Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday revived his recent “dimagi Naxal” remark to take a swipe at his critics, saying the phrase had worked like a “homeopathic pill” by prompting those he accused of the ideology to reveal their “true colours”.
A new tourism campaign meant to showcase West Bengal has sparked ridicule after viewers noticed that its promotional video featured the Eiffel Tower, Egyptian pyramids and Rio’s Christ the Redeemer—but offered little glimpse of Bengal itself.
Senior Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader and Jharkhand minister Sudivya Kumar Sonu died of cardiac arrest in Ranchi early Sunday, the party said. He was 56.
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Health Minister Dr Sharadwat Mukherjee has urged schools across the state to allow students to wear clothing that covers their arms and legs as a precaution against mosquito bites during the peak dengue transmission period, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) has filed a complaint against Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj for allegedly "falsely" taking the parliamentarian's name in connection with the assault of the father of a student activist during a protest led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) in New Delhi, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: A teacher at an English-medium school in West Bengal has been suspended for allegedly forcing a student to remove a tilak, or sandalwood mark, before entering the classroom, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Friday.
Bengaluru/IBNS: Four people, including two women, have been arrested for allegedly stripping and assaulting a woman over her failure to pay loan interest, media reports said.
At least eight students from Tamil Nadu died after the car in which they were travelling crashed into a parked lorry on a highway in Kerala’s Thrissur district, media reports said.
President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday extended her greetings to teachers across the country on the eve of Teachers' Day, lauding their role in nurturing talent, shaping character and preparing students to contribute to the nation's future.
Amid heightened tensions with Pakistan over the Indus Waters Treaty, India has built its first rock check dam across the Indus River at Upshi in Ladakh's Leh district, raising the water level by nearly 10 feet and opening up new irrigation possibilities for farming communities in the strategically important border region.
Air India has terminated the employment of the pilot-in-command of a Phuket-Delhi flight after he tested positive for a psychoactive substance following an incident in which the aircraft experienced a sudden altitude upset over Odisha, leaving 24 passengers injured.
Activist Swatantra Bhardwaj, accused of assaulting the father of a student protester during a demonstration at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, has been detained in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, police sources said.
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor has said Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be at the top of US President Donald Trump’s list of leaders he wants to meet during the G20 Summit in Florida in December.
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi-NCR witnessed another spell of heavy rain and thunderstorms on Friday, with intense showers causing waterlogging in several areas, including Indira Gandhi International Airport.
The distress call of a Tamil Nadu woman stranded in Kuwait has led to her rescue by the Indian Embassy, with Vanitha now expressing gratitude after receiving assistance.
A distressing video of a Tamil Nadu woman working as a domestic help in Kuwait has prompted authorities in Kallakurichi to intervene after she alleged that she was being tortured and had not received her salary for two months.
She never burned a bra. That much needs saying at the outset, because for half a century the myth clung to her name harder than most of her actual words ever did. The story goes back to a 1968 protest outside the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, where demonstrators tossed girdles, curlers and copies of Cosmopolitan into a "freedom trash can." No fire was lit; a police permit had denied one. Gloria Steinem, who died Sept. 2, 2026, at her home in New York City, at 92, was not...
New Delhi/IBNS: Separatist leader and jailed chief of the banned Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Yasin Malik, has said he will not defend himself in the Sarla Bhat murder case, while maintaining that his decision does not amount to an admission of guilt, media reports said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated his “friend” Giorgia Meloni after the Italian leader became the country’s longest-serving prime minister in the post-World War II era.
HarperCollins India will publish Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, amid an ongoing controversy over Penguin Random House India’s decision not to release the book.
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has announced plans to establish at least 1,000 schools run by Vidya Bharati, the education wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), across the state within a year, media reports said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday claimed that Russia launched jet-powered “Shahed” drones while Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was visiting Kyiv, alleging that the drones were developed with Iranian assistance.
India and Belgium have agreed to aim at doubling bilateral trade over the next five years, while Belgium reaffirmed its support for India’s bid for permanent membership of a reformed and expanded UN Security Council.
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), led by Abhijeet Dipke, appears to be facing its first internal rebellion, with former volunteer Manish Brahmbhatt launching a breakaway platform called the Cockroach Janata Party-Democratic (CJP-D).
Tamil Nadu is stepping up its sporting ambitions, with Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay announcing plans to establish a world-class Olympic City and a dedicated motorsports city in Chennai.
Indian Air Force fighter pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, who became a prominent figure during the 2019 India-Pakistan military confrontation, has reportedly retired prematurely from the IAF and begun a new career in commercial aviation.
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: The Kerala Chief Minister's Office (CMO) has denied claims that Chief Minister VD Satheesan deleted a Facebook video criticising a cleric's views on women following a meeting with Islamic scholars, NDTV reported.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday held that the Bar Council of India (BCI) has no authority to take disciplinary action against law students, while criticising the BCI's direction to withhold the enrolment of all 2026 NALSAR law graduates, media reports said.
A family in Maharashtra's Beed district has celebrated the birth of a baby girl with an elaborate procession, marking what it described as a long-awaited moment after nearly 200 years without a girl being born into the family.
Actor Swara Bhasker has come under fire from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over her recent comments questioning the tradition of jauhar, in which women are believed to have collectively immolated themselves to avoid capture during wartime invasions.
