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Shashi Tharoor backs Digvijaya Singh’s call for Congress reforms amid RSS row

Shashi Tharoor backs Digvijaya Singh’s call for Congress reforms amid RSS row

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday backed senior party leader Digvijaya Singh’s call for organisational reforms within the Congress, saying the party needs to be strengthened, even as Singh’s recent remarks triggered a controversy over his apparent praise for the BJP and its ideological parent, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

IBNSDec 28, 2025
Digvijaya Singh’s Godse remark rekindles Congress reform vs unity debate

Digvijaya Singh’s Godse remark rekindles Congress reform vs unity debate

Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh’s recent remarks, perceived by many as appreciative of the BJP and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), have once again exposed fault lines within the Congress, triggering a fresh internal debate over leadership, ideology, and unity.

IBNSDec 28, 2025
'Nothing will happen to me,' Madhya Pradesh BJP councillor’s husband accused of rape, blackmail

'Nothing will happen to me,' Madhya Pradesh BJP councillor’s husband accused of rape, blackmail

A woman in Madhya Pradesh’s Satna district has accused the husband of a BJP councillor of raping her at knifepoint, recording the assault, and later using the video to threaten and sexually exploit her repeatedly.

IBNSDec 28, 2025
Saudi Arabia deports more Indians than US despite American immigration crackdown

Saudi Arabia deports more Indians than US despite American immigration crackdown

Despite a widely publicised immigration crackdown in the United States, Saudi Arabia has deported significantly more Indian nationals than the US over the past five years, according to data shared by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

IBNSDec 28, 2025
Supreme Court steps in on Aravalli mining row, CJI-led bench to hear suo motu case on Monday

Supreme Court steps in on Aravalli mining row, CJI-led bench to hear suo motu case on Monday

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court will hear the matter related to mining in the Aravalli Hills on Monday. A three-judge bench headed by the Chief Justice will take up the suo motu case.

IBNSDec 27, 2025
Delhi Police arrest over 660 in massive Operation Aaghat crackdown ahead of New Year celebrations

Delhi Police arrest over 660 in massive Operation Aaghat crackdown ahead of New Year celebrations

Delhi/IBNS: As New Year celebrations draw closer, Delhi Police carried out a sweeping overnight crackdown across vulnerable areas of the capital, arresting more than 660 people within just 24 hours.

IBNSDec 27, 2025
CBI moves Supreme Court challenging Kuldeep Sengar's relief in Unnao rape case

CBI moves Supreme Court challenging Kuldeep Sengar's relief in Unnao rape case

New Delhi/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has moved the Supreme Court, challenging the Delhi High Court’s interim relief to former BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar in the Unnao rape case, amid widespread public outrage, media reports said.

IBNSDec 27, 2025
Indian Foreign Ministry seeks answers after Indian student shot dead in Toronto

Indian Foreign Ministry seeks answers after Indian student shot dead in Toronto

New Delhi/IBNS: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday expressed condolences over the death of an Indian doctoral student, Shivank Avasthi, who was shot dead near the University of Toronto’s Scarborough campus in Canada.

IBNSDec 26, 2025
'Fugitives will be brought back': India after Lalit Modi–Vijay Mallya taunt video sparks criticism

'Fugitives will be brought back': India after Lalit Modi–Vijay Mallya taunt video sparks criticism

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday said that India remains committed to bringing back all individuals wanted by law to face trial, responding to a recent social media post by Lalit Modi in which he referred to himself and businessman Vijay Mallya as the “two biggest fugitives” of India.

IBNSDec 26, 2025
Bengaluru: Woman alleges molestation on Namma Metro; police file NCR, accused warned

Bengaluru: Woman alleges molestation on Namma Metro; police file NCR, accused warned

 A 25-year-old woman has alleged that she was inappropriately touched and subjected to obscene behaviour by a fellow passenger while travelling on a Namma Metro train in central Bengaluru.

