Former CBI special director Rakesh Asthana, who led the Gujarat Police investigation into the 2002 Godhra train burning, has rejected Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s description of the cause of the fire as “disputed”, insisting that the investigation and subsequent judicial proceedings established that it was a deliberate act.
India has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening international scientific collaboration by announcing an investment of more than 7 million euros over the next five years, beginning in 2026-27, to support the redevelopment of research beamlines at Italy's Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste under the Elettra 2.0 programme.
New Delhi/IBNS: Indian Overseas Congress chairman Sam Pitroda has distanced himself from Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's allegation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi taps his phone, saying the Prime Minister does not personally engage in such activities.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has responded to Norwegian journalist Helle Lyng's claim that her Indian visa was cancelled shortly before she was scheduled to travel to Hyderabad for the Bharat Summit, saying visa decisions fall under the "sovereign functions" of any government, media reports said.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday staged a protest outside a police station in Dhurwa, Ranchi, demanding the arrest of Congress MLA Bhushan Bara, who has been accused of raping a 14-year-old tribal girl in Jharkhand's Simdega district.
An Indian Air Force (IAF) wing commander allegedly shared highly classified military information with an operative linked to a Pakistani intelligence agency in exchange for nude photographs, according to a Delhi Police charge sheet.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday renewed his challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a one-on-one public debate, claiming that a direct face-off would bring the Prime Minister's political career to an end.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the Pink Line of Bengaluru Metro, flagged off the Bengaluru-Mangaluru-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express and launched multiple development projects worth approximately Rs 15,600 crore.
Guwahati/IBNS: At least 23 people, most of them reportedly students, were killed after a mini-bus collided head-on with a container truck in Assam’s Kaziranga on Friday.
A 170-member Indian Defence Forces contingent departed for Sri Lanka on Friday to participate in the 12th edition of the India-Sri Lanka joint military exercise, 'Mitra Shakti 2026'.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Manila, the Philippines, from November 16 to 17 to attend the 23rd ASEAN-India Summit and the 21st East Asia Summit (EAS), the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
New Delhi/IBNS: An Indonesian woman was intercepted by Bureau of Immigration officials at the Sonauli border in Uttar Pradesh after she allegedly attempted to pass herself off as a Kolkata resident using forged Indian identity documents, media reports said.
India remained the leading country of origin for migration to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries in 2024, ahead of China and Colombia, according to the International Migration Outlook 2026 report released by the organisation.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday extended the ban on the Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), founded by Indian-born Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, for another five years under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), media reports said.
Mumbai/IBNS: A 20-year-old woman lost her left arm after a man allegedly molested her and pushed her towards the railway tracks at Naigaon station in Maharashtra on November 4, as a local train was pulling out.
Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and Chandrashekhar Azad’s Azad Samaj Party (Kanshiram) have joined forces ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, announcing an alliance that plans to contest all 403 seats in the state.
Sharmistha Mukherjee, daughter of former President Pranab Mukherjee, has hit back at Sonia Gandhi over her recollection of a 2010 conversation in which the veteran Congress leader allegedly hinted at his desire to become Prime Minister.
Patna/IBNS: A 30-year-old woman, who was allegedly gang-raped five months ago in Bihar's Begusarai district, was thrown off the roof of a building by two men in a fresh attack, police said, according to media reports.
Kishtwar/IBNS: The bullet-ridden bodies of two Special Police Officers (SPOs), who went missing during a patrol in the remote Dachhan-Marwah area of Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, have been recovered, media reports said.
At least three CRPF jawans were injured after motorcycle-borne terrorists opened fire at the checkpoint in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Wednesday.
