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Bengaluru/IBNS: The Karnataka government has faced backlash for roping in actress Tamannaah Bhatia as the brand ambassador of state-owned Mysore Sandal Soap at Rs. 6.20 crore for two years, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi University on Thursday objected to Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's unannounced visit to the North Campus of Delhi University, alleging breach of institutional protocol and a disruption of student governance, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: In a strong message to Turkey over its support to Pakistan in recent times, The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said India expects Ankara to encourage Islamabad in addressing the problem of cross-border terrorism emanating from it.
New Delhi/IBNS: In a strong message to Turkey over its support to Pakistan in recent times, The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said India expects Ankara to encourage Islamabad in addressing the problem of cross-border terrorism emanating from it.
New Delhi/IBNS: In a strong message to Turkey over its support to Pakistan in recent times, The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said India expects Ankara to encourage Islamabad in addressing the problem of cross-border terrorism emanating from it.
New Delhi/IBNS: In a strong message to Turkey over its support to Pakistan in recent times, The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said India expects Ankara to encourage Islamabad in addressing the problem of cross-border terrorism emanating from it.
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday issued a blunt warning to Bangladesh, saying it should stay away from the Siliguri corridor — the narrow stretch of land linking northeast India to the rest of the country — and not harbour any illusions about taking control of the strategically vital region.
New Delhi: External affairs minister S Jaishankar has drawn a direct link between the recent terror attack in Pahalgam — in which mostly Hindu tourists were killed after being identified by their religion — and the “extreme religious outlook” of Pakistan’s army chief, General Asim Munir.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday heard the concluding arguments of petitioners regarding the Waqf (Amendment) Law, which they claimed violated fundamental rights.
Mumbai: Mumbai Police arrested a man and a woman for allegedly trying to trespass into Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s residence, Galaxy Apartments in Bandra (West), on two consecutive days this week, media reports said on Thursday.
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Rising North East Investors Summit on May 23, at around 10:30 am, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
New Delhi/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said it was Pakistan that had reached out to India for a deal to cease the military conflicts, rubbishing US President Donald Trump's claims that he had acted as a mediator.
Bikaner/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday relaunched his attack on Pakistan in the backdrop of Operation Sindoor and reiterated that the hostile nation will be left to "beg for every last penny" if it continues to "export terrorism".
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday rapped the Enforcement Director (ED) over the recent raids on state-run liquor shops in Tamil Nadu saying the federal probe agency is "crossing all limits"
Srinagar/IBNS: An encounter between security forces and terrorists broke out in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday morning, as media reports said.
New Delhi/Srinagar/IBNS: Panic gripped onboard passengers of Delhi-Srinagar IndiGo flight after it met with turbulence mid-air before a safe landing at the destination but with a broken nose on Wednesday evening, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Wednesday expelled a second official working at the Pakistan High Commission for "indulging in activities not in keeping with his official status" and asked him to leave the country within 24 hours.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has accused senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi of cheating and money laundering in a case linked to the now-defunct National Herald newspaper.
The Indian government on Wednesday rejected Pakistan's allegations of New Delhi's involvement in Khuzdar blast that targeted a school bus and left three children among five dead on Wednesday.
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: A report by a three-member fact-finding committee set up by the Calcutta High Court on the Murshidabad violence highlighted police's inactivity and involvement of a local Trinamool Congress councillor, media reports said.
The body of a woman was found in a suitcase close to railway tracks in southern Bengaluru, media reports said on Wednesday.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday met Denmark PM Mette Frederiksen in Copenhagen, when he thanked her for her guidance to take forward our Green Strategic Partnership.
Raipur/IBNS: At least 26 Naxalites including top CPI (Maoist) leader Nambala Keshavrao have been killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted an interim bail to Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad, who was arrested over his social media post on Operation Sindoor, but pulled him up for lack of "duty" while exercising "right to free speech".
New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress has filed a police case against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Amit Malviya and a senior journalist over their claims that the grand old party has an office in Turkey, media reports said.
Amritsar/IBNS: The Indian Army on Tuesday clarified no air defence guns were deployed within the premises of Golden Temple in Punjab's Amritsar rubbishing a statement made by an Army officer, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: India's bid to brief the world on its anti-terrorism stand in the backdrop of Operation Sindoor is set to begin on Wednesday with the first of the seven all-party delegation leaving for the UAE, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: The foreign ministry on Tuesday briefed three out of the seven all-party delegations, set to visit 33 countries as part of India's outreach programme to explain Operation Sindoor and its resolve to end terrorism.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday slammed Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge's “small war” remark and said Rahul Gandhi's questioning the loss of Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft during “Operation Sindoor” gives “oxygen” to Pakistan.
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government is likely to cancel its contract with Turkish defence company Asis Guard, working on the digital systems for the Bhopal and Indore Metro projects, amid allegations that drones manufactured by the firm were used by Pakistan during anti-India operations, including Operation Sindoor, media reports said.
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