Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will inaugurate the 1st BIMSTEC Business Summit in New Delhi from August 6 to August 8, Ministry of External Affairs said on Monday.
Kolkata/IBNS: In an unprecedented scenario, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari were on the same page in the assembly on the resolution against the division of the state on Monday.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the central and city governments over the death of three students in a flood at a coaching centre which was illegally operating at a basement in Delhi's Rajinder Nagar area, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress leader Akhil Giri on Monday resigned as the West Bengal Minister of Correctional Administration after his threat to a woman government officer created an uproar.
Kolkata/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress has ordered West Bengal Minister of Correctional Administration, Akhil Giri, to resign, coming down heavily upon him for giving threats to a woman officer of the state forest department.
Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi veteran Yamini Krishnamurti died in New Delhi on Saturday which marked the end of an era in the classical dancing paradigm of the country.
Bhutan's Prime Minister Tshering Tobga said he felt saddened by the loss of lives in landslides which hit Wayanad district in Kerala last week.
United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President Dennis Francis recently praised India for the digital revolution and for successfully expanding banking services to rural India.
Satara (Maharashtra): A woman in Maharashtra’s Satara fell into a deep gorge while taking a selfie during an outing with friend, media reports said.
Mumbai: A man was found dead on the road in front of his apartment in Mumbai’s Goregaon.
New Delhi/IBNS: Grammy award winner Ricky Kej Saturday lashed out at Air India for "downgrading" him from business to economy class without prior notice to him and even refusing him any refund for the same.
Visakhapatnam/IBNS: A massive fire broke out at three AC coaches of the Korba-Visakhapatnam Express on Sunday morning shortly after the train arrived at Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam railway station.
Bhopal/IBNS: At least nine children have died and several others injured after a wall collapsed at a temple in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district on Sunday morning.
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has responded to the social media backlash over his tweet describing a visit to landslide-hit Wayanad as "memorable".
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government has flagged "multiple vulnerabilities" in iPhones, iPads, and other Apple products having the potential to lead to spoofing and even leak sensitive information.
New Delhi: Actor-turned-MP Kangana Ranaut has unleashed another attack on Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi.
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav sparked controversy on Saturday by calling for a DNA test of the accused in the Ayodhya gangrape case.
Dehradun/Mussoorie: A total of 8,495 pilgrims have been rescued along the Kedarnath trek route after heavy rains caused significant damage on Wednesday night, media reports said on Saturday.
Chandigarh: The Central Government has refused political clearance for Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to travel to Paris to support the Indian hockey team at the ongoing Olympic Games, media reports said.
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday congratulated newly appointed Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty for assuming the new post.
In recent years, the term “Khalistan” has been resurfacing, not as a genuine demand from the people of Punjab, but as a slogan used by a minority of Sikhs living abroad to advance their own agendas.
Five policemen and a teacher were dismissed from their positions after they were allegedly found to be involved in narco-terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.
A team of forest officials carried out an operation to save four tribal toddlers and their parents from the landslide-hit Wayanad district of the southern Indian state of Kerala.
Imphal/IBNS: A fresh incident of arson took place in Manipur's Jiribam on Friday night, a day after Meitei and Hmar groups held a peace meeting, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: Torrential rains triggered by a cyclonic circulation hit services in the Kazi Nazrul Islam (KNI) airport at Andal in Paschim (West) Bardhaman district of West Bengal as the authorities temporarily suspended flight operations to and from the airport on Friday due to water logging in and around its premises, reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: Days ago, Bollywood actress and Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan had revolted against calling her as "Jaya Amitabh Bachchan", which she felt was a way to show women have no identity of their own.
New Delhi/IBNS: In an unprecedented move, the Centre Friday removed Border Security Force (BSF) Director General Nitin Agrawal and his deputy Special DG (West) YB Khurania and sent them back to their state cadres "with immediate effect", as per government order.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre is rolling out a new security plan for Jammu and Kashmir to counter the targetting of civilians and military personnel and camps by terrorists in recent weeks and months, including an attack on an Army camp in Rajouri last week, in which one soldier was injured.
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Thursday said he held a productive talk with his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh in New Delhi.
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari informed the Lok Sabha on Thursday that the Indian government and the World Bank have signed an agreement for the construction of Green National Highway Corridors Project (GNHCP) in an aggregate length of 781 km.
