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Tejashwi Yadav promises pension, insurance for Panchayat representatives if INDIA bloc wins Bihar polls

Tejashwi Yadav promises pension, insurance for Panchayat representatives if INDIA bloc wins Bihar polls

With less than two weeks to go for Bihar’s high-stakes Assembly elections, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and Opposition Chief Ministerial face Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday unveiled a set of key welfare promises aimed at strengthening the rural governance network.

IBNSOct 26, 2025
Maharashtra cop, accused of rape, arrested in woman doctor’s suicide case

Maharashtra cop, accused of rape, arrested in woman doctor’s suicide case

Maharashtra Police Sub-Inspector Gopal Badane, accused of repeatedly raping a woman government doctor, who died by suicide, has been arrested, media reports said.

IBNSOct 26, 2025
Molestation of Australian cricketers in Indore triggers outrage; opposition blames BJP for deteriorating law and order

Molestation of Australian cricketers in Indore triggers outrage; opposition blames BJP for deteriorating law and order

Indore: Opposition parties in Madhya Pradesh have strongly criticised the BJP-led government after two Australian women cricketers were molested in Indore in broad daylight, raising serious questions about women’s safety in the state.

IBNSOct 25, 2025
'I will die': Distressed Indian man’s SOS video from Saudi Arabia goes viral; Indian embassy launches search

'I will die': Distressed Indian man’s SOS video from Saudi Arabia goes viral; Indian embassy launches search

A heart-rending video of a man from Uttar Pradesh claiming he was being held captive in Saudi Arabia has gone viral, prompting the Indian embassy to intervene and initiate efforts to trace him.

IBNSOct 25, 2025
Maharashtra female doctor suicide: Father demands death penalty for daughter’s perpetrators

Maharashtra female doctor suicide: Father demands death penalty for daughter’s perpetrators

Satara (Maharashtra): The father of the female doctor, who killed herself in Maharashtra’s Satara, has demanded death penalty for the people responsible for her suicide, media reports said.

IBNSOct 25, 2025
Andhra bus fire: Smartphones worth ₹46 lakh inside Kurnool bus worsened blaze that killed 20

Andhra bus fire: Smartphones worth ₹46 lakh inside Kurnool bus worsened blaze that killed 20

Kurnool: A new lead has surfaced in the investigation into the Kurnool bus fire tragedy in Andhra Pradesh. Officials have discovered that a consignment of 234 smartphones was on board the bus that went up in flames on Friday morning.

IBNSOct 25, 2025
Creating Hindu hub in Trinidad and Tobago: Port of Spain to build grand Ram Mandir

Creating Hindu hub in Trinidad and Tobago: Port of Spain to build grand Ram Mandir

Trinidad and Tobago, a Caribbean nation known for its exotic sea beaches, is planning to establish a grand Ram Temple in an attempt to establish itself as a spiritual hub for Hinduism in the Western Hemisphere.

IBNSOct 25, 2025
Kurnool bus tragedy claimed 20 lives: Inside details from driver's contradictory statements and survivors' narration

Kurnool bus tragedy claimed 20 lives: Inside details from driver's contradictory statements and survivors' narration

Several contradictory statements have come up regarding the Kurnool bus tragedy that left 20 people dead on Friday, media reports said. 

IBNSOct 25, 2025
'Could have saved her on timely action or if she had spoken up': Maharashtra Police on doctor's suicide after her death note created tremors

'Could have saved her on timely action or if she had spoken up': Maharashtra Police on doctor's suicide after her death note created tremors

The Maharashtra Police on Saturday said the woman doctor who died by suicide and alleged to have been raped by a cop could have been saved had action been taken on time or if she had spoken out, media reports said.

IBNSOct 25, 2025
'Why single out India?': Piyush Goyal's question on West's 'double standards' over Russian oil leaves UK trade minister fumbling

'Why single out India?': Piyush Goyal's question on West's 'double standards' over Russian oil leaves UK trade minister fumbling

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has called out the West's "double standards" asking a direct question on why India is singled out for exercising its autonomy and buying Russian oil while the European nations enjoy certain exemptions, media reports said.

IBNSOct 25, 2025
'Raped me four times': Maharashtra doctor's chilling suicide note targets a cop who is at large; second accused arrested

'Raped me four times': Maharashtra doctor's chilling suicide note targets a cop who is at large; second accused arrested

Mumbai/IBNS: The Maharashtra Police on Saturday arrested one of the two accused in the suicide case of a 29-year-old doctor in the state's Satara district, media reports said.

IBNSOct 25, 2025
Ex-Bigg Boss Kannada contestant Divya Suresh booked in Bengaluru hit-and-run case

Ex-Bigg Boss Kannada contestant Divya Suresh booked in Bengaluru hit-and-run case

Weeks after a late-night hit-and-run accident in Bengaluru left three people injured, the city’s traffic police have identified former Bigg Boss Kannada contestant Divya Suresh as the alleged driver of the car involved in the crash, media reports said.

IBNSOct 24, 2025
Delhi: Two cousins burnt to death after Fortuner SUV catches fire post collision with truck

Delhi: Two cousins burnt to death after Fortuner SUV catches fire post collision with truck

Two young cousins were killed in a horrific road accident in outer Delhi’s Rani Bagh area early Thursday after their Toyota Fortuner SUV collided with a truck and caught fire, media reports said. 

IBNSOct 24, 2025
Centre earns ₹377 cr from scrap disposal, frees 130 lakh sq ft office space under cleanliness drive

Centre earns ₹377 cr from scrap disposal, frees 130 lakh sq ft office space under cleanliness drive

New Delhi: The Centre has generated ₹377 crore in revenue and freed up over 130 lakh square feet of office space through its ongoing Special Campaign 5.0, focused on cleanliness and administrative efficiency, the government said in a statement on Friday.

IBNSOct 24, 2025
'All is not well': S Jaishankar slams UN over inaction on terror, calls for urgent reforms

'All is not well': S Jaishankar slams UN over inaction on terror, calls for urgent reforms

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar launched a sharp attack on the United Nations on Thursday, saying the global body has failed to live up to its founding principles and no longer reflects present-day realities. 

IBNSOct 24, 2025
Maharashtra woman doctor dies by suicide after alleging rape by police officer

Maharashtra woman doctor dies by suicide after alleging rape by police officer

A woman doctor working at the Phaltan sub-district hospital in Maharashtra’s Satara district died by suicide on Thursday night, leaving behind a note on her left palm accusing Police Sub-Inspector Gopal Badne of repeatedly raping and harassing her over five months, media reports said.

IBNSOct 24, 2025
Building Peace through Knowledge: Uzbekistan’s Expanding Cooperation with UNESCO

Building Peace through Knowledge: Uzbekistan’s Expanding Cooperation with UNESCO

Today, Uzbekistan continues to steadily strengthen its cooperation with the international community in education, science, culture, and innovation. In this process, the country’s partnership with UNESCO holds a special place. Uzbekistan became a member of UNESCO in 1993 – a historic step that paved the way for integrating the national education system, scientific potential, and rich cultural heritage into the global intellectual space.

IBNSOct 24, 2025
India remains a vital partner in advancing stability across Indo-Pacfic: US Senate Foreign Relations Committee

India remains a vital partner in advancing stability across Indo-Pacfic: US Senate Foreign Relations Committee

The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has said India remains a vital partner in advancing stability across the Indo-Pacific region.

IBNSOct 24, 2025
Cochin Shipyard Limited delivers the indigenously built Mahe to Indian Navy

Cochin Shipyard Limited delivers the indigenously built Mahe to Indian Navy

‘Mahe’, the first of the eight ASW SWCs (AntiSubmarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft), indigenously designed and built by Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi, was delivered to the Indian Navy on Thursday.

IBNSOct 24, 2025
After backlash, TMC MP Mahua Moitra clarifies she ‘accidentally’ endorsed racist post mocking Diwali

After backlash, TMC MP Mahua Moitra clarifies she ‘accidentally’ endorsed racist post mocking Diwali

New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has issued a clarification after coming under fire for endorsing a Canadian vlogger’s post that mocked Diwali and labelled Indians “brain dead.”

IBNSOct 24, 2025
Setback for Suvendu Adhikari as Calcutta HC revokes immunity to Bengal LoP from FIRs, TMC lauds court order

Setback for Suvendu Adhikari as Calcutta HC revokes immunity to Bengal LoP from FIRs, TMC lauds court order

Kolkata/IBNS: In a setback for West Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari, the Calcutta High Court on Friday revoked the immunity which was earlier granted to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) top leader from First Information Reports (FIRs), media reports said.

IBNSOct 24, 2025
Rajasthan bureaucrat suspended after viral petrol pump brawl

Rajasthan bureaucrat suspended after viral petrol pump brawl

Bhilwara (Rajasthan): Rajasthan Administrative Service (RAS) officer Chhotu Lal Sharma was suspended on Thursday, hours after a video showing him involved in a physical altercation with petrol pump staff in Bhilwara went viral.

IBNSOct 24, 2025
Piyush Goyal,  Xavier Bettel review progress in India-Germany economic relations

Piyush Goyal, Xavier Bettel review progress in India-Germany economic relations

Following his high-level engagements at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and the Federal Chancellery on Thursday, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Piyush Goyal, met Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Luxembourg, Xavier Bettel, when they reviewed the progress in economic relations and explored further avenues to strengthen bilateral trade and business relations.

IBNSOct 24, 2025
'NDA under Nitish Kumar's leadership will get biggest ever mandate in Bihar': Modi after MGB doubts JD(U) leader's future as CM

'NDA under Nitish Kumar's leadership will get biggest ever mandate in Bihar': Modi after MGB doubts JD(U) leader's future as CM

Samastipur/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday claimed the NDA government will return to power in Bihar under Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's leadership, a day after Mahagathbandhan claimed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won't let the Janata Dal (United) supremo to become the CM again.

IBNSOct 24, 2025
Celebrated for Fevicol, Cadbury ads, India's advertising revolutionary Piyush Pandey dies at 70

Celebrated for Fevicol, Cadbury ads, India's advertising revolutionary Piyush Pandey dies at 70

IBNSOct 24, 2025
Nineteen die after bus hits two-wheeler and catches fire in Andhra, few passengers jumped out of windows for survival

Nineteen die after bus hits two-wheeler and catches fire in Andhra, few passengers jumped out of windows for survival

Kurnool/IBNS: At least 19 people have died after a luxury bus carrying 43 people caught fire and turned into ashes after hitting a two-wheeler in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool in the wee hours on Friday, media reports said.

IBNSOct 24, 2025
Is Modi avoiding Trump? Indian PM to virtually join ASEAN Summit where US Prez to be present

Is Modi avoiding Trump? Indian PM to virtually join ASEAN Summit where US Prez to be present

New Delhi/IBNS: A possible meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Donald Trump was speculated when the US President expressed hope to meet India's premier leader in the coming weeks, media reports said. 

IBNSOct 24, 2025
India donates 81 school buses to flood-affected Nepal

India donates 81 school buses to flood-affected Nepal

The Indian government donated 81 school buses to various educational institutions across different districts in Nepal that were affected by floods.

IBNSOct 24, 2025
Andhra Pradesh: 11 die after bus catches fire following collision with two-wheeler

Andhra Pradesh: 11 die after bus catches fire following collision with two-wheeler

At least 11 people were charred to death after a private bus caught fire following its collision with a two-wheeler near Chinnatekur in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh on Friday, media reports said.

IBNSOct 24, 2025
Congress defends timing of Bihar CM face announcement, challenges NDA to name its candidate

Congress defends timing of Bihar CM face announcement, challenges NDA to name its candidate

The Congress, which announced RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav as the opposition alliance’s Chief Ministerial candidate in Bihar after the filing of the second set of nominations, has maintained that the move was not delayed.

IBNSOct 23, 2025

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