Tension erupted outside Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra's office in Krishnanagar on Wednesday after protesters allegedly pelted eggs and stones at the premises while waving black flags and raising slogans, triggering a heated confrontation.
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has questioned the continued incarceration of former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Umar Khalid, asking why the allegations against him have not yet been tested in court despite nearly six years in prison.
The battle for control of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) is set to enter a crucial phase on Thursday as the faction led by West Bengal Leader of the Opposition Ritabrata Banerjee is scheduled to meet the full bench of the Election Commission of India (ECI) in New Delhi.
A Bumble date turned into a nightmare for a 28-year-old woman after she discovered that her intimate videos had been uploaded online without her consent.
Student activist Umar Khalid has spoken publicly for the first time since his arrest in 2020, describing the emotional and psychological impact of spending nearly six years in Delhi's Tihar Jail without his trial beginning.
Ayodhya/IBNS: Six of the eight men arrested in connection with the alleged Ram Mandir donation theft case were employed by a Varanasi-based security agency that supplied personnel for the temple's cash-counting process, Hindustan Times reported.
Ayodhya/IBNS: The bulk of the alleged theft of donations from the Ram Temple in Ayodhya took place during the Maha Kumbh Mela in early 2025, a police investigation has found, according to an NDTV report.
At least eight people were killed and 22 others injured after a passenger bus rammed into a truck and caught fire on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan's Dausa district early Wednesday, according to media reports.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held a telephone conversation with Iranian President Dr Masoud Pezeshkian to discuss the latest developments in West Asia and the way forward amid evolving regional dynamics.
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata Police have refused permission to both factions of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) to organise separate July 21 Martyrs’ Day programmes at Esplanade (Dharmatala), citing concerns over traffic disruption and public inconvenience in one of the city's busiest commercial areas.
The Indian government on Tuesday extended full customs duty exemption on imports of critical petrochemical products until July 15, providing temporary and targeted relief amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia.
New Delhi/IBNS: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk's blood sugar level dropped to 66 mg/dL as his indefinite hunger strike entered its third day on Tuesday, prompting members of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) to warn the Centre over his deteriorating health.
Haldia/IBNS: Six people are feared dead in a massive fire that broke out at Haldia Petrochemicals pipeline in Haldia, West Bengal on Tuesday.
Ayodhya/IBNS: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has intensified its probe into the alleged donation theft at Ram Temple questioning former Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust general secretary Champat Rai for nearly two hours, according to media reports.
India on Monday strongly condemned Pakistan's airstrikes on Afghanistan over the weekend, calling them an act of "reckless behaviour" that endangered regional peace and stability.
A majority of commercial vessels sailing to India through the Strait of Hormuz are switching off their tracking systems, apparently to reduce the risk of being targeted amid heightened tensions involving Iran, according to maritime intelligence firm Kpler.
A court in Maharashtra's Pune district on Monday extended the police custody of Siya Goyal and her alleged lover, Chetan Babulal Chaudhary, by five more days in connection with the murder of 26-year-old real estate executive Ketan Agrawal at Lohagad Fort.
An Indian-origin novelist has sparked a heated online debate after she reportedly refused to share food with a Pakistani fellow traveller during a layover at Frankfurt airport.
A Pune court on Monday sentenced 65-year-old Bhimrao Kamble to capital punishment after he was convicted last week for the rape and murder of a three-year-old girl in Nasrapur.
Kolkata/IBNS: The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has removed its Vice-President Radharaman Das from all portfolios in a dramatic development, days after he defended the West Bengal government's decision to entrust the organisation with preparing vegetarian mid-day meals for school students.
The Indian government on Sunday strongly rejected Pakistan's allegations linking India to the recent terror attack in Karachi, describing the claims as "baseless."
Victoria/Seychelles: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Sunday conferred the Presidential Distinction, Guardian of the Blue Horizon, by Seychelles President Patrick Herminie in recognition of his leadership on environmental conservation, climate action and sustainable development.
A major tragedy was averted during a Muharram procession in Mumbai after police arrested a man accused of distributing capsules allegedly laced with a highly toxic chemical among devotees, officials said.
A 25-year-old Indian student from Telangana was found dead in London last week, hours after he attended a birthday party, with authorities yet to determine the official cause of his death.
The Delhi government's Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) on Saturday arrested former Director General of Health Services (DGHS) Dr Vatsala Aggarwal in connection with an alleged multi-crore procurement scam involving medicines, surgical consumables and medical equipment, officials said.
New Delhi/IBNS: A strong preliminary magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region on Saturday evening, sending tremors across several neighbouring countries, including India and Pakistan.
Indian Navy's Sail Training Ship INS Sudarshini arrived at the Port of Baltimore, Maryland, USA, on June 26, as part of the landmark transoceanic expedition, Lokayan 26.
Kolkata/IBNS: The death toll in the rooftop collapse at an under-construction warehouse in Kolkata's Taratala has risen to 17, with rescue teams continuing their search for survivors and victims more than three days after the accident, according to media reports.
Pune/IBNS: Sahil Goyal, the brother of Siya Goyal—one of the accused in the alleged murder of her fiancé, Ketan Agarwal—has told police that the family would have called off the marriage had his sister expressed her unwillingness to go ahead with it, according to media reports.
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday departed for Seychelles to attend the island nation's National Day celebrations, marking the beginning of his official visit.
