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The Indian Ministry of Communications on Monday said over the past one year it facilitated the disconnection and blacklisting of more than 21 lakh mobile numbers and around one lakh entities involved in sending spam and fraudulent messages.
Indian PM Narendra Modi will visit Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh on November 25 to mark a momentous occasion in the nation’s socio-cultural and spiritual landscape.
Kolkata/IBNS: A man and a woman have been arrested in connection with the death of Chartered Accountant Adarsh Losalka, whose body was found at a Kasba hotel, media reports said.
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, while addressing the Indo-Canadian Business Chamber in New Delhi on Monday, said that India sees considerable scope for collaboration with Canada in critical minerals, mineral processing technologies, clean energy, nuclear energy and supply-chain diversification.
Chennai/IBNS: Six people were killed and 28 others injured after two private buses collided in Tamil Nadu’s Tenkasi district on Monday, according to media reports.
New Delhi/IBNS: Justice Surya Kant on Monday took oath as the 53rd Chief Justice of India (CJI) succeeding Justice BR Gavai, who demitted his office last evening.
PM Narendra Modi met his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni in South Africa on Sunday on the sidelines of the G20 Summit, when they adopted the ‘India-Italy Joint Initiative to Counter Financing of Terrorism’.
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that while Sindh is not part of India today, ‘borders can change,’ suggesting the region could potentially return to India, a message that can create a ripple effect in neighbouring Pakistan.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday joined the India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Leaders' Meeting in Johannesburg, where he said reform of the UN Security Council (UNSC) was no longer an option but a necessity.
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the third session of the G20 Summit on "A Fair and a Just Future for All - Critical Minerals; Decent Work; Artificial Intelligence" when he called for a fundamental change in the way critical technologies are promoted.
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Sunday met Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa, in Johannesburg on the sidelines of the G20 Summit, when they recalled the historical ties that underpin India-South Africa ties.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has accused Pakistan of orchestrating the recent blast near Delhi’s Red Fort that killed more than 10 people, saying the neighbouring country has resorted to terrorism after realising it cannot defeat India in a direct conflict.
Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar asserted that Chandigarh is an "integral part of Punjab," assuring that any "confusion" over the Centre's move will be resolved through discussions.
A major political row has erupted in West Bengal after Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir announced that he plans to lay the foundation stone for a “Babri Masjid” on December 6 in Murshidabad's Beldanga, the same date that marks 33 years since the demolition of the Babri mosque in Ayodhya.
A major security scare hit Uttarakhand’s Almora district after 161 gelatin sticks, weighing over 20 kg, were discovered just metres away from a Government Higher Secondary School in Dabara village, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: A woman working as a Booth Level Officer (BLO) has been found dead in West Bengal's Nadia district triggering a fresh faceoff between the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and prime opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the ongoing exercise of SIR, media reports said.
Srinagar/IBNS: The State Investigation Agency (SIA) and the Special Operations Group of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday arrested a man from the valley in connection with the 'white collar' terror module linked to the deadly Delhi blast which occurred earlier this month, media reports said.
Johannesburg/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni, the two global leaders whose bonhomie always goes viral, on Saturday met on the sidelines of the G20 Summit which is currently underway in South Africa.
Australia, India, Japan and U.S. forces participated in Exercise Malabar 2025, in and around the island of Guam, November 10-18.
India and Afghanistan will resume Air Cargo service shortly, announced a Ministry of External Affairs official on Friday, amid Afghanistan’s Commerce and Industry Minister Al-Haj Nooruddin Azizi's visit to New Delhi.
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, concluded a series of high-level engagements in Israel aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation across trade, technology, agriculture and innovation.
The Delhi Police have dismantled an international arms-smuggling network with suspected links to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), officials said.
Dubai/IBNS: Wing Commander Namansh Syal, an Indian Air Force pilot, died in the crash of indigenous Tejas fighter jet in Dubai on Friday, media reports said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders’ Summit, with both leaders noting the steady expansion of India–Australia cooperation since the relationship was upgraded to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2020.
In a shocking incident, a 24-year-old man, Dhanaraj, was killed by his elder brother Shivaraj, 28, with the help of two friends, inside a car in Bengaluru. The body was later dumped into a lake, media reports said.
Outgoing Chief Justice of India Bhushan R. Gavai, only the second Dalit judge to head the Supreme Court, on Friday firmly stood by his controversial judgment allowing sub-classification within Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, media reports said.
Nitish Kumar may have secured a strong mandate in last week’s Bihar election, but the new cabinet tells a more complicated story about who really holds the reins.
The Ambassador of India to Nepal on Thursday handed over a complete set of a 70-metre modular bridge, along with specialised launching equipment, to Nepal’s Minister of Physical Infrastructure and Transport during a ceremony held in Hetauda.
India has handed over a 3.5-tonne consignment of essential medicines to Seychelles, officials said on Friday.
A class 4 student, who recently committed suicide in a Jaipur school, was ignored despite approaching her class teacher five times and seeking her support for 45 minutes over alleged bullying, media reports said.
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