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Bengaluru/IBNS: Blackmailed by her uncle and aunt with her private photos and videos, a 24-year-old woman techie committed suicide after setting herself ablaze in a Bengaluru hotel room, police said on Thursday.
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday slammed Mohan Bhagwat over his remark that India's true independence came after the Ram Temple consecration in Uttar Pradesh and called the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief an "anti-national" while accusing him of "distorting history".
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet has given its approval for the 8th Pay Commission to revise the salaries and pensions of central government employees and retirees.
India and Tajikistan have age-old cultural ties, which are getting stronger with the passing time. Recently, Indian Ambassador to Tajikistan, Mr Rajesh Uike, held a fruitful meeting with Ms Sattoriyon Matlubakhon Amonzoda, the Minister of Culture of Tajikistan, to discuss ways to deepen cultural cooperation between India and Tajikistan.
Mumbai/IBNS: Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan, who was stabbed six times by an intruder at his home in Mumbai's posh Bandra area while he tried to resist a reported burglary attempt on Wednesday night, is now out of danger, doctors at Lilavati Hospital said.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has created history by succeeding in docking two Indian satellites in space on Thursday morning, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party Wednesday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after he said the Opposition was fighting not just the BJP, but the Indian State.
Mumbai/IBNS: India made history Wednesday by commissioning two indigenously manufactured warships - a class-leading stealth frigate and guided missile destroyer -as well as an attack submarine.
Meta India has apologised for its CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s statement that the incumbent government in India lost the 2024 general elections due to its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.
An Indian-origin nurse is currently battling for her life after a man stabbed her with a pair of scissors at a ward in a Machester hospital on Saturday.
Covering over 1,000 km across 11 states and 23 cities, India has become home to the third-largest metro network in the world.
The Indian government has sent 1000 metric tonnes of sorghum (jowar) to Lesotho as a foodgrain assistance to the people of the country.
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is currently visiting Spain, met King Felipe VI in Madrid and said he valued his guidance for the further advancement of the relationship between the two nations.
New Delhi/IBNS: Three new combatants, all locally made, were on Wednesday inducted to the Indian Navy in a big boost to the country's defence system.
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday saluted the unwavering courage of the Indian Army on Army Day.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate has received the nod from the union home ministry to prosecute former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and his ex-deputy Manish Sisodia in the alleged money laundering scam linked to the Delhi liquor policy case, media reports said.
Shimla/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Haryana unit chief Mohanlal Badoli and a singer named Jai Bhagwan alias Rocky have been charged with gang rape in Himachal Pradesh's Kasauli, media reports said.
Lucknow/IBNS: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav took a holy dip in the Ganga river in Haridwar on the occasion of Makar Sankranti on Tuesday.
New Delhi/IBNS: A Parliamentary Standing Committee has decided to summon Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg over his remark on the 2024 Indian general election.
New Delhi/IBNS: The war of words between Sharad Pawar and Amit Shah escalated after the NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) chief hit out at the Union Home Minister and accused him of not maintaining the decorum of his post.
New Delhi/IBNS: A day after it came to the fore that a man from Kerala was killed while fighting in the Russian army during the country's war against Ukraine, the Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday said that it has strongly taken up the issue with Moscow.
New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a warning to Akasa Air following an annual surveillance inspection conducted in Ahmedabad on December 12, media reports said.
Twenty-five million devotees plunged into the chilling water at the Triveni Sangam in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj city on Tuesday to mark the first 'Amrit Snan' (royal bath) of the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela, the event which marks the largest congregation of humanity in the world.
The Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, the largest congregation of humanity, has been making headlines ever since Monday, the first day of the mega event which is taking place after a gap of 12 years.
An accidental mine blast along the Line of Control in the Nowshera area in Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday left at least six Indian Army soldiers injured.
Late Apple co-founder Steve Job's wife Laurene Powell Jobs developed allergies on the second day of the ongoing Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, the holy north Indian city hosting the world's largest religious congregation.
New Delhi/IBNS: A Delhi court on Tuesday slammed a police officer for manipulating evidence in the 2020 riots case and falsely implicating a person, media reports said.
Srinagar/IBNS: The bonhomie between prime minister Narendra Modi and Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah, who fought the elections against each other only last year, caught the attention at the inauguration of key Sonamarg or Z-Morh Tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district on Monday.
Noida/IBNS: The ex-girlfriend of a 23-year-old law student, who fell to death from the seventh floor of an apartment in Noida last week, was arrested in abetment to suicide charge, media reports said.
Almost 10 million people braved dense fog and intense cold to take a dip in the freezing waters at the Triveni Sangam in Uttar Pradesh's religious city of Prayagraj in their bid to seek forgiveness for their sins, marking the first 'Amrit Snan' (royal bath) of the ongoing Maha Kumbh, on Tuesday.
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