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Gujarat: Four suspected ISIS terrorists arrested from Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, all are believed to be Sri Lankan nationals

The Gujarat  Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Monday arrested four Islamic State terrorists from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad city, media reports said.

I don't speak without evidence: Mamata repeats her attack on Kartik Maharaj after Modi slams Bengal CM

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday repeated her attacks on Kartik Maharaj, a monk in charitable organisation Bharat Sevashram Sangha, whom she accused of acting against the ruling TMC during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.

Lok Sabha elections: BJP candidate Locket Chatterjee confronts person claiming to be polling agent in Hooghly

Kolkata/IBNS: A confrontation between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Hooghly candidate in West Bengal, Locket Chatterjee, and a person claiming to be polling agent broke out on Monday.

PM Modi mourns Iran President Ebrahim Raisi's death, says 'His contribution to strengthening India-Iran bilateral relationship will be remembered'

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has mourned the death of Iran President Ebrahim Raisi, who died after the helicopter in which he was travelling crashed in a dense forest area in East Azerbaijan on Sunday.

Voting underway across 49 seats in fifth phase of Lok Sabha polls

Voting is currently underway in 49 seats across six states and two Union Territories in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha polls on Monday.

Narendra Modi slams Mamata Banerjee over her alleged remarks against ISKCON, Ramakrishna Mission,BSS

Ahead of the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her alleged threat to Hindu religious organisations like ISKCON, Ramakrishna Mission, and Bharat Sevashram Sangh.

'Why couldn't Sonia Gandhi pick a long-time Congress worker for Raebareli seat instead of Rahul Gandhi?': PM Modi in Jamshedpur rally

Jamshedpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday criticised Congress leader Sonia Gandhi for “abandoning” Raebareli and nominating her son Rahul Gandhi from the Gandhi bastion instead of a party worker, who has worked there for a long time, media reports said.

S Jaishankar stresses on growing demand for Indian skills and talent at global level

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday highlighted the growing demand for  Indian skills and talent at the global level.

Norwegian envoy May-Elin Stener describes India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement 'historic'

Norwegian Ambassador to India, May-Elin Stener has described the signing of the India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement 'historic'.

India, Russia to hold talks on visa-free tourist exchange next month

Officials from India and Russia are expected to meet in June to lay the foundation for a potential visa-free tourist exchange that can boost the tourism between the two countries.

'Swati Maliwal facing corruption case, blackmailed by BJP': AAP MP Atishi

New Delhi: AAP leader Atishi claimed on Saturday that party MP Swati Maliwal, who has accused Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar of assault, is facing charges in an illegal recruitment case and was "blackmailed" by the BJP to join the "conspiracy" against the Chief Minister, media reported.

Indian Foreign Secretary visits UK, discusses bilateral relation, global issues with officials

Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra visited the United Kingdom recently when they discussed 'entire gamut' of bilateral relations and regional and global issues of mutual interest.

Varanasi: Buddhist monk praises PM Modi's 'unprecedented' work for Buddhism

Varanasi: Buddhist monks in Varanasi blessed and praised Prime Minister Modi, referring to him as a "Buddhist patron," news agency ANI reported.

FSSAI directs business operators and traders not to use