Ex-Britain PM Rishi Sunak arrives in India to attend Jaipur Literature Festival
Jaipur/IBNS: Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrived in Rasjathan's Jaipur on Friday to attend the Jaipur Literature Festival, which began on Thursday.
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'My mother is 78, she means no disrespect': Priyanka Gandhi Vadra defends Sonia over President 'poor thing' remark
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid row over Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's remarks about President Droupadi Murmu after the latter's Parliament address on Friday, her daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra defended saying the comments were being misinterpreted.
Remark insults not just President but poor, tribals: PM Modi slams Sonia Gandhi's 'poor thing' comment
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday slammed Congress leader Sonia Gandhi over her "poor thing" remark on President Droupadi Murmu's address to Parliament, hours after the Rashtrapati Bhavan called the comments "unfortunate and entirely avoidable" as well as "in poor taste".
'Lost faith in you': 7 MLAs resign from Arvind Kejriwal's AAP days before Delhi polls
New Delhi/IBNS: Seven Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs have resigned five days before the crucial Delhi election stating that they lost faith in party supremo Arvind Kejriwal.
'Poor thing': Sonia Gandhi's choice of words for Prez Droupadi Murmu stirs row, invites BJP's ire
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Sonia Gandhi's reference to president Droupadi Murmu as a "poor thing" has stirred a massive row with strong condemnation from the ruling party members heating up the political battle right on day one of parliament's budget session.
Hurt the dignity of high office: President's office criticises Sonia Gandhi's 'poor taste' remark against Droupadi Murmu
The Indian President's Office on Friday criticised Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi's ‘poor thing’ remark against Droupadi Murmu and said it 'hurt the dignity' of the high office.
'Poor thing': Sonia Gandhi's choice of words for Prez Droupadi Murmu stirs row and invites BJP irks
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Sonia Gandhi's reference to president Droupadi Murmu as a "poor thing" has stirred a massive row with strong condemnation from the ruling party members heating up the political battle right on day one of parliament's budget session.
Husband is the legal father of a child born out of wife's extramarital affair despite biological evidence: SC
New Delhi/IBNS: In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court has said the legal father of a child born out of a woman's extramarital affairs continues to be her husband despite biological evidence, media reports said.
Budget 2025 will create new confidence, give energy for Viksit Bharat: PM Modi
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime minister Narendra Modi on Friday said his government's first full budget since coming to power for the third term will "create new confidence" and provide "energy for Viksit Bharat".
Narendra Modi expresses 'sadness' over loss of lives in US aviation tragedy
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed sadness over the loss of lives in the collision of an American Airlines flight with an Army Black Hawk helicopter in the USA, marking one of the worst aviation mishaps recorded in the country.
Viral videos show Bengal university professor 'marrying' student inside classroom, authorities order probe
Kolkata/IBNS: A female professor in West Bengal landed into deep trouble after several videos purportedly showing her getting married to a college student inside a classroom went viral putting the university officials on alert.
ED names Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, family in Rs 56 cr MUDA land scam probe
Bengaluru: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has named Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, members of his family, and senior officials of the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) in an investigation into alleged irregularities in site allotments worth approximately Rs 56 crore, media reports said.
Govt reveals how C-17 aircraft airdropped 18 commandos near Somali coast to capture a pirate-controlled ship in 10-hr mission
New Delhi/IBNS: The government has shared the details of a 10-hour daring operation by the Indian forces to rescue 17 crew of a merchant ship near the Somalian coast and honoured the pilot who flew a C-17 military transport aircraft to carry out the high-risk mission.
UP Congress MP Rakesh Rathore arrested in Sitapur on rape charges after bail plea rejection
Sitapur (UP): Congress MP Rakesh Rathore was arrested on Thursday in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur in connection with a rape case filed by a woman, media reports said.
Congress MP Rakesh Rathore arrested in Sitapur on rape charges after bail plea rejection
Sitapur (UP): Congress MP Rakesh Rathore was arrested on Thursday in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur in connection with a rape case filed by a woman, media reports said.
