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Russian missile strikes Indian pharma company's warehouse in Kyiv: Ukraine

Russian missile strikes Indian pharma company's warehouse in Kyiv: Ukraine

Kyiv/New Delhi/IBNS: A Russian missile hit the warehouse of an Indian pharmaceutical company in Kyiv, the Ukraine embassy in New Delhi said on Sunday. 

IBNSApr 13, 2025
Kerala court awards life imprisonment to ambulance driver Noufal for raping COVID-19 patient in 2020

Kerala court awards life imprisonment to ambulance driver Noufal for raping COVID-19 patient in 2020

The Principal Sessions Court in Kerala's Pathanamthitta city on Friday awarded life imprisonment to 29-year-old ambulance driver Noufal who was found guilty of raping a 19-year-old patient while she was transported to a COvid care centre in 2020.

IBNSApr 12, 2025
Karnataka caste panel recommends OBC quota hike to 51%, total reservations may touch 85%

Karnataka caste panel recommends OBC quota hike to 51%, total reservations may touch 85%

Bengaluru: The caste census commission in Karnataka has recommended a significant increase in the reservation quota for Other Backward Classes (OBCs), suggesting it be raised from the current 32 percent to 51 percent, media reports said.

IBNSApr 12, 2025
BJP names Nainar Nagendran Tamil Nadu chief as AIADMK returns to NDA fold

BJP names Nainar Nagendran Tamil Nadu chief as AIADMK returns to NDA fold

Chennai: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appointed Nainar Nagendran as the new president of its Tamil Nadu unit, replacing K Annamalai, media reports said.

IBNSApr 12, 2025
National Herald case: ED begins take over process of assets linked to Sonia, Rahul Gandhi

National Herald case: ED begins take over process of assets linked to Sonia, Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has begun proceedings to seize properties linked to Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the ongoing National Herald money laundering case, according to media reports.

IBNSApr 12, 2025
Murshidabad violence: Calcutta HC orders Central forces deployment after Suvendu Adhikari's plea; gives Bengal govt 30 mins to respond

Murshidabad violence: Calcutta HC orders Central forces deployment after Suvendu Adhikari's plea; gives Bengal govt 30 mins to respond

Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the deployment of central paramilitary forces in Murshidabad to restore order following large-scale communal violence across several districts in West Bengal over the Waqf Amendment Act.

IBNSApr 12, 2025
West Bengal: Father, son hacked to death in Murshidabad as Waqf protest turns violent

West Bengal: Father, son hacked to death in Murshidabad as Waqf protest turns violent

At least two people have died amid the ongoing protest against the Waqf Amendment Act in West Bengal's Muslim-dominated Murshidabad district, media reports said on Saturday.

IBNSApr 12, 2025
Maintain peace and harmony: Mamata Banerjee as Murshidabad on boil over violent anti-Waqf protests

Maintain peace and harmony: Mamata Banerjee as Murshidabad on boil over violent anti-Waqf protests

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has appealed to people to maintain "peace and harmony" as the Muslim-dominated Murshidabad district is on boil over the violent anti-Waqf Act protests.

IBNSApr 12, 2025
PM Modi's 2011 tweet slamming UPA govt's foreign policy goes viral after Tahawwur Rana's extradition

PM Modi's 2011 tweet slamming UPA govt's foreign policy goes viral after Tahawwur Rana's extradition

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 2011 tweet blaming the then Congress-led UPA government over its foreign policy went viral after 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana's extradition by the United States.

IBNSApr 12, 2025
Bengal's Murshidabad on boil over violent anti-Waqf Act protests, over 110 arrested

Bengal's Murshidabad on boil over violent anti-Waqf Act protests, over 110 arrested

Baharampur/Kolkata/IBNS: Over 110 have been arrested so far by the West Bengal Police over the violent anti-Waqf Act protests in the Muslim-dominated Murshidabad district of the state, media reports said.

