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One soldier killed in gunfight along LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla | 'Aadhaar not a proof of citizenship': Supreme Court backs Election Commission's argument over Bihar SIR | Jaya Bachchan pushes man trying to take selfie with her outside Constitution Club, video goes viral | Election Commission summons Bengal CS Manoj Pant to Delhi after Mamata govt snubbed order to suspend 4 officers | 'Abhi picture baaki hai': Rahul Gandhi relaunches attack on Election Commission over 'voter fraud' | Zelenskyy, Modi discuss bilateral ties, Russia conflict | Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla forms probe panel against Justice Yashwant Varma over corruption allegations | 'These voiceless souls are not problems to be erased': Rahul Gandhi on Supreme Court order to remove stray dogs | 'Effective sterilisation programme is needed': PETA India calls Supreme Court's stray dogs removal order 'unscientific' | Osama Bin Laden in a suit: Former Pentagon official Rubin slams Asim Munir over recent nuclear rhetoric

India, Japan strengthen energy cooperation through Ministerial dialogue

Aug 25, 2025, at 05:41 pm

India and Japan have been deepening their partnership in the energy sector under the Japan-India Clean Energy Partnership, with a focus on energy security, clean energy transition, and addressing climate change.

India govt invests Rs 211 crore into space sector under 'fund of funds for startups' scheme: Goyal

Aug 25, 2025, at 03:21 pm

Indian Minister Piyush Goyal said the Centre has made an investment support of Rs 211 crore under the 'fund of funds for startups' (FFS) scheme, giving a boost to the country's space sector.

India, Royal Thai Army to participate in joint bilateral military exercise Maitree next month

Aug 25, 2025, at 02:55 pm

The Indian Army and the Royal Thai Army personnel will participate in the 14th edition of the Joint Bilateral Military Exercise- MAITREE at the Foreign Training Node in Umroi.

Siddaramaiah stirs row inviting Muslim author to inaugurate Dussehra celebrations in Mysuru

Aug 25, 2025, at 02:15 pm

Mysuru/IBNS: A row has erupted after the Congress government in Karnataka chose Booker-Prize-winning author Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate the Dussehra celebrations in Mysuru, media reports said.

Fijian PM Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka meets Indian PM Narendra Modi for delegation-level talk

Aug 25, 2025, at 02:13 pm

Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka, who is currently visiting India, met his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in New Delhi for a delegation-level talk on Monday.

Joke on disabled: Supreme Court asks Samay Raina, other comedians to display apology on programmes

Aug 25, 2025, at 01:51 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Monday asked several comedians including Samay Raina to display their apology on their programmes for joking on disabled people, media reports said.

Supreme Court stays proceedings against Ashoka University professor over Operation Sindoor post

Aug 25, 2025, at 01:31 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the proceedings against Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad over two cases related to his online post on Operation Sindoor, media reports said.

TMC MLA Jiban Krishna Saha arrested by ED in SSC scam

Aug 25, 2025, at 01:00 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Jiban Krishna Saha has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the School Service Commission (SSC) scam, media reports said.

'Is it right that PM or CM runs govt from jail?': Amit Shah defends Criminal Neta Bill

Aug 25, 2025, at 12:00 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has raised the question of morality defending the Centre's new controversial "bill to remove the PM or any CM or ministers arrested on serious charges for 30 days".

TMC MLA Jiban Krishna Saha tries to flee, throws away phones as ED raids him in Bengal recruitment scam

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.

Ukraine's envoy to India Oleksandr Polishchuk confirms Zelenskyy to visit New Delhi after Modi's invitation

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.

Greater Noida dowry death: Victim Nikki Bhati's mother-in-law arrested, husband Vipin Bhati remanded to judicial custody

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.

DNA match, obscene videos, CCTV footage nail accused in South Calcutta Law College gangrape; police file 658-page chargesheet

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.    

'Not my personal judgment, it’s Supreme Court’s': INDIA bloc's VP nominee Sudershan Reddy responds to Amit Shah’s criticism of 2011 Salwa Judum verdict

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.

Greater Noida dowry horror: Husband Vipin Bhati shot while fleeing police after wife burned alive for dowry; denies torture, murder charges

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.

'India must take Trump's point over Russian oil seriously, work with White House for solution': Nikki Haley

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.

Greater Noida woman dies after husband, in-laws set her ablaze for dowry in front of son; horrific video surfaces

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.

Fijian PM Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka to visit India tomorrow, scheduled to meet PM Modi, President Murmu

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.

'Don't buy if you don't like it': Jaishankar's strong response to Trump sanctions over India's Russian oil purchase

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.