Setback for AAP-Congress as BJP wins Chandigarh mayoral elections
Chandigarh/IBNS: In a setback for the Aam Aadmi Party and Congress alliance, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has secured a victory in the Chandigarh mayoral elections, media reports said.
Yogi Adityanath orders judicial probe into deadly Maha Kumbh stampede, issues slew of measures to manage crowd
Lucknow/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered a judicial probe into the deadly stampede which took place at the Hindu religious festival Maha Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh in the early hours on Wednesday.
Virat Kohli's Ranji Trophy comeback draws plump crowd in Delhi stadium
New Delhi/IBNS: Indian cricket icon Virat Kohli's return to Ranji Trophy has left the Arun Jaitley Stadium massively crowded in a rare view from a domestic match in the country.
30-year-old woman raped, acid poured in front of her two children in Assam
Assam/IBNS: A 30-year-old woman was allegedly raped and poured acid on in front of her two children in Assam's Cachar district, media reports said on Wednesday.
Arvind Kejriwal responds to Election Commission, says ammonia levels in Yamuna River have reached peak
New Delhi/IBNS: Receiving massive flak for his claims, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Wednesday responded to the Election Commission with data about pollution of the Yamuna River that flows through the heart of Delhi.
'No definitive link to foreign state could be proven': Canada panel report on Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Nijjar's murder
Amid a major diplomatic crisis with India, a Canadian commission, probing into alleged foreign interference in its electoral processes and democratic institutions, in its report stated that "no definitive link" with a "foreign state" in connection with the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar was "proven".
Amid Yamuna row, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Saini drinks 'poisoned' water
Amid a row over the Yamuna being "poisoned", Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Saini took a sip of water "without hesitation" directly from the river at Delhi's Palla village.
Thirty dead, 90 injured in Maha Kumbh stampede, confirm police
At least 30 people died and 90 others were injured in a pre-dawn stampede at the Maha Kumbh Festival in north Indian city of Prayagraj on Wednesday where thousands of pilgrims had assembled to take a dip in the sacred water on an occasion considered to be holy by Hindus, police said.
AAP worried due to fear of defeat: PM Modi slams Kejriwal's 'Haryana poisoned Yamuna river' charge
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday ripped apart former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal for his claims that Haryana poisoned the Yamuna river in the run-up to the February 5 assembly elections in the national capital.
Dozens feared dead in stampede at Maha Kumbh Mela, Yogi asks devotees to take dip at nearest ghats
Prayagraj/IBNS: Dozens are feared to have been dead and almost 50 injured in a stampede which broke out at the religious congregation of Maha Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj city in the early hours on Wednesday, media reports said.
PM Modi grieves deaths caused by stampede in Maha Kumbh Mela
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime minister Narendra Modi has grieved the loss of lives caused by the stampede which broke out during the mega Hindu religious event Maha Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj in the wee hours on Wednesday.
Yogi Adityanath gives message after Maha Kumbh stampede that killed several
Prayagraj/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has sent out a message for the devotees at Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj after a stampede in the religious event led to multiple casualties in the wee hours on Saturday.
India dismisses Canadian report on election interference
The Indian government on Tuesday rejected a Canadian commission's report which alleged that New Delhi was interfering in the federal elections of the country.
Stampede in Maha Kumbh leaves 15 dead, several injured: Reports
At least 15 people are feared to have died and several others were injured in a stampede at the ongoing Maha Kumbh Festival that occurred at the Triveni Sangam in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj city when thousands of people assembled for the holy dip in the Ganges on Wednesday on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya, considered an auspicious event by Hindu devotees.
Stampede in Maha Kumbh leaves 15 dead, several injured
At least 15 people are feared to have died and several others were injured in a stampede at the ongoing Maha Kumbh Festival that occurred at the Triveni Sangam in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj city when thousands of people assembled for the holy dip in the Ganges on Wednesday on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya, considered an auspicious event by Hindu devotees.