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On G20 sidelines, Modi, Albanese fast-track a major boost to India–Australia ties

On G20 sidelines, Modi, Albanese fast-track a major boost to India–Australia ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders’ Summit, with both leaders noting the steady expansion of India–Australia cooperation since the relationship was upgraded to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2020.

IBNSNov 22, 2025
Bengaluru horror: Elder brother kills sibling over abuse, dumps body in lake

Bengaluru horror: Elder brother kills sibling over abuse, dumps body in lake

In a shocking incident, a 24-year-old man, Dhanaraj, was killed by his elder brother Shivaraj, 28, with the help of two friends, inside a car in Bengaluru. The body was later dumped into a lake, media reports said.

IBNSNov 21, 2025
Outgoing CJI Gavai defends landmark verdict on sub-classification in SC/ST quotas

Outgoing CJI Gavai defends landmark verdict on sub-classification in SC/ST quotas

Outgoing Chief Justice of India Bhushan R. Gavai, only the second Dalit judge to head the Supreme Court, on Friday firmly stood by his controversial judgment allowing sub-classification within Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, media reports said.

IBNSNov 21, 2025
Nitish Kumar retains top job, but hands 'power' to BJP in Bihar Cabinet reset. Check out

Nitish Kumar retains top job, but hands 'power' to BJP in Bihar Cabinet reset. Check out

Nitish Kumar may have secured a strong mandate in last week’s Bihar election, but the new cabinet tells a more complicated story about who really holds the reins.

IBNSNov 21, 2025
Rapid relief: India gifts Nepal a ready-to-deploy 70-metre bridge to reconnect flood-hit region

Rapid relief: India gifts Nepal a ready-to-deploy 70-metre bridge to reconnect flood-hit region

The Ambassador of India to Nepal on Thursday handed over a complete set of a 70-metre modular bridge, along with specialised launching equipment, to Nepal’s Minister of Physical Infrastructure and Transport during a ceremony held in Hetauda.

IBNSNov 21, 2025
India donates 3.5-tonne medical consignment to Seychelles to boost healthcare support

India donates 3.5-tonne medical consignment to Seychelles to boost healthcare support

India has handed over a 3.5-tonne consignment of essential medicines to Seychelles, officials said on Friday.

IBNSNov 21, 2025
Ignored five times: Jaipur student’s desperate pleas before tragic suicide revealed in report

Ignored five times: Jaipur student’s desperate pleas before tragic suicide revealed in report

A class 4 student, who recently committed suicide in a Jaipur school, was ignored despite approaching her class teacher five times and seeking her support for 45 minutes over alleged bullying, media reports said.

IBNSNov 21, 2025
Tejas fighter jet crashes at Dubai Air Show, pilot killed as crowd watches in horror

Tejas fighter jet crashes at Dubai Air Show, pilot killed as crowd watches in horror

A Tejas fighter jet crashed during a flying demonstration at the ongoing Dubai Air Show on Friday, sending a thick plume of black smoke into the sky as shocked spectators looked on at Al Maktoum International Airport.

IBNSNov 21, 2025
Ajit Doval leads high-stakes security talks as Colombo Conclave nations push for deeper cooperation

Ajit Doval leads high-stakes security talks as Colombo Conclave nations push for deeper cooperation

National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval held discussions with his counterparts from multiple nations, including Bangladesh, during the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) in New Delhi on Thursday, when they discussed ways of enhancing cooperation under identified pillars, including through training and capacity building.

IBNSNov 21, 2025
Indian Tejas fighter jet crashes at Dubai Air show

Indian Tejas fighter jet crashes at Dubai Air show

Dubai/IBNS: A Tejas fighter jet crashed during a Dubai air show demo near the airport in Dubai on Friday, media reports said.

IBNSNov 21, 2025
Delhi blast: Images reveal how terror doctor used flour mill to extract ammonium nitrate for explosives

Delhi blast: Images reveal how terror doctor used flour mill to extract ammonium nitrate for explosives

Delhi/IBNS: Dr Muzamil Shakeel, one of the doctors accused in the November 10 Delhi blast that killed 15 people, allegedly used a household flour mill to prepare chemicals for the explosives.  

IBNSNov 21, 2025
Penny Wong visits India, reviews different pillar of India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership

Penny Wong visits India, reviews different pillar of India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership

Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Penny Wong visited India on November 20 when she reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral cooperation and progress under different pillars of the India–Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.

IBNSNov 21, 2025
Dk Shivakumar camp storms Delhi: loyalists demand Siddaramaiah’s ouster in explosive power push

Dk Shivakumar camp storms Delhi: loyalists demand Siddaramaiah’s ouster in explosive power push

In an intensification of a power tussle within the Congress, loyalists of DK Shivakumar have travelled to Delhi to urge the top brass to appoint the Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister to the top post as incumbent Siddaramaiah completes 2.5 years, media reports said.

IBNSNov 21, 2025
Modi visiting South Africa for historic G20 Summit: What's on agenda?

Modi visiting South Africa for historic G20 Summit: What's on agenda?

Indian PM Narendra Modi embarked on a three-day visit to South Africa to attend the first G20 summit, ahead of which he said the event would provide an opportunity to discuss key global issues.

IBNSNov 21, 2025
Mumbai Anti-Narcotics Cell summons Orry after accused drug trafficker names him in ₹252-crore MD case

Mumbai Anti-Narcotics Cell summons Orry after accused drug trafficker names him in ₹252-crore MD case

Social media personality and Bollywood fixture Orhan Awatramani, better known as Orry, has been summoned by the Mumbai Police Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) for questioning in a ₹252 crore mephedrone (MD) trafficking investigation, media reports said.

