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Chhattisgarh's Surajpur town sees unrest after criminal pours hot oil on cop; murders wife, daughter of another

Oct 15, 2024, at 07:09 am

Surajpur/Chhattisgarh/IBNS: Massive violence erupted in Chhattisgarh's Surajpur after a head constable's wife and daughter were brutally murdered by a local criminal sending shock waves across the region, media reports said on Monday.

After Baba Siddique's murder, arrested shooters reveal his son Zeeshan was on hit list too

Oct 15, 2024, at 06:38 am

Mumbai/IBNS: After Nationalist Congress Party leader Baba Siddique was shot dead in Mumbai last week, it has been revealed that his MLA-son Zeeshan Siddiqui's name was also on the Bishnoi gang's hit list, media reports said.

India and Canada engage in retaliatory diplomatic expulsions as Khalistan row escalates; New Delhi withdraws envoy

Oct 15, 2024, at 06:01 am

India on Monday expelled six Canadian diplomats and asked them to leave the country by Saturday after Ottawa said it was investigating the Indian ambassador and other diplomats as "persons of interest" in connection with the killing of a Sikh separatist leader last year, official sources said.

India summons Canada envoy, decides to withdraw High Commissioner in Ottawa amid massive escalation of row

Oct 15, 2024, at 02:47 am

The government has decided to withdraw its High Commissioner in Canada after Ottawa's fresh accusations against the Indian envoy and other diplomats in connection with a murder investigation which the Modi government called an act of "vote bank politics".

RG Kar impasse: Bengal doctors-govt meeting ends with no result

Oct 14, 2024, at 11:01 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A fresh round of talks between a delegation representing West Bengal doctors and the state government over the RG Kar deadlock ended with no result on Monday.

India wins contract over China to construct four non-nuclear icebreaker ships for Russia

Oct 14, 2024, at 09:39 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In a significant geopolitical and economic development, India has outpaced China to secure a contract to build four non-nuclear icebreaker ships for Russia.

Canada’s Double Standards on Violent Protests – A Dangerous Precedent

Oct 14, 2024, at 09:35 pm

In recent months, Canada has witnessed a troubling rise in protests that have crossed the line into outright hostility and violence. Most recently, the effigy of Sanjay Kumar Verma, India’s High Commissioner to Canada, was burned by members of the proscribed, extremist Khalistan group Sikhs for Justice in Vancouver.

Trudeau govt's vote bank politics: India toughens stand against Canada after latest tirade over Nijjar killing

Oct 14, 2024, at 09:03 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India on Monday called Canada's fresh accusations against New Delhi's High Commissioner and other diplomats in connection with a murder investigation an act of "vote bank politics" by the Justin Trudeau government.

A short talk on Mahatma Gandhi at his 155th birth anniversary in Russia

Oct 14, 2024, at 08:37 pm

This short talk was delivered at the celebration of the 155th Anniversary of MK Gandhi in Moscow on the 2nd of October 2024 by Dr. Sergei Dmitriyevich Serebriany of E.M. Meletinsky Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, Russian State University for the Humanities

Lawrence Bishnoi gang, which claimed responsibility for Baba Siddique's murder, sends Salman Khan a message

Oct 14, 2024, at 07:54 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: The Lawrence Bishnoi gang on Sunday claimed responsibility for the murder of Nationalist Congress Party leader Baba Siddique, who was shot dead by three men during Dussehra.

RG Kar: Bengal junior doctors to hold protest march to Raj Bhavan on 10th day of hunger strike today

Oct 14, 2024, at 07:13 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal junior doctors will on Monday hold a protest march to Governor's house on the 10th day of their hunger strike, media reports said.

Baba Siddique's shooters threw chilli powder at cops, mastermind still out of reach

Oct 14, 2024, at 06:28 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: The three men who shot dead Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Baba Siddique threw chilli powder at police officers and also carried pepper spray as a part of the assassination plan, media reports said.

Malayalam actor Baiju Santhosh arrested for drunk driving

Oct 14, 2024, at 05:37 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Malayalam actor Baiju Santhosh was on Monday arrested for drunk driving, media reports said.

New York-bound Air India flight makes emergency landing in New Delhi over bomb threat

Oct 14, 2024, at 05:11 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: A New York-bound Air India flight on Monday made an emergency landing in New Delhi due to a bomb threat, media reports said.

BJP slams Congress Prez Mallikarjun Kharge on 'party of terroists' comment

Oct 14, 2024, at 12:49 am

New Delhi: BJP leaders on Saturday criticized Congress and its chief Mallikarjun Kharge after he called the BJP a “party of terrorists.”

DU prof G N Saibaba dies months after decade-long legal battle and acquittal in Maoist case

Oct 13, 2024, at 11:42 pm

Hyderabad: Former Delhi University professor G N Saibaba, who was incarcerated for a decade in connection with alleged Maoist links and was acquitted earlier this year, passed away late Saturday evening, media reports said.

Lawrence Bishnoi gang claims responsibility for NCP leader Baba Siddique's murder

Oct 13, 2024, at 09:46 pm

Mumbai: The Lawrence Bishnoi gang has taken responsibility for the killing of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique, media reports said.

Commuters rush to safety as driverless burning car speeds through busy road in Jaipur

Oct 13, 2024, at 07:48 pm

Jaipur: A fire-engulfed driverless car sped down the busy elevated road on Ajmer Road towards Sudarshanpura Pulia on Saturday, causing panic and forcing motorists to rush to save their vehicles, a viral video of the incident showed.

'The change-maker we need': Ex-British PM Boris Johnson praises PM Modi in his book

Oct 13, 2024, at 06:38 pm

London: In his memoir "Unleashed", set to hit UK bookstores soon, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reflects fondly on his relationship with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, describing him as the "change-maker" needed to strengthen ties between India and the UK, media reports said.

'Champion of India-Israel friendship: Netanyahu condoles Ratan Tata's demise

Oct 13, 2024, at 06:13 pm

Tel Aviv/New Delhi: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu conveyed his condolences to Narendra Modi today on the passing of industrialist and global icon Ratan Tata, adding that many in Israel are mourning his loss.

NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique shot dead in Mumbai: Two suspects arrested

Oct 13, 2024, at 04:30 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Former Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Baba Siddique, who was an influential person in political and social circles, was shot dead on Saturday night in front of his son's office in Mumbai, police said.

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.

Ensure safety and security of Hindus: India to Bangladesh amid reports of attack on Durga Puja pandal

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.