Parents of a 22-year-old IIT Bombay student who died by suicide hours after he was caught using ChatGPT during an examination have alleged that he faced caste-based abuse, threats and harassment over the past three months at the direction of institute Director Shireesh B Kedare, media reports said.
Police have filed a 5,053-page chargesheet in a Pune court detailing the alleged conspiracy behind the murder of 26-year-old businessman Ketan Agarwal, who died after being pushed from Lohagad Fort on June 18.
Kolkata/IBNS: Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's political journey has come full circle in Nandigram, with the Trinamool Congress founder backing a Congress candidate for the October 6 bypoll and describing the grand old party as a "natural ally" — a phrase she had famously used for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) more than two decades ago.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders have criticised Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over his remarks and on-stage mimicry aimed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Opposition party's ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ event in Indore on Saturday.
Three people were killed and another was critically injured after a speeding BMW crashed on Mumbai's Coastal Road and plunged off a bridge in the early hours of Sunday.
A fresh controversy has emerged over Delhi’s ongoing voter-roll revision after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) alleged that the names of former Chief Minister and party chief Arvind Kejriwal and his family members were absent from the electoral roll.
Mumbai/IBNS: A second-year student of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay died by suicide in his hostel room on Friday after he was caught using a mobile phone during an examination, media reports said.
Canadian Minister of International Trade Maninder Sidhu is visiting Mumbai on September 18 and 19 to strengthen Canada’s trade and investment ties with India.
A second-year IIT Bombay student who was reportedly caught using ChatGPT during an examination is suspected to have died by suicide, media reports said.
Mumbai's iconic Olympia Coffee House has had its licence suspended after a Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspection uncovered a series of serious food safety and hygiene violations at the 108-year-old Colaba establishment.
Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commission's interim decision to freeze the Trinamool Congress' name and election symbol amid a dispute between rival factions of the party.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay will launch the state's 'Thaimaman Thanga Mothiram' (Maternal Uncle Gold Ring) scheme on September 28, fulfilling a key electoral promise of his Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government.
Kolkata/IBNS: In a dramatic turn of events ahead of the West Bengal bypolls, former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday extended her support to the Congress candidate in Nandigram after her faction's nominee withdrew from the contest.
California/IBNS: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor recently shared a light-hearted moment with veteran actor Anupam Kher during a visit to California, where both underwent full-body scans at the same medical facility.
New Delhi/IBNS: Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has backed former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after the Election Commission of India (ECI) froze the All India Trinamool Congress' name and its reserved election symbol amid an internal factional dispute.
Gurugram/IBNS: A 31-year-old man was allegedly murdered by his former colleague and her partner in Gurugram after he left his family at a restaurant in Delhi, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: In a horrific incident, a 16-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped by four people, including three juveniles, before being stabbed to death and her body dumped in an open field in Delhi, media reports said.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday issued an interim order freezing the use of the All India Trinamool Congress name and its reserved “Flowers & Grass” election symbol for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly bypolls, amid a dispute between rival factions claiming control of the party.
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata Police and Bidhannagar City Police have issued a public warning about around 50 mobile applications that they say are being used by cybercriminals to target people through fraudulent online investment schemes.
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 76 on Thursday, September 17, as prominent personalities and political leaders extended birthday wishes to him.
Kolkata/IBNS: The transfer of West Bengal IPS officer Bushra Bano has triggered a political controversy after Hindu groups objected to her use of Islamic greetings, including “Assalam Alaikum”, in an inspirational video for civil service aspirants.
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday praised India's efforts to tackle illicit opium cultivation and strengthen supply-chain controls, signalling continued cooperation between Washington and New Delhi on counter-narcotics efforts.
India on Wednesday strongly rejected the so-called Pakistan-China Boundary Joint Commission, which was operationalised in Islamabad, asserting that Pakistan has no authority to enter into any arrangement concerning territories that India considers to be under its illegal and forcible occupation.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray has denied any connection with the death of Disha Salian, the former manager of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, days after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) named him in its FIR in the 2020 case.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Bhutanese Foreign Minister Lyonpo D N Dhungyel in Bumthang and reviewed the longstanding cooperation between India and Bhutan.
The Indian government has confirmed that it extended two separate invitations to Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman — one for a bilateral visit and another to attend the BRICS Summit in his capacity as chair of BIMSTEC.
New Delhi/IBNS: After around 12 years in the Indian Army, Major Rishabh Singh Sambyal has entered a new professional space following his premature retirement in 2026.
Gurugram/IBNS: Kalyan Bainsla, who was arrested for allegedly knocking down a woman sports biker in Gurugram, has been sent to police custody for two days, media reports said.
India on Wednesday summoned Pakistan’s Chargé d’Affaires in New Delhi and lodged a strong diplomatic protest after a Pakistani naval unit collided with an Indian Navy vessel in international waters, describing the conduct involved as “unacceptable and unprofessional”.
India has condemned the recent attack by the Houthis on Saudi Arabia and cautioned that strikes on civilian infrastructure and economic assets could threaten freedom of navigation.
