Sonia Gandhi memoir 'Belonging: A journey of love' to be published in November
Aug 18, 2026, at 10:32 pm
Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's memoir will be published this autumn, offering a deeply personal account of her journey from a small town in Italy to becoming one of the central figures in contemporary Indian politics.
Vijay's new office plan sparks tender row in Tamil Nadu, BJP alleges irregularities
Aug 18, 2026, at 09:43 pm
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay's plan to shift his office from Fort St George to Namakkal Kavingar Maaligai in Chennai has triggered a political controversy, with the opposition alleging irregularities in the tender process for the proposed move.
Madras High Court clarifies Tamil anthem can be sung first at state functions
Aug 18, 2026, at 08:39 pm
The Madras High Court has clarified that there is no restriction on singing Tamil Nadu's state song, Tamil Thai Vazhthu, first at government functions in the state, observing that a recent Union Home Ministry notification does not prescribe that the song be relegated to a later position.
'A child's eye was lost, another's ear severed': Rahul slams Rijiju over student injury claim
Aug 18, 2026, at 08:18 pm
Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju over his claim that no student suffered serious injuries during the student protests in Delhi last month.
‘Take Gyanesh Kumar to the US’: Congress mocks Trump over praise for India’s voter ID system
Aug 18, 2026, at 03:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress has taken a jibe at US President Donald Trump after he praised India's voter identification system and expressed his support for adopting a similar model in the United States.
‘Vulgarity and disgust’: DMK attacks Vijay over Trisha salute at I-Day event
Aug 18, 2026, at 01:51 pm
Chennai/IBNS: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay and actor Trisha Krishnan saluting each other during the state's 80th Independence Day celebrations has triggered a political controversy, with the principal Opposition DMK criticising the episode as a compromise of the dignity of the Chief Minister's office, media reports said.
Supreme Court rejects ‘less painful’ death penalty plea, but leaves door open for future change
Aug 18, 2026, at 01:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking to replace hanging with a less painful and more dignified method of executing the death penalty, while leaving open the possibility of revisiting the issue if compelling scientific or medical evidence emerges.
BJP drops Amit Malviya as IT Cell chief amid Gen Z meme war: Meet his replacement Deepak Mhaskey
Aug 18, 2026, at 12:02 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a major organisational rejig, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday removed its IT Cell head Amit Malviya, at a time when the party is facing a new mode of online political communication after the NEET paper-leak protests.
Who is Sandeep Pathak? BJP appoints ex-AAP leader as national secretary
Aug 18, 2026, at 10:18 am
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday announced a major organisational reshuffle, appointing former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sandeep Pathak as its national secretary, barely three months after he switched allegiance to the saffron party.
Twisha Sharma death: CBI chargesheet reconstructs her final hours, alleged months of cruelty
Aug 18, 2026, at 12:53 am
A chilling WhatsApp message, desperate calls to her parents and CCTV footage from her Bhopal home form the centrepiece of the CBI's reconstruction of the final hours of 34-year-old Twisha Sharma.
Meet Hemang Joshi: BJP's new youth wing chief, replacing Tejasvi Surya
Aug 17, 2026, at 11:58 pm
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appointed Vadodara MP Hemang Joshi as the new national president of its youth wing, the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, replacing Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya.
Jharkhand scraps recruitment exams amid student protests, orders probe since 2014
Aug 17, 2026, at 10:36 pm
The Hemant Soren-led Jharkhand government has cancelled all examinations and recruitment processes conducted by Lucknow-based TSR Data Processing Private Limited (TDPL) following weeks of protests by students.
Aug 17, 2026, at 08:32 pm
Toronto/IBNS: India today believes that very little is beyond its reach, but the country's growing confidence must be matched by a continued commitment to opportunity, inclusion and compassion, India’s Consul General in Toronto Mahaveer Singhvi said at an Independence Day reception here on August 15.
BJP’s big reshuffle: Amit Malviya dropped, new social media convenor named
Aug 17, 2026, at 07:05 pm
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday announced a major organisational reshuffle, replacing its long-serving IT cell chief Amit Malviya with Chhattisgarh leader Deepak Mhaskey.
Indian Army heads to Thailand for MAITREE-XV: Jungle warfare drills begin August 18
Aug 17, 2026, at 06:56 pm
The Indian Army contingent departed on Monday for Thailand to participate in the 15th edition of the India-Thailand Joint Military Exercise MAITREE-XV (2026).
