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Sikhs in Singapore: A culture of success and diversity

Singapore’s Sikh community has been recognized and applauded for their exceptional contributions across diverse fields while preserving their rich culture, faith, and distinct identity.

Former Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee stable and responding to medication

Kolkata/UNI: The health condition of former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is considerably better on Tuesday.

G20 Ministerial Conference on Women’s Empowerment to be held in Gujarat's Gandhinagar on Aug 2-4

The Ministerial Conference on Women’s Empowerment under the G20 Indian Presidency, chaired by Union Minister of Women & Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani is set to take place in Gandhinagar, Gujarat from August 2 to August 4.

Manipur case: Supreme Court directs CBI not to record victims statements until hearing completes

New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday orders CBI to wait and not interact with or record the statements of two rape survivors until hearing is completed.

Thane: 16 killed, three injured as girder launching machine collapses

Mumbai/UNI: At least 16 people died and three got injured after a girder launching machine collapsed near Shahpur in neighbouring Thane district on Tuesday morning.

Ministry of Civil Aviation approves establishment of 21 new Greenfield Airports across India

The Ministry of Civil Aviation has granted 'In-Principle' approval for the establishment of 21 new greenfield airports under the Greenfield Airports (GFA) Policy of 2008.

Huge protests erupt in Rajasthan village after schoolboys allegedly fill urine in girl's water bottle

Jaipur/IBNS: A huge protest broke out in a Rajasthan village on Monday after some schoolboys allegedly filled urine into the water bottle of a girl from another community.

Violence erupts during religious procession in Haryana, around 2,500 people stranded in temple

New Delhi/IBNS: Around 2,500 men, women, and children have taken shelter at a temple near Haryana's Gurugram amid massive violence outside that erupted during a religious procession.

Mamata Banerjee visits hospital to see critically ill ex-WB CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee

Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday visited the Woodlands Hospital in the city to see the ailing Marxist leader and her predecessor Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, who is undergoing treatment for his respiratory tract infections.

Manipur viral video case: SC slams Centre over delay in FIR filing

New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The Supreme Court on Monday came down heavily on the Centre and questioned it over the delay in filing FIR in the Manipur viral video case, in which two women were allegedly sexually assaulted and paraded naked by a mob on May 4.

Jammu and Kashmir: Terror's Chameleons

On July 13, 2023, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids at multiple locations in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) as part of the ongoing investigations into the terrorist conspiracy case.

Assam: ULFA-I - Protecting Extortion Operations

On July 30, 2023, a cadre of the Independent faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I), identified as Jogen Gogoi, was injured in Police firing in a reserve forest in Abhayapuri in Sonari in Charaideo District of Assam. 

Jammu and Kashmir: Suspected device found on Srinagar-Baramulla highway, defused later

Srinagar:  A Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) defused a suspected device along the Srinagar-Baramulla National highway on Monday, officials said.

Manoj Sinha participates in Muharram procession in Srinagar held after 34 years

Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha on Saturday joined the Muharram procession of Shia Muslims in Srinagar.

LCA Tejas moved to bases in Jammu and Kashmir for valley-flying operations

The Indian Air Force recently sent the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft Tejas to Jammu and Kashmir to help pilots gain experience in flying in the valleys of the UT situated along the Pakistan border.

Pakistan's media graveyard: Balochistan worse off

Confirming assessments of media freedom and human rights bodies, Pakistan has emerged as the media’s ‘graveyard’ with its restive Balochistan province emerging as its epicentre.

Bhutan's Gogona is winning hearts by producing Swiss cheese and other dairy products

Gogona, a small village located in Bhutan's Phobjikha Valley, is gaining popularity as it is producing fine-hardened Swiss cheese and other dairy products.

Dutch brewer Heineken's profit hit by 'disappointing performance' in Vietnam

Dutch brewer Heineken on Monday announced its operating profits in the first half of the year have declined to touch  (-) 22 per cent.

13 injured as bus overturns in Madhya Pradesh

Shahdol: At least 13 passengers were injured, two of them seriously, when a passenger bus overturned near Kauasarai village in this district of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday.

Uttar Pradesh: Woman shot dead in Farrukhabad

Farrukhabad: A 45-year-old woman was shot dead by unidentified persons in the Mau Darwaja area of Farrukhabad district here in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, police sources said.

India emerging as trusted global electronics manufacturing partner: Jaishankar at SemiconIndia 2023

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has emphasized on India’s role in critical and emerging technologies and importance of Nation’s growth in the electronics sector, particularly semiconductors, addressing the last day  of the three-day SemiconIndia 2023

Maharashtra: RPF constable shoots dead senior ASI, three others on moving Mumbai-bound train

Mumbai: A Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable, who was identified as Chetan Kumar, shot dead three passengers and an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) on board a Mumbai-bound train between the Vapi and Palghar stations in Maharashtra early on Monday.

BSF foils infiltration bid, intruder shot dead along Jammu border

Jammu/UNI: Alert troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) foiled an infiltration bid and neutralised one intruder along the international border in the Arnia sector of Jammu.

Modi govt 'ready' to discuss Manipur issue in Rajya Sabha today

New Delhi/IBNS: The central government is "ready to discuss" the violent ethnic clashes that occurred in the northeastern state of Manipur in Parliament's Rajya Sabha on Monday.

Former West Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee in ventilation but stable

Kolkata/UNI: Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who is on full ventilator support, is stable, and is responding to the medication, one of the medics treating the Marxist leader said on Monday.

Khalistan bubble bursts: Avtar Singh Sanghera’s eye-opening journey back to Punjab

For the past six decades, Avtar Singh Sanghera, a well-known Khalistan sympathizer based in Coventry, UK, lived in a world where the image of his homeland was painted by the gruesome memories of anti-Sikh riots and the narrative spun by radical factions.

Jammu and Kashmir: Infiltration bid foiled, intruder shot dead along border

Jammu: Alert troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) foiled an infiltration bid and neutralised one intruder along the international border in the Arnia sector of Jammu.

PM Narendra Modi thanks US government for returning over 100 rare Indian artefacts

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday thanked the US for returning over 100 rare and ancient artefacts to India.

Gram sevaks from Garo Hills commit to Meghalaya's rural development

About 200 Gram Sevaks and Sevikas from the Garo Hills region united in a one-day transformation workshop when they pledged to revolutionise Meghalaya’s rural development.

Pakistan ISI terror plan foiled: Khalistan Liberation Force operatives arrested

In a significant operation, the Punjab Police has successfully thwarted a conspiracy orchestrated by Pakistan’s ISI to disrupt peace and harmony in the border state just ahead of Independence Day.