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In Images: PM Modi Visits CR Park Durga Puja Pandal in Delhi on Ashtami

Oct 01, 2025, at 08:29 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday visited a Durga Puja pandal in Delhi’s CR Park on Ashtami and offers prayers at the Karli Bari temple. Photo: BJP

In Images: 71st National Film Awards

Sep 24, 2025, at 12:16 am

President Droupadi Murmu conferred the 71st National Film Awards at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on Tuesday. South cinema icon Mohanlal received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award while Shah Rukh Khan, Vikram Massey and Rani Mukerji won their maiden National Awards at the ceremony. Photos: PIB.

In Images: Nirmala Sitharaman addresses gathering on next-generation GST reforms in Kolkata

Sep 18, 2025, at 11:19 pm

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressed a gathering on next-generation GST reforms at the National Library, Kolkata, on Thursday. Photo: Avishek Mitra/IBNS

In Images: PM Modi attends Combined Commanders’ Conference in Kolkata

Sep 16, 2025, at 12:32 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the Combined Commanders’ Conference 2025 in Kolkata on Monday, hosted by Headquarters Eastern Command. Based on the theme ‘Year of Reforms – Transformation for the Future’, it focused on driving transformative reforms across the Indian Armed Forces. Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS

In Images: PM Modi inaugurates developmental projects during Manipur visit

Sep 13, 2025, at 09:01 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed gatherings Sunday during his Manipur visit, where he laid the foundation stone and inaugurated a series of developmental projects across Churachandpur and Imphal. Photo: PIB

In Images: C. P. Radhakrishnan takes oath as 15th Vice-President of India

Sep 12, 2025, at 10:03 pm

The President of India, Droupadi Murmu, administered the Oath of Office of Vice President of India to C. P. Radhakrishnan at the swearing-in ceremony held at Ganatantra Mandap, in Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, on September 12, 2025. Photo: PIB

In Images: Modi meets Mauritian counterpart Ramgoolam in Varanasi

Sep 11, 2025, at 05:50 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting Thursday with Mauritian Prime Minister Dr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam in Varanasi. Photo: PIB

Celestial spectacle in images: The blood moon lunar eclipse seen from India

Sep 08, 2025, at 01:44 am

Skywatchers in India witness the stunning blood moon lunar eclipse. The moon turns crimson during today’s rare lunar eclipse. Photo: Avishek Mitra/IBNS

In Images: PM Modi addresses gathering at SEMICON 2025

Sep 02, 2025, at 07:22 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing the gathering, boasted of "Viksit Bharat" and "Aatmanirbhar Bharat" at the 'SEMICON India 2025' at Yashobhoomi, in New Delhi, on Tuesday. Photo: PIB

In Images: Citizens, Left outfits hold protest in Kolkata demanding end to Gaza violence

Sep 01, 2025, at 08:54 pm

Members of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) stage a protest march in Kolkata on Monday demanding an immediate cease-fire and peace in Gaza amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. Protesters carried placards condemning Israel’s military actions and criticizing U.S. support, with slogans calling for sanctions against Israel and an end to “imperialism." Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS

In Images: PM Modi holds bilateral meeting with Putin on sidelines of SCO Summit

Sep 01, 2025, at 05:08 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of SCO Summit at Tianjin in China at a time the US' sanctions on India are effective. Photo: PIB

In Images: PM Modi joins Jinping, Putin and others at SCO Summit in China

Sep 01, 2025, at 05:01 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with global leaders- most strikingly with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin- at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit at Tianjin in China. Photo: PIB

Modi departs for India after China  visit

Sep 01, 2025, at 04:50 pm

PM Modi departs from China for India on September 01, 2025.

In Images: Modi alongside Xi, Putin, other world leaders at SCO summit in China

Aug 31, 2025, at 09:42 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi stands in the front row alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin as world leaders posed for the customary family photograph at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin, China, on Sunday. Photo: PIB

In Images: PM Modi meets Xi Jinping in China

Aug 31, 2025, at 09:33 pm

Chinese President Xi Jinping met Indian PM Narendra Modi ahead of the SCO Summit in Tianjin, China, on Sunday. Photo: PIB

In Images: PM Modi addresses business leaders in Japan

Aug 29, 2025, at 03:50 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the business leaders on the first of his two-day visit to Japan. In his address to the business community in Tokyo, the Prime Minister gave a strong push for the 'Make in India' drive. Photo: PIB

In Images: Activists in bathrobes and a hen protest Marriott’s broken cage-free egg pledge in Kolkata

