PM Modi, President Droupadi Murmu wish the nation on Dussehra, take part in festivities
Oct 13, 2024, at 05:09 am
New Delhi: Dussehra was celebrated nationwide on Saturday, with enthusiastic crowds gathering to witness the burning of effigies of Ravana, marking a grand conclusion to ten days of festivities filled with rituals, songs, dances, and processions.
'Generic letters, no legal validity': West Bengal on doctors' mass resignation
Oct 13, 2024, at 02:53 am
Kolkata: The West Bengal government clarified on Saturday that the 'mass resignations' submitted by senior doctors in support of their junior colleagues were symbolic and had no legal validity, media reports said.
Why Omar Abdullah is keen on meaningful ties with Centre after winning Jammu Kashmir polls
Oct 13, 2024, at 02:12 am
Srinagar: The results of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections have revealed key realities that will shape the region's government for the next five years. National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah is acutely aware of these dynamics, and his remarks since his party emerged as the single-largest in the Assembly have reflected a tone of cooperation, particularly with the Narendra Modi-led central government.
7 labourers die in wall collapse in Gujarat's Mehsana
Oct 13, 2024, at 12:20 am
Mehsana (Gujarat): Seven construction workers lost their lives after a wall collapsed on them at a construction site in Gujarat's Mehsana district on Saturday, media reports said.
Railway officials find cause of Darbhanga Bagmati Express collision, further investigations on
Oct 12, 2024, at 11:16 pm
Chennai: The railway officials have found the reason behind the Darbhanga Bagmati Express collision with a goods train, media reports said.
Oct 12, 2024, at 09:11 pm
New Delhi/Dhaka/IBNS: India has sharply reacted to the attacks on Hindu temples and pandals as well as the theft of a Goddess Kali crown which was gifted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bangladesh.
Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma deletes tribute post for Ratan Tata after backlash
Oct 12, 2024, at 07:56 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Paytm chief executive office Vijay Shekhar Sharma has deleted his tribute post for late industrialist Ratan Tata facing backlash on social media over one particular line.
Nexus of crime and politics: Mohan Bhagwat on RG Kar rape-murder case
Oct 12, 2024, at 07:42 pm
Nagpur/IBNS: Rashtriya Swayamsevam Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has called out the "nexus of crime and politics" in response to the rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
Hindus should be united and strong, being weak is a crime: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
Oct 12, 2024, at 06:34 pm
Nagpur/IBNS: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has given a call to the Hindus to be united in his speech at the annual Dussehra event.
Oct 12, 2024, at 05:34 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The New Bengal Sporting Club in Kolkata's Garden Reach area on Friday alleged members from the Muslim community objected to their Ashtami and Navami Durga Puja rituals creating a ruckus inside the pandal, media reports said.
Oct 12, 2024, at 04:28 pm
An express train collided with a stationary goods train near Chennai on Friday evening, injuring at least 19 people and causing derailment of 13 coaches due to the impact of the crash, officials said. Two coaches caught fire in the mishap.
PM Modi meets Laos President Thongloun Sisoulith, holds bilateral talks
Oct 12, 2024, at 05:54 am
Laos/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday congratulated Laos President Thongloun Sisoulith for successfully hosting the ASEAN Summit and the East Asia Summit.
6 coaches of express train derail after collision with goods rake in Tamil Nadu
Oct 12, 2024, at 04:18 am
Chennai/IBNS: Six coaches of an express train derailed after it collided with a goods rake in Tamil Nadu's Triuvallur district on Friday, media reports said.
Oct 12, 2024, at 02:54 am
Tiruchirappalli/IBNS: An Air India Express flight that reported a hydraulic failure shortly after taking off from the Tiruchirappalli airport in Tamil Nadu has landed safely, media reports said.
After being snubbed by Congress in Haryana, AAP offers support to National Conference in J&K
Oct 12, 2024, at 01:58 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Aam Aadmi Party has decided to support the incoming National Conference government in Jammu and Kashmir, the Arvind Kejriwal-led outfit has said.
