Aug 25, 2025, at 10:59 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In a huge drama that unfolded on Monday morning, Trinamool Congress MLA Jiban Krishna Saha threw away his phones, tried to flee as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided him and his relatives in connection with the probe into the irregularities in recruitment of staff in schools.
Aug 25, 2025, at 09:08 am
Ukraine's envoy to India Oleksandr Polishchuk has confirmed that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy may visit India soon.
Odisha: YouTuber swept away while filming a reel at a waterfall, video goes viral
Aug 24, 2025, at 09:42 pm
A 22-year-old YouTuber was caught on camera being swept away by a strong current at the Duduma waterfall in Koraput district of Odisha, media reports said.
Aug 24, 2025, at 09:15 pm
Greater Noida: The Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested the mother-in-law of the woman, 28-year-old Nikki Bhati, who was burned to death over dowry-demand on Thursday, just hours after the victim's husband, Vipin Bhati, was shot in the leg while trying to escape custody.
Aug 24, 2025, at 08:03 pm
Kolkata: The Kolkata Police has filed a 658-page chargesheet in the South Calcutta Law College gangrape case, naming four arrested individuals, including suspended Trinamool Congress Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) leader and prime accused Monojit Mishra, media reports said.
India's DRDO conducts maiden flight-tests of Integrated Air Defence Weapon System
Aug 24, 2025, at 06:55 pm
India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted the maiden flight-tests of Integrated Air Defence Weapon System (IADWS) off the coast of Odisha on Saturday, officials said.
Art teacher assaulted in West Bengal after protesting against public drinking, 5 arrested
Aug 24, 2025, at 06:48 pm
Kolkata: An art teacher was brutally attacked in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas after objecting to a group of people drinking alcohol in public.
Aug 24, 2025, at 05:40 pm
New Delhi: Former Supreme Court judge and Opposition vice-presidential candidate B Sudershan Reddy on Saturday responded to Home Minister Amit Shah’s criticism over the Salwa Judum verdict, saying he had merely authored the judgment, which was the decision of the top court and not an individual opinion.
Aug 24, 2025, at 04:17 pm
New Delhi: The husband of 28-year-old Nikki Bhati, who was set on fire after years of dowry harassment in Greater Noida, was shot in the leg while attempting to escape police custody, a day after her death.
Aug 24, 2025, at 01:21 pm
US President Donald Trump's Indian-American Republican colleague, Nikki Haley, has warned India over its Russian oil purchase and asked to work on a solution with the White House "sooner the better".
Kiren Rijiju accuses Rahul Gandhi of working with George Soros, says he is on 'dangerous track'
Aug 24, 2025, at 12:27 pm
Taking a strong jibe at Rahul Gandhi, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said the Congress MP has taken a "very dangerous track" and accused him of working in coordination with "anti-India" George Soros.
'They should be shot dead in encounter': Father of Greater Noida woman killed over dowry
Aug 24, 2025, at 11:44 am
The father of 28-year-old Nikki Bhati, who died after her husband and in-laws allegedly set her on fire over a Rs. 36-lakh dowry demand in Greater Noida, has demanded that the accused should be shot dead in an encounter.
Kerala Congress MLA, accused of harassment, threatens to kill pregnant woman for refusing abortion
Aug 24, 2025, at 10:57 am
Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil, who faces several allegations of sexual misconduct, allegedly forced a woman to undergo an abortion and threatened to kill her in a "few seconds" when she resisted, media reports said.
Aug 23, 2025, at 11:56 pm
Greater Noida (UP): A woman in Greater Noida was brutally assaulted by her husband and in-laws before being set on fire, chilling footage shows — the culmination of years of alleged dowry harassment and demands for ₹36 lakh, media reports said.
Syrian gang posing as Gaza war victims busted in Ahmedabad, one held
Aug 23, 2025, at 08:52 pm
Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Crime Branch has uncovered a Syrian gang accused of raising funds from mosques by masquerading as victims of the Gaza conflict, India Today reported.
India-China ties not black and white, not driven by US moves: Jaishankar
Aug 23, 2025, at 08:04 pm
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday dismissed suggestions that India’s recent engagement with China was prompted by Washington’s trade actions, including tariff measures announced by US President Donald Trump.
India temporarily suspends postal services to US, check out the exceptions
Aug 23, 2025, at 04:20 pm
The Indian Department of Posts on Saturday said that the postal services in the US are being temporarily suspended, barring a few exceptions.
Karnataka Congress MLA KC Veerendra arrested in illegal betting case
Aug 23, 2025, at 03:43 pm
Gangtok/IBNS: Karnataka Congress MLA KC Veerendra Puppy was on Saturday arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the illegal online and offline betting case, media reports said.
Greece: INS Tamal concludes port call at Souda Bay
Aug 23, 2025, at 02:43 pm
INS Tamal, the latest stealth frigate of the Indian Navy, on her passage to home base in India, called at Souda Bay, Greece, from August 19 to August 22.
Aug 23, 2025, at 02:17 pm
Fijian PM Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka, will pay a visit to India from August 24-26, the Ministry of External Affairs said.
Aug 23, 2025, at 02:11 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday defended India's purchase of oil from Russia in strong words amid the ongoing tariff war against the Trump administration in the US, asserting that New Delhi cannot be singled out when Western nations themselves import energy from Moscow and unhappy critics were free not to buy Indian oil or refined products.
Aug 23, 2025, at 01:10 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: In a massive twist in the Dharmasthala case, the woman, who had earlier claimed her daughter had disappeared, has backtracked on her assertion, media reports said.
PM Modi to inaugurate fourth edition of SEMICON India 2025
Aug 23, 2025, at 02:14 am
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the fourth edition of SEMICON India 2025 on Sept 2 at Yashobhoomi (India International Convention and Expo Centre) in New Delhi.
Modi to visit Japan, China next week to attend key summits
Aug 23, 2025, at 12:00 am
Indian PM Narendra Modi will visit Japan and China this month to attend the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit in Tokyo and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday.
Aug 22, 2025, at 10:21 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said a 21st century India requires a transport system of this era as he inaugurated multiple development projects worth over Rs. 5,200 crore in West Bengal's capital Kolkata, besides flagging off three new stretches of Kolkata Metro, on Friday.
Lord Swraj Paul, renowned NRI industrialist and philanthropist, dies in London at 94
Aug 22, 2025, at 10:00 pm
London: Eminent NRI entrepreneur and philanthropist Lord Swraj Paul, the 94-year-old founder of the UK-based Caparo Group, passed away in London on Thursday evening (August 21).
Aug 22, 2025, at 07:26 pm
Kolkata: In a major push for West Bengal’s urban mobility and regional connectivity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated three new metro routes in Kolkata, adding 13.61 kilometres of track to the city’s growing rapid transit network.
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seizes 72 kg of hydroponic weed during countrywide operation
Aug 22, 2025, at 05:00 pm
In a pan India operation code named Operation “WeedOut”, the Indian government's Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) dismantled a syndicate involved in smuggling of hydroponic weed into India.
Rajnath Singh interacts with global women peacekeepers
Aug 22, 2025, at 04:48 pm
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on August 22, 2025, interacted with the women officers of 15 countries alongside India, who are participating in a nearly two-week long United Nations Women Military Officers Course (UNWMOC-2025) being held at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi.
Bihar SIR: Voters excluded from draft rolls can re-apply with Aadhaar card, rules Supreme Court
Aug 22, 2025, at 03:12 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to accept Aadhaar card as a document for voters excluded from draft rolls in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar, media reports said.