IBNSApr 12, 2025
Has Annamalai been removed as Tamil Nadu BJP chief for AIADMK deal? Amit Shah responds

Has Annamalai been removed as Tamil Nadu BJP chief for AIADMK deal? Amit Shah responds

Chennai/IBNS: Union Home Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) strongman Amit Shah on Friday responded to the reports claiming K Annamalai was planned to be removed as the party president in Tamil Nadu to strike a deal with the AIADMK.

IBNSApr 12, 2025
Jammu and Kashmir: Senior Jaish commander Saifullah, two other Pakistani terrorists killed in Kishtwar encounter

Jammu and Kashmir: Senior Jaish commander Saifullah, two other Pakistani terrorists killed in Kishtwar encounter

Jaish-e-Mohammad commander Saifullah and two other suspected Pakistani terrorists were killed during an anti-militancy operation conducted by the Indian Army in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, officials said on Saturday.

IBNSApr 12, 2025
'Big step in ensuring justice for 26/11 victims': S Jaishankar on Tahawwur Rana extradition

'Big step in ensuring justice for 26/11 victims': S Jaishankar on Tahawwur Rana extradition

New Delhi/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Friday responded to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's comments on the extradition of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Tahawwur Hussain Rana, terming it "a big step" in ensuring justice to victims and their families.

IBNSApr 11, 2025
Bengal: Tension breaks out in Murshidabad's Samserganj over protest against Waqf Act

Bengal: Tension breaks out in Murshidabad's Samserganj over protest against Waqf Act

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal's Murshidabad turned into a battlefield once again on Friday as violence broke out during a Waqf protest rally in Samserganj.

IBNSApr 11, 2025
AIADMK, BJP join hands again to contest Tamil Nadu elections under Edappadi K Palaniswami

AIADMK, BJP join hands again to contest Tamil Nadu elections under Edappadi K Palaniswami

Chennai/IBNS: Tamil Nadu's two opposition parties, AIADMK and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), came together to contest the state elections under the leadership of former chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS), Union Home Minister Amit Shah said at a joint press conference in Chennai on Friday.

IBNSApr 11, 2025
India presents 6 school buses to Sao Tome and Principe

India presents 6 school buses to Sao Tome and Principe

The Indian government has presented a fleet of 6 school buses to the Government of Sao Tome and Principe, officials said on Friday.

IBNSApr 11, 2025
Australia: Indian consulate in Melbourne 'vandalised', graffiti found on entrance

Australia: Indian consulate in Melbourne 'vandalised', graffiti found on entrance

The Indian consulate in Melbourne was targeted after it was vandalised by unknown miscreants on Thursday, officials said, forcing Indian authorities to raise the issue with their Australian counterpart.

IBNSApr 11, 2025
Dummy code used for flight that brought Mumbai terror attacks accused Rana from US to India to hide it from flight trackers

Dummy code used for flight that brought Mumbai terror attacks accused Rana from US to India to hide it from flight trackers

Authorities used dummy code for the Gulfstream G550 jet that brought the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks accused Tahawwur Rana from the US to India on Thursday, media reports said.

IBNSApr 11, 2025
Droupadi Murmu feels partnership with 'friends' like Slovakia can help India to become $5 trillion economy

Droupadi Murmu feels partnership with 'friends' like Slovakia can help India to become $5 trillion economy

Indian President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said India is expected to become a 5 trillion dollar economy in the coming years, and she hopes that the country will achieve the target in partnership with 'friends' like Slovakia.

IBNSApr 11, 2025
PM Modi inaugurates Rs. 3,880-cr projects in Varanasi on 50th visit to his Lok Sabha constituency

PM Modi inaugurates Rs. 3,880-cr projects in Varanasi on 50th visit to his Lok Sabha constituency

Kolkata/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone and inaugurated various development projects worth over Rs 3,880 crore in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh on Friday.

