Imphal: In a significant development ahead of a possible visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Manipur, the Kuki Zo Council (KZC), representing sections of the Kuki and Zomi tribes, has assured the government that National Highway-02 will be reopened for unhindered travel and transport, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee raised the "vote chor" slogans in the assembly while several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs including chief whip Shankar Ghosh were dragged out of the House during a fierce faceoff between the ruling party and primary opposition camp on Wednesday.
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan on Thursday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the probe into the illegal betting app case, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram has welcomed the Centre's simplification of the GST structure but said the action was taken "too late".
New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress has provided a mixed response to the central government's major overhauling of the GST regime, which now has two main slabs instead of the previous four, media reports said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said no nation should try to "dominate" global politics or security, even as he acknowledged the rise of "economic giants" such as India and China.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday welcomed the introduction of next-generation reforms in the Goods and Services Tax (GST), describing them as steps that would ease the lives of citizens and make business simpler, particularly for small traders and enterprises.
Mitesh Khapra, an associate professor at IIT Madras, has been featured in TIME magazine's prestigious 2025 list of the 100 most influential people in artificial intelligence (AI).
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked why Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra and advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai are unable to "sit together" and resolve their battle over the custody of a pet dog, which erupted following allegations of parliamentary impropriety and corruption against the politician.
International students in the US hit a milestone in 2024, securing record numbers of work permits under the Optional Practical Training (OPT) programme, fuelling America’s economy and tech workforce.
Indian Naval stealth frigate INS Trikand called at Alexandria, Egypt, on Monday during her deployment to the Mediterranean Sea.
Hyderabad/IBNS: K Kavitha quit the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) a day after she was suspended from the party which is spearheaded by her father, K Chandrasekhar Rao, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday rejected the petitions filed by "tainted" candidates who sought to appear in the fresh teacher recruitment drive called by the West Bengal government, media reports said.
Two Indian students died and five others were injured in a road accident in the United Kingdom on Monday, police said.
Two Indian students died and five others were injured in a road accident in the United Kingdom on Monday, police said.
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said New Delhi has sent 21 tonnes of relief materials to earthquake-hit Afghanistan and promised to send more aid to the nation in future.
A 26-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh allegedly killed his lover, a 56-year-old woman, who used filters to appear young and pressured him to get married, media reports said.
The price of Russian oil has dropped to $3-$4 per barrel for India, as New Delhi continues to bear the brunt of US tariffs, media reports said.
In a breakthrough in the Maratha quota agitation, the Maharashtra government has agreed to Maratha leader Manoj Jarange Patil's primary demand to implement the Hyderabad Gazette, which identifies Marathas belonging to the Kunbi peasant community and allows for reservations in jobs and education.
The ships of the First Training Squadron (1TS) of the Indian Navy, comprising INS Tir, INS Shardul, and CGS Sarathi, arrived at Port Victoria, Seychelles on September 1.
Mumbai: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s family has postponed a theatre festival planned for mid-September in New York, as strained India-US ties over Russian oil imports spill into cultural and business arenas.
The 14th edition of the India - Thailand joint military Exercise Maiatree-XIV commenced with a grand opening ceremony at Joint Training Node (JTN), Umroi, Meghalaya, on Tuesday.
Singaporean PM Lawrence Wong will commence his three-day visit to India from Tuesday, officials said.
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Leader of Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari was on Tuesday suspended from the assembly for a day over a ruckus during state Education Minister Bratya Basu's address, media reports said.
The Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday confirmed diplomat Deepak Mittal has been appointed as India's next envoy to the UAE.
Hyderabad/IBNS: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao has suspended his daughter and Telangana lawmaker K Kavitha after she blamed senior leader T Harish Rao for the federal probe into her father, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: In his first response to abuses against his mother Heeraben Modi from the Congress-RJD dais, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the opposition parties have insulted all women of the country.
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal Urdu Academy has cancelled a literary event after some Islamist organisations opposed an invitation to renowned poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar, triggering widespread criticism against the Mamata Banerjee government from several quarters of the society, media reports said.
The Indian Army and Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress have indulged in a major tussle, with the latter accusing the Centre of deploying the force to muzzle its voice after the army started dismantling the party's stage next to Mahatma Gandhi's statue in Kolkata's Maidan on Monday.
US President Donald Trump on Monday said that India has offered to reduce its tariffs on US goods to zero, underscoring that New Delhi should have done so years ago.
