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The Kolkata Police registered a case against Rashidi Foundation chief Wajahat Khan, who had filed the complaint that led to the arrest of social media influencer Sharmishta Panoli, for delivering “hate speech" on social media and hurting religious sentiments.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a delegation-level talks with Paraguayan President Santiago Peña Palacios, when they discussed working further in fields like digital technology, critical minerals, energy, agriculture, health and space.
London/IBNS: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi has taken a swipe at Pakistan for harbouring terrorism in their backyard drawing a comparison with India's successful hosting of G20 Summit.
Chennai/IBNS: A biryani vendor who sexually assaulted a 19-year-old female student at Chennai's Anna University has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a city court, media reports said.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who is part of the all-party delegation that is currently visiting several nations to brief leaders over India's stand on Operation Sindoor, on Monday, expressed concern over the terror attack in the US state of Colorado.
Bengaluru/IBNS: India's star cricketer Virat Kohli's pub One8 Commune has landed itself in legal trouble for lacking a designated smoking zone, media reports said.
Sierra Leone Vice President Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh has backed India in its fight against terrorism.
The Chief of Peace Committee, Security Council of the African Union, Billy Winter, has expressed support to India over its stand against terrorism amid the recent Pahalgam terror attack, which left 26 people killed.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited Kolkata on Sunday when he targeted Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and said she opposed Operation Sindoor for her vote bank politics.
Sharmishta Panoli, a 22-year-old influencer arrested by Kolkata Police over a communal social media post, has received support from a member of the Dutch Parliament, who has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure she is freed.
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who is leading one of the seven delegations travelling abroad to expose Pakistan's role in cross-border terrorist attacks, said he is currently focusing on conveying India's message on terrorism and will get a chance to speak to his party colleagues on matters of discord once he returns.
Kolkata Police's arrest of influencer Sharmistha Panoli over a communal post has sparked a political row, with BJP ally and Andhra Pradesh's Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan flagging West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's remarks and stressing that "secularism must be a two-way street."
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday launched a coordinated search operation across 15 locations in eight states in connection with an espionage case linked to Pakistan-based intelligence operatives, media reports said.
New Delhi: Hours after Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan publicly acknowledged that Indian fighter jets were downed during the recent military confrontation with Pakistan, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge launched a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi-led government, accusing it of misleading the public and demanding urgent accountability.
New Delhi: India’s military has, for the first time, officially acknowledged the loss of fighter jets during the armed conflict with Pakistan earlier this May, while strongly denying that the hostilities ever approached the threshold of nuclear war.
The Kolkata Police have arrested social media content creator Sharmishta Panoli from Gurugram on charges of promoting enmity and outraging religious feelings on social media.
India and the European Union will conduct a joint military exercise in the Indian Ocean from June 1 to June 3, officials said on Saturday.
Bhopal/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed Operation Sindoor as the "symbol of women's power" addressing a rally in Madhya Pradesh's capital city Bhopal.
India’s defence manufacturing sector has surged to unprecedented heights, posting a record production figure of ₹1.27 lakh crore in the fiscal year 2023–24, the Ministry of Defence announced on Tuesday.
Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri visited Washington, D.C. from May 27–29, 2025, for a series of high-level engagements with senior officials of the U.S. Administration when discussions ranging from joint military exercises to information-sharing frameworks were held.
Kolkata/IBNS: Just a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi almost sounded the poll bugle in West Bengal, Union Home Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) top leader Amit Shah will on Saturday kickstart his two-day visit to West Bengal.
Colombia has retracted its statement condoling the death in Pakistan due to India's Operation Sindoor conducted on May 7 and promised to issue a fresh one after Congress MP Shashi Tharoor expressed his disapproval.
New Delhi/IBNS: Rajya Sabha members will now be provided with the latest gadgets to enable them to discharge their duties smoothly.
New Delhi: With the United States delaying the delivery of engines critical to India’s next-generation fighter jet programmes, New Delhi is actively considering a strategic partnership with France’s Safran to develop more powerful and locally manufactured engines for the Tejas Mk-2 and the upcoming fifth-generation stealth fighter, the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).
Sending out a strong message to Turkey over its support to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, the Centre has asked IndiGo to terminate its aircraft lease agreement with Turkish Airlines within three months.
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah addressed Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir on Friday when he said the border force destroyed and damaged over 118 Pakistani posts during Operation Sindoor.
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met New Zealand's Deputy PM Winston Peters when he thanked him for his country's support and showing of solidarity towards New Delhi following the Pahagam terror attack.
Bhubaneswar: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Chintan Raghuvanshi, a deputy director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) posted in Odisha, in connection with an alleged bribery case, officials said on Friday,according to media reports.
The Indian community in France organised a Tiranga Rally in Paris to observe the success of Operation Sindoor launched by the Indian Armed Forces against terror hubs located in Pakistan and PoK earlier this month.
An Indian man, who was visiting Tiger Kingdom in Phuket, escaped with minor injuries after he was attacked by a tiger when he was trying to click a selfie with the animal.
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