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Government removes mandatory pre-installation of Sanchar Saathi App. Know all details

Government removes mandatory pre-installation of Sanchar Saathi App. Know all details

The Indian government on Wednesday removed the mandatory pre-installation of Sanchar Saathi App for mobile phones after it had triggered a political debate in the country.

IBNSDec 03, 2025
Calcutta HC overturns controversial Bengal job annulment — 32,000 teachers rejoice!

Calcutta HC overturns controversial Bengal job annulment — 32,000 teachers rejoice!

Kolkata/IBNS: The division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday overturned a single judge bench order that had annulled the jobs of 32,000 primary school teachers in West Bengal, media reports said.

IBNSDec 03, 2025
‘Bhow bhow!’: Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury's dog-bark reply on privilege motion question over puppy-in-Parliament controversy!

‘Bhow bhow!’: Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury's dog-bark reply on privilege motion question over puppy-in-Parliament controversy!

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury has courted controversy after she responded with a dog-bark — saying “Bhow, bhow. Aur kya bolu (What else should I say?)” — when asked about a possible privilege motion against her for bringing a puppy into Parliament, media reports said.

IBNSDec 03, 2025
FBI hunts for Indian-origin suspect Nazeer Hameed, announces $50,000 reward in 8-year-old double murder case

FBI hunts for Indian-origin suspect Nazeer Hameed, announces $50,000 reward in 8-year-old double murder case

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced a reward of up to USD 50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Nazeer Hameed, a 37-year-old Indian-origin man accused of fatally stabbing a coworker and her six-year-old son at a South Jersey apartment complex in 2017.

IBNSDec 03, 2025
After ‘Congress means Muslims’, Telangana CM Revanth Reddy stirs new row over Hindu gods!

After ‘Congress means Muslims’, Telangana CM Revanth Reddy stirs new row over Hindu gods!

Hyderabad/IBNS: Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has sparked strong backlash from the Opposition following his controversial remarks on Hindu gods, media reports said.

IBNSDec 03, 2025
Bengal SIR shock: 1 lakh ‘deceased voters’ found in Kolkata North!

Bengal SIR shock: 1 lakh ‘deceased voters’ found in Kolkata North!

Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata North has emerged as the constituency with the highest number of 'deceased voters' as the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) drive is set to enter the final week in West Bengal like 11 other states, media reports said.

IBNSDec 03, 2025
Big judgment today: Calcutta HC to decide fate of 32,000 Bengal primary teachers!

Big judgment today: Calcutta HC to decide fate of 32,000 Bengal primary teachers!

Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court will on Wednesday deliver its much-awaited verdict on alleged irregularities in the recruitment of 32,000 primary school teachers in West Bengal, according to media reports.

IBNSDec 03, 2025
Massive twist in Bengal voter list: ‘Perfect’ 2,280 booths shrink to just 480 after probe!

Massive twist in Bengal voter list: ‘Perfect’ 2,280 booths shrink to just 480 after probe!

Kolkata/IBNS: In a significant correction, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday revised its earlier figure of 2,280 West Bengal polling booths—where enumeration forms indicated no voter had died or shifted in the last 20 years—to 480, according to media reports.

IBNSDec 03, 2025
‘Red carpet for intruders?’: Supreme Court raps petitioner in Rohingya case

‘Red carpet for intruders?’: Supreme Court raps petitioner in Rohingya case

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday strongly criticised a petitioner seeking proper deportation procedures for Rohingyas, questioning whether the Indian government had ever recognised the ethnic group as “refugees”.

IBNSDec 03, 2025
Jharkhand’s political scene set for major shake-up as Hemant Soren explores alliance with BJP: Reports

Jharkhand’s political scene set for major shake-up as Hemant Soren explores alliance with BJP: Reports

Jharkhand may be headed for a dramatic political upheaval amid strong indications that Chief Minister Hemant Soren and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) are considering a surprise realignment with their long-time rival, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), media reports said.

