A political and campus row has erupted at Jamia Millia Islamia after Vice-Chancellor Mazhar Asif’s remarks linking Indian identity to “Mahadev’s DNA” triggered widespread reactions.
Amid heavy rain, tensions flared on Thursday evening outside the strong room at Khudiram Anushilan Kendra, located within the Netaji Indoor Stadium complex in Kolkata a day after the final phase of Assembly Elections ended in West Bengal.
In a significant interim win for Kiaan and Samaira, the children of Karisma Kapoor, the Delhi High Court has ordered that the massive estate of late businessman Sunjay Kapur be preserved.
New Delhi/IBNS: Exit poll projections for the 294-seat Assembly in West Bengal have indicated a significant shift, with pollster Today’s Chanakya forecasting a decisive victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
At least four people were killed after a tourist boat carrying 31 passengers sank in the Bargi Dam area of Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: A day after several exit polls projected an advantage for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee released a video message asserting that her party remains firmly on course to form the next government.
Guwahati/IBNS: Pawan Khera, who has sought anticipatory bail over his remarks on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife, on Thursday told the Supreme Court of India that it was “not necessary to humiliate me with arrest,” media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: Upholding women’s rights over their bodies, the Supreme Court of India on Thursday came down heavily on the Centre over its curative plea challenging an earlier order that allowed a 15-year-old rape survivor to terminate her 31-week pregnancy, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: Vinesh Chandel, co-founder and director of Indian Political Action Committee, has been granted bail by a Delhi court more than two weeks after his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: A high-turnout second and final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections was marked by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s sharp allegations against the Election Commission of India and a tense face-off between Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Suvendu Adhikari and Trinamool Congress workers in Bhabanipur.
A poultry farm owner in Uttar Pradesh’s Sultanpur district has filed a police complaint claiming that loud DJ music from a wedding procession led to the death of 140 chickens at his farm on April 25, media reports said.
Sonam Raghuvanshi, accused of murdering her husband Raja Raghuvanshi during their 2025 honeymoon in Meghalaya, has been granted bail by a Shillong court after three earlier rejections.
The 2026 Assembly exit polls have painted a dramatic and fragmented political picture across five key battlegrounds — West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry.
A P-MARQ exit poll for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly election has projected a strong showing for the BJP, putting it ahead of the ruling Trinamool Congress in the 294-member Assembly. According to the survey, the BJP is expected to secure between 150 and 175 seats, crossing the majority mark of 148 comfortably.
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will hold bilateral talks with Italy’s Defence Minister Guido Crosetto in New Delhi on April 30.
The 10th Session of the India–Kenya Joint Trade Committee (JTC) was held on April 27 – 28,, in Nairobi, Kenya, to review and strengthen bilateral trade and economic cooperation between the two countries.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the 594-km access-controlled Greenfield Ganga Expressway in Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh, calling it a major milestone in the state’s infrastructure and economic transformation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday highlighted the higher voter turnout in the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, saying it reflected that people were voting “without fear” in the state.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday visited his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi and offered prayers at the sacred Kashi Vishwanath Temple.
Kolkata/IBNS: Tension flared outside Jai Hind Bhavan in Bhabanipur on Wednesday after Trinamool Congress supporters staged a protest during BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari’s visit to a polling booth.
India, which conducted Operation Sindoor against Pakistan on May 7, 2025 following the Pahalgam terror attack, is now the fifth-largest military spender in the world, as per data released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress supremo and Bhabanipur candidate Mamata Banerjee visiting multiple polling booths on Wednesday triggered sharp political reactions, with her rival alleging intimidation of Hindu voters.
MP Derek O'Brien on Wednesday challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to resign if Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the All India Trinamool Congress retain power in the West Bengal Assembly elections.
Kolkata/IBNS: The war of words between the ruling Trinamool Congress and the Election Commission of India intensified on Wednesday as West Bengal Chief Minister and Bhabanipur candidate Mamata Banerjee accused the poll body of harassment on voting day.
Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said petrol and diesel vehicles have no long-term future, urging the automobile industry to accelerate the shift towards cleaner and alternative fuels.
In a striking result from Godhra, Apekshaben Naineshbhai Soni, an independent Hindu woman candidate, has won from Ward Number 7 — a constituency reported to have an entirely Muslim voter base.
Sonam Raghuvanshi, the main accused in the murder of her husband, Raja Raghuvanshi, during their honeymoon in Meghalaya, has been granted bail by a court in Shillong after three previous pleas were rejected, media reports said.
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday visited the Orchidarium in Gangtok, Sikkim and expressed his profound admiration for its beauty and the state's extraordinary biodiversity.
Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the approval of road projects worth nearly Rs 8,000 crore for Jammu and Kashmir within a single year is a historic achievement.
Indian Ocean Ship (IOS) SAGAR, INS Sunayna, arrived at Changi Naval Base on April 26, marking its fourth port call during the ongoing IOS SAGAR deployment under the vision of MAHASAGAR (Mutual and Holistic Adva ucement for Security and Growth Across Regions).
