Kolkata/IBNS: Suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Humayun Kabir is set to lay the foundation stone of a Babri Masjid–modelled mosque at Rejinagar in Beldanga, Murshidabad, on Saturday amid simmering political tensions in poll-bound West Bengal.
New Delhi/IBNS: Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu has vowed strict action against IndiGo, holding the airline responsible for the cancellation or delay of more than 1,000 flights that have left thousands of passengers stranded nationwide, media reports said.
The UK government announced an asset freeze and director disqualification against businessman Gurpreet Singh Rehal, who is suspected of belonging to organisations involved in 'terrorism in India'.
In a scene that blended celebration with crisis, a newlywed couple from Bengaluru was forced to attend their own wedding reception virtually after widespread IndiGo flight cancellations left them stranded hundreds of kilometres away.
IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers issued a public apology on Friday evening after the airline was forced to cancel more than a thousand flights in a single day, calling it the “most severely impacted day” in the carrier’s history.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has been invited to attend Friday night’s State dinner hosted for Russian President Vladimir Putin, even as senior leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge were left out of the guest list, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday unveiled the India arm of the state-backed Russian Television Network (RT), during his first visit to the country since the start of the Ukraine war.
The fifth edition of Joint Military Exercise “Exercise Harimau Shakti -2025” commenced on Friday in Mahajan Field Firing Range, Rajasthan.
The Union government has ordered a high-level inquiry into the ongoing IndiGo flight operations crisis that has triggered widespread disruption to air travel across India.
Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, held a bilateral meeting with Oxana Lut, Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, at Krishi Bhawan on Friday, where both sides discussed ongoing cooperation and outlined future areas of collaboration.
Indian PM Narendra Modi, who met President Vladimir Putin in New Delhi, on Friday said India and Russia have agreed on an Economic Cooperation Program until 2030.
New Delhi/IBNS: Parliamentarians from across party lines recently came together for the pre-wedding festivities of MP and industrialist Naveen Jindal’s daughter, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday reiterated that India is not “neutral” on the Russia–Ukraine war, stressing that the country’s stance is firmly aligned with the cause of peace.
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented Russian President Vladimir Putin with a copy of the Bhagavad Gita in the Russian language during the latter’s two-day visit to India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted Vladimir Putin for a private dinner at his official residence on Thursday night, setting an unusually warm and personal tone for the Russian President’s 27-hour visit to India.
Former Mizoram governor and senior advocate Swaraj Kaushal, husband of the late Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, passed away on Thursday at the age of 73.
IndiGo has sought temporary exemptions from pilot rest and duty-time rules until February 10, 2026, as the airline grapples with widespread operational disruptions triggered by the rollout of new fatigue-management norms, media reports said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi not only personally received Vladimir Putin at Delhi airport this evening but also welcomed him with a hug, setting a warm tone for the Russian President’s two-day visit to India.
Delhi/IBNS: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi on Thursday for high-level bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Renowned sitar virtuoso Anoushka Shankar has criticised Air India after discovering her sitar was damaged during a recent flight, according to media reports.
New Delhi/IBNS: Russian President Vladimir Putin will arrive in India on Thursday for a two-day visit, during which he will hold key bilateral discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) rebel MLA Humayun Kabir was on Thursday suspended from the party after he triggered a political storm by demanding the construction of a mosque modelled after the Babri Masjid in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district.
Kolkata/IBNS: A mosque located inside Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, less than 300 metres from the secondary runway, has raised safety and operational concerns, media reports said.
In a sharp late-evening order, the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court reprimanded the Tamil Nadu government for “wilful disobedience” after the Karthigai Deepam lamp was not lit on the historic Deepathoon pillar at Thirupparankundram, despite a clear directive issued on December 1.
An 18-year-old social media biker, known online as PKR Blogger, died in a horrific road accident in Surat after his KTM Duke motorcycle crashed while allegedly being ridden at a very high speed.
IndiGo, India’s largest airline, is grappling with one of its most severe operational crises in recent years, with widespread flight delays and cancellations disrupting travel across the country for a second consecutive day.
Thailand's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sihasak Phuangketkeow paid an official visit to India from November 30 to December 1, when he held a delegation-level talks with Indiaan External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
A five-layer security ring comprising highly trained personnel from Russia’s Presidential Security Service, commandos from India’s National Security Guard (NSG), snipers, drones, jammers and AI-based monitoring systems has been put in place for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India, media reports said.
India and Poland held the 11th round of the Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) in New Delhi on December 1, when both sides reviewed the Strategic Partnership with reference to the Action Plan (2024-2028) agreed to by both Governments during the visit of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to Poland in August 2024.
As part of its overseas deployment to ASEAN countries, Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Vigraha is undertaking an operational visit to Jakarta, Indonesia, from December 2-5, 2025.