IBNSApr 11, 2025
Bengal job losers camp outside SSC office in Kolkata, demand mirror copies of genuine candidate list

Bengal job losers camp outside SSC office in Kolkata, demand mirror copies of genuine candidate list

Kolkata/IBNS: A massive march to the School Service Commission (SSC) office was conducted by teaching and non-teaching staff who lost their jobs owing to the Supreme Court order that cancelled the entire 2016 recruitment process.

IBNSApr 11, 2025
Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana sent to 18-day NIA custody

Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana sent to 18-day NIA custody

A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Friday sent the 26/11 Mumbai attacks accused Tahawwur Rana to 18-day custody, hours after he arrived in India following his extradition from the US.

IBNSApr 11, 2025
First batch of 40 'Purple officers' completes joint training

First batch of 40 'Purple officers' completes joint training

New Delhi: The first cohort of 40 “Purple officers” of the Indian armed forces—trained with a focus on joint operations across the Army, Navy, and Air Force—completed their course at the Defence Services Staff College in Wellington, Tamil Nadu, on Thursday.

IBNSApr 10, 2025
Pakistan distances itself from 26/11 terror accused Tahawwur Rana, says he is 'Canadian national'

Pakistan distances itself from 26/11 terror accused Tahawwur Rana, says he is 'Canadian national'

Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan has distanced itself from 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana's case of facing trials in India, stating that he is currently a Canadian national and has not renewed his Pakistani citizenship for over two decades, media reports said.

IBNSApr 10, 2025
'I quit': 23-year-old law student commits suicide in Jhansi after her affair fails

'I quit': 23-year-old law student commits suicide in Jhansi after her affair fails

New Delhi/IBNS: A 23-year-old law student died by suicide in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi after her romantic relationship failed, media reports said on Thursday.

IBNSApr 10, 2025
Previous govt should also get credit: P Chidambaram on Tahawwur Rana's extradition

Previous govt should also get credit: P Chidambaram on Tahawwur Rana's extradition

New Delhi/IBNS: The extradition of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks accused Tahawwur Rana from the US has sparked a political slugfest with the Congress claiming that the process was started during the UPA rule in 2009 and, therefore, the NDA government should not take the entire credit.

IBNSApr 10, 2025
Tahawwur Rana’s extradition proof of Modi govt's diplomatic strength: Amit Shah

Tahawwur Rana’s extradition proof of Modi govt's diplomatic strength: Amit Shah

New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah has described the successful extradition of Tahawwur Rana, an accused in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, as a demonstration of the Modi government’s diplomatic capability and unwavering pursuit of justice.

IBNSApr 10, 2025
26/11 conspirator Tahawwur Rana had planned to behead journalists of this newspaper under 'Mickey Mouse Project'

26/11 conspirator Tahawwur Rana had planned to behead journalists of this newspaper under 'Mickey Mouse Project'

Mumbai: 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks prime accused Tahawwur Rana had also plotted a transnational terror plan targeting the Danish publication Jyllands-Posten, media reports said.

IBNSApr 10, 2025
Adult unmarried parents can live together without marriage: Allahabad High Court

Adult unmarried parents can live together without marriage: Allahabad High Court

Allahabad/IBNS: The Allahabad High Court has granted police protection to an interfaith live-in couple as it heard a plea by their minor daughter alleging threats from her mother's former in-laws.

IBNSApr 10, 2025
Tahawwur Rana had planned attacks on 1971 war veterans’ colony in Mumbai and Kumbh Melas

Tahawwur Rana had planned attacks on 1971 war veterans’ colony in Mumbai and Kumbh Melas

Mumbai: Investigations into 26/11 terror attacks, which established Tahawwur Rana’s involvement in orchestrating the brutal killings at three hotels in Mumbai, had also revealed his plans to target Jal Vayu Vihar, a residential colony in Mumbai.

IBNSApr 10, 2025

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