Maharashtra voting to elect new Assembly today
Nov 20, 2024, at 02:30 pm
More than 9.7 crore voters are expected to exercise their franchise to elect 288 members of the highly contested Maharashtra Assembly on Wednesday.
Amid standoff with Delhi, Canada implements extra security screening for fliers travelling to India
Nov 20, 2024, at 08:07 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Amid the deteriorating relationship with New Delhi, Canada has implemented new flying rules that will require passengers travelling to India to go through extra security screening now.
Nov 20, 2024, at 07:20 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A Paris-New Delhi Air India flight's diversion to Jaipur and the pilots' refusal to fly further after completing their duty hours sparked chaos on Monday with several passengers left stranded for many hours.
Nov 20, 2024, at 06:47 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Ahead of the crucial Maharashtra polls, a retired police officer, Ravindranath Patil, has accused Sharad Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule and state Congress chief Nana Patole of being involved in a 2018 fraud case related to cryptocurrency. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was quick to pick up the issue and said the opposition has been "exposed".
US Consulate in Kolkata commemorates 2002 terrorist attack on American Center
Nov 20, 2024, at 05:09 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The US Consulate in Kolkata on Tuesday (Nov. 19) held a solemn wreath-laying ceremony to remember the victims and survivors of the 2002 terrorist attack on the American Center in the city.
Nov 20, 2024, at 03:18 am
Phuket/IBNS: Over 100 passengers scheduled to board a New Delhi-bound Air India flight are stranded in Thailand's Phuket for over 80 hours after several delays due to technical faults, multiple posts by passengers on social media claimed.
Nov 20, 2024, at 03:14 am
Rio de Janeiro: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reasserted the urgency for the UK to hasten the extradition of fugitive Indian businessmen Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi, highlighting their involvement in major financial crimes against India, news agency PTI reported.
LIC clarifies 'technical problem' amid protests by Tamil leaders over portal switching to Hindi
Nov 20, 2024, at 12:12 am
The Life Insurance Corporation of India on Tuesday said a 'technical problem' was the reason behind the state-run insurer's website switching to Hindi in the state, triggering protests from Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin.
Vladimir Putin to visit India soon, says top Russian official
Nov 19, 2024, at 11:34 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit India in the upcoming months, a top Moscow official said on Tuesday.
India Army conducts Multilateral Annual Joint Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Exercise
Nov 19, 2024, at 11:20 pm
The Indian Army successfully conducted the Multilateral Annual Joint Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Exercise, 'Sanyukt Vimochan 2024' at Ahmedabad and Porbandar on November 18-19.
Nov 19, 2024, at 10:30 pm
Executive Director of India-Brazil Chamber of Commerce Leonardo Ananda Gomes feels that bilateral trade between the two countries has touched USD 15 billion mark.
News agency ANI sues OpenAI over breach of intellectual rights
Nov 19, 2024, at 09:51 pm
New Delhi: News agency ANI has sued OpenAI, the company behind the popular AI model ChatGPT, for unauthorised use of its copyrighted content, Hindustan Times reported.
Nov 19, 2024, at 08:07 pm
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Monday met French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the ongoing G20 Summit and discussed ways to advance India-France Strategic Partnership.
Nov 19, 2024, at 07:30 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Malayalam actor Siddique has been granted an anticipatory bail from the Supreme Court in connection with an alleged rape case, media reports said.
Tirumala trust asks non-Hindu staffers to retire or opt for transfer
Nov 19, 2024, at 06:32 pm
Tirupati/IBNS: The newly-formed Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has asked the non-Hindu staffers to take either voluntary retirement or transfer to any other Andhra Pradesh government department, media reports said.
Moon Moon Sen's husband and Raima Sen's father Bharat Dev Varma passes away
Nov 19, 2024, at 05:55 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Actress Moon Moon Sen's husband Bharat Dev Varma passed away on Tuesday. He was 83.
Manipur unrest: Civil society sets 24-hr deadline for BJP MLAs to take 'decisive action'
Nov 19, 2024, at 05:17 pm
Imphal/IBNS: The Meitei civil society organisations have set a 24-hour deadline for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government to take "decisive action" to control the spiralling violence in the northeastern state of Manipur, media reports said.
Delhi chokes as air quality remains in 'severe plus' category amid curb on several daily activities
Nov 19, 2024, at 04:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The air quality in the national capital Delhi continued to remain in the 'severe plus' category on Tuesday, amid a clampdown on several daily activities to combat the pollution.
Nov 19, 2024, at 03:57 pm
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday announced that UK-India free trade agreement talks will be relaunched in 2025.
Nov 19, 2024, at 03:22 pm
Days after India and China completed the border disengagement process to mark an end to the four-year conflict, foreign ministers from the neighbouring nations met on the sidelines of the ongoing G20 Summit in Brazil on Monday.
Nov 19, 2024, at 02:21 pm
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday met his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni during the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro when they discussed ways to deepen ties in defence, security, trade, and technology.
'India is focused on inclusive development, youth power': PM Modi addresses G-20 session in Brazil
Nov 19, 2024, at 06:13 am
Rie de Janeiro/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday addressed the opening session of the G 20 Summit on ‘Social Inclusion and the Fight against Hunger and Poverty’.
All schools in Delhi, NCR shift to online classes after Supreme Court's rap on air pollution
Nov 19, 2024, at 06:00 am
New Delhi/IBNS: All senior classes including standards 10 and 12 in Delhi and the National Capital Region have been shifted to online mode of classes in the wake of the rising air pollution and deteriorating Air Quality Index (AQI), a government order stated on Monday.
Maharashtra ex-minister Anil Deshmukh receives injuries after stones hurled at his car
Nov 19, 2024, at 05:21 am
Nagpur/IBNS: Former home minister of Maharashtra Anil Deshmukh received grave injuries after stones were hurled at his car in Nagpur district on Monday.
Centre sends additional 50 companies of CRPF in violence-hit Manipur amid Jiribam unrest, deaths
Nov 19, 2024, at 04:16 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre has decided to deploy additional 50 companies of the Central Armed Police Force (CRPF) to violence-marred Manipur in the wake of the current "volatile" situation in Jiribam district, where at least 19 people have been killed this month alone, media reports said on Monday evening.
Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's younger brother Anmol arrested in US: Reports
Nov 19, 2024, at 02:05 am
Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's younger brother-Anmol-who is wanted in India in several high-profile cases, has been arrested in the United States, media reports said Monday.
Vengeance-driven Khalistan movement: Power, violence, and terror funding
Nov 18, 2024, at 10:22 pm
In a recent video, commentator Rohan Kumar Pall delves into the operations of Khalistan extremists, shedding light on the underlying motives of figures like Jagmeet Singh and Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.
New Zealand to Khalistanis: Keep your extremism out
Nov 18, 2024, at 10:18 pm
In a powerful and spontaneous moment captured on video, a New Zealand man in Auckland delivered a blunt message to Khalistan supporters: “Go back to your country.”
Narendra Modi feels 'deeply touched' by Indian community's lively welcome in Rio de Janeiro
Nov 18, 2024, at 08:25 pm
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Monday said he was touched by the warm welcome he received from the Indian community in the country after arriving in Rio de Janeiro.
Fire breaks out in Kolkata's Acropolis Mall again, situation under control
Nov 18, 2024, at 07:51 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A minor fire on Monday broke out at the food court in Kolkata's Acropolis Mall.