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The Charge d'affaires of Canada, Jennifer Daubeny, and the Irish Ambassador to India, Kevin Kelly, on Monday joined families of the victims of the Air India Flight 182 disaster at a commemoration ceremony at Canada House in New Delhi, to mark the 40th anniversary of the terrorist attack.
In an attempt to tighten the visa screening process, the United States has announced that all individuals applying for non-immigrant visas in F (student), M, or J (academic scholar) categories are required to adjust the privacy settings on their social media accounts, making it 'public' to facilitate vetting necessary to establish their identity and admissibility to the country.
Bengaluru/IBNS: A woman was sexually harassed, beaten up, and abused in full public view near Bengaluru on Sunday, and the incident was caught on a CCTV camera.
INS Teg, a frontline stealth frigate of the Western Naval Command, concluded her port call at Port Louis, Mauritius, on June 22.
Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, on Tuesday attended an event to mark the 40th anniversary of the Air India Flight 182 (Kanishka) bombing in Ahakista, Cork, Ireland, when he urged the international community to unite against terrorism.
Kolkata/IBNS: A teenage girl died in a bomb blast in West Bengal's Nadia district during the vote counting which was underway in the Kaliganj assembly constituency, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have won one seat each in the byelections held in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state Gujarat.
Kolkata/IBNS: Four Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs including chief whip Shankar Ghosh were on Monday suspended by West Bengal Assembly Speaker Biman Bandyopadhyay after the opposition lawmakers staged a protest near the well of the house, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) has taken an early lead in the Kaliganj bypoll, which is closely-watched with less than a year left for the next assembly elections.
Kolkata/IBNS: Cartoonist Manjul has received second notice from micro-blogging site X over his six-year-old cartoon on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, media reports said.
The Indian Embassy in Iran has announced it will try to evacuate nationals from Sri Lanka and Nepal from conflict-hit Iran.
The Indian government evacuated 311 people, who were stranded in Iran, to India on Sunday, the Ministry of External Affairs said.
The first batch of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra pilgrims, who are travelling through Nathu La route, joined the rest of the world in celebrating the International Day of Yoga by performing the postures in Bainang County, located in the Tibet Autonomous Region.
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Sunday spoke with President Masoud Pezeshkian and discussed the current state of conflict between Iran and Israel, when he emphasised the importance of dialogue and diplomacy in restoring peace in the region.
New Delhi: India’s aviation watchdog, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has issued a stern warning to Air India, cautioning that the airline’s operating licence could be suspended or even revoked if it continues to breach crew scheduling norms, The Financial Express reported.
New Delhi: With the arrest of two local men who sheltered the Pakistani terrorists behind the April 22 Pahalgam massacre, Indian authorities have directly challenged Islamabad’s claims of non-involvement in the attack, media reports said.
Thiruvananthapuram: A specialised team from the British Navy is set to arrive in Kerala with spare parts to assess the F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter jet that has been grounded at Thiruvananthapuram Airport for the past week, sources told NDTV.
Thiruvananthapuram: A specialised team from the British Navy is set to arrive in Kerala with spare parts to assess the F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter jet that has been grounded at Thiruvananthapuram Airport for the past week, sources told NDTV.
Bengaluru: An IndiGo flight operating between Guwahati and Chennai with 168 passengers on board was forced to make an emergency landing in Bengaluru after the pilots declared a 'mayday' due to "insufficient fuel", media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered an interim stay on the West Bengal government's monthly monetary assistance which was announced for Group C and D employees whose lost their jobs after the Supreme Court verdict on recruitment scam, media reports said.
The Embassy of India in the USA organised the 11th International Day of Yoga celebrations at the historic Lincoln Memorial, in Washington D.C on Thursday.
Illegal arrest and torture of 11 innocent indigenous hill peoples by the Bangladesh Army - GAIPCHT to approach UN DPKO
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh led the Armed Forces in celebrating the 11th International Day of Yoga (IDY) by performing various asanas and breathing exercises with approximately 2,500 soldiers at Northern Command, Udhampur, Jammu & Kashmir on Saturday.
Marking International World Yoga Day, Norwegian envoy to India May-Elin Stener shared an image of herself on X where she could be seen performing the ancient Indian practice.
New Delhi/IBNS: India's civil aviation regulatory body, DGCA, has directed Air India to remove three of its officials including a divisional vice president from their roles related to flight crew scheduling and rostering, media reports said.
Patna/IBNS: The Bihar government on Saturday announced a major hike in the monthly pension scheme for all elderly, disabled and widowed women in the state months ahead of the assembly elections.
Washington DC/IBNS: After an initial denial, Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge has now secured the clearance from the Ministry of External Affairs for an official visit to the United States.
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Saturday used the platform of the International Yoga Day to spread the message of peace across the world when he said yoga should guide the world from conflict to cooperation.
The British Navy has declined Air India's offer to provide a hangar space for its F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter jet, which has been parked in the open in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram for six days following its emergency landing, media reports said.
Sailors aboard Indian naval warships performed yoga drills ahead of the 11th International Day of Yoga on 21 June 2025, observing this year's theme, “Yoga for One Earth, One Health”.
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