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Bankim Brahmbhatt, an Indian-origin entrepreneur, has been accused of a "breathtaking" fraud, as the lenders have described, that has left US multinational investment firm BlackRock's private-credit arm and other investors trying to recover a sum of money amounting to over $500 million, media reports said quoting Wall Street Journal.
A fierce political showdown erupted in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday after Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha accused Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of misleading citizens over the restoration of statehood, media reports said.
Amid reports of suicides allegedly linked to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress workers have begun distributing copies of the 2002 electoral roll, the base year for the revision, in North 24 Parganas district.
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has targeted Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal over what it claims is a “2-acre, 7-star mansion” being built for him in Chandigarh’s Sector 2.
Massive protests erupted at Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) in Haryana's Rohtak, after three women sanitation workers were allegedly compelled by their supervisors to remove their clothes and have their private parts photographed to “prove” they were menstruating, media reports said.
India and China held the 23rd Corps Commander Level Meeting recently, when they shared the view that peace and tranquillity have been maintained in the border areas.
Dr. Constantinos Kombos, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Cyprus, paid an official visit to India recently, when he discussed the entire gamut of the multifaceted bilateral relations, including the implementation of the India-Cyprus Joint Action Plan 2025-2029, with EAM S Jaishankar.
Indian and Australian officials discussed the emerging domestic, regional and international terrorism landscape and exchanged views on a wide range of areas of cooperation in counter terrorism in Canberra recently.
Gandhinagar/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday repeated his tough stance against infiltration on the National Unity Day saying his government "won't rest until infiltrators are driven out".
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the request of Chief Secretaries of all states and union territories except West Bengal and Telangana to allow them to appear virtually on the stray dogs case, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: In a shocking incident, a journalist working for a prominent news channel was chased by two bike-borne men in Noida Sector 129 while she was returning from office after midnight on Friday, NDTV reported.
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday confirmed that 2790 Indians, who were illegally staying in the US, have returned home this year.
An Indian-origin businessman has died following an unprovoked assault in Canada's Edmonton after confronting a stranger who was urinating on his car, local media reported.
Mumbai: Rohit Arya, who held several children hostage at a Mumbai studio on Thursday, was reportedly enraged with the Maharashtra government for allegedly denying him credit and payment for a school improvement project titled “Majhi Shala, Sundar Shala.”
Actor Shah Rukh Khan’s production house Red Chillies Entertainment has dismissed as “wholly misconceived and devoid of merit” the defamation suit filed by IRS officer Sameer Wankhede over the Netflix series The Ba**ds of Bollywood*.
Justice Surya Kant has been appointed as the next Chief Justice of India (CJI) and will assume office on November 24, succeeding Chief Justice BR Gavai, who is set to retire.
New Delhi: The three wings of the Indian Armed Forces—the Army, Navy and Air Force—have come together for the first-ever coordinated exercise, Exercise Trishul, in the western sector, following the success of Operation Sindoor last May.
Mumbai: Rohit Arya, the man, who took 17 children hostage at a studio in Mumbai’s Powai area, has died after being injured in a fire exchange with police, media reports said.
Mumbai: Seventeen children, a senior citizen and another civilian were taken hostage in broad daylight on Thursday at a studio in Mumbai’s Powai area, sparking panic and a large-scale police operation, media reports said.
Pune: An 82-year-old former state government officer died of shock after he found that he and his 80-year-old wife had been cheated of Rs 1.19 crore in a digital arrest scam, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Thursday confirmed the US sanctions will not apply to the Chabahar Port for six months amid the ongoing tariff war between the two nations, media reports said.
Bengaluru/IBNS: After a setback from the High Court, the Siddaramaiah government in Karnataka has granted a conditional permission to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for a route march, media reports said.
Bengaluru/IBNS: In a shocking incident captured on CCTV, a Bengaluru couple deliberately mowed down a 24-year-old food delivery agent out of anger shortly after an altercation, The Times of India reported.
Muzaffarpur/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) are insulting Chhathi Maiya, in a sharp attack on Mahagathbandhan in poll-bound Bihar.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi kicked off his party’s Bihar election campaign on Wednesday with sharp criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of being willing to “do anything for votes.”
India strongly criticized what it described as “baseless and biased” claims in a recent report on the human rights situation in Myanmar at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
In an unprecedented case that has shaken the Madhya Pradesh Police Department, a senior woman officer has been accused of theft.
The Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation of Nepal, Kulman Ghising, met with the Union Minister of Power and Housing & Urban Affairs, Manohar Lal, in New Delhi on Wednesday, when they focused on strengthening the ongoing cooperation between the two nations in the power sector.
Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun's outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) has slammed singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh for touching acting legend Amitabh Bachchan on TV show Kaun Banega Crorepati over 1984 anti-Sikh riots, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: In a shocking remark, Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has asked people to "tie up" Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders if they visit localities to campaign for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) escalating attack on the saffron party over the drive.
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