India signs Rs. 1,943 crore deal for two MQ-9B Sea Guardian Drones: Here’s why it matters
Aug 17, 2026, at 06:48 pm
The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) to lease two MQ-9B Sea Guardian High-Altitude Long-Endurance (HALE) Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) for the Indian Navy for a period of 30 months.
Bomb threats, mines and underwater ops: India-US navies wrap up major Kochi exercise
Aug 17, 2026, at 06:38 pm
The eighth edition of the India-USN Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Exercise 2026 concluded at the Southern Naval Command in Kochi on August 14.
What is Shahzad Bhatti Network? India carries out multi-state crackdown against ISI-backed group
Aug 17, 2026, at 06:18 pm
Indian security agencies have carried out a major multi-state crackdown against the ISI-backed Shahzad Bhatti Network (SBN) ahead of Independence Day, dismantling what authorities described as a terror syndicate involved in planning and executing attacks across the country.
BJP rejigs national team under Nitin Nabin; Smriti Irani, Ram Madhav return to key roles
Aug 17, 2026, at 04:43 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday announced a reshuffled national team, nearly seven months after Nitin Nabin took charge as the party's 12th national president.
West Bengal STF arrests suspected aide of ISI 'agent' Rana Rauf in Kolkata
Aug 17, 2026, at 02:55 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal Police's Special Task Force (STF) has arrested a suspected associate of Pakistani intelligence operative Rana Rauf as investigators probe a suspected espionage network in Kolkata.
Aug 17, 2026, at 02:27 pm
Indian envoy to Dhaka Dinesh Trivedi has expressed hope that Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s proposed visit to India “should take place much sooner.”
Shehzad Poonawalla doubles down on BJP exit, urges party to accept resignation
Aug 17, 2026, at 12:51 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Shehzad Poonawalla has pressed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to accept his resignation weeks after he stepped down as the party's national spokesperson and from its primary membership.
Tarapith tragedy: Seven pilgrims killed as hotel goes up in flames before dawn
Aug 17, 2026, at 11:35 am
Tarapith (West Bengal)/IBNS: At least seven pilgrims have been killed after a massive fire broke out at a hotel in Tarapith town of West Bengal's Birbhum district early Monday morning.
Bihar temple tragedy: Massive 'Sawan' crowd turns deadly, 7 pilgrims died in stampede-like incident
Aug 17, 2026, at 10:03 am
At least seven pilgrims died in a stampede-like incident outside the Ashok Dham Temple in Bihar's Lakhisarai district on Monday.
Nightmare in West Bengal: 6 pilgrims die in massive hotel fire in Tarapith
Aug 17, 2026, at 09:29 am
At least six pilgrims died after a massive fire broke out at a hotel in Tarapith town, a holy pilgrimage site in West Bengal, on Monday, media reports said.
Aug 16, 2026, at 04:17 pm
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday clarified that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not refer to opposition leaders as people with a “Maoist mindset”, following a swipe by Congress leader P Chidambaram over remarks made during Modi’s Independence Day address.
Shocking Airport incident: Passenger’s gun goes off during security screening in Varanasi, 2 injured
Aug 16, 2026, at 02:05 pm
At least two people were injured after a gun carried by an Air India Express passenger went off during security screening at Varanasi Airport in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday.
Kerala Vande Mataram row: BJP accuses UDF government of 'appeasing extremist groups'
Aug 16, 2026, at 12:09 pm
A political row has erupted in Kerala over the alleged exclusion of Vande Mataram from the state government's official Independence Day celebrations, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accusing the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government of appeasing extremist groups.
'Entering politics was a mistake': Ex-Bengal deputy speaker Asish Banerjee's suicide note recovered
Aug 16, 2026, at 11:41 am
Former West Bengal Assembly deputy speaker Asish Banerjee, who was found dead at a party office next to his residence in Birbhum's Rampurhat on Sunday morning, left a suicide note stating that 'entering politics was a mistake'.
Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, Tiger Shroff get Maharashtra FDA notice over Vimal Elaichi ad
Aug 16, 2026, at 10:44 am
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued show-cause notices to actors Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn and Tiger Shroff over their participation in an advertisement for Vimal Elaichi, alleging that the campaign indirectly promotes pan masala, a prohibited product in the state.