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Manipur CM N Biren Singh responds after Congress leader asks him 'why can't PM' visit' violence-hit northeastern state

Imphal/IBNS: Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh has counter-attacked senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh who questioned why prime minister Narendra Modi couldn't visit the violence-hit northeastern state.

Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay remembers Manmohan Singh's role in launching 11th Five Year Plan

Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay on Tuesday remembered the role played by former Indian PM Manmohan Singh in launching the 11th Five Year Plan of the Himalayan Nation.

Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay remembers Manmohan Singh's role in launching 11th Five Year Plan

Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay on Tuesday remembered the role played by former Indian PM Manmohan Singh in launching the 11th Five Year Plan of the Himalayan Nation.

President Droupadi Murmu, PM Modi greet nation on New Year 2025

New Delhi/IBNS: President Droupadi Murmu and prime minister Narendra Modi wished the country on the occasion of New Year 2025 on Wednesday.

Indian-origin doctor among 2 killed in UAE light aircraft crash

An Indian-origin doctor was among two killed in a light aircraft crash that occurred off the coast of UAE's Ras Al Khaimah on Sunday, media reports said.

'We will take revenge, with interest:' Suvendu Adhikari warns Mamata Banerjee over her Sandeshkhali claims

Sandeshkhali/IBNS: A day after Mamata Banerjee visited Sandeshkhali, West Bengal's Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari was in the obscure riverine island on Tuesday, where he warned the Chief Minister of imprisonment over false cases if the Bharatiya Janata Party forms government in the state..

NPPA faces scrutiny over 50% drug price hikes

New Delhi: India’s drug pricing regulator, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), has come under scrutiny from the parliamentary standing committee on chemicals and fertilisers for permitting a 50 percent price increase on 11 drug formulations in October.

NPPA faces scrutiny over 50% drug price hikes

New Delhi: India’s drug pricing regulator, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), has come under scrutiny from the parliamentary standing committee on chemicals and fertilisers for permitting a 50 percent price increase on 11 drug formulations in October.

Uttar Pradesh's first digital highway: Barabanki-Bahraich route to transform travel

Lucknow: The 101 km, four-lane highway connecting Barabanki to Bahraich is set to transform travel in Uttar Pradesh, becoming the state's first digital highway, according to recent reports.

Farewell 2024: That Was the Year That Was

Indian PM Narendra Modi returned to power for the record-equalling third term as Prime Minister while several incumbent leaders had to quit their nations amid rising protests against their regimes, marking 2024 as a year which will go down as one of the most eventful 12 months in history.IBNS correspondent Supriyo Hazra revisits some of the major events of 2024. Excerpts.

2024: The year that was

Indian PM Narendra Modi returned to power for the record-equalling third term as Prime Minister while several incumbent leaders had to quit their nations amid rising protests against their regimes, marking 2024 as a year which will go down as one of the most eventful 12 months in history.IBNS correspondent Supriyo Hazra revisits some of the major events of 2024. Excerpts.

Assam: STF arrest key member of banned Bangladesh-based terror outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team

The Assam Police Special Task Force (STF) has arrested a key member of the Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) from the state's Kokrajhar region, media reports said.

MK Stalin inaugurates 77-metre-long India's first glass bridge

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday inaugurated the glass bridge which will connect the Vivekananda Memorial and Thiruvalluvar statue in Kanyakumari.

MK Stalin inaugurates 77-metre-long India's first glass bridge

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday inaugurated the glass bridge which will connect the Vivekananda Memorial and Thiruvalluvar statue in Kanyakumari.

Deeply malicious and utterly condemnable: Pinarayi Vijayan on BJP leader Nitesh Rane's 'Kerala is mini Pakistan' remark

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan has called Maharashtra minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nitesh Rane's remark labelling Kerala as "mini Pakistan" "deeply malicious" and "utterly condemnable".

