Fresh cracks have surfaced within the Opposition's INDIA alliance after Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi reportedly said he would not hug former Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan owing to their ongoing political rivalry.
The Government of India has appointed Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, currently serving as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff, as the next Chief of the Army Staff.
New Delhi/IBNS: The turmoil within the Trinamool Congress (TMC) parliamentary party appears to have intensified, with senior MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay now being linked to the camp of rebel legislators of the party.
Jorhat/IBNS: Five Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel were killed after an AN-32 transport aircraft crashed in Assam's Jorhat on Saturday morning, according to media reports.
Dispur/IBNS: An Indian Air Force (IAF) AN-32 transport aircraft crashed and caught fire at the Air Force Station in Assam's Jorhat on Saturday morning, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has hit back at questions surrounding the pre-dawn police search of his Kalighat residence, carried out while officers were tracking his personal assistant, Sumit Roy, in connection with an alleged financial irregularities probe.
Kolkata/IBNS: In dramatic scenes that unfolded overnight, police reached the Kalighat residence of Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, allegedly broke open a lock to gain entry, and searched the premises while tracking his personal assistant, Sumit Roy, in connection with a probe into alleged financial irregularities.
India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully demonstrated a series of critical technologies that significantly strengthen the country's defence capabilities against a wide range of aerial and maritime threats.
A year after the London-bound Air India flight AI-171 crashed in Ahmedabad, killing 241 of the 242 passengers onboard and 19 people on the ground, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) said on Friday that it has made “significant progress” in its ongoing probe.
India's first Made-in-India C-295 military transport aircraft has successfully completed its maiden flight, marking a significant milestone in the country's efforts to strengthen indigenous defence manufacturing.
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday said his government would work to bring the Tata Group back to the state as part of a broader effort to revive industrial growth and attract large-scale investments.
Mumbai/IBNS: Mumbai’s King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College have initiated an inquiry into comments made by MBBS student Sejal Pawar during a stand-up comedy performance that later went viral on social media.
West Bengal Sports Minister Indranil Khan on Friday said the Khelo India initiative will bring a fundamental transformation in the state’s sports infrastructure, manpower development, and overall performance of athletes.
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee is facing fresh legal scrutiny after Kolkata Police registered a First Information Report (FIR) over alleged communal remarks made during a political speech ahead of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections.
New Delhi/IBNS: Political circles in the national capital were abuzz this week with speculation that a beleaguered Mamata Banerjee could return to the Congress amid the ongoing turmoil within the Trinamool Congress (TMC), which was voted out of power in West Bengal last month.
New Delhi/IBNS: Trinamool Congress MP Saayoni Ghosh, who had once expressed her desire to see party chief Mamata Banerjee become Prime Minister in 2029, is among the 19 rebel parliamentarians seeking a split within the party in the Lok Sabha, media reports said.
India and Nepal have formally launched a peer-to-peer (P2P) cross-border remittance system, marking a significant milestone in digital financial integration between the two neighbours.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee was grilled for nearly 5.5 hours by the West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Thursday in connection with the ongoing legislative assembly signature forgery case, sources told IBNS.
What began as a viral stand-up comedy clip has now snowballed into a multi-agency investigation, with the National Commission for Women (NCW) and Maharashtra Cyber Department taking action against comedian Pranit More and others over remarks that sparked outrage online.
Veteran actor and Trinamool Congress MP Shatrughan Sinha on Thursday firmly rejected speculation linking him to the party's alleged "rebel" camp, declaring his unwavering loyalty to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee appeared before the West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Thursday evening in connection with the Legislative Assembly signature forgery case.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress on Thursday firmly rejected speculation about a possible merger with the Trinamool Congress (TMC), describing such reports as unfounded and insisting that recent interactions between leaders of the two parties focused solely on issues of national importance.
Pune/IBNS: The satirical campaign group Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has announced a nationwide protest against the Centre over recurring paper leak controversies after its inaugural campaign at Delhi's Jantar Mantar ended abruptly.
Mumbai/IBNS: An Ola driver was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly assaulting a 70-year-old man who objected to him spitting on a public road in Maharashtra's Thane city, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: Senior Trinamool Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Kalyan Banerjee has launched a blistering attack on party national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, describing him as "arrogant" and "disrespectful" amid the growing turmoil within the ruling party.
Kolkata/IBNS: In fresh trouble for Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, the Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed him to appear before the West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) headquarters by 6 pm in connection with the alleged forgery case, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: In another setback for West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee, Rajya Sabha MP Prakash Chik Baraik on Thursday resigned from both the Upper House of Parliament and the primary membership of the party amid growing internal turmoil.
The rainbow has finally entered the corridors of real power. From The Hague to Munich to New Delhi, openly gay men and women are no longer just marching in Pride parades in June—they are running governments, sitting in parliaments, and quietly making the extraordinary seem unremarkable as they pose with their partners like straight couples. Sujoy Dhar writes
Shatabdi Roy, the actor-turned-politician handpicked by former West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, has delivered a striking mix of political criticism and personal emotion amid the growing rebellion within the party.
India on Wednesday lodged a formal diplomatic protest with the United States after a missile attack on a commercial oil tanker off the coast of Oman left three Indian sailors missing and raised fresh concerns over the security of international shipping routes in the Gulf.
