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S Jaishankar meets Australian PM Anthony Albanese in Canberra, discusses bilateral partnership | India slams Canada for blocking Australian outlet that interviewed Jaishankar, says it highlights Ottawa's 'hypocrisy' | After Salman, now Shah Rukh Khan receives death threat, case filed | Sexual harassment case can't be cancelled over compromise between accused and complainant: Supreme Court | Australia plans to ban social media for children under 16 | Jammu and Kashmir Assembly sees brawl over Article 370, House adjourned | PM Modi calls Donald Trump to congratulate on his 'spectacular victory' | Meet Usha Vance, the first Indian-origin second lady of America | 'Unprecedented and powerful mandate': Donald Trump storms back to White House winning dramatic US Prez polls | Donald Trump set for a comeback as US President, wins key swing states

Conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia concern both India and Germany: PM Modi

Oct 25, 2024, at 09:07 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday referred to the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia and how they concern both New Delhi and Berlin, meeting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the national capital on Friday.

Supreme Court asks Delhi HC to hear Sharjeel Imam's bail plea in 2020 Delhi riots case 'expeditiously'

Oct 25, 2024, at 08:35 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Delhi High Court to hear student activist Sharjeel Imam's bail plea in connection with the 2020 Delhi riots case "expeditiously", media reports said.

Supreme Court grants relief to Rhea Chakraborty in Sushant Singh Rajput death case

Oct 25, 2024, at 07:33 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday granted relief to Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty and her family in connection with the case pertaining to the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, media reports said.

Baba Siddique's son Zeeshan joins Ajit Pawar's NCP ahead of Maharashtra polls

Oct 25, 2024, at 05:51 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Zeeshan Siddique, the son of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Baba Siddique who was murdered by gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's group earlier this month, on Friday joined the party faction led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.

Sri Lanka: Colombo warned about possible terror attack against Israeli nationals, 3 arrested

Oct 25, 2024, at 04:10 pm

Amid terror threats for Israeli nationals in the Arugam Bay area of Sri Lanka, police have arrested three people in the country, media reports said.

Heavy rains and wind hammer Odisha, West Bengal as Cyclone Dana makes landfall

Oct 25, 2024, at 02:47 pm

Heavy rains and winds hammered coastal Odisha on Friday after Cyclone Dana made a landfall between Bhitarkanika National Park and Dhamra shortly after midnight.

Congress announces first list of 48 candidates for Maharashtra assembly polls

Oct 25, 2024, at 06:00 am

Mumbai/IBNS: The Congress Thursday announced its first list of 48 candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra election, a day after the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi announced an 85-85-85 seat sharing formula between the three key ally partners.

BJP releases candidate list for 8 out of 9 assembly seats for UP bypolls; fields SP chief Akhilesh Yadav’s kin from Karhal

Oct 25, 2024, at 04:59 am

Lucknow: The BJP on Thursday, finally, announced its candidates for eight of the nine assembly seats up for bypolls in Uttar Pradesh, ending speculations over its candidate list.

Jammu & Kashmir: 2 soldiers, 2 porters killed in Baramulla's terror attack

Oct 25, 2024, at 04:51 am

Srinagar/IBNS: Two soldiers and two porters were killed in a fresh terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla on Thursday, the Indian Army confirmed.

Ajit Pawar to contest against own nephew Yugendra Pawar in Maharashtra's Baramati

Oct 25, 2024, at 04:16 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra's Baramati is gearing up for a major battle between the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)'s two factions and a family feud in public with Ajit Pawar being up against Sharad Pawar's grandnephew Yugendra Pawar, the son of Ajit's brother Shrinivas Pawar.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met presidents of Uzbekistan and the UAE on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Kazan City in Russia.

Oct 25, 2024, at 03:00 am

After meeting the UAE leader, Modi posted on X: "Glad to have met my brother, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of UAE, on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Kazan."

Toxic foam covers road near Bengaluru after heavy rain; suspected industrial pollution spurs investigation

Oct 25, 2024, at 02:53 am

Chennai: Toxic foam blanketed a road in Tamil Nadu's Hosur, about 40 km from Karnataka’s capital Bengaluru, on Thursday morning following heavy rainfall and the release of water from a nearby reservoir, media reports said.

Indian, German Navy undertake Maritime Partnership Exercise in Indian Ocean

Oct 25, 2024, at 02:46 am

Indian Navy’s Destroyer INS Delhi, German Navy’s Frigate Baden-Württemberg and Tanker Frankfurt Am Main undertook a Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) in the Indian Ocean.

Terrorists attack army vehicle in Kashmir's Gulmarg, 5 soldiers injured

Oct 25, 2024, at 02:42 am

Srinagar/IBNS: At least five soldiers were injured as terrorists attacked an army vehicle in Jammu & Kashmir's Gulmarg on Thursday late evening, media reports said.

