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New Delhi/IBNS: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday attended a mass wedding ceremony, organised by Bageshwar Jan Seva Samiti, at Gadha in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur.
New Delhi/IBNS: Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy carried out successful flight trials of the first-of-its-kind Naval Anti-Ship missile (NASM-SR) from Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur in Odisha on Tuesday.
New Delhi: Former Tihar Jail Public Relations Officer (PRO) Sunil Kumar Gupta has alleged that late Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy Sahara received special privileges during his imprisonment, facilitated by the jail administration, media reports said.
Pune/IBNS: A 26-year-old woman was raped inside a bus early Tuesday morning while being parked in the middle of Pune's busy Swargate Bus Stand, which is around 100 metres from a police station.
The Government of India, in partnership with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), is organizing the first-ever Capacity Building Programme of its kind on the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 and Strategic Trade Controls for Asia-Pacific Countries at National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics, Palasamudram from 25-27 February 2025.
The sixth edition of the India-Japan joint military exercise, Dharma Guardian, is currently ongoing at the East Fuji Training Area in Japan.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday named its Rajya Sabha MP Sanjeev Arora as the candidate for the Ludhiana West byelection sparking a speculation over party head Arvind Kejriwal moving to the upper house of Parliament, media reports said.
The Indian Army on Wednesday said it signed a contract on February 25 for the procurement of 223 Automatic Chemical Agent Detection and Alarm (ACADA) systems with Larsen and Toubro (L&T Ltd) at a cost of Rs 80.43 crore.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal of appeasement politics after the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) scrapped the holiday for Vishwakarma Puja and announced an extra day off for Eid-ul-Fitr.
Chennai/IBNS: Tamil actress Ranjana Natchiyaar dumped the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and crossed over to actor Vijay's political outfit TVK in a blow to the saffron camp in Tamil Nadu, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: Two women and a teenage girl in Kolkata's Tangra were murdered by two of their family members, who survived a car crash in a chain of events which took place last week.
Thousands of pilgrims gathered in the north Indian holy city of Prayagraj for the last Amrit Snan (holy bath) in the Trveni Sangam (the meeting point of Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati) during the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela or the Great Pitcher Festival which will end on Wednesday.
New Delhi/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Tuesday said the work on the India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral (IMTT) Highway has been stopped owing to the internal strife in Myanmar.
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who received massive flak for her remark 'Mrityu Kumbh', slammed back her Uttar Pradesh counterpart citing his "abuses".
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday declined to grant an early hearing on a petition seeking a ban on DeepSeek, an AI chatbot developed by Chinese entities, in all forms across India, PTI reported.
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who received massive flak for her remark 'Mrityu Kumbh', slammed back her Uttar Pradesh counterpart citing his "abuses".
Kolkata/IBNS: Two women trying to dump a body in a suitcase on the ghats of Ganga in Kolkata near Kumartuli were caught red-handed after their struggle with the luggage alerted the locals who assembled for a morning yoga session.
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: the Kerala unit of Congress has called a meeting on Friday to discuss its damage control measures after a row over senior leader Shashi Tharoor's remarks.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said India's technological sector is on the rise and is expected to reach 300-350 US billion dollars in the next five years.
Women peacekeeping officials from 35 countries are attending the two-day Conference on Women Peacekeepers from the Global South’ event in New Delhi with the aim to explore the evolving role of women in peacekeeping operations and discuss strategies to enhance their participation in these crucial missions.
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar has been sentenced to life imprisonment in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, which occurred after the assassination of ex-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, media reports said.
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday said experts unanimously believe that India's growth story remains certain despite global uncertainties.
Mumbai/IBNS: Bollywood actress Preity Zinta has lashed out at the Kerala Congress for claiming that the crisis-hit New India Cooperative Bank wrote off her Rs. 18 crore loan after she gave her social media accounts to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
New Delhi/IBNS: Triggering a fierce faceoff between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the report of Controller and Auditor General (CAG) was tabled in the Delhi assembly with the ruling party bringing corruption charges against former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Mumbai/IBNS: Bollywood actress Preity Zinta has lashed out at the Kerala Congress for claiming that the crisis-hit New India Cooperative Bank wrote off her Rs. 18 crore loan after she gave her social media accounts to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Kolkata/IBNS: A woman died of an accident after her car was allegedly chased away by drunk men in an SUV on NH-19 in West Burdwan in the wee hours on Monday, media reports said.
At least two women were detained when they were trying to dispose of the headless body, which they were carrying in a trolley bag, in the Ahiritola area of north Kolkata on Tuesday.
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's latest measures to curb migration are likely to impact tens of thousands of foreign students, including those from India.
Chandigarh/IBNS: In a massive crackdown, Punjab has cancelled the licenses of 40 travel agents amid a huge row over the deportation of Indians who migrated illegally to the US, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: Days after he met with Bangladesh's Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain in Muscat, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has cautioned Bangladesh to refrain from some of the "ridiculous" claims being made against India by leaders of the interim government.
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