Aug 28, 2025, at 07:25 pm

Activists from the Mercy For Animals India Foundation staged a striking protest outside the Marriott hotel in Kolkata on Thursday, condemning the company’s failure to meet its global pledge of sourcing 100% cage-free eggs by the end of 2025. Photo: Avishek Mitra/IBNS

In Image: PM Narendra Modi launches green mobility initiatives in Gujarat

Aug 26, 2025, at 03:13 pm

PM Narendra Modi launches green mobility initiatives at Hansalpur, in Gujarat, on August 26, 2025. Photo: PIB

Rajnath Singh felicitates Gaganyatris

Aug 24, 2025, at 11:41 pm

The Union Minister for Defence, Rajnath Singh meets Gaganyatris - Gp Capt Shubhanshu Shukla, Gp Capt PB Nair, Gp Capt Ajit Krishnan and Gp Capt Angad Pratap, in New Delhi on August 24, 2025. (Photo : PIB)

In Image: PM Modi addresses Ahmedabad girls’ hostel opening via video

Aug 24, 2025, at 11:15 pm

PM Modi addressed the inauguration of Sardardham Phase-2 Girls’ Hostel at Ahmedabad via video conferencing on August 24, 2025.PM Modi addressed the inauguration of Sardardham Phase-2 Girls’ Hostel at Ahmedabad via video conferencing on August 24, 2025.(Photo : PIB)

In images: PM Modi leads mega rally in Kolkata’s Dum Dum, flanked by top BJP leaders

Aug 22, 2025, at 11:19 pm

“Remove TMC, save Bengal,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a mega rally in Kolkata, calling for real change and a new ray of hope in West Bengal, on August 22, 2025.

In images: PM Modi visits exhibition during inauguration of new metro routes in Kolkata

Aug 22, 2025, at 09:32 pm

PM Modi visits an exhibition during the flagging-off ceremony of metro trains at Kolkata in West Bengal on August 22, 2025.

In images: PM Modi lays foundation stone and inaugurates key infra projects in Kolkata

Aug 22, 2025, at 09:08 pm

PM Modi lays the foundation stone and inaugurates key infrastructure projects at Kolkata, in West Bengal on August 22, 2025.

In images: PM Modi flags off metro trains on 3 new routes in Kolkata

Aug 22, 2025, at 08:49 pm

PM Modi flags off metro to Jain Hind Biman Bunder & Noapara, inaugurates Sealdah–Beleghata and Beleghata–Hemanta Mukhopadhyay stations at Kolkata in West Bengal on Friday, August 22, 2025.

In images: PM Modi undertakes metro ride after inaugurating three new routes in Kolkata

Aug 22, 2025, at 08:29 pm

PM Modi taking a ride with school children & shramjivees in the Metro from Jessore Road Metro Station in West Bengal on August 22,  2025.

In Images: Inside Kolkata Metro’s new Yellow Line stations

Aug 20, 2025, at 05:24 am

Metro Railway Kolkata is set to begin services on the Yellow Line corridor between Noapara and Jai Hind (Kolkata International Airport) stations. Photo: PR

In Images: Protesters demand release of Vivek Agnihotri’s ‘Bengal Files’ in West Bengal

Aug 19, 2025, at 03:31 am

Protesters led by a group identified as Joi Maa Kali Dharma Sena in Kolkata on Monday demanded the release of filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri’s latest movie, The Bengal Files. The police intervention to stop the trailer launch earlier in a city hotel sparked controversy after Agnihotri alleged attempts in Bengal to stall the film’s release. Photo: Avishek Mitra/IBNS

In Images: PM Modi interacts with Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla in Delhi

Aug 18, 2025, at 09:45 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday had an enriching interaction with astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, marking a moment of pride for the nation. During the meeting, the two discussed a wide spectrum of subjects including Shukla’s experiences in space, India’s strides in science and technology, and the country’s ambitious human spaceflight programme—Gaganyaan.

In Images: PM Modi addresses nation from Red Fort on 79th Independence Day

Aug 15, 2025, at 02:03 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday addressed the nation from Delhi's Red Fort on the occasion of the country's 79th Independence Day. (Photos: PIB) 

In Images: Anti-Mamata march to Nabanna a year after RG Kar rape-murder incident

Aug 09, 2025, at 08:27 pm

A mega anti-Mamata Banerjee march to the state secretariat Nabanna was held in Kolkata as the RG Kar rape-murder incident completed a year on Saturday (August 9, 2025). Photo: Avishek Mitra/IBNS