Police resorted to a lathi charge to disperse a large number of protesting teachers and non-teaching staff members, who recently lost their jobs following a Supreme Court order, when they were demonstrating outside the office of the district inspector of schools in the Kasba area of Kolkata on Wednesday.
A drunk Indian national allegedly urinated on a fellow passenger in a Bangkok-bound Air India flight from New Delhi, media reports said.
New Delhi: The Indian government has withdrawn a key transshipment facility that allowed Bangladeshi cargo to access third countries via Indian ports, airports and Land Customs Stations (LCSs), media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: In a complete disapproval of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's appeal to provide voluntary service in schools, job losers in West Bengal on Wednesday launched massive state-wide protests and marched to the District Inspector of Schools in Kolkata and other districts.
Washington/IBNS: A three-member team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) along with three intelligence agency officials reached 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana's custody, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the Waqf (Amendment) Act, which came into effect on April 8, supports poor people in the Muslim community which he claims was deprived by the previous Congress government.
A Chinese official on Tuesday said India and China should stand together to overcome the challenges faced due to the reciprocal tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump's administration this month.
Ahmedabad/IBNS: In a bid to infuse new energy and strength into the party, the Congress is all set for an organisational reshuffle, AICC general secretary KC Venugopal said on Tuesday as the party's top leaders met in Ahmedabad.
New Delhi: India is preparing to commission a new strategic naval base for nuclear submarines and warships on its eastern seaboard next year, in a move aimed at bolstering maritime defences amid China's growing presence in the Indian Ocean, according to a Times of India report.
Kolkata/IBNS: A protest rally in West Bengal's Murshidabad against the contentious Waqf Act turned violent on Tuesday when a clash broke out between the protesters and police, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee has hit out at a female party colleague whom he called "rude" and "uncivilised" amid apparent rifts within Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress ahead of next year's high-stakes Assembly election.
New Delhi/IBNS: In a massive win for the MK Stalin-led Tamil Nadu government, the Supreme Court on Tuesday slammed Governor RN Ravi's decision to withhold assent to 10 key bills and called it "illegal" and "arbitrary".
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court will hear a batch of petitions filed against the Waqf Law, which has already come into force, on April 16, media reports said.
PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday met Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai in New Delhi, when he reaffirmed commitment to strengthen India-UAE Ties.
Indian Lower House (Lok Sabha) Speaker Om Birla has said the age-old cooperation shared between India and Uzbekistan needs to be expanded in emerging fields like digital technology, artificial intelligence, renewable energy, and nuclear energy, alongside traditional sectors.
Portugal President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on Monday welcomed her Indian counterpart, Droupadi Murmu and said the South Asian country remains a partner in building a multilateral and open-minded world.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday announced that three more separatist organizations have announced their disassociation from the Hurriyat Conference.
Punjab Police on Tuesday said two people have been arrested over the grenade attack at the house of BJP leader and former minister Manoranjan Kalia in Jalandhar.
Indian President Droupadi Murmu received the ‘City Key of Honour’ of Lisbon city during an event held at Câmara Municipal de Lisboa (City Hall) on Monday.
New Delhi/IBNS: In a landmark judgement in favour of the Stalin government, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi's decision to withhold his assent to 10 key bills was "illegal" and "arbitrary", media reports said.
Hyderabad/IBNS: The Telangana government is likely to take action against actress Dia Mirza and popular YouTuber Dhruv Rathee for allegedly using AI-generated clips of tree felling in Hyderabad's Kancha Gachibowli, an India Today report said.
New Delhi/IBNS: In a relief for the already under-pressure Mamata Banerjee government in the jobs scam case, the Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the creation of supernumerary posts in state-run schools, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: Days after giving a jolt to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee by annulling appointments of almost 26,000 staff, the Supreme Court will on Tuesday hear the case related to the state government's creation of supernumerary posts in schools, media reports said.
An Indian-origin man was accused of sexually assaulting a fellow passenger while flying on a domestic flight in the US, officials said.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) talks on Monday.
Washington DC/IBNS: The United States Supreme Court has rejected 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana's last plea against his extradition to India, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: A 19-year-old woman was kidnapped and gangraped by 22 people for days in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi. Six assailants have been arrested so far, and a hunt is on for the rest, media reports said.
The Indian Army's field hospital, which was established as part of the Operation Brahma, has treated 800 patients in the earthquake-hit Myanmar that has been battered by the tremor.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has said the Indian Constitution's spirit is to treat all citizens equally and provide them with equal opportunities.
At least seven people died after an alleged fake cardiologist is suspected to have treated them at a hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh district.