Pune pub sends condoms and ORS to New Year invitees, Congress files complaint

Pune/IBNS: A Pune pub has drawn backlash and a police complaint by the Congress for sending 'goody-bags' with condoms and packets of Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) to select invitees for the New Year's celebration, media reports said.

Yemen approves Indian nurse's death sentence for murder, MEA responds

New Delhi/IBNS: India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has responded after Yemen president Rashad al-Alimi approved the death sentence for Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, who is imprisoned for killing a Yemeni national, media reports said.

Yemen approves Indian nurse's death sentence for murder, MEA responds

New Delhi/IBNS: India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has responded after Yemen president Rashad al-Alimi approved the death sentence for Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, who is imprisoned for killing a Yemeni national, media reports said.

Truth ultimately gets revealed: Mamata Banerjee in her first visit to Sandeshkhali after Lok Sabha polls

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday asserted a lot of money was in the play to level the allegations of gangrape in Sandeshkhali, where massive protests broke out against erstwhile Trinamool Congress local strongman Sheikh Shahjahan months ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Truth ultimately gets revealed: Mamata Banerjee in her first visit to Sandeshkhali after Lok Sabha polls

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday asserted a lot of money was in the play to level the allegations of gangrape in Sandeshkhali, where massive protests broke out against erstwhile Trinamool Congress local strongman Sheikh Shahjahan months ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Hope you let go of the baggage of politics in New Year: Atishi hits back at VK Saxena over his remarks against Kejriwal

New Delhi/IBNS: The New Year greeting by Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena to  Atishi, embedded with criticism for her predecessor Arvind Kejriwal, was met with a sharp response from the Chief Minister.

Hope you let go of the baggage of politics in New Year: Atishi hits back at VK Saxena over his remarks against Kejriwal

New Delhi/IBNS: The New Year greeting by Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena to  Atishi, embedded with criticism for her predecessor Arvind Kejriwal, was met with a sharp response from the Chief Minister.

'Law is equal for all': Pawan Kayan on Allu Arjun's arrest in theatre stampede case

Hyderabad/IBNS: Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan refused to blame Telangana Police for taking action against actor Allu Arjun in the Sandhya theatre stampede case and said the law is equal for all and police must act with public safety in mind.

Highly objectionable and I was hurt that Arvind Kejriwal called Atishi temporary: Lt Governor

New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has expressed concern over Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal calling Atishi a "temporary chief minister" and said he was "hurt" by the same.

'Where were you?': Heated exchange between Prashant Kishor and lathicharged BPSC aspirants

Patna/IBNS: A confrontation unfolded on Sunday night in Patna between political strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor and student protesters, who accused him of being absent during police action against Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) aspirants.

'Where were you?': Heated exchange between Prashant Kishor and lathicharged BPSC aspirants

Patna/IBNS: A confrontation unfolded on Sunday night in Patna between political strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor and student protesters, who accused him of being absent during police action against Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) aspirants.

Odisha tigress Zeenat sedated and captured in West Bengal after 21 days of chase

Kolkata/IBNS: Tigress Zeenat, who had escaped Odisha Tiger Reserve, was sedated and captured in West Bengal's Bankura district on Sunday following a chase for 21 days, media reports said.

Case filed against Prashant Kishor over massive students' protests in Bihar

Patna/IBNS: A case has been filed against Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor, some of his party leaders, a number of coaching centre owners and 700 unknown protesters over a massive students' protest in Bihar on Sunday, media reports said.

Case filed against Prashant Kishor over massive students' protests in Bihar

Patna/IBNS: A case has been filed against Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor, some of his party leaders, a number of coaching centre owners and 700 unknown protesters over a massive students' protest in Bihar on Sunday, media reports said.

AAP accuses BJP of 'Operation Lotus' to erase its voters from rolls

Delhi: The political slugfest season is at its peak as Delhi prepares to vote for the assembly elections. Out on bail in Delhi liquor policy case, Aam Admi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal has made a series of attacks on the BJP and the Congress, accusing them of working together to defeat his party in the upcoming polls.