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Chennai/IBNS: Senior Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Tamilisai Soundararajan was on Monday detained by police during the party's protest against the alleged TASMAC scam, media reports said.
Vadodara/IBNS: Minutes before their car crashed into multiple vehicles killing one woman, the 20-year-old accused and his friend had visited another friend's house as per the CCTV footage, media reports said.
Indian PM Narendra Modi highlighted the country's growing role in Artificial Intelligence and said the global revolution in the sector would not be complete without India's contribution to it.
Indian PM Narendra Modi appeared on the Lex Fridman podcast and said dialogue is the key to building a stable and cooperative relationship between India and China.
New Delhi/IBNS: Defending his government's stance to replace the rupee symbol with the Tamil letter 'Ru' in the state Budget logo, Chief Minister MK Stalin said even Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had used the Tamil letter instead of the rupee symbol.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an interview with podcaster Lex Fridman said the 2002 Sabarmati Express attack in Gujarat's Godhra was a "tragedy of unimaginable magnitude" and the riots that followed this "was tragic for everyone".
A video is currently trending on social media where a monkey is winning hearts by its negotiation abilities when it forced a man to give a small pack of mango juice in exchange for his snatched Samsung S25 Ultra.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has praised US President Donald Trump as a man with courage and one who makes his own decisions.
Chennai: India is making significant strides in leveraging domestic technology for its transportation systems, with advancements in Hyperloop development, media reports said.
New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday criticised Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for making frequent trips to Vietnam and other countries without publicly disclosing details.
India and New Zealand have resumed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations, years after it was stalled in 2015.
New Delhi: US Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard arrived in India on Sunday as part of her multi-nation tour of the Indo-Pacific region, media reports said.
Chennai: Amid intensifying language debate in Tamil Nadu over allegations of ‘Hindi imposition’ by ruling DMK and Chief Minister MK Stalin, Union minister Aswini Vaishnaw said on Saturday that Tamil is a very sweet language and one of the rich assets of India.
Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh): A man killed his two young sons before taking his own life, fearing they would struggle to succeed in an increasingly competitive world, media reports said.
Terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba's key operative Abu Qatal, who is the nephew of 26/11 attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed, has been gunned down in a targeted attack in Pakistan.
Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tej Pratap Yadav celebrated Holi with party workers at his official residence in Patna on Saturday, media reports said.
Bengaluru: Karnataka DGP Ramachandra Rao, the stepfather of actor Ranya Rao—who was recently arrested in connection with a gold smuggling case—has been placed on “compulsory leave” with immediate effect, the state government announced in a circular, media reports.
Chennai: After Tamil Nadu’s MK Stalin government escalated the language conflict with the Centre by even omitting the rupee symbol in its Budget, TDP leader Pawan Kalyan accused the DMK of hypocrisy, pointing out that it allows Tamil films to be dubbed in Hindi for commercial gains, media reports said.
Nepali Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba visited New Delhi on Friday to attend the Raisina Dialogue.
In a bold stride towards modernizing India’s railway fleet, the Rail Coach Factory (RCF) in Kapurthala has commenced production of the highly anticipated Vande Bharat coaches. This initiative marks a pivotal enhancement in the nation’s semi-high-speed train network, aiming to boost passenger comfort, elevate travel speeds, and reinforce safety standards.
The 353rd Governing Body meeting of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) is being held in Geneva, Switzerland, from March 10 to March 20, 2025.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Sri Lanka in April, and he is expected to sign several new agreements with the neighbouring nation, media reports said.
Kolkata: Violent clashes between two groups broke out over Holi celebrations in West Bengal's Birbhum on Friday, forcing the state government to suspend internet services in the affected areas of the district, media reports said.
Chandigarh/IBNS: Haryana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Surendra Jawahar was on Friday shot dead by his neighbour over a land dispute in the Sonipat district, media reports said.
Vadodara/IBNS: The 20-year-old law student, whose car crashed into multiple vehicles killing one woman in Vadodara, has claimed his view was blocked by the airbag that had opened inside his four-wheeler, media reports said.
Vadodara/IBNS: The 20-year-old law student, whose car crashed into multiple vehicles killing one woman in Vadodara, has claimed his view was blocked by the airbag that had opened inside his four-wheeler, media reports said.
An Indian student who was studying in the US has self-deported herself from the country, days after her student visa was revoked due to participation in the pro-Palestine protests.
Aligarh/IBNS: Four men on a motorcycle gunned down a man standing near his house, waiting to have 'sehri' (the pre-dawn meal consumed by Muslims before fasting during the month of Ramzan), in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh on Friday.
Aligarh/IBNS: Four men on a motorcycle gunned down a man standing near his house, waiting to have 'sehri' (the pre-dawn meal consumed by Muslims before fasting during the month of Ramzan), in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh on Friday.
Amritsar/IBNS: At least five people were injured as a man attacked them with an iron rod at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, media reports said.
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