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The Kolkata rape survivor was given an inhaler when she suffered a panic attack during the assult so that she could recover and be brutalised, the public prosecutor has informed a court in the city.
New Delhi: Dr Apathukatha Sivathanu Pillai, widely recognised as the “father of BrahMos”, shared a sharp-witted anecdote about a Pakistani general’s inquiry into India’s prized supersonic cruise missile during a podcast conversation.
Legal teams from the US and the UK are preparing to file lawsuits against aircraft manufacturer Boeing in the two countries over the Air India crash in Ahmedabad on June12, which killed all but one of the 242 on board, NDTV reported, quoting sources.
The preliminary probe report on the Air India crash, in which 270 people were killed, including 241 on board the flight, is expected to be released by July 11, media reports said.
An Air India flight, en route to Vienna from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport on June 14, dropped 900 feet mid-air soon after takeoff. Both pilots have now been off-rostered pending the outcome of the investigation, the airline said.
India organised a five-day 'Jaipur Foot' camp recently as part of the humanitarian assistance to provide free prosthetic limbs to Afghan amputees, media reports said.
India is eyeing to speed up the launch of its 52 defence surveillance satellites to enhance space-based observation, particularly on borders with China, Pakistan and in the Indian Ocean Region, media reports said.
Washington DC/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has again refuted US President Donald Trump's claim that he usedtrade as a way to stop the military conflict between India and Pakistan in May 2025.
A large number of Tibetans assembled in Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district on Monday to attend a special prayer for religious leader Dalai Lama, who will turn 90 on July 6.
Demonstrating rapid operational readiness and its unwavering commitment to seafarer safety, the Indian Navy undertook a high-risk firefighting and rescue operation on-board Palau-flagged tanker MT Yi Cheng 6 on June 29 in the North Arabian Sea, successfully stabilising the situation and ensuring the safety of 14 Indian crew members.
New York/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said India and the United States are "hopefully" beyond halfway of the negotiation for the long-awaited bilateral trade deal.
New York/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday (US local time) said terrorism is one of the "gravest threats to humanity" and "antithesis" of what the United Nations stands for.
Hyderabad/IBNS: The death toll in the blast that took place at a chemical reactor factory in Telangana rose to 42 on Tuesday morning, media reports said.
Monojit Mishra, a key accused in the gangrape of a law student in a Kolkata college, last year shared a video on his facebook page demanding justice for the lady doctor who was raped and murdered in RG Kar Medical College Hospital.
Controversial Telangana politician T Raja Singh, who has often dominated headlines over hate speech and communally-charged remarks, has quit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
South Calcutta Law College has decided to suspend classes for all students for an indefinite period following the gangrape of a law student on its college campus last week.
A video of two cars performing dangerous stunts while speeding recklessly outside a college in Greater Noida has gone viral on social media, resulting in a hefty fine.
The Kolkata Police on Monday said a Special Investigation Team is monitoring the case related to the gangrape of a law student on a college campus in south Kolkata last week.
General Upendra Dwivedi, PVSM, AVSM, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), Indian Army, departed for Bhutan on Monday on a four-day official visit aimed at further enhancing the enduring defence cooperation between the two countries.
Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday showcased their "unity" holding hands amid the Congress' reported bid to remove factionalism in the unit, media reports said.
Hyderabad/IBNS: A blast at a chemical factory in Telangana killed six people and injured 20 others in Hyderabad on Monday, media reports said.
Mumbai/IBNS: The Maharashtra government has cancelled the three-language policy resolution facing the Opposition protests and charge of Hindi-imposition in the western state of India, media reports said.
Puri/IBNS: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has sought an apology from the devotees of Lord Jagannath for the deadly stampede that occurred near a temple in Puri and suspended two officials for "negligence".
Shimla/IBNS: In what could have been a major accident, a five-storey building collapsed amid heavy rains at Mathu Colony in Shimla's Bhattakufer area on Monday, media reports said.
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will visit the USA on Monday to participate in the next edition of the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting (QFMM).
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government has suspended seven engineers, including two chief engineers from the Public Works Department (PWD), over the controversial design of the newly constructed Rail Over Bridge (ROB) in the Aishbagh area of Bhopal, which features an unusually sharp 90-degree turn, media reports said.
The Bharatiya Janata Party workers on Sunday participated in a torch rally in South Kolkata to protest against the gangrape of a law student on a college campus last week.
The Bharatiya Janata Party workers on Sunday participated in a torch rally in South Kolkata to protest against the gangrape of a law student on a college campus last week.
National Commission for Women (NCW) member Archana Majumdar on Sunday visited the South Kolkata Law College in the eastern Indian city, the institute where a student was gangraped last week.
Pune: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is investigating all possible causes, including sabotage, behind last month’s Air India crash in Ahmedabad that killed 274 people on board and on the ground, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol has said.
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