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India–New Zealand free trade talks enter crucial phase — Big breakthrough on the horizon?

The Fourth Round of negotiations for the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) commenced on Monday in Auckland, marking another step toward a balanced, comprehensive, and mutually beneficial partnership between the two nations.

Faridabad horror! Teen girl shot twice after days of stalking, police in search for the shooter

Faridabad/IBNS: In a chilling incident, a 17-year-old girl was shot in Faridabad by a man who had been following and stalking her for the past several days, media reports said.

ED takes more actions against Anil Ambani Group, seizes Knowledge City land among key assets

In a major escalation of its probe against the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached over 132 acres of land belonging to the Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City in Navi Mumbai.

Air India San Francisco–Delhi flight makes precautionary landing in Mongolia after technical alert

An Air India flight from San Francisco to Delhi made an unscheduled landing in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, after the crew detected a possible technical issue mid-air, the airline said on Monday.

India’s next tech hub? Scindia unveils NEST Cluster at IIT Guwahati

Union Minister for Communications and Development of North Eastern Region Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday inaugurated the North Eastern Science & Technology (NEST) Cluster at IIT Guwahati and laid the foundation stone for transformative development projects worth ₹635 crore across Assam.

Humanitarian boost: India sends 16-tonne medical lifeline to Afghanistan

India has delivered 16 tonnes of medicines to Afghanistan to help combat vector-borne diseases, a Taliban spokesperson said.

ED attaches assets worth over Rs 3,000 crore in money laundering probe against Anil Ambani

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth over Rs 3,000 crore linked to Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani as part of its ongoing money laundering probe into his group companies, official sources said on Monday.

Supreme Court to issue directions on feeding of stray dogs in government premises

The Supreme Court on Monday said that it will soon issue an order—likely within the next few days—regulating the feeding of stray dogs within institutional premises, including government establishments where employees care for and feed stray canines.

Safety crisis in Tamil Nadu? Student with her male friend gang-abducted and raped near Coimbatore Airport, BJP slams Stalin govt

Coimbatore/IBNS: A woman college student was allegedly raped by a three-member gang near Coimbatore Airport on Sunday late night, media reports said.

PM Modi unveils Rs 1 lakh crore RDI fund to spur private investment in research

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday unveiled the Rs 1 lakh crore Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Fund to catalyse private sector investment in cutting-edge research and development.

Bodies buried under gravel, terrified screams echo: 20 dead in Telangana highway horror

Hyderabad/IBNS: Heartbreaking scenes of bodies buried under the gravel screaming for help were seen after a gravel-laden truck rammed into a bus on the Hyderabad-Bijapur highway in the Rangareddy district of Telangana on Monday, media reports said.

Behind the slogan that changed Indian politics! Piyush Goyal recounts how ad genius Piyush Pandey created BJP's historic 'Abki Baar Modi Sarkar' slogan

Mumbai/IBNS: Union Minister Piyush Goyal has recollected how late advertising legend Piyush Pandey had come up with the punchline 'Abki Baar Modi Sarkar' that helped the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to win the 2014 Lok Sabha poll campaign with a landslide majority.

Horror on Telangana highway! At least 19 dead as truck rams into bus

Hyderabad/IBNS: At least 19 people died and several others were injured when a truck rammed into an RTC bus at Mirjaguda near Chevella in the Rangareddy district of Telangana on Monday, media reports said.

Pilgrimage turns tragic in Rajasthan: 15 die in Jodhpur after a traveller hits parked truck while returning from Kolayat Temple

At least 15 people died, and two others were injured when a tempo traveller hit a parked truck on the Bharat Mala Expressway in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur on Sunday.

Trishul: India to conduct tri-services exercise in November, months after Operation Sindoor

Tri-Services Exercise (TSE-2025), being conducted by the Indian Navy as the lead service jointly with the Indian Army and Indian Air Force, will commence in early Nov 2025, just months after India conducted Operation Sindoor and targeted terror hotbeds located in Pakistan and PoK following terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22.

PM Modi’s big tech push! New RDI Scheme Fund to be inaugurated tomorrow

Indian PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Emerging Science & Technology Innovation Conclave (ESTIC) 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on Monday, when he is expected to launch the Research Development and Innovation (RDI) Scheme Fund.

BJP targets Lalu Yadav over Halloween photos, cites his 'meaningless Kumbh' remark ahead of Bihar polls

With just days to go before Bihar votes, a political slugfest has erupted after visuals of Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav celebrating Halloween with his grandchildren surfaced online.

Murder, politics, and a poll battle: JD(U)’s Anant Singh arrested over rival worker's murder

Former Bihar MLA and controversial strongman Anant Singh, who was recently fielded by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, was arrested early Sunday in connection with the murder of Jan Suraaj supporter Dular Chand Yadav in Mokama.

Bihar polls: Amit Shah, Nitish Kumar warn of the return of 'jungle raj' with RJD

As campaigning intensified ahead of the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections, due on November 6, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar—both senior leaders of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA)—warned voters against the “return of jungle raj” if the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) comes back to power.

Jeddah-Hyderabad IndiGo flight diverted to Mumbai after hoax bomb threat

An IndiGo flight from Jeddah to Hyderabad was forced to make an emergency diversion to Mumbai on Saturday after receiving a bomb threat referencing a “1984 Madras airport-style blast.”

Andhra CM blames organisers after stampede at Venkateswara Swamy Temple kills 12

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday expressed deep anguish over the tragic stampede at the privately run Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Kasibugga, Srikakulam district, which claimed at least 12 lives and left several others injured.

Kerala becomes first Indian state free from extreme poverty, CM announces

Kerala has become India’s first state to eradicate extreme poverty, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced in the Assembly on Saturday amid an opposition boycott.

Horrific stampede at Andhra Pradesh's Venkateswara Temple: At least 12 devotees killed in chaos!

Amaravati/IBNS: At least 12 devotees died and several injured in a stampede that broke out during a massive rush at Venkateswara Swami Temple in Andhra Pradesh's Tirumala on Saturday, media reports said.

Tragedy strikes on auspicious day: Women with puja baskets scream, attempt to leap over rails at Andhra temple in deadly stampede moment

Amaravati/IBNS: An auspicious day soon turned out to be a tragic one as at least 10 Hindu devotees were killed and several injured in a stampede during a massive rush at Venkateswara Swami Temple in Andhra Pradesh's Tirumala on Saturday.

Tirumala tragedy! At least 9 devotees killed in stampede during heavy rush at Andhra Pradesh's Venkateswara Swami Temple

Amaravati/IBNS: At least nine people have been killed at a stampede which broke out during a heavy rush of Hindu devotees at Venkateswara Swami Temple in Andhra Pradesh's Tirumala, media reports said.

Rajnath Singh says Indo-Pacific must stay free from coercion

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday reaffirmed India’s commitment to an open, inclusive, and rules-based Indo-Pacific, free from any form of coercion, as global unease grows over China’s increasing military assertiveness in the region.

Tragedy at Tirumala! Several devotees killed in shocking stampede at Andhra Pradesh's Venkateswara Swami Temple

Amaravati/IBNS: Several people have died at a stampede which occurred at the Venkateswara Swami Temple in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam, media reports said.

From telecom titan to fugitive? Meet Bankim Brahmbhatt accused of 'breathtaking' $500 million fraud in US

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.

Don’t fool people with JK statehood excuse: Manoj Sinha slams Omar Abdullah, CM fires back

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.

Trinamool Congress distributes 2002 voter lists in Bengal amid fear over SIR exercise

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.