", media reports said.

Some perverted forces are worried about India's rise: PM Modi's strong message from Gujarat

Oct 31, 2024, at 07:37 pm

Gandhinagar/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said some forces both inside and outside the country are worried about India's rise in the global map and hence they are in a bid to weaken the country.

Indian and Chinese troops exchange Diwali sweets as border disengagement completes

Oct 31, 2024, at 06:52 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian and Chinese troops exchanged sweets along the Line of Actual Control as the border disengagement process completed marking the end of more than four-year conflict between the two Asian giants, media reports said.

'Will try to go beyond disengagement of troops': Rajnath Singh on end to India-China border conflict

Oct 31, 2024, at 06:11 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said the disengagement of Indian and Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) is "almost complete" updating about the consensus reached by the two Asian giants.

'One Nation, One Election' and 'Secular Civil Code' in India soon: PM Modi

Oct 31, 2024, at 05:44 pm

Gandhinagar/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said his government is working towards 'One Nation, One Election' and 'Uniform Civil Code'- dotting the issues as highlights of a united India.

Article 370 buried, J&K CM took oath on Constitution: Modi flags unity in tribute to Sardar Patel

Oct 31, 2024, at 04:08 pm

Gandhinagar/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday referred to the abrogation of Article 370 and Jammu and Kashmir's new Chief Minister taking oath on the Constitution of India in flagging the unity in the country on the birth anniversary of independence activist Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

Violent protests erupt in Bengal's South 24 Parganas over TMC govt's housing scheme beneficiary list

Oct 31, 2024, at 07:34 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Tension erupted in a part of West Bengal's South 24 Parganas after the Mamata Banerjee government released lists of beneficiaries in the state's housing scheme, media reports said. 

Mumbai man arrested over fresh death threat to Salman Khan demanding Rs. 2 cr as ransom

Oct 31, 2024, at 06:18 am

Mumbai/IBNS: The Mumbai Police Wednesday arrested a man for issuing a threat to kill actor Salman Khan and demanding Rs. 2 crore as ransom, media reports said.

Telangana govt bans egg-based mayonnaise over food safety concerns

Oct 31, 2024, at 05:07 am

Hyderabad/IBNS: The Telangana government Wednesday banned raw egg-based mayonnaise over food safety concerns after taking into account multiple incidents of poisoning, linked to this creamy sauce, as reported in the state in recent times.

Britain's King Charles, Queen Consort Camilla is on a secret trip to Bengaluru for treatment

Oct 31, 2024, at 03:43 am

Bengaluru/IBNS: Britain's King Charles is on a secret trip to Bengaluru, his first visit to India since being crowned as king of the United Kingdom last year. He is joined by his wife Queen Camilla for this trip, media reports said.

UP teen's head chopped off in sword attack due to decades-old land dispute

Oct 31, 2024, at 02:28 am

Jaunpur/IBNS: In a brutal incident of murder, a teenager's head was chopped off by a few men on Wednesday as a result of a four-decade-old land dispute between two sides in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur, media reports said.

India, China have completed disengagement: Reports

Oct 30, 2024, at 11:00 pm

India and China have disengaged in the Depsang and Demchok regions of Eastern Ladakh, keeping track of the timeline that was announced earlier.

Janakpur gears up to celebrate Diwali for first time since 'Pran Pratistha' of Lord Ram in Ayodhya

Oct 30, 2024, at 09:15 pm

A mood of celebration and happiness has set in the Nepali city of Janakpur, which is historically and religiously connected with Ayodhya, for the first Diwali celebration since the 'Pran Pratistha' event of the iconic Ram Temple in the north Indian city.

Hyderabad: 31-year-old woman dies after consuming momo from roadside stall

Oct 30, 2024, at 07:36 pm

A 31-year-old woman died after consuming momo from a roadside stall in Hyderabad city recently.

Salman Khan gets fresh death threat, Rs. 2 cr demanded from actor as ransom: Report

Oct 30, 2024, at 06:17 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has received a fresh death threat in the form of an anonymous message where he was asked to pay Rs. 2 crore as ransom, media reports said.

Yash's Toxic lands in controversy as Karnataka minister claims hundreds of trees cut on forestland for filming

Oct 30, 2024, at 05:50 pm

Bengaluru/IBNS: Actor Yash starrer Kannada film Toxic has landed in a controversy after Karnataka Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre alleged that hundreds of trees were cut down on a forestland for the shooting, media reports said.

Karnataka HC grants interim bail to Darshan Thoogudeepa in Renukaswamy murder case

Oct 30, 2024, at 04:52 pm

Bengaluru/IBNS: The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday granted bail to Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa for six weeks on medical ground in connection with the Renukaswamy murder case, media reports said.

Canada: Police arrest five Punjab-origin people for suspected drug, arms smuggling

Oct 30, 2024, at 04:01 pm

Canadian Police have arrested five Punjab-origin people, including a woman and her two children, for their alleged role in drug and arms smuggling in the Region of Peel and across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).

Narendra Modi to visit Gujarat today

Oct 30, 2024, at 02:27 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat on Wednesday.

Maharashtra polls' nomination deadline ends but uncertainty looms over 15 seats

Oct 30, 2024, at 06:01 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Even as the last date to file nominations for the Maharashtra Assembly Election is over, there is uncertainty over 15 seats where candidates' names have not been announced by either the ruling alliance or the opposition.

Denied poll ticket Eknath Shinde's MLA Srinivas Vanga regrets leaving Uddhav Thackeray, goes missing

Oct 30, 2024, at 05:26 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Ahead of the Maharashtra election, an MLA from Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena faction has gone missing after he failed to bag a ticket for his assembly seat, Palghar.

Haryana election counting was flawless: Poll body slams Congress's claims of irregularities

Oct 30, 2024, at 03:57 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission Tuesday slammed the Congress for making "baseless allegations... when faced with inconvenient electoral outcomes" and claimed that the Haryana polling process was flawless.

Hyderabad: Visually challenged elderly couple lives with son's body for 4 days not knowing he is dead

Oct 30, 2024, at 03:19 am

Hyderabad/IBNS: A visually challenged elderly couple lived with the body of their 30-year-old son for four days not knowing or realising that he was dead, media reports said.

'I am not a saint': Spiritual leader Jaya Kishori responds to criticisms over her Rs. 2 lakh worth Dior bag

Oct 30, 2024, at 02:41 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Spiritual orator Jaya Kishori has responded to the controversy surrounding her custom Dior bag valued at over Rs. 2 lakh, which she was spotted carrying in her recent public appearance.

Nawab Malik files 2 nominations for Maharashtra polls, later confirms to be NCP Ajit Pawar-faction candidate

Oct 30, 2024, at 01:45 am

Mumbai/IBNS: In a spate of endless drama ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly polls, former state Minister and NCP Ajit Pawar-faction leader Nawab Malik filed two nomination forms for Mumbai's Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar Assembly seat on Tuesday, setting off a political controversy and raising doubts about whether he was planning to throw a pre-poll shocker.