Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging the Centre to reject Karnataka’s proposed Mekedatu dam project on the Cauvery river, escalating the long-running inter-state water dispute.
The death of model-actor Twisha Sharma has entered a crucial new phase after the Central Bureau of Investigation formally took over the probe and began re-examining allegations surrounding her death at her marital home in Bhopal.
The Congress high command has reportedly asked Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to step down and take up a larger role in national politics through the Rajya Sabha, several media reports said, quoting party sources.
A joint seminar was held in Tokyo on Monday to discuss workforce mobility and cooperation between India and Japan, bringing together Japanese policymakers, industry leaders, academic institutions, and workforce mobility stakeholders to explore long-term collaboration in skilled workforce mobility and human resource development between the two nations.
The Gulmarg Gondola service in Jammu and Kashmir will remain suspended for two consecutive days after more than 300 passengers were left stranded midair on Monday following a major technical malfunction.
The long-delayed Chingrighata stretch of Kolkata Metro’s Orange Line has finally been completed, ending years of uncertainty over one of the city’s most critical infrastructure links.
Kolkata/IBNS: Large crowds of illegal Bangladeshi migrants gathered near border areas in West Bengal amid an ongoing crackdown on them by the newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, media reports said.
Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday signed a Framework on the “Securing of Supply in the Mining and Processing of Critical Minerals and Rare Earths”, aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation across the strategic sector.
Suspended Rajganj Block Development Officer (BDO) Prasanta Barman, an accused in the kidnapping and murder case of Salt Lake gold trader Swapan Kamaliya, was detained on Monday in New Town in connection with a drink-and-drive incident, media reports said.
Ottawa: India and Canada on Tuesday accelerated negotiations on a proposed trade agreement aimed at expanding economic ties and boosting bilateral trade during Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal’s visit to Canada.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio found himself fielding an unexpected question about racist remarks targeting Indians during a joint press briefing with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in New Delhi on Sunday.
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata’s towering 70-foot statue of Lionel Messi, unveiled during the football icon’s visit to the city last year, could soon be removed after officials reportedly detected major structural flaws during an inspection.
Hundreds of passengers were left stranded mid-air after the Gondola cable car system in Gulmarg developed a technical snag on Monday, triggering a major rescue operation.
New Delhi/IBNS: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday described alleged racist remarks targeting Indians and Indian-Americans as “dumb comments” made by “stupid people” while responding to a journalist during a press briefing in New Delhi.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the transfer of the Twisha Sharma death case to the Central Bureau of Investigation, expressing “pain” over a growing narrative that the judiciary was delaying a fair probe into the high-profile case, media reports said.
Eight members of a single family, including seven women, drowned in a river in Karnataka’s Uttara Kannada district on Sunday after sudden strong currents swept through the area during a mussel-collecting trip, local authorities and media reports said.
The West Bengal government has directed all district administrations to establish “holding centres” for apprehended illegal immigrants, including Bangladeshi nationals and Rohingyas, who are awaiting deportation or repatriation.
A Trinamool Congress (TMC) councillor from South Dum Dum Municipality in North 24 Parganas was found dead at his residence in Kolkata’s Nagerbazar area on Saturday, with police suspecting suicide, officials said.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Debangshu Panda on Sunday won a landslide victory by more than one lakh vote margin in the Falta Assembly constituency repoll, delivering a major setback to the ruling All India Trinamool Congress in what was long projected as its “Diamond Harbour stronghold.”
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Sunday launched a massive demolition drive at three locations across the city, enforcing West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari’s “zero tolerance” policy against illegal constructions.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that the United States and India are not just allies but strategic partners working together across multiple regions of the world.
Fresh details have emerged in the death case of Twisha Sharma, with her husband Samarth Singh telling police that her behaviour changed after her pregnancy was confirmed on April 17.
Counting of votes for the re-poll in West Bengal’s Falta Assembly segment is underway, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) opening up a significant lead after the fifth round of counting.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, currently on a four-day official visit to India, has extended an invitation from President Donald Trump to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a future visit to the White House.
Kolkata/IBNS: A debate over the balance between professional duty and political ideology has erupted after CPI-M leader and senior lawyer Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya appeared in court for former Trinamool Congress MLA Aditi Munshi and her husband Debraj Chakraborty.
Kolkata/IBNS: The controversial football-themed statue outside Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium was demolished on Saturday by authorities under the new Bharatiya Janata Party government in West Bengal.
India on Friday successfully test-fired the short-range ballistic missile Agni-I from the Integrated Test Range at Integrated Test Range.
The Supreme Court on Friday questioned whether children of families that have already achieved social and economic advancement through reservation should continue receiving benefits under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) quota system.
After remaining untraceable for 10 days following the death of his wife, actor-model Twisha Sharma, husband Samarth Singh was arrested on Thursday after appearing before a court in Jabalpur.
Kolkata/IBNS: A street food vendor from West Bengal’s Jhargram district, who gained attention after serving Jhalmuri to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an election campaign visit, has claimed he is receiving threat calls from Pakistan and Bangladesh.
