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Mumbai/IBNS: Four people have been arrested in connection with the firing incident outside Bollywood filmmaker Rohit Shetty’s residence in Mumbai, media reports said on Sunday.
Kolkata/IBNS: Olypub, the iconic Park Street restaurant in Kolkata, has issued a public apology following a controversial incident in which a waiter served a beef steak instead of mutton to YouTuber Sayak Chakraborty.
Kolkata — Artificial intelligence is advancing so rapidly that it could replace surgeons, software engineers and billions of jobs worldwide, futurist, scientist and scholar at the Sri Aurobindo Ashram Pondicherry, Sraddhalu Ranade, warned on Saturday, calling the transformation “irreversible” and far more disruptive than any previous technological shift.
The Government of India has dispatched a consignment of 10 Bailey bridges to Sri Lanka to help restore critical connectivity in areas severely affected by Cyclone Ditwah.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the new terminal building at Halwara Airport, calling it a moment of immense joy for the people of Punjab, particularly those in Ludhiana and nearby regions.
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, on Sunday criticised the Union Budget and said it remained 'blind' to the real crisis faced by the nation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed the Union Budget 2026–27 as a “historic” blueprint that strengthens India’s reform trajectory and lays a clear foundation for achieving the vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reiterated India’s continued support for the Palestinian people and welcomed ongoing peace efforts in Gaza, including the peace plan proposed by US President Donald Trump, during a meeting with foreign ministers from Arab nations in New Delhi.
India has firmly rejected any suggestion of impropriety after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s name appeared in a reference contained in newly released files by the United States Department of Justice linked to financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Kolkata/IBNS: A Muslim waiter at Kolkata’s iconic Olypub restaurant has been arrested after Bengali YouTuber Sayak Chakraborty alleged he was served a beef steak instead of the mutton steak he had ordered, media reports said.
Sunetra Pawar was sworn in as Maharashtra’s first woman Deputy Chief Minister on Saturday, marking a historic milestone in the state’s political landscape.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a delegation of Foreign Ministers of Arab countries, Secretary General of the League of Arab States and Heads of Arab delegations, who are in India for the second India-Arab Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.
New Delhi/IBNS: Central agencies probing the car blast near Delhi’s Red Fort on November 10 last year have uncovered a far more expansive terror conspiracy than initially believed.
Kolkata/IBNS: Bengali YouTuber Sayak Chakraborty has sparked a controversy online, alleging he was served beef instead of mutton by a Muslim waiter at Kolkata’s popular Olypub restaurant.
Actor-politician Kamal Haasan on Friday delivered a strong message against language imposition, saying that love for one’s language should never turn into hatred for another, and that no language should be forced on people.
Confident Group chairman CJ Roy died by suicide on Friday after allegedly shooting himself at his office in Bengaluru while Income Tax raids were underway, police said. He was 57.
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sunetra Pawar is likely to take oath as Maharashtra’s new Deputy Chief Minister on Saturday, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: Palestine’s Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian has said that India will take an independent decision on whether to join the proposed Gaza “Board of Peace,” guided by its own understanding of peace and international law.
India and Bangladesh have concluded the exchange of fishermen detained for inadvertently crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line, even as bilateral ties remain under strain.
Kolkata/IBNS: Two employees of Wow! Momo have been arrested in connection with the deadly fire that broke out at warehouses in the Anandapur area of Kolkata, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: V. Srinivasan, the husband of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president and Rajya Sabha MP P. T. Usha, passed away in the early hours of Friday, media reports said. He was 67.
A meeting held in Baramati just hours after the funeral of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has sparked intense speculation over the future leadership of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), following the senior leader’s death in a plane crash earlier this week.
Hyderabad/IBNS: The large-scale killing of street dogs in Telangana has continued unchecked over the past month, with animal welfare activists estimating that more than 1,200 dogs have been killed, primarily through poisoning.
New Delhi/IBNS: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday met Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge in Parliament, seeking to dispel persistent speculation about internal discord within the party.
Mumbai/IBNS: Investigators probing the fatal plane crash in Maharashtra’s Baramati have uncovered chilling final cockpit audio, with crew members heard exclaiming “oh sh*t” moments before impact, officials confirmed on Wednesday.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi High Court on Thursday rejected Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Sameer Wankhede’s defamation suit against a Netflix series allegedly inspired by the Aryan Khan case, citing lack of jurisdiction, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: India and Canada are poised to reset strained bilateral ties with a landmark 10-year uranium supply agreement, expected to be the centrepiece of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s proposed visit to India in the first week of March.
New Delhi/IBNS: In a major setback to the Modi government, the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the newly notified University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, amid widespread student protests across several states, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the recently signed India–European Union (EU) Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is for an “ambitious India” and urged the manufacturers to draw benefits from new markets, two days after what the “mother of all deals” was delivered in the national capital.
Baramati/IBNS: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was laid to rest on Thursday in Baramati, following a tragic plane crash on Wednesday morning that claimed his life along with four others onboard.
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