Karnataka Minister Madhu Bangarappa escapes accident without injury
Tumkuru/UNI: Karnataka Minister Madhu Bangarappa narrowly escaped an accident after the car in which he was traveling collided with a lorry at Kyatsandra police station here.
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Vladimir Putin invites PM Modi to Russia, wishes success to 'friends in India' for Lok Sabha polls
Moscow/New Delhi/IBNS: Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Moscow and wished Indians "success" ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in the South Asian country, media reports said.
DMDK chief Vijayakanth, who was on ventilator after testing Covid positive, passes away
Chennai/IBNS: Actor-politician Vijayakanth on Thursday, who was on a ventilator support after testing positive for Covid-19, passed away on Thursday, media reports said.
New book on Kashmir militancy lays bare the web on terror financing
A new book by a geopolitical expert has laid bare the layered and complex web of terror financing in Kashmir, which is a bone of contention between South Asia's two nuclear armed neighbours- India and Pakistan.
Passengers burnt alive after bus catches fire in Madhya Pradesh
Approximately half-a-dozen persons, possibly including women, are feared to have been burnt alive when a bus overturned and burst into flames following a head-on collision with a dumper on the Guna-Aron road late Wednesday near Semri village in this district’s Bajrangarh Police Station limits, police said.
Siddaramaiah assures action against pro-Kannada vandalisers
Bengaluru/IBNS/UNI: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday assured action against those who vandalised the English signboards during protests organised by pro-Kannada outfits.
BJP holds demonstration against AAP govt over alleged distribution of poor quality medicines
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday held a demonstration near the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) office against the Delhi government over the alleged distribution of poor-quality medicines in hospitals and demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj.
Rajnath Singh visits Jammu and Kashmir: calls for professional conduct, and due diligence while carrying out Operations
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday visited the border areas of Jammu and Kashmir and took stock of the security situation along the Line of Control (LoC).
NIA Identifies crucial Delhi middleman in ISIS terror module case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has successfully identified a crucial middleman as Haris Farooqui, a key absconding accused in the Delhi ISIS terror module during a probe with Shahnawaz Alam, a key accused arrested in the Maharashtra terror module that was busted in July this year, officials said here on Wednesday.
One dies after 16 vehicles pile up in Agra
A truck driver died and half a dozen others were injured when 16 vehicles piled up due to low visibility and dense fog in Etmadpur area of Agra district here in Uttar Pradesh, police sources said here on Wednesday.
Indian Government approves opening of Consulate General in Auckland
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal to open of a Consulate General of India in Auckland, New Zealand.
Indian government announces Muslim League Jammu Kashmir (Masarat Alam faction) as unlawful association under UAPA
The Indian government on Wednesday declared ‘Muslim League Jammu Kashmir (Masarat Alam faction)’/MLJK-MA as an 'Unlawful Association' under Section 3(1) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) 1967.
Kashmir: IED detected and defused on Srinagar outskirts
Srinagar/UNI: An improvised explosive device (IED) was recovered and defused by the security forces on Wednesday morning along the Srinagar-Baramulla National Highway on the city outskirts.
Rahul Gandhi to begin Bharat Nyay Yatra from violence-hit Manipur in Jan 2024
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi will begin Bharat Nayay Yatra, which is dubbed as the second part of his mass outreach campaign Bharat Jodo Yatra, from violence-hit Manipur in January.
RBI receives bomb threat mail, sender demands FM Nirmala Sitharaman's resignation
Mumbai/IBNS: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday received a bomb threat mail, whose sender had demanded the resignations of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, media reports said.
Israel says blast near its Delhi embassy 'possibly an attack'
New Delhi/IBNS: Israel on Wednesday said the last evening blast near its embassy in India's national capital Delhi could be "an attack", media reports said.
EAM S Jaishankar meets Indian community members in Russia, praises their contribution to building steady relationship between two nations
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has interacted with the Indian community members in Russia and appreciated their contributions to building a 'strong' relationship between the two nations.
Explosives 'detonated fully', Navy finds debris of drone used as attack vehicle to hit MV Chem Pluto
Mumbai: The explosives that were used to attack merchant ship MV Chem Pluto had exploded fully, revealed experts who examined the remains have found, media reported.
BJP removes Bengal leader Anupam Hazra as national secretary over controversial remarks
Kolkata: The BJP on Tuesday removed Anupam Hazra, party MP from Bengal's Bolpur, from the post of party's national secretary over statements that were not in line with the party’s policy.
PM Modi speaks to Saudi Crown Prince, discusses strategic partnership and West Asia situation
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi engaged in a telephone conversation with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Tuesday, underscoring the imperative for a strengthened strategic partnership between India and Saudi Arabia.
Three bills to replace British-era criminal laws get Prez Murmu's assent
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu approved the three new criminal code bills on December 25 that Parliament had ratified the previous week.
Loud blast heard near Israeli embassy, Delhi Police finds letter addressed to ambassador
New Delhi: The Delhi Police received a call about an alleged "blast" near the Israeli embassy this evening, NDTV reported.
Will track merchant ship attackers from the depth of the sea: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
Mumbai: India will track down those responsible for attacks on merchant navy ships "even from the depths of the sea" and take action against them, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during the commissioning of INS Imphal, the third of four 'Visakhapatnam-class' warships.
India must initiate dialogue with Pakistan to resolve matters, says Jammu and Kashmir's former CM Farooq Abdullah drawing reference to Israel-Palestine conflict
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President and member of Parliament Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday warned that India could meet the same fate as Gaza if a solution is not found through dialogue with Pakistan.
Bangladeshi woman, who was newly married, jailed in Tripura over illegal entry into India
A newly married Bangladeshi woman was arrested in Brajendranagar village of Kadamtala in North Tripura along the Assam border on Monday night and sent to jail on the charges of illegally entering the Indian Territory.
Pakistan following drone epidemic along Indian border regions
In a troubling development, Pakistan-based cross-border drug operatives have intensified their efforts to infiltrate narcotics and firearms into Indian territory, posing a serious threat to the socio-economic fabric.
Uttarakhand: Brick kiln wall collapses, 5 workers buried alive
Dehradun/Roorkee/UNI: Several workers working in a brick kiln feared being buried alive after a wall collapsed in Haridwar district of Uttarakhand on Tuesday, reliable sources said.
S Jaishankar in Russia: EAM discusses connectivity, multilateralism, big power competition with Russian strategic community members
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar discussed connectivity, multilateralism, big power competition and regional conflicts while meeting leading representatives of the Russian strategic community on Monday (December 25, 2023).
Bengal: JP Nadda and Amit Shah to review BJP's strengths
Kolkata/UNI: Ahead of 2024 parliament elections across India, the BJP's national president Jagat Prakash Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived on a hurricane tour of West Bengal on Tuesday.
Kashmir shivers as temp drops amidst dense fog
Srinagar/UNI: Dense fog engulfs Srinagar and other parts of the valley as Kashmir shivers under freezing cold, with Konibal recorded at -6.0°C and Pahalgam at 4.7°C on Tuesday.