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Mumbai: Rohit Arya, the man, who took 17 children hostage at a studio in Mumbai’s Powai area, has died after being injured in a fire exchange with police, media reports said.
Mumbai: Seventeen children, a senior citizen and another civilian were taken hostage in broad daylight on Thursday at a studio in Mumbai’s Powai area, sparking panic and a large-scale police operation, media reports said.
Pune: An 82-year-old former state government officer died of shock after he found that he and his 80-year-old wife had been cheated of Rs 1.19 crore in a digital arrest scam, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Thursday confirmed the US sanctions will not apply to the Chabahar Port for six months amid the ongoing tariff war between the two nations, media reports said.
Bengaluru/IBNS: After a setback from the High Court, the Siddaramaiah government in Karnataka has granted a conditional permission to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for a route march, media reports said.
Bengaluru/IBNS: In a shocking incident captured on CCTV, a Bengaluru couple deliberately mowed down a 24-year-old food delivery agent out of anger shortly after an altercation, The Times of India reported.
Muzaffarpur/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) are insulting Chhathi Maiya, in a sharp attack on Mahagathbandhan in poll-bound Bihar.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi kicked off his party’s Bihar election campaign on Wednesday with sharp criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of being willing to “do anything for votes.”
India strongly criticized what it described as “baseless and biased” claims in a recent report on the human rights situation in Myanmar at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
In an unprecedented case that has shaken the Madhya Pradesh Police Department, a senior woman officer has been accused of theft.
The Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation of Nepal, Kulman Ghising, met with the Union Minister of Power and Housing & Urban Affairs, Manohar Lal, in New Delhi on Wednesday, when they focused on strengthening the ongoing cooperation between the two nations in the power sector.
Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun's outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) has slammed singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh for touching acting legend Amitabh Bachchan on TV show Kaun Banega Crorepati over 1984 anti-Sikh riots, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: In a shocking remark, Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has asked people to "tie up" Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders if they visit localities to campaign for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) escalating attack on the saffron party over the drive.
Fresh CCTV footage from a hotel in Maharashtra’s Satara district has confirmed that the 28-year-old woman doctor, whose death last week triggered widespread political outrage, checked into the lodge alone on the night she died, contradicting claims that she might have been coerced or murdered.
Kolkata/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has ramped up its attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI) over Special Intensive Revision (SIR) with its national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee accusing Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar of aiming to implement backdoor National Register of Citizens (NRC) through the voter revision drive.
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has claimed a resident of her state committed suicide out of fear of National Register of Citizens (NRC), targeting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for allegedly creating panic among people through Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
Washington DC/IBNS: US President Donald Trump has heaped praises on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi providing an update on the presumably incoming bilateral trade deal amid the ongoing tariff war.
New Delhi/IBNS: In a landmark moment for India’s defence and aviation history, President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday flew the Rafale fighter jet from Haryana's Ambala Air Force Base.
New Delhi/IBNS: Cloud seeding trials over Delhi have been put on hold with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur flagging "insufficient moisture" as the reason behind it, media reports said.
The Pakistani media reports had claimed during the border conflict in May that Squadron Leader Shivangi Singh was a prisoner of war and her fighter jet was shot down during Operation Sindoor.
Indian PM Narendra Modi discussed their shared vision for further advancing the India–Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership during his conversation with his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi.
International Solar Alliance (ISA) Director General Ashish Khanna has stated that for the first time in the initial six months of the calendar year, the total energy generated from renewable sources exceeded that from coal.
A multi-mission maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft (MPRA) P-8A Poseidon from Commander, Task Force (CTF) 72 joined an Indian Navy MPRA P-8I for a bilateral combined detachment and training in vicinity of Diego Garcia and the Indian Ocean, Oct. 22-28, 2025.
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal visited Brussels from October 26-28 and had productive and meaningful engagements with Maroš Šefčovič, European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security and his team on outstanding issues related to the ongoing India-EU FTA negotiations.
Kolkata/IBNS: Former political strategist and Jan Suraaj Party chief Prashant Kishor is enrolled as a voter in two states- Bihar and West Bengal, a report by The Indian Express said.
Kolkata/IBNS: A Kolkata woman has accused a group of men of molesting and assaulting her at a nightclub of a five-star hotel in the city, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Monday rapped the Delhi Police for filing no response on the bail pleas filed by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and others who are accused in the 2020 Delhi riots case, media reports said.
Bengaluru/IBNS: In a setback for the Siddaramaiah government, the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday paused the State's order that made it mandatory to seek permission for gatherings of more than 10 people, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: A police probe into the allegations of an acid attack on a 19-year-old Delhi University student has found startling revelations, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the Centre's plea challenging the Calcutta High Court order directing the resumption of MGNREGA scheme in West Bengal, where it was put on hold over the allegations of financial irregularities, media reports said.
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