Bankim Chandra’s family decries Bengal govt's ‘neglect’, welcomes Modi’s tribute to ‘Vande Mataram’
Dec 09, 2025, at 10:32 pm
The family of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, the iconic writer who composed Vande Mataram, has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for commemorating 150 years of the national song, even as they criticised the West Bengal government for what they described as long-standing indifference to the literary giant.
Sonia Gandhi’s ‘Vande Mataram’ greeting adds new layer to escalating national song row? Find out
Dec 09, 2025, at 09:14 pm
On her 79th birthday, Congress veteran Sonia Gandhi briefly responded to reporters with a smiling “Vande Mataram”, a remark that immediately fed into a political storm already intensifying for two days over the national song.
Big defence boost! India and Brunei kick off new military partnership in Delhi
Dec 09, 2025, at 05:51 pm
The inaugural meeting of India-Brunei Joint Working Group (JWG) on Defence Cooperation took place in New Delhi on December on Tuesday, marking a significant milestone in advancing the bilateral partnership between the two nations.
IndiGo is 'back on its feet', says CEO after days of nationwide flight chaos
Dec 09, 2025, at 05:43 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: IndiGo has declared that it has regained operational stability after days of severe disruptions that left passengers across the country stranded.
Dec 09, 2025, at 03:45 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre has initiated a firm crackdown on IndiGo following days of turmoil at airports across India, with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) ordering a five percent reduction in the airline’s winter schedule.
Odisha's Malkangiri in flames: Tribals rampage Bangladeshi settlers village after beheading horror!
Dec 09, 2025, at 02:03 pm
Bhubaneswar/IBNS: Tension continued to grip Odisha’s Malkangiri district on Tuesday as violence escalated in MV-26 village, where thousands of tribal residents reportedly torched additional houses belonging to Bangladesh-origin settlers.
Dec 09, 2025, at 12:33 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: IndiGo’s service disruption continued for the seventh straight day, with nearly 500 flights grounded on Tuesday, according to media reports.
Congress suspends Navjot Kaur Sidhu over ‘Rs 500-crore suitcase’ remark, despite her clarification
Dec 08, 2025, at 11:21 pm
The Congress has suspended Navjot Kaur Sidhu, former MLA and wife of cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, after her explosive remark alleging that a “suitcase of Rs. 500 crore” can determine who becomes Chief Minister.
Strong 7.6-magnitude quake hits northern Japan, triggers tsunami; leaves several injured
Dec 08, 2025, at 10:11 pm
A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of northern Japan on Monday, sending small tsunami waves on shorelines in both Aomori and Hokkaido, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
Dec 08, 2025, at 09:53 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Gender-inclusive policies, improved digital access, and stronger social protection mechanisms can significantly boost women’s participation in India’s platform economy, experts said at a high-level roundtable jointly organised by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER).
PM Modi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra face off in Parliament over history and legacy of ‘Vande Mataram’
Dec 08, 2025, at 08:48 pm
The 150th anniversary of the national song Vande Mataram triggered an intense political confrontation in Parliament on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra delivering sharply contrasting interpretations of its historical journey and contemporary relevance.
Pilots say IndiGo mayhem was 'engineered' to force rollback of new FDTL norms, seek forensic probe
Dec 08, 2025, at 08:34 pm
Pilots at IndiGo Airlines have raised sharp questions over the scale of flight delays and cancellations that have disrupted air travel across India, alleging the crisis was intentionally created to pressure the government into suspending the revised Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) norms.
Nine years in Germany, yet heart in India! AI tech founder says no to foreign citizenship
Dec 08, 2025, at 06:04 pm
An Indian-origin entrepreneur and researcher, Mayukh Panja, who has been living in Germany for the past nine years, has refused to give up his passport.
'Bankim Da' or 'Bankim Babu': How Modi handled TMC MP's objection during Vande Mataram debate speech
Dec 08, 2025, at 04:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address in the Lok Sabha on Monday, marking the beginning of a special discussion on the 150th anniversary of the national song Vande Mataram, briefly hit an unexpected linguistic roadblock — a light but pointed exchange unfolded over his reference to the song’s creator, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, as “Bankim Da”.
