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Exit polls predict advantage for Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra, close fight in Jharkhand | Amid standoff with Delhi, Canada implements extra security screening for fliers travelling to India | Maharashtra polls: Ex-cop accuses Supriya Sule of being involved in Bitcoin scam, BJP says opposition 'unmasked' | PM Modi urges swift extradition of Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi in talks with UK PM Starmer at G20 summit: Report | G20 Summit: Narendra Modi, Macron discuss ways to advance India-France Strategic Partnership during meeting in Brazil | MeToo case: SC grants anticipatory bail to Malayalam actor Siddique noting 'complainant posted on Facebook but not reached Hema Committee' | Tirumala trust asks non-Hindu staffers to retire or opt for transfer | Manipur unrest: Civil society sets 24-hr deadline for BJP MLAs to take 'decisive action' | Delhi chokes as air quality remains in 'severe plus' category amid curb on several daily activities | 'India is focused on inclusive development, youth power': PM Modi addresses G-20 session in Brazil

India hands over two water-jet-propelled Fast Interceptor Craft to Mozambique

Nov 10, 2024, at 09:29 pm

As part of its capacity-building engagements with friendly foreign nations of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), India gifted two water-jet-propelled Fast Interceptor Craft (FIC) to Mozambique on November 8.

50-year-old UP man kidnapped for ransom during blind date, 3 arrested

Nov 10, 2024, at 08:05 pm

Jhansi (UP): A 50-year-old man was rescued, and three people, including a woman, were arrested for allegedly setting up a honeytrap and kidnapping him for ransom, media reports said.

Meat, alcohol allegedly served during British PM's Diwali party, Hindus express 'displeasure'

Nov 10, 2024, at 06:55 pm

A large number of British Hindus expressed their displeasure after meat and alcohol were allegedly served at the Diwali party hosted by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at 10, Downing Street.

Terrorist killed in J&K's Sopore encounter, search operation continues

Nov 10, 2024, at 05:19 pm

Srinagar/IBNS: The Indian Army on Saturday evening eliminated a terrorist during an operation in the Sopore area of Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district.

First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Denis Manturov to visit India on Monday

Nov 10, 2024, at 04:57 pm

Moscow/IBNS: First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Denis Manturov will make a working visit to India on Monday.

BJP worker's body found inside party office in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas dist; woman arrested

Nov 10, 2024, at 07:36 am

Kolkata: A BJP worker was found dead inside the party office at Usthi in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, media reports said.

Kerala CM accuses Priyanka Gandhi of taking support of Muslim fundamentalist group Jamaat-e-Islami in Wayanad by-election

Nov 10, 2024, at 06:15 am

Wayanad: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday accused Congress candidate Priyanka Gandhi Vadra of contesting the Wayanad by-election with the backing of the Jamaat-e-Islami, media reports said.

Jharkhand assembly polls: JP Nadda vows to protect indigenous rights, no tribal status for children of 'infiltrators'

Nov 10, 2024, at 05:04 am

Palamu (Jharkhand): The rights of the local communities will be preserved and the children of an "infiltrator" father and a local Adivasi mother wouldn't be granted the ‘tribal’ status if the BJP comes to power in Jharkhand, stated Union Minister and BJP national president JP Nadda on Saturday, media reports said.

'Patriarchy' a Left-invented term, didn't stop Indira Gandhi from becoming PM: Sitharaman to female students in Bengaluru

Nov 10, 2024, at 04:49 am

Bengaluru: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday questioned how Indira Gandhi made it as prime minister if patriarchy held back women in India from achieving their goals, media reports said.

UP: Minor NEET aspirant held hostage, raped for 6 months by coaching centre teachers in Kanpur

Nov 10, 2024, at 02:59 am

Kanpur: A student was allegedly confined for more than six months and raped by two teachers at a prominent coaching institute where she had enrolled to prepare for medical entrance exam NEET.

Former Karnataka CM Yediyurappa, ex-minister, to be prosecuted over irregularities in Covid spending

Nov 10, 2024, at 02:20 am

Bengaluru: A report by retired High Court judge Michael D'Cunha, who investigated the alleged Covid-19 scam under the previous BJP government in Karnataka, has recommended prosecuting former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and then-Health Minister B Sriramulu under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, media reports said.

Indian officials meet Taliban Minister in Afghanistan for the first time

Nov 09, 2024, at 11:37 pm

An Indian delegation led by J P Singh, the Joint Secretary of the Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran division in the External Affairs Ministry, recently met Taliban's Defence Minister Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob and offered the use of Chabahar Port in Iran to businesses in his country.

Congress wants to return to power dividing castes: PM Modi in Maharashtra

Nov 09, 2024, at 07:24 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday claimed the Congress is keen to create a rift among different castes to take political leverage and return to power.