IBNSDec 26, 2025
One month after Red Fort blast, Amit Shah reveals scale of foiled terror conspiracy

One month after Red Fort blast, Amit Shah reveals scale of foiled terror conspiracy

A month after the deadly blast near Delhi’s Red Fort, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday revealed that while 40 kilograms of explosives were used in the explosion, security agencies had recovered nearly three tonnes of explosives before they could be detonated.

IBNSDec 26, 2025
'I made a mistake’: Actress Parno Mittra quits BJP, joins Mamata Banerjee’s TMC ahead of 2026 polls

'I made a mistake’: Actress Parno Mittra quits BJP, joins Mamata Banerjee’s TMC ahead of 2026 polls

Kolkata/IBNS: Bengali actress Parno Mittra joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday, quitting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the 2026 assembly polls in West Bengal.

IBNSDec 26, 2025
Matter of great concern: India condemns killing of Hindu youth in Bangladesh amid ongoing unrest

Matter of great concern: India condemns killing of Hindu youth in Bangladesh amid ongoing unrest

India on Friday condemned the killing of two Hindus in Bangladesh amid ongoing unrest in the country and expressed deep concern over what it called the “unremitting hostility” against minorities in the neighbouring nation.

IBNSDec 26, 2025
Christmas vandalism sparks mass arrests in Raipur; Assam acts too with crackdown on 'religious intolerance'

Christmas vandalism sparks mass arrests in Raipur; Assam acts too with crackdown on 'religious intolerance'

Raipur/IBNS: Around 40 people have been arrested for vandalising Christmas decorations at Magneto Mall in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, following a day-long bandh called in protest of a Christian burial in Kanker district.

IBNSDec 26, 2025
BJP's VV Rajesh becomes Thiruvananthapuram Mayor after party topples Left's 45-year-rule in city corporation

BJP's VV Rajesh becomes Thiruvananthapuram Mayor after party topples Left's 45-year-rule in city corporation

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state secretary V V Rajesh was on Friday elected as the Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram, days after the party registered its maiden victory in the city’s municipal corporation, marking a historic political shift in Kerala’s capital.

IBNSDec 26, 2025
Celebs speak out! Janhvi Kapoor, Kajal Aggarwal, Jaya Prada slam brutal lynching in Bangladesh, call out ‘selective outrage’

Celebs speak out! Janhvi Kapoor, Kajal Aggarwal, Jaya Prada slam brutal lynching in Bangladesh, call out ‘selective outrage’

Mumbai/IBNS: Several Indian celebrities have expressed outrage over the killing of minority Hindu factory worker Dipu Chandra Das in Bangladesh, which is witnessing renewed unrest following the death of anti-India youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi, who was shot dead in Dhaka.

IBNSDec 26, 2025
'When traditions are attacked, it is all of us’: Shashi Tharoor flags alleged attacks on Christians ahead of Christmas

'When traditions are attacked, it is all of us’: Shashi Tharoor flags alleged attacks on Christians ahead of Christmas

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday raised concerns over reports of alleged attacks on Christians in the days leading up to Christmas, warning that such incidents threaten India’s constitutional values and affect society as a whole.

IBNSDec 25, 2025
Thailand says Vishnu statue was removed for security reasons amid border dispute with Cambodia

Thailand says Vishnu statue was removed for security reasons amid border dispute with Cambodia

Thailand has issued a clarification following widespread outrage over the demolition of a statue of Lord Vishnu in a disputed border area with Cambodia, asserting that the structure was not a registered religious site and was removed purely for security and territorial management reasons.

IBNSDec 25, 2025
Endgame for Maoists in India? Ganesh Uikey killed in Odisha encounter, Devuji only top leader left

Endgame for Maoists in India? Ganesh Uikey killed in Odisha encounter, Devuji only top leader left

Bhubaneswar/IBNS: India’s long-running Maoist insurgency appears to be entering its terminal phase following the killing of Ganesh Uikey, a senior Central Committee member and the top leader of the outlawed movement in Odisha.

