New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court has delivered a sharp rebuke to the West Bengal government over delays in completing a crucial stretch of the Kolkata Metro’s Orange Line, calling the hold-up a serious lapse in constitutional responsibility.
Hyderabad/IBNS: Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday announced that his party, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), will contest the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections in alliance with former Trinamool Congress leader Humayun Kabir’s outfit, Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP).
PM Narendra Modi on Sunday completed 8,931 days in office, becoming the country’s longest-serving head of an elected government.
A 23-year-old MBBS graduate allegedly died by suicide following a dispute with her family over a pet cat, according to media reports.
The Indian Navy’s stealth frigate INS Trikand departed Port Victoria on March 20 following the successful completion of a port call in Seychelles.
Iran has urged the BRICS grouping to step in and play an “independent role” in halting the ongoing conflict involving the United States and Israel, placing fresh pressure on the bloc’s global relevance, media reports said.
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Saturday held a telephone conversation with Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian, conveying Eid greetings, and discussed the current situation in West Asia.
In a ceremony that marks a defining moment for India’s maritime sovereignty, the Indian Navy is preparing to commission its latest stealth Frigate, Taragiri (F41), on April 3.
India and Bhutan have strengthened bilateral ties in the postal sector, aiming to enhance connectivity, service delivery, and institutional collaboration between their postal administrations.
Kolkata/IBNS: Five people have been arrested after a 40-year-old man died after getting trapped in an elevator at R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital on Friday, media reports said.
India has sent medical support to Afghanistan to assist those who were injured in the recent attack by Pakistan on a Kabul hospital.
New Delhi/IBNS: Exhausted by repeated attempts to curb his father's sugar intake, a social media influencer turned to Prime Minister Narendra Modi—and the unusual appeal actually worked.
Gautam Singhania, Chairman of Raymond Group, was injured after a speedboat carrying him overturned in the Maldives in the early hours of Friday, media reports said.
The Delhi Police on Friday sealed the office of United News of India (UNI) in central New Delhi, citing a recent order of the Delhi High Court, even as the news agency termed the move an “attack on press freedom.”
Passengers on board an Air India flight to Vancouver experienced a near eight-hour “flight to nowhere” after the aircraft was forced to return to Delhi due to a regulatory oversight.
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Thursday held telephone conversations with leaders of Oman, Qatar, Jordan and Malaysia when he shared with them Eid greetings, besides discussing the ongoing tension in West Asia.
At least three students of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay were killed after the vehicle they were travelling in overturned near Panvel on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, according to media reports.
A 67-year-old self-styled astrologer has been arrested in Nashik for allegedly sexually exploiting multiple women under the guise of spiritual healing, in a case that has sent shockwaves across Maharashtra.
Actress-turned-politician Roopa Ganguly is set to take on Trinamool Congress candidate Lovely Maitra in a high-profile contest in Sonarpur Dakshin in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections.
Kolkata/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday announced its second list of candidates for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections, naming 111 candidates across constituencies.
Global energy markets have entered a volatile phase after Iran launched a missile strike on Ras Laffan, Qatar’s largest liquefied natural gas facility.
Kolkata/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to field the mother of the RG Kar rape-murder victim as its candidate from the Panihati constituency in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections.
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari has asserted that he will defeat Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in her stronghold Bhabanipur and widen his victory margin in Nandigram in the 2026 Assembly elections.
The Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) has announced that non-Hindus wishing to enter the Badrinath Temple and Kedarnath Temple complexes will now need to submit an affidavit swearing faith in the ‘Sanatan’ religion, according to BKTC chairman Hemant Dwivedi.
Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) chief HD Deve Gowda on Wednesday described the 2019 alliance with the Congress as an “abusive relationship” that ended in divorce, responding to a quip by Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge in the Rajya Sabha.
At least seven tankers carrying Russian crude oil, originally destined for China, have changed course mid-voyage and are now heading to India, according to Bloomberg.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court has raised serious concerns over the presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during an Enforcement Directorate (ED) raid linked to the I-PAC case, describing the situation as “not a happy one”.
New Delhi/IBNS: The arrest of an American mercenary in Kolkata over "illegal activities" in India's northeast region has revived debate around a controversial claim made by ex-Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina months before her ouster in 2024.
Dispur/IBNS: A day after quitting the Congress, Nagaon Lok Sabha MP Pradyut Bordoloi on Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the crucial Assam Assembly elections, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: Signs of unrest within the Trinamool Congress (TMC) became evident after party supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee dropped several sitting MLAs and reshuffled constituencies while unveiling the candidate list for the West Bengal Assembly elections.
