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An Indian man, who was visiting Tiger Kingdom in Phuket, escaped with minor injuries after he was attacked by a tiger when he was trying to click a selfie with the animal.
Two Indian peacekeepers, who died while serving under the UN flag last year, were honoured on International Day of UN Peacekeepers.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Champlain border crossing arrested an Indian citizen who was encountered with an active felony arrest warrant from Indiana.
"Operation Sindoor is not just a military action, but India’s frontal assault against terrorism, and if Pakistan resorts to anything evil or unethical, it will, this time, face the firepower and ire of the Indian Navy," said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh while addressing officers and sailors onboard India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant off the Goa coast on Friday.
Gangtok/IBNS: Nine tourists went missing after a bus they were travelling in fell into the swollen Teesta river in Sikkim's Mangan on Thursday, media reports said.
Patna/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Indian Army reduced the terrorist hideouts in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and beyond to ruins to avenge the Pahalgam terror attack.
In what could be an embarrassment for his party back in India, Congress leader Salman Khurshid hailed the Modi government's historic step of Article 370 abrogation which he claimed had brought "prosperity" in Jammu and Kashmir.
Bogotá/IBNS: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has expressed disappointment over Colombia's condolence message for the deaths caused by India's Operation Sindoor that busted nine terrorist camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and beyond in retaliation against the Pahalgam terror attack.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress has decided not to take any action against its Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor for now over his comments on Operation Sindoor, media reports said.
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and veteran politician Ghulam Nabi Azad will return to India after his discharge from hospital in Kuwait where he was admitted during an official visit as part of an all-party Indian outreach delegation.
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and veteran politician Ghulam Nabi Azad will return to India after being hospitalised during an official visit to Kuwait as part of an all-party Indian outreach delegation.
New Delhi/IBNS: India has firmly rejected, once again, the link between tariffs imposed by the United States and discussions with Washington, DC regarding the May 10 cessation of hostilities with Pakistan.
New Delhi: India on Thursday firmly reiterated its hardline stance on Pakistan and took strong exception to Canada’s handling of Khalistani extremism.
New Delhi: Calling attention to persistent delays in India’s defence procurement, Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh has urged industry players to avoid making promises they cannot fulfil on time.
New Delhi/IBNS: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday made a bold claim that people in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir will soon voluntarily reunite with India.
Kolkata/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday made a startling announcement that Operation Sindoor, a military action which was launched by the Indian Armed Forces to avenge the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, is "not over yet".
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday went personal in attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who slammed the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) government from a rally in the Alipurduar district.
Kolkata/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday trained his guns at West Bengal's ruling party Trinamool Congress (TMC) over the alleged corruption, lawlessness and violence.
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday alleged Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi maintained a proximity with the Pakistani establishment and threatened to back his claims on September 10.
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who is currently heading a delegation on Operation Sindoor to different countries, has snubbed his party's dig at him over his certain claims on Indian Army's valour abroad.
Kolkata/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has slammed the Trinamool Congress (TMC) over "corruption" and "poor administration" ahead of his visit to West Bengal.
Billionaire entrepreneur and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced his exit from the Donald Trump-led White House after a controversial 130-day tenure when he launched a drive to massively downsize the US government by razing thousands of federal jobs.
Shashi Tharoor's praise for the Narendra Modi government's response to terror attacks during the senior Congressman's visit to Panama as part of the outreach delegation did not go well with the grand old party.
Anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal on Wednesday gave a clean chit to former Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) chief Madhabi Puri Buch of all corruption charges levelled against her in connection with the Hindenburg Research case, media reports said.
Actor-politician Kamal Haasan, who sparked a massive row over his comment that 'Kannada language was born out of Tamil', has now issued a clarification, saying his statement was made out of love.
Janata Dal (United) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha has urged Singapore to push for inclusion of Pakistan on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) blacklist after meeting Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Home Affairs Sim Ann.
Three Indian nationals, who travelled to Iran, are currently missing, the Indian Embassy in Tehran said.
New Delhi/IBNS: A civil defence mock drill will be conducted in four states bordering Pakistan on Thursday, weeks after the Indian Armed Forces conducted Operation Sindoor in PoK and beyond, media reports said.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday met a Sri Lankan delegation in New Delhi, when he praised the Island Nation for condemning terrorism and expressing sympathy over the Pahalgam attack.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Wednesday extended the interim bail for Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad, who was arrested over his controversial post on Operation Sindoor, media reports said.
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