Broad India-China consensus to resolve differences is proof that continuous dialogue brings solutions, says Rajnath Singh

Oct 25, 2024, at 02:14 am

Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said a broad consensus achieved by India and China to resolve their differences in certain areas along LAC is a proof that continuous dialogue brings solutions.

India-Singapore Maritime Exercise in Vishakapatnam aims to strengthen strategic partnership

Oct 25, 2024, at 02:09 am

The 31st edition of the Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) is scheduled from Oct 23 to 29, in the Eastern Naval Command at Visakhapatnam which aims to further strengthen the strategic partnership between the two nations.

Blow for Sharad Pawar as Supreme Court allows Ajit Pawar faction of NCP to use clock symbol in Maharashtra Assembly polls

Oct 25, 2024, at 01:08 am

New Delhi: The Nationalist Congress Party’s clock symbol will remain with Ajit Pawar, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, dealing a blow to Sharad Pawar ahead of the Maharashtra assembly election, media reports said.

BRICS Summit: Jaishankar reiterates India's push for UNSC permanent seat; reaffirms PM Modi’s ‘no war’ message

Oct 24, 2024, at 11:19 pm

Kazan (Russia): External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar reiterated India’s call for a permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council, emphasizing the need for reforming established global institutions to ensure a more equitable world order.

85 domestic flights of IndiGo, Air India, Vistara, and Akasa Air in India receive fresh bomb threats: Report

Oct 24, 2024, at 10:24 pm

New Delhi: Amid a series of bomb hoaxes affecting flights in India’s aviation space, at least 85 flights operated by IndiGo, Air India, Vistara, and Akasa Air received similar threats on Thursday, media reports said.

German chancellor Olaf Scholz reaching Delhi today, will hold wide-ranging talks with PM Modi

Oct 24, 2024, at 08:05 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will arrive in Delhi later today (Thursday, Oct. 24) on a three-day (Oct. 24 to Oct. 26) official visit to India for the 7th Intergovernmental Consultations (IGC), scheduled to be held in the national capital.

Will Priyanka Gandhi Vadra be a better Wayanad MP? Rahul Gandhi has an answer

Oct 24, 2024, at 07:30 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday filed her nomination for the upcoming Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll, marking the beginning of her electoral journey.

Parliamentary panel meeting adjourned as SEBI chief skips it due to 'personal exigency'

Oct 24, 2024, at 07:12 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: A crucial parliamentary panel meeting was on Thursday adjourned after Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) chief Madhabi Buch skipped it due to "personal exigency", media reports said.

Death threat to Salman Khan: Vegetable seller who warned actor of facing worse than Baba Siddique's fate arrested

Oct 24, 2024, at 06:00 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: A vegetable seller from Jamshedpur has been arrested days after he issued a death threat to Bollywood superstar Salman Khan demanding Rs. 5 crore from him, media reports said.

Centre lambasts X over multiple hoax bomb threats to Indian airlines

Oct 24, 2024, at 05:52 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre Wednesday lambasted X, previously known as Twitter, after a series of hoax bomb threats to several airlines were posted through the microblogging platform.

Congress, Shiv Sena, NCP reach seat-sharing agreement; each to contest from 85 constituencies in Maharashtra

Oct 24, 2024, at 05:14 am

Mumbai/IBNS: The Shiv Sena faction of Uddhav Thackeray released a list of 65 candidates on Wednesday evening, revealing the seat-sharing arrangement for Maharashtra.

Border peace, mutual trust should be basis of our relations: PM Modi to Xi Jinping at bilateral talks

Oct 24, 2024, at 02:12 am

Kazan/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held bilateral talks in Russia on Wednesday for the first time since 2019.

India supports dialogue and diplomacy, not war: Narendra Modi at BRICS Summit in Russia

Oct 23, 2024, at 10:30 pm

Indian PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday attended the BRICS Summit when he said New Delhi supports dialogue and diplomacy but not war.

India has a huge role to play in West Asia both politically and economically: Israeli envoy to New Delhi

Oct 23, 2024, at 09:54 pm

Israeli envoy to India Reuven Azar has said New Delhi has a major role to play both politically and economically in the West Asian region.

BRICS: Narendra Modi receives warm welcome from Indian diaspora members in Kazan 

Oct 23, 2024, at 09:35 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Russia for the BRICS Summit on Tuesday, received a warm welcome from the Indian diaspora members in Kazan city.

BRICS: Narendra Modi, Masoud Pezeshkian discuss importance of Chabahar Port in enhancing trade, economic linkages with Central Asia

Oct 23, 2024, at 09:05 pm

Indian PM Narendra Modi, who is currently visiting Russia to attend the BRICS Summit, met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday when the two leaders reaffirmed the significance of the Chabahar Port for reconstruction and redevelopment of Afghanistan and enhancing trade and economic linkages with Central Asia.