IBNSDec 02, 2025
Air India restores check-in systems after brief nationwide outage

Air India restores check-in systems after brief nationwide outage

Air India announced late Tuesday that its check-in systems across all airports are “functioning normally” after a technical outage disrupted operations and led to flight delays earlier in the evening.

IBNSDec 02, 2025
A Sonia Gandhi on the BJP ticket? Only in Munnar

A Sonia Gandhi on the BJP ticket? Only in Munnar

In a twist tailor-made for election-season intrigue, a woman named Sonia Gandhi is contesting the upcoming panchayat election in Kerala’s Munnar as a BJP candidate. And yes, there’s a Congress link too.

IBNSDec 02, 2025
Rahul Gandhi’s quip on ‘pets in Parliament’ rekindles dog Row, BJP slams ‘disrespect’

Rahul Gandhi’s quip on ‘pets in Parliament’ rekindles dog Row, BJP slams ‘disrespect’

A light-hearted remark by Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday reignited a controversy triggered a day earlier by Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury, who had arrived at Parliament with a rescued stray dog.

IBNSDec 02, 2025
DRDO successfully conducts high-speed rocket-sled test of fighter aircraft escape system

DRDO successfully conducts high-speed rocket-sled test of fighter aircraft escape system

India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has conducted a successful high-speed rocket-sled test of fighter aircraft escape system at controlled velocity.

IBNSDec 02, 2025
Massive India–Maldives war games kick off in Kerala — Full details inside

Massive India–Maldives war games kick off in Kerala — Full details inside

The 14th edition of the Joint Military Exercise EKUVERIN between the Indian Army and the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) has commenced at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, on Tuesday.

IBNSDec 02, 2025
Supreme Court takes up NGO bid to add persecuted minorities to voter rolls

Supreme Court takes up NGO bid to add persecuted minorities to voter rolls

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a petition filed by an NGO seeking the inclusion of individuals from persecuted minority communities — including Hindus, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Parsis and Jains from neighbouring countries — in electoral rolls while their applications for Indian citizenship remain pending.

IBNSDec 02, 2025
Sanchar Saathi app row: Scindia shuts down Congress' ‘snooping’ charge — here’s what he said

Sanchar Saathi app row: Scindia shuts down Congress' ‘snooping’ charge — here’s what he said

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday clarified that the Sanchar Saathi application, which the government has asked mobile phone manufacturers to pre-install on devices, can be deleted by users if they do not wish to keep it.

IBNSDec 02, 2025
Jio joins hands with NHAI to launch India’s first high-tech highway safety alert system!

Jio joins hands with NHAI to launch India’s first high-tech highway safety alert system!

To enhance safety and offer a seamless travel experience on National Highways, NHAI has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Reliance Jio to introduce a telecom-based safety alert system across National Highway network. 

IBNSDec 02, 2025
Global arms boom: World’s top 100 weapons makers hit record $679 billion in 2024, check out India's position

Global arms boom: World’s top 100 weapons makers hit record $679 billion in 2024, check out India's position

Revenues from sales of arms and military services by the 100 largest arms-producing companies rose by 5.9 per cent in 2024, reaching a record $679 billion, according to new data released today by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

IBNSDec 02, 2025
Modi expresses deep concern over Khaleda Zia's health, extends all possible support

Modi expresses deep concern over Khaleda Zia's health, extends all possible support

Indian PM Narendra Modi on Monday expressed concern over the health condition of ailing former Bangladesh PM Begum Khaleda Zia and extended all possible support to her.

IBNSDec 01, 2025
Hyderabad man loses ₹1 lakh in Telegram honeytrap that morphs into extortion racket

Hyderabad man loses ₹1 lakh in Telegram honeytrap that morphs into extortion racket

A 20-year-old Hyderabad resident has fallen victim to a highly sophisticated “honeytrap” scam on Telegram, losing ₹1,02,093 before the fraudsters escalated the con into outright extortion, according to media reports.