IBNSNov 20, 2025
SC says president, governors can’t be given deadlines to clear bills, calls earlier verdict 'contrary to constitution'

SC says president, governors can’t be given deadlines to clear bills, calls earlier verdict 'contrary to constitution'

In a major constitutional clarification, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that neither the president nor state governors can be bound by judicially imposed timelines when approving bills.

IBNSNov 20, 2025
After poll debacle, Prashant Kishor holds ‘maun vrat’ at Gandhi Ashram, vows to fight on

After poll debacle, Prashant Kishor holds ‘maun vrat’ at Gandhi Ashram, vows to fight on

Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Thursday observed a silent “maun vrat” at the Bhitiharwa Gandhi Ashram in Bihar, days after his fledgling party failed to win a single seat in the Assembly elections.

IBNSNov 20, 2025
'Unplanned, coercive': Mamata Banerjee writes to CEC for SIR halt

'Unplanned, coercive': Mamata Banerjee writes to CEC for SIR halt

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday wrote to the Election Commission (EC), sharply criticising the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and urging that the process be paused immediately.

IBNSNov 20, 2025
Kashmir Times office raided over 'anti-national activities', AK-47 cartridges found; editors slam action

Kashmir Times office raided over 'anti-national activities', AK-47 cartridges found; editors slam action

Srinagar/IBNS: The State Investigation Agency (SIA) of the Jammu & Kashmir Police on Thursday carried out raids at the Jammu office of the Kashmir Times over allegations that the publication was involved in anti-national activities.

IBNSNov 20, 2025
NIA arrests four more in Delhi Red Fort blast case, total held rises to six

NIA arrests four more in Delhi Red Fort blast case, total held rises to six

New Delhi/IBNS: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday held four more prime suspects in the November 10 blast near Delhi’s Red Fort, bringing the total number of arrests in the case to six.

IBNSNov 20, 2025
'Whatever India Needs': Russia offers '5th Generation fighter' tech to New Delhi ahead of Putin's visit

'Whatever India Needs': Russia offers '5th Generation fighter' tech to New Delhi ahead of Putin's visit

Moscow/New Delhi/IBNS: As Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to visit India next month, Moscow has offered New Delhi unrestricted access to Su-57 fifth-generation fighter technology in a move that could significantly shape the future of India’s air combat capabilities.

IBNSNov 20, 2025
Nitish Kumar makes history: 10th term as Bihar CM — check out India’s longest-serving leaders!

Nitish Kumar makes history: 10th term as Bihar CM — check out India’s longest-serving leaders!

New Delhi/IBNS: Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar on Thursday scripted history by swearing in as the Bihar Chief Minister for a record 10th term with the support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and other smaller allies.

IBNSNov 20, 2025
Historic moment! Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar CM for record 10th time — PM Modi and Amit Shah witness ceremony

Historic moment! Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar CM for record 10th time — PM Modi and Amit Shah witness ceremony

Patna/IBNS: Janata Dal (United) Nitish Kumar was sworn in on Thursday as the Bihar Chief Minister for a record 10th term at Gandhi Maidan, Patna.

IBNSNov 20, 2025
Delhi blast fallout: Al-Falah University founder’s Mhow house declared 'illegal' — demolition looms

Delhi blast fallout: Al-Falah University founder’s Mhow house declared 'illegal' — demolition looms

New Delhi/IBNS: In fresh trouble for the Al-Falah University founder, Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui's ancestral house in Mhow has been declared illegal by the concerned authorities, media reports said.

IBNSNov 20, 2025
Sundar Pichai hails immigrants’ 'phenomenal' impact on US tech amid heated H-1B debate

Sundar Pichai hails immigrants’ 'phenomenal' impact on US tech amid heated H-1B debate

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai has praised immigrants for their “phenomenal” role in shaping America’s technology industry, saying the US government recognises their value and is working to improve pathways for skilled talent.

IBNSNov 19, 2025
Tharoor honours Indira Gandhi’s ‘towering legacy’ on her birth anniversary, shares personal bond

Tharoor honours Indira Gandhi’s ‘towering legacy’ on her birth anniversary, shares personal bond

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday paid tribute to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary, calling her a leader who left an “indelible imprint, for good and ill, on modern India”.

IBNSNov 19, 2025
Class 10 student jumps to death at Delhi metro station, alleges harassment by teachers

Class 10 student jumps to death at Delhi metro station, alleges harassment by teachers

A 16-year-old Class 10 student from a well-known Delhi school died by suicide after jumping from the Rajendra Place Metro Station, leaving behind a note in which he accused his teachers of pushing him to the brink, media reports said.

IBNSNov 19, 2025
DK Shivakumar signals exit from Karnataka Congress chief post amid leadership tensions

DK Shivakumar signals exit from Karnataka Congress chief post amid leadership tensions

In a fresh twist to Karnataka’s simmering leadership tussle, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar hinted Wednesday that he may soon step down as President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, a post he has held for nearly six years.

IBNSNov 19, 2025
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan touches PM Modi’s feet at Sathya Sai Baba event — cameras capture the moment!

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan touches PM Modi’s feet at Sathya Sai Baba event — cameras capture the moment!

Vijayawada/IBNS: Bollywood icon Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was among the dignitaries who were present along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the centenary celebrations of Sri Sathya Sai Baba in Andhra Pradesh's Puttaparthi on Wednesday.

IBNSNov 19, 2025
Al-Falah University shock: 10 missing as Red Fort bombing trail widens

Al-Falah University shock: 10 missing as Red Fort bombing trail widens

At least 10 individuals, including three Kashmiri students, linked to Al-Falah University in Haryana’s Faridabad, have gone missing, intelligence sources told NDTV on Wednesday.

IBNSNov 19, 2025

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