Oct 11, 2024, at 09:54 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Junior doctor Aniket Mahato, who was hospitalised after falling ill due to an indefinite hunger strike on Thursday late night, is now critical but stable.
Bengaluru man gives acid-attack threat to woman over choice of clothes, loses job
Oct 11, 2024, at 09:00 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: A man in Bengaluru has been fired by his employer for giving an acid-attack threat to a woman over her choice of clothes, media reports said.
Akhilesh Yadav slams BJP after he was denied permission to garland JP Narayan's statue
Oct 11, 2024, at 07:41 pm
Lucknow/IBNS: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has launched a fierce attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister was denied permission to garland a statue of socialist leader and politician Jayaprakash Narayan on his birth anniversary in Lucknow.
PM Narendra Modi stresses on ASEAN's central role in Indo-Pacific regional architecture
Oct 11, 2024, at 07:10 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attended the 19th East Asia Summit (EAS) when he stressed ASEAN's central role in the Indo-Pacific regional architecture, in India’s Indo-Pacific Vision and in Quad cooperation.
Oct 11, 2024, at 06:58 pm
Indian PM Narendra Modi met his Thai counterpart Paetongtarn Shinawatra on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit in Vientiane on Friday when they discussed a wide range of bilateral issues.
Oct 11, 2024, at 06:35 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal junior doctor Aniket Mahato, who was hospitalised after falling ill due to hunger strike over RG Kar rape-murder incident, is still critical, media reports said.
Deeply concerned: India on theft of Goddess Kali crown gifted by Modi from Bangladesh temple
Oct 11, 2024, at 05:42 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India has expressed "deep concern" over the reports claiming a Goddess Kali crown, which was gifted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is stolen from a Bangladesh temple.
Oct 11, 2024, at 06:43 am
Kolkata/IBNS: One of the agitating junior doctors "fasting unto death" was on Thursday night taken to RG Kar Hospital's Intensive Care Unit after he fell sick at the site of the hunger strike at Kolkata's downtown Esplanade.
Ahead of assembly polls, Maharashtra cabinet attempts to appease SC, OBCs with key decisions
Oct 11, 2024, at 05:55 am
Mumbai/IBNS Eyening a repeat of the Bharatiya Janata Party's success in Haryana, the ruling BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP coalition in Maharashtra has reached out to two key groups - the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in an attempt to appease them ahead of the Assembly polls to be held later this year.
India bids adieu to its national icon Ratan Tata with full state honours, thousands pay tribute
Oct 11, 2024, at 02:10 am
Mumbai: The final rites of India's most revered industrialist Ratan Naval Tata were performed with full State honours at a Mumbai crematorium this afternoon.
A giant among industrialists, a patriot: Narayana Murthy's tribute to friend Ratan Tata
Oct 10, 2024, at 11:22 pm
Bengaluru: Ratan Tata was deeply respected by his peers, especially Infosys co-founder N.R. Narayana Murthy who shared a close friendship with Tata despite their companies being competitors.
'Goodbye, dear lighthouse': Ratan Tata's trusted aide Shantanu Naidu bids emotional adieu
Oct 10, 2024, at 07:38 pm
Delhi: Shantanu Naidu, general manager at Ratan Tata's office and a close associate, shared an emotional tribute to his "dear lighthouse" following the death of the 86-year-old former Tata Group chairman on Wednesday.
Cornell pays tribute to Ratan Tata: A legacy of innovation, philanthropy, and global impact
Oct 10, 2024, at 07:02 pm
Mumbai: Cornell University, where Ratan Tata studied, paid rich tributes to him, acknowledging his lasting influence on entrepreneurs and business leaders worldwide.
Why did Ratan Tata, India's most beloved industrialist, remain unmarried for life?
Oct 10, 2024, at 05:21 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The personal life of India's most beloved industrialist and philanthropist Ratan Tata, who passed away at the age of 86 on Wednesday, has remained much of a mystery.
India's most revered industrialist Ratan Tata to be given full state honours at funeral
Oct 10, 2024, at 05:09 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: India's most revered industrialist and philanthropist Ratan Tata, who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 86, will be cremated with full state honours, media reports said.