You won’t believe which Hyderabad road could be named after Donald Trump
Dec 08, 2025, at 04:16 pm
The Telangana government has decided to rename a crucial road in Hyderabad that houses the US Consulate after President Donald Trump.
Race against time! Indian Navy sends four more warships to Cyclone Ditwah-hit Sri Lanka
Dec 08, 2025, at 03:28 pm
The Indian Navy deployed four more ships to supply HADR stores to cyclone-affected regions of Sri Lanka as part of Operation Sagar Bandhu.
Nationwide chaos: IndiGo cancels over 450 flights — minister reveals what really went wrong
Dec 08, 2025, at 03:23 pm
Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Monday attributed IndiGo’s massive service disruption to issues within the airline’s crew rostering and internal planning system, according to media reports.
Dec 08, 2025, at 01:06 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: A Kerala court on Monday acquitted Malayalam film actor Dileep in connection with the 2017 abduction and rape of an actress, media reports said.
Travel chaos isn’t over! IndiGo cancels more than 450 flights even after ‘operational reset’
Dec 08, 2025, at 11:09 am
New Delhi/IBNS: More than 450 IndiGo flights were cancelled on Monday as the airline continued efforts to stabilise operations after nearly a week of severe disruption, according to media reports.
Dec 08, 2025, at 09:20 am
The Special Operation Group (SOG) of the Jammu and Kashmir Police recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition during a search operation in the Bhalara forest area of Doda district in the Union Territory on Sunday.
Historic move! Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveils record 125 border projects from Ladakh
Dec 07, 2025, at 10:08 pm
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on Sunday dedicated to the nation 125 strategically significant infrastructure projects of Border Roads Organisation (BRO) - the most to have ever been inaugurated simultaneously - from Ladakh.
Dec 07, 2025, at 09:37 pm
Budget airline IndiGo on Sunday said it has resumed operations across 137 of its 138 destinations, marking a significant recovery from the recent operational crisis and offering relief to stranded passengers.
Telangana woman dies in tragic house fire in New York; family seeks help to bring body home
Dec 07, 2025, at 12:10 pm
A 24-year-old woman from Telangana’s Jangaon district lost her life in a devastating house fire in the United States on Thursday.
Dec 07, 2025, at 11:34 am
A Pakistani woman has accused her husband of abandoning her in Karachi and secretly preparing for a second marriage in Delhi, triggering outrage among social groups and mediation bodies across India and Pakistan.
Dec 07, 2025, at 10:39 am
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking at the 23rd edition of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, criticised attempts to link India’s past economic performance with the Hindu faith, calling such interpretations an attempt to “malign the Hindu way of life.”
25 dead, over 50 injured as massive fire engulfs popular Goa nightclub in Arpora
Dec 07, 2025, at 09:21 am
A devastating fire tore through the popular nightclub Birch by Romeo Lane in Arpora, North Goa, shortly after 1 am on Friday, leaving 25 people dead and more than 50 others injured, media reports said.
IndiGo says it has restored 95% network connectivity after days of massive disruptions
Dec 07, 2025, at 01:14 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After nearly a week of chaos triggered by widespread disruption of flight operations, IndiGo announced that it has restored 95 percent of its network connectivity across destinations.
Quad slams cross-border terror during Delhi talks
Dec 06, 2025, at 06:24 pm
The 3rd Quad Counter Terrorism Working Group (CTWG) meeting between India, Japan, Australia, and the United States was held in New Delhi on December 4-5, when officials unequivocally condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, including cross-border terrorism.
India, US hold crucial counter-terror meet: What was really on the agenda?
Dec 06, 2025, at 05:35 pm
India and the United States of America (USA) held the 21st Meeting of the India-USA Joint Working Group (JWG) on Counter Terrorism (CT) and the 7th Designations Dialogue on Wednesday in New Delhi, when officials underscored the importance of bilateral cooperation in tackling the crisis.
IndiGo crisis: Air India caps economy fares on domestic flights from December 4
Dec 06, 2025, at 04:58 pm
Airlines major Air India and Air India Express on Saturday said they have proactively capped economy class airfares on non-stop domestic flights to prevent the usual demand-and-supply mechanism amid the ongoing IndiGo crisis.