IBNSDec 25, 2025
Mumbai-born Oxford student roasts Pakistan at Oxford Union, video goes viral

Mumbai-born Oxford student roasts Pakistan at Oxford Union, video goes viral

London/IBNS: A video of a Mumbai-born law student studying at the University of Oxford strongly criticising Pakistan during a debate at the prestigious Oxford Union has gone viral, media reports said.

IBNSDec 25, 2025
Unnao rape survivor’s fight continues: CBI to move Supreme Court against Kuldeep Sengar’s relief

Unnao rape survivor’s fight continues: CBI to move Supreme Court against Kuldeep Sengar’s relief

New Delhi/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to approach the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court’s order granting interim relief to former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape case, media reports said.

IBNSDec 25, 2025
Shocking killing inside AMU campus: teacher shot dead during evening walk

Shocking killing inside AMU campus: teacher shot dead during evening walk

Aligarh/IBNS: A teacher at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) was shot dead by unidentified assailants on the university campus in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh city on Wednesday night, media reports said.

IBNSDec 25, 2025
Horror on Karnataka highway: sleeper bus bursts into flames after truck crash, 9 killed

Horror on Karnataka highway: sleeper bus bursts into flames after truck crash, 9 killed

Bengaluru/IBNS: At least nine people were killed after a private sleeper bus collided with a container truck, triggering a massive fire in Karnataka’s Chitradurga district in the early hours of Thursday, media reports said.

IBNSDec 25, 2025
PM Modi attends Christmas service at Delhi church, sends message of love and compassion

PM Modi attends Christmas service at Delhi church, sends message of love and compassion

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday attended the Christmas morning service at the Cathedral Church of the Redemption in the national capital, as the country marked the festival in the final week of the year.

IBNSDec 25, 2025
Shimla doctor sacked after shocking video shows him assaulting patient

Shimla doctor sacked after shocking video shows him assaulting patient

The Himachal Pradesh doctor, who was caught assaulting a patient lying on a hospital bed in Shimla, has been removed from his post after the video of his act went viral, media reports said on Wednesday

IBNSDec 24, 2025
'Disrespectful act': India slams destruction of Hindu deity statue in Cambodia

'Disrespectful act': India slams destruction of Hindu deity statue in Cambodia

India on Wednesday strongly condemned the demolition of a Hindu deity statue in Cambodia, allegedly by the Thai army, saying such “disrespectful” acts hurt religious sentiments and should not occur amid an ongoing military conflict.

IBNSDec 24, 2025
Unnao rape survivor, mother meet Rahul Gandhi after CRPF manhandling sparks row

Unnao rape survivor, mother meet Rahul Gandhi after CRPF manhandling sparks row

The Unnao rape survivor and her mother met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday evening, hours after the elderly woman was allegedly manhandled by Central paramilitary personnel during a protest against relief granted to former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar.

IBNSDec 24, 2025
Assam in flames! Shocking Karbi Anglong violence leaves 2 dead — here’s what really happened

Assam in flames! Shocking Karbi Anglong violence leaves 2 dead — here’s what really happened

Guwahati/IBNS: Internet services were temporarily suspended in Assam’s Karbi Anglong and West Karbi Anglong districts after fresh violence erupted between two groups, leaving two people dead and at least 45 others injured, including 38 police personnel, media reports said.

IBNSDec 24, 2025
Assam erupts! Karbi Anglong violence turns fatal, 2 dead — what CM Himanta Biswa Sarma just said

Assam erupts! Karbi Anglong violence turns fatal, 2 dead — what CM Himanta Biswa Sarma just said

Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said the situation in Karbi Anglong “has improved” a day after clashes between two groups over alleged illegal settlements left two people dead.

IBNSDec 24, 2025
Big relief for Sri Lanka! India promises USD 450 million reconstruction package after cyclone destruction

Big relief for Sri Lanka! India promises USD 450 million reconstruction package after cyclone destruction

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has promised to give a reconstruction package of USD 450 million to Sri Lanka, a nation which was battered by cyclone in recent months.

IBNSDec 24, 2025

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