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Delhi's grand oath ceremony to be held after PM Modi returns from US: Reports | 12 Maoists, 2 security personnel killed as encounter breaks in Chhattisgarh | Maha Kumbh 2025: 3-day International Bird Festival to be organised in Prayagraj from Feb 16 | Development wins, tweets PM Narendra Modi after thumping victory in Delhi Assembly polls | 'Hope BJP fulfills people's expectations': Arvind Kejriwal after BJP ends AAP rule in Delhi | Delhi CM Atishi wins from Kalkaji saving AAP's modesty as top guns bite the dust | Arvind Kejriwal was carried away by wealth: Anna Hazare after AAP's Delhi ouster | Delhi Assembly polls: Arvind Kejriwal loses New Delhi seat, BJP set to form government | BJP returns to power in Delhi after 27 years, defeats AAP | More voters in Maharashtra than its adult population: Rahul Gandhi alleges irregularities in voting

'My mother is 78, she means no disrespect': Priyanka Gandhi Vadra defends Sonia over President 'poor thing' remark

Jan 31, 2025, at 11:38 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Amid row over Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's remarks about President Droupadi Murmu after the latter's Parliament address on Friday, her daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra defended saying the comments were being misinterpreted.

Remark insults not just President but poor, tribals: PM Modi slams Sonia Gandhi's 'poor thing' comment

Jan 31, 2025, at 09:40 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday slammed Congress leader Sonia Gandhi over her "poor thing" remark on President Droupadi Murmu's address to Parliament, hours after the Rashtrapati Bhavan called the comments "unfortunate and entirely avoidable" as well as "in poor taste".

'Lost faith in you': 7 MLAs resign from Arvind Kejriwal's AAP days before Delhi polls

Jan 31, 2025, at 09:02 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Seven Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs have resigned five days before the crucial Delhi election stating that they lost faith in party supremo Arvind Kejriwal.

Hurt the dignity of high office: President's office criticises Sonia Gandhi's 'poor taste' remark against Droupadi Murmu

Jan 31, 2025, at 04:51 pm

The Indian President's Office on Friday criticised Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi's ‘poor thing’ remark against Droupadi Murmu and said it 'hurt the dignity' of the high office.

'Poor thing': Sonia Gandhi's choice of words for Prez Droupadi Murmu stirs row, invites BJP's ire

Jan 31, 2025, at 04:07 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Sonia Gandhi's reference to president Droupadi Murmu as a "poor thing" has stirred a massive row with strong condemnation from the ruling party members heating up the political battle right on day one of parliament's budget session.

Husband is the legal father of a child born out of wife's extramarital affair despite biological evidence: SC

Jan 31, 2025, at 03:10 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court has said the legal father of a child born out of a woman's extramarital affairs continues to be her husband despite biological evidence, media reports said.

Budget 2025 will create new confidence, give energy for Viksit Bharat: PM Modi

Jan 31, 2025, at 11:47 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime minister Narendra Modi on Friday said his government's first full budget since coming to power for the third term will "create new confidence" and provide "energy for Viksit Bharat".

Narendra Modi expresses 'sadness' over loss of lives in US aviation tragedy

Jan 31, 2025, at 10:44 am

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed sadness over the loss of lives in the collision of an American Airlines flight with an Army Black Hawk helicopter in the USA, marking one of the worst aviation mishaps recorded in the country.

Viral videos show Bengal university professor 'marrying' student inside classroom, authorities order probe

Jan 31, 2025, at 12:03 am

Kolkata/IBNS: A female professor in West Bengal landed into deep trouble after several videos purportedly showing her getting married to a college student inside a classroom went viral putting the university officials on alert.

ED names Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, family in Rs 56 cr MUDA land scam probe

Jan 30, 2025, at 09:23 pm

Bengaluru: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has named Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, members of his family, and senior officials of the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) in an investigation into alleged irregularities in site allotments worth approximately Rs 56 crore, media reports said.

Govt reveals how C-17 aircraft airdropped 18 commandos near Somali coast to capture a pirate-controlled ship in 10-hr mission

Jan 30, 2025, at 09:14 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The government has shared the details of a 10-hour daring operation by the Indian forces to rescue 17 crew of a merchant ship near the Somalian coast and honoured the pilot who flew a C-17 military transport aircraft to carry out the high-risk mission.

UP Congress MP Rakesh Rathore arrested in Sitapur on rape charges after bail plea rejection

Jan 30, 2025, at 03:53 pm

Sitapur (UP): Congress MP Rakesh Rathore was arrested on Thursday in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur in connection with a rape case filed by a woman, media reports said.

Setback for AAP-Congress as BJP wins Chandigarh mayoral elections

Jan 30, 2025, at 02:19 pm

Chandigarh/IBNS: In a setback for the Aam Aadmi Party and Congress alliance, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has secured a victory in the Chandigarh mayoral elections, media reports said.