Bihar's Purnia MP Pappu Yadav receives another threat from Lawrence Bishnoi gang

Nov 09, 2024, at 05:17 pm

Patna/IBNS: Pappu Yadav, the Lok Sabha MP from Bihar's Purnia, has received yet another threat from the group of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, media reports said.

Three coaches of Secunderabad-Shalimar Express train derail at Nalpur in West Bengal's Howrah

Nov 09, 2024, at 04:30 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Three coaches of Secunderabad-Shalimar Express train derailed at Nalpur in the Howrah district of West Bengal on Saturday morning, media reports said.

22-year-old arrested for pelting stones at Lucknow-bound Vande Bharat Express, leaving a window damaged

Nov 09, 2024, at 06:25 am

Stones were hurled at a Vande Bharat train in Uttarakhand on Thursday, damaging one of the windows and triggering a panic among passengers.

Chief Justice DY Chandrachud takes a dig at trolls, says they will be 'unemployed' after his retirement

Nov 09, 2024, at 06:03 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Outgoing Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, who had his last working day in the Supreme Court on Friday, took a light dig at his trolls saying they will become "unemployed" from Monday.

K'taka yoga teacher escapes death, outsmarts kidnappers using breathing control skill after being molested, stripped

Nov 09, 2024, at 04:57 am

Dibburahali/IBNS: A 34-year-old yoga teacher evaded the clutches of her kidnappers based on her mastery over breathing control skills after she was abducted from near Devanahalli in Karnataka, taken to a forest about 30km away, stripped, molested, and strangled by the miscreants, media reports said.

EC warns of stern action over derogatory comments against women after Shaina NC remark sparked row

Nov 09, 2024, at 03:14 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar admonished political leaders for making controversial or sexist remarks against women and directed officials to deal strictly with violators in the wake of a huge row over remarks made against BJP's Shaina NC, who is contesting Maharashtra polls on Shinde-led Sena's ticket, media reports said Friday.

S Jaishankar discusses global political, economic scenario with Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam

Nov 08, 2024, at 11:33 pm

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met top leaders of Singapore, including President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, during his visit to the country.

India-Australia joint military exercise commences in Pune

Nov 08, 2024, at 10:41 pm

The 3rd edition of joint military Exercise  Austrahind commenced at Foreign Training Node, Pune in Maharashtra on Friday where the participants will focus on high degree of physical fitness, joint planning and joint tactical drills.

Ensure safety of Hindu community in Bangladesh, says MEA spokesperson amid fresh clashes in Chittagong

Nov 08, 2024, at 08:39 pm

Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Thursday said the recent attack on Hindu community members in Bangladesh can trigger further tensions in the community.

Droupadi Murmu witnesses operational demonstration by Indian Navy

Nov 08, 2024, at 08:34 pm

Indian President Droupadi Murmu witnessed the operational demonstration by the Indian Navy at sea on Thursday.

Article 370 restoration demand triggers ruckus in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly again

Nov 08, 2024, at 07:10 pm

Srinagar/IBNS: The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly witnessed yet another day of ruckus over the demand of Article 370 restoration on Friday, media reports said.

Kashmir: Two village guards kidnapped and killed by terrorists in Kishtwar

Nov 08, 2024, at 06:27 pm

Srinagar/IBNS: Two village guards were kidnapped and killed by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Thursday evening, media reports said.

Aligarh Muslim University is entitled to minority status, rules Supreme Court overruling 1967 judgement

Nov 08, 2024, at 05:31 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday overruled its own 1967 judgement in ruling that the Aligarh Muslim University or AMU is entitled to the minority status as per Article 30 of the Constitution, media reports said.

Salman Khan gets fresh threat over a song naming Lawrence Bishnoi

Nov 08, 2024, at 04:26 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has received yet another threat from an anonymous person over a song that had referred to gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, whose group claimed responsibility for gunning down Maharashtra politician Baba Siddique last month and also targeted the 58-year-old actor.

Supreme Court refuses to transfer RG Kar case trial outside Bengal

Nov 08, 2024, at 06:16 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Slamming a lawyer who claimed that people in Bengal are losing faith in the judiciary over the RG case, the Supreme Court Thursday refused to transfer the trial outside the state.

India cancels consular camps in Toronto citing security issues days after Hindu temple attack

Nov 08, 2024, at 05:43 am

New Delhi/IBNS: India has decided to cancel consular camps in Toronto over security issues days after a Hindu temple in Canada's Brampton was attacked, the Minister of External Affairs said on Thursday.

S Jaishankar meets Australian PM Anthony Albanese in Canberra, discusses bilateral partnership

Nov 08, 2024, at 04:40 am

Canberra/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday and discussed ways to strengthen the bilateral partnership.