Kolkata/IBNS: Thousands of Muslims on Thursday moved from Red Road to Brigade Parade Ground to offer namaz (prayers) as the new BJP-led West Bengal government enforced restrictions on road blockages caused by religious congregations.
Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday announced his decision to step down, signalling a major leadership transition in the Congress-ruled state and bringing an apparent end to the prolonged tussle with deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar, media reports said.
Patna/IBNS: Two people have died and five others are missing after a boat carrying around 14–15 passengers capsized in the Ganga river near Umanath Ganga Ghat in Bihar’s Barh subdivision on Thursday.
More than ₹2.24 crore in cash allegedly buried beneath farmland was recovered in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district a day after TMC leader Dipankar Bhattacharya’s arrest, reports said.
In a major boost to India’s defence manufacturing ambitions, the Centre has issued the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft, or AMCA — India’s first indigenously developed fifth-generation stealth fighter jet.
The family of Arun Kumar Tiwari, the Hyderabad mountaineer who died while descending from Mount Everest last week, has decided not to bring back his body, saying the mountain was “Lord Shiva’s abode” and recovery operations at such extreme altitudes were too dangerous.
C Joseph Vijay met Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday during his first official visit to the national capital after assuming office earlier this month.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday chaired a high-level security review meeting in Bikaner to comprehensively assess security challenges in districts located along the Indo-Pakistan border.
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday issued an advisory to citizens amid the severe heatwave conditions prevailing across large parts of the country.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Opposition’s criticism of the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) voter revision exercise suffered a setback after the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the legality of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar and other states, media reports said.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday carried out searches at 12 locations across Kerala, including the residences linked to former chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, in connection with an investigation into alleged financial transactions between his daughter Veena T’s IT firm and chemical company Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL).
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging the Centre to reject Karnataka’s proposed Mekedatu dam project on the Cauvery river, escalating the long-running inter-state water dispute.
The death of model-actor Twisha Sharma has entered a crucial new phase after the Central Bureau of Investigation formally took over the probe and began re-examining allegations surrounding her death at her marital home in Bhopal.
The Congress high command has reportedly asked Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to step down and take up a larger role in national politics through the Rajya Sabha, several media reports said, quoting party sources.
A joint seminar was held in Tokyo on Monday to discuss workforce mobility and cooperation between India and Japan, bringing together Japanese policymakers, industry leaders, academic institutions, and workforce mobility stakeholders to explore long-term collaboration in skilled workforce mobility and human resource development between the two nations.
The Gulmarg Gondola service in Jammu and Kashmir will remain suspended for two consecutive days after more than 300 passengers were left stranded midair on Monday following a major technical malfunction.
The long-delayed Chingrighata stretch of Kolkata Metro’s Orange Line has finally been completed, ending years of uncertainty over one of the city’s most critical infrastructure links.
Kolkata/IBNS: Large crowds of illegal Bangladeshi migrants gathered near border areas in West Bengal amid an ongoing crackdown on them by the newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, media reports said.
Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday signed a Framework on the “Securing of Supply in the Mining and Processing of Critical Minerals and Rare Earths”, aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation across the strategic sector.
Suspended Rajganj Block Development Officer (BDO) Prasanta Barman, an accused in the kidnapping and murder case of Salt Lake gold trader Swapan Kamaliya, was detained on Monday in New Town in connection with a drink-and-drive incident, media reports said.
Ottawa: India and Canada on Tuesday accelerated negotiations on a proposed trade agreement aimed at expanding economic ties and boosting bilateral trade during Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal’s visit to Canada.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio found himself fielding an unexpected question about racist remarks targeting Indians during a joint press briefing with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in New Delhi on Sunday.
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata’s towering 70-foot statue of Lionel Messi, unveiled during the football icon’s visit to the city last year, could soon be removed after officials reportedly detected major structural flaws during an inspection.
Hundreds of passengers were left stranded mid-air after the Gondola cable car system in Gulmarg developed a technical snag on Monday, triggering a major rescue operation.
New Delhi/IBNS: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday described alleged racist remarks targeting Indians and Indian-Americans as “dumb comments” made by “stupid people” while responding to a journalist during a press briefing in New Delhi.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the transfer of the Twisha Sharma death case to the Central Bureau of Investigation, expressing “pain” over a growing narrative that the judiciary was delaying a fair probe into the high-profile case, media reports said.
Eight members of a single family, including seven women, drowned in a river in Karnataka’s Uttara Kannada district on Sunday after sudden strong currents swept through the area during a mussel-collecting trip, local authorities and media reports said.
The West Bengal government has directed all district administrations to establish “holding centres” for apprehended illegal immigrants, including Bangladeshi nationals and Rohingyas, who are awaiting deportation or repatriation.
A Trinamool Congress (TMC) councillor from South Dum Dum Municipality in North 24 Parganas was found dead at his residence in Kolkata’s Nagerbazar area on Saturday, with police suspecting suicide, officials said.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Debangshu Panda on Sunday won a landslide victory by more than one lakh vote margin in the Falta Assembly constituency repoll, delivering a major setback to the ruling All India Trinamool Congress in what was long projected as its “Diamond Harbour stronghold.”