Yogi Adityanath orders judicial probe into deadly Maha Kumbh stampede, issues slew of measures to manage crowd

Jan 30, 2025, at 01:29 pm

Lucknow/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered a judicial probe into the deadly stampede which took place at the Hindu religious festival Maha Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh in the early hours on Wednesday.

30-year-old woman raped, acid poured in front of her two children in Assam

Jan 30, 2025, at 02:07 am

Assam/IBNS: A 30-year-old woman was allegedly raped and poured acid on in front of her two children in Assam's Cachar district, media reports said on Wednesday. 

Arvind Kejriwal responds to Election Commission, says ammonia levels in Yamuna River have reached peak

Jan 30, 2025, at 01:06 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Receiving massive flak for his claims, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Wednesday responded to the Election Commission with data about pollution of the Yamuna River that flows through the heart of Delhi.

'No definitive link to foreign state could be proven': Canada panel report on Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Nijjar's murder

Jan 29, 2025, at 11:58 pm

Amid a major diplomatic crisis with India, a Canadian commission, probing into alleged foreign interference in its electoral processes and democratic institutions, in its report stated that "no definitive link" with a "foreign state" in connection with the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar was "proven".

Amid Yamuna row, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Saini drinks 'poisoned' water

Jan 29, 2025, at 09:45 pm

Amid a row over the Yamuna being "poisoned", Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Saini took a sip of water "without hesitation" directly from the river at Delhi's Palla village.

Thirty dead, 90 injured in Maha Kumbh stampede, confirm police

Jan 29, 2025, at 07:12 pm

At least 30 people died and 90 others were injured in a pre-dawn stampede at the Maha Kumbh Festival in north Indian city of Prayagraj on Wednesday where thousands of pilgrims had assembled to take a dip in the sacred water on an occasion considered to be holy by Hindus, police said.

AAP worried due to fear of defeat: PM Modi slams Kejriwal's 'Haryana poisoned Yamuna river' charge

Jan 29, 2025, at 03:38 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday ripped apart former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal for his claims that Haryana poisoned the Yamuna river in the run-up to the February 5 assembly elections in the national capital.

Dozens feared dead in stampede at Maha Kumbh Mela, Yogi asks devotees to take dip at nearest ghats

Jan 29, 2025, at 02:23 pm

Prayagraj/IBNS: Dozens are feared to have been dead and almost 50 injured in a stampede which broke out at the religious congregation of Maha Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj city in the early hours on Wednesday, media reports said.

PM Modi grieves deaths caused by stampede in Maha Kumbh Mela

Jan 29, 2025, at 12:21 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime minister Narendra Modi has grieved the loss of lives caused by the stampede which broke out during the mega Hindu religious event Maha Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj in the wee hours on Wednesday. 

Yogi Adityanath gives message after Maha Kumbh stampede that killed several

Jan 29, 2025, at 10:58 am

Prayagraj/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has sent out a message for the devotees at Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj after a stampede in the religious event led to multiple casualties in the wee hours on Saturday.

India dismisses Canadian report on election interference

Jan 29, 2025, at 10:37 am

The Indian government on Tuesday rejected a Canadian commission's report which alleged that New Delhi was interfering in the federal elections of the country.

Stampede in Maha Kumbh leaves 15 dead, several injured: Reports

Jan 29, 2025, at 09:04 am

At least 15 people are feared to have died and several others were injured in a stampede at the ongoing Maha Kumbh Festival that occurred at the Triveni Sangam in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj city when thousands of people assembled for the holy dip in the Ganges on Wednesday on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya, considered an auspicious event by Hindu devotees.

Parliament panel on Waqf bill circulates draft report, opposition says 'none of its amendments incorporated'

Jan 29, 2025, at 01:43 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Parliament panel on Waqf bill circulates draft report, opposition says 'none of its amendments incorporated'

Saif Ali Khan attack case: Amid reports of fingerprint mismatch, Mumbai Police issues clarification

Jan 29, 2025, at 01:13 am

Mumbai/IBNS: The Mumbai Police have clarified that they have the right accused in their custody in connection with the Said Ali Khan attack case amid reports of fingerprints mismatch.

Give proof on Yamuna poisoning claim by 8 pm tomorrow: EC tells Arvind Kejriwal

Jan 28, 2025, at 11:16 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission Tuesday asked Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal to provide proof supporting his allegation that the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Haryana has poisoned the Yamuna water. 

Man seeks to prove biological father alleging birth out of extramarital affair, SC blocks DNA test in landmark ruling

Jan 28, 2025, at 09:41 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court Tuesday struck a balance between the right to know the biological father and the right to privacy in a landmark ruling in a two-decades-old case.

India to switch to 'one nation, one time' with NavIC-linked atomic clocks

Jan 28, 2025, at 09:31 pm

New Delhi: India is preparing to upgrade its timekeeping system, moving from GPS-based synchronization to using the Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) linked with atomic clocks, according to a Times of India report.