IBNSDec 01, 2025
Mumbai shocker: Top pharma boss accused of stripping businesswoman naked at gunpoint

Mumbai shocker: Top pharma boss accused of stripping businesswoman naked at gunpoint

A Mumbai businesswoman has levelled explosive allegations against a senior pharma executive, accusing him of stripping her naked at gunpoint and recording her to blackmail her into silence, media reports said.

IBNSDec 01, 2025
‘Kill him by evening’: Shocking cop provocation alleged in Nanded honour killing as woman ‘marries’ lover’s corpse

‘Kill him by evening’: Shocking cop provocation alleged in Nanded honour killing as woman ‘marries’ lover’s corpse

In a chilling twist to the Nanded honour killing case, 21-year-old Anchal Mamidwar has accused two Maharashtra policemen of egging on her brothers to murder her boyfriend, 20-year-old Saksham Tate, over their inter-caste relationship.

IBNSDec 01, 2025
Sanchar Saathi: India directs smartphone makers to pre-install govt cyber security app on every new phone

Sanchar Saathi: India directs smartphone makers to pre-install govt cyber security app on every new phone

New Delhi/IBNS: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has directed smartphone manufacturers operating in India to preinstall a government-developed cybersecurity app, ‘Sanchar Saathi’, on all devices sold in the country.

IBNSDec 01, 2025
'Those who bite are inside': Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury sparks row with a puppy in Parliament

'Those who bite are inside': Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury sparks row with a puppy in Parliament

New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress on Monday found itself at the centre of an unexpected row after party MP Renuka Chowdhury arrived at Parliament accompanied by a puppy.

IBNSDec 01, 2025
Operation Sagar Bandhu:  India sends 53 tons of relief supplies to flood-hit Sri Lanka

Operation Sagar Bandhu: India sends 53 tons of relief supplies to flood-hit Sri Lanka

In the wake of Cyclone Ditwah, which has caused severe flooding, loss of life and widespread disruption across Sri Lanka, India launched Operation Sagar Bandhu on November 28 to provide urgent Search & Rescue and Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief (HADR) support to the closest maritime neighbour, when 9.5 tons of emergency rations were handed from two Indian Navy Ships in Colombo.

IBNSDec 01, 2025
Rs 1.17-crore Haryana number plate ‘HR88B8888’ up for reauction

Rs 1.17-crore Haryana number plate ‘HR88B8888’ up for reauction

Chandigarh/IBNS: The much-talked-about Haryana number plate ‘HR88B8888’ — which grabbed headlines last week after fetching a record-breaking bid of Rs 1.17 crore — will now be reauctioned after the winning bidder failed to pay the amount within the deadline.

IBNSDec 01, 2025
'Was on a plane': Shashi Tharoor absent again from key Congress meet, sparks exit buzz ahead of Kerala polls

'Was on a plane': Shashi Tharoor absent again from key Congress meet, sparks exit buzz ahead of Kerala polls

New Delhi/IBNS: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s uneasy relationship with the party high command appears to be reaching a critical point. 

IBNSDec 01, 2025
Tesla chief Elon Musk reveals partner Shivon Zilis is 'half-Indian', says their son carries 'Shekhar' as middle name

Tesla chief Elon Musk reveals partner Shivon Zilis is 'half-Indian', says their son carries 'Shekhar' as middle name

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed that his partner, Shivon Zilis, is “half-Indian” and that one of their twin sons has “Shekhar” as his middle name — a tribute to renowned physicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, according to media reports.

IBNSDec 01, 2025
‘Stop venting frustration of Bihar defeat here!’: PM Modi taunts Opposition as Parliament's Winter Session explodes into action

‘Stop venting frustration of Bihar defeat here!’: PM Modi taunts Opposition as Parliament's Winter Session explodes into action

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took a sharp swipe at the Opposition over its defeat in the Bihar elections and urged rival MPs to refrain from "drama" as the Winter Session of Parliament commenced.

IBNSDec 01, 2025

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