Mumbai billboard collapse: FIR against owner, who is a rape accused and aspiring politician
May 15, 2024, at 02:37 am
Mumbai/IBNS: After the billboard collapse during the Mumbai dust storm killed 14 and injured 74 in Ghatkopar on Monday, a case has been filed against its owner Bhavesh Bhinde for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
Will Pawan Kalyan win in Andhra Pradesh assembly polls? Bets in favour of actor
May 14, 2024, at 08:18 pm
After creating ripples in films, Telugu actor Pawan Kalyan is aiming to rise even in the political battlefield as he has plunged into electoral politics once again.
India provides USD 50 million in budgetary support to Maldives for another year
May 14, 2024, at 07:46 pm
The Indian government has provided budget support to the Maldives in the form of a rollover of USD 50 million Treasury Bill for an additional year.
May 14, 2024, at 07:32 pm
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said the India-European Union Foreign Trade Agreement (FTA) is the 'most difficult' FTA since there are several non-trade issues involved with it.
JKCPRS, JKSA collaborate to guide Kashmiri students for Rhodes Scholarship
May 14, 2024, at 06:49 pm
J&K Centre for Peace, Research and Sustainable Development, in collaboration with the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association recently conducted a webinar with 200 students who are preparing for the prestigious Rhodes scholarship.
Delhi BJP demands probe into Swati Maliwal's assault charge against Kejriwal's PA
May 14, 2024, at 06:43 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva has demanded an investigation into the assault allegation brought against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's Personal Assistant Bibhav Kumar by AAP Rajya Sabha Swati Maliwal, media reports said.
Death toll in Mumbai Ghatkopar hoarding collapse touches 14
May 14, 2024, at 06:24 pm
The death toll due to the billboard collapse in Mumbai's Ghatkopar area has touched 14, officials said on Tuesday.
PM Modi files nomination from Varanasi for Lok Sabha polls
May 14, 2024, at 05:43 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has filed his nomination from the Varanasi constituency of Uttar Pradesh for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Who is Arvind Kejriwal's PA Bibhav Kumar accused of assaulting AAP MP Swati Maliwal?
May 14, 2024, at 05:30 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The political heat in the national capital Delhi further soared after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal alleged she was assaulted by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's PA, Bibhav Kumar.
I applaud people of Srinagar Parliamentary constituency for encouraging turnout: Narendra Modi
May 14, 2024, at 02:07 pm
Indian PM Narendra Modi has congratulated voters in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar where polling for the Lok Sabha elections was held on Monday in the fourth phase of the ongoing nationwide democratic exersise, recording the highest turnout of electors in three decades at 36 percent.
Nepal's ‘Everest Man’ makes 29th summit climb, beats his own record
May 14, 2024, at 06:22 am
Kathmandu/IBNS: Nepal's one of the most experienced guides, Kami Rita, famed as 'Everest Man', reached the world's highest summit for an unprecedented 29th time.
May 14, 2024, at 06:04 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate on a petition filed by former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren challenging his arrest by the ED in a money laundering case related to an alleged land scam.
Former Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Modi dies at 72 after battling cancer
May 14, 2024, at 05:01 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Rajya Sabha MP, Sushil Modi, died at Delhi's All-India Institute of Medical Sciences on Monday evening after battling cancer for a long time. He was 72.
Srinagar records 36.58 pct voter turnout, highest in many decades
May 14, 2024, at 04:08 am
Srinagar/IBNS: The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir witnessed a record polling at 36.58 pct in the the fourth Phase of voting for general elections to Monday.
62.9 pct voter turnout recorded in polling on 96 seats across 9 states, J&K
May 14, 2024, at 03:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Voter turnout in 96 constituencies across nine states and one Union Territory in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha election was recorded at 62. 9 percent on Monday, according to the Election Commission.
May 14, 2024, at 03:33 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Multiple incidents of violence were reported in West Bengal, where people in eight constituencies voted on Monday in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha polls.
India-Iran sign 10-year contract over Chabahar Port operation
May 14, 2024, at 12:11 am
India on Monday inked a contract with Iran to develop and operate strategically important Chabahar Port for 10 years.
French envoy to India Thierry Mathou visits Meghalaya, praises 'beautiful' Mawlynnong
May 13, 2024, at 11:41 pm
French envoy to India Thierry Mathou is currently visiting Meghalaya when he met Governor Phagu Chauhan and wished to foster his nation's cooperation with the state.
Hyderabad BJP candidate booked for asking women voters to lift burqa for ID check
May 13, 2024, at 11:24 pm
The Hyderabad Police have registered a case against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s Hyderabad Parliament constituency candidate Madhavi Latha after she allegedly trespassed into a polling station and asked Muslim voters to remove their burqa and reveal their identity.
India- France joint military exercise Shakti commences in Meghalaya
May 13, 2024, at 11:21 pm
The 7th edition of India- France Joint Military Exercise Shakti commenced today, at Umroi, in a fully developed and modern Foreign Training Node in Meghalaya.
PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana: 1 lakh people to be trained to install solar panels in homes
May 13, 2024, at 11:14 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, a government scheme aiming to provide free electricity to households across India, is set to create jobs as the Indian government is preparing to train a workforce of 100,000 individuals in the installation and maintenance of solar panels to aid its initiative of assisting 10 million households in transitioning to solar energy, reports Economic Times (ET).
Lok Sabha polls: Modi serves langar in Bihar's Gurudwara Patna Sahib in outreach to Sikh community
May 13, 2024, at 08:19 pm
Patna/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers, cooked food and served langar to people in Gurudwara Patna Sahib in Bihar on Monday, in a reach out to the Sikh community amid the ongoing fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's PA assaulted me, alleges AAP MP Swati Maliwal; BJP reacts
May 13, 2024, at 07:42 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a startling claim, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Swati Maliwal has alleged she was assaulted by the Personal Assistant or PA to Delhi Chief Minister and the head of her party, Arvind Kejriwal, media reports said.
Vote for AAP to keep me out of jail: Arvind Kejriwal to Delhi voters
May 13, 2024, at 07:26 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is out in an interim jail in the liquor policy case, has urged the voters to cast their mandates in favour of the AAP to keep him out of the prison.
Delhi Police finds 'nothing suspicious' in bomb threat mails to airport, hospitals
May 13, 2024, at 07:05 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi Police has found "nothing suspicious" in the bomb threat mails sent to the airport and a few hospitals on Sunday afternoon, media reports said.
India to strike a 10-year deal with Iran for Chabahar Port today: Report
May 13, 2024, at 06:11 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a big diplomatic outreach to Tehran, India is in all likelihood to strike a 10-year deal with Iran for the management of the Chabahar Port on Monday, a report by Economic Times said.
May 13, 2024, at 05:40 pm
New Delhi/Islamabad/IBNS: The Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) residents have sought help from India amid Islamabad's crackdown on the protesters, who took to streets against the price rise in New Delhi's hostile neighbour, media reports said.
Lok Sabha elections: Modi offers prayers at Gurudwara Patna Sahib in Bihar
May 13, 2024, at 04:24 pm
Patna/IBNS: Amid the ongoing fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday offered prayers at Gurudwara Patna Sahib in Bihar.
May 13, 2024, at 03:56 pm
A day after the last Indian personnel left the island nation, Maldives’s Defence Minister Ghassan Maumoon has admitted that its military pilots are not capable of operating the three aircraft donated by India.
May 13, 2024, at 03:40 pm
Amid tight security arrangements, people are voting in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar seat, the first major polling taking place in the region since special status was abrogated by the BJP government on August 5, 2019 and the erstwhile state was also downgraded into two union territories of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir.