New Delhi: In a major boost to railway infrastructure and regional connectivity, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved two key doubling projects — Koderma–Barkakana in Jharkhand and Ballari–Chikjajur spanning Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, concluded a successful two-day official visit to Switzerland from June 9–10, 2025, and commenced his official engagements in Sweden on Wednesday.
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday that there should be zero tolerance towards terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said backwardness is the only benchmark to decide the Other Backward Class (OBC) status, rejecting the Opposition's charge that her government was planning to make reservations on the basis of religion.
Kolkata/IBNS: A Kolkata court on Tuesday denied bail to Wajahat Khan, who had filed a complaint against influencer Sharmishta Panoli, media reports said.
Shillong/IBNS: One of the accused in the Meghalaya murder case was slapped by an unknown person outside the Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport in Madhya Pradesh's Indore while the crime has sent shockwaves across the country, media reports said.
Brussels/IBNS: India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has described Pakistan as "Terroristan" in demonstrating India's fight against terrorism in the backdrop of the Operation Sindoor, media reports said.
Dehradun/IBNS: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh described Operation Sindoor as the biggest action taken against terrorism in Indian history, which was carried out in response to the terror attack on innocent people in Pahalgam, and urged international organisations to stop funding Pakistan, which provides 'safe havens' to terrorist.
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met the members of various outreach delegations, who represented India in different countries and elaborated Operation Sindoor, at his official residence in New Delhi.
New Delhi/IBNS: Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused in the murder of her husband Raja Rajvanshi, was brought to Meghalaya's Shillong on Tuesday night for further investigations by the state police.
In a strong advisory to Indians travelling to America, the US Embassy in India has said that the country “will not tolerate any abuse of visas or illegal entry” amid a row over a social media video that showed an Indian student in handcuffs at Newark Airport in New Jersey.
As more chilling details of the Meghalaya honeymoon murder emerge, it has now been revealed that Sonam Raghuvanshi had offered Rs 4 lakh to hired killers for the murder of her husband Raja Raghuvanshi, and later increased the amount to Rs 20 lakhs, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: Union Minister Bhupender Yadav on Tuesday said the atrocities against women in Sandeshkhali and communal riots in Malda and Murshidabad districts are the posters of the Mamata Banerjee regime and a reflection of the Trinamool Congress government's administrative failures in West Bengal.
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, held extensive engagements with Swiss industry leaders on 9th June 2025 in Bern, Switzerland, aimed at deepening economic cooperation and exploring new avenues under the recently signed Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) between India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).
Union Earth Sciences Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on Monday Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam in France.
New Delhi: The Chinese Embassy in India on Tuesday expressed gratitude to the Indian Navy and Coast Guard for their swift and professional rescue efforts following a fire and explosion onboard container vessel MV WAN HAI 503.
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met Belgian Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot when he welcomed the country's support and solidarity in combating terrorism.
At least three people, including two children, died after jumping from a fire-engulfed a multi-storied apartment in New Delhi's Dwarka area on Tuesday.
New Delhi/IBNS: A fire broke out at a building at Dwarka in the national capital New Delhi on Tuesday, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged everyone to take part in a survey on the NaMo App regarding India’s growth journey over the last 11 years.
A disturbing video has emerged online that shows an Indian student being handcuffed and pinned to the ground by authorities at Newark Airport in New Jersey and has triggered massive outrage on social media.
Amid the mystery over the Indore man's murder during his honeymoon in Meghalaya, the police have now claimed that his wife had an extramarital affair that allegedly drove her to hire contract killers to eliminate her husband, media reports said.
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on Monday said that the world today looks up to India to overcome the global challenges.
An explosion occurred on the Singapore-flagged container ship MV Wan Hai 503 off the Kerala coast on Monday, Indian Defence PRO said.
Shillong/IBNS: Sonam Raghuvanshi, the wife of the victim in the Meghalaya murder case, made her husband Raja Raghuvanshi wear gold jewellery worth over Rs. 10 lakh on honeymoon to the northeastern state, the slain's mother claimed, media reports said.
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, commenced his official visit to Switzerland on Monday, as part of his ongoing two-nation visit.
Thane/IBNS: Five people are feared dead after passengers fell off an overcrowded local train in Maharashtra Thane on Monday, media reports said.
Shillong/IBNS: The Meghalaya Police on Monday arrested the wife of Indore man Raja Raghuvanshi, who was murdered during their honeymoon in Meghalaya, media reports said.
Madurai (Tami Nadu): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday launched a blistering attack on the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu, accusing it of rampant corruption and asserting that the BJP, in alliance with the AIADMK, will come to power in the state in the 2026 Assembly elections.
BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad, who is leading an all-party delegation in several nations, has criticised Pakistan's military establishment and said Generals in the neighbouring nation use terrorists as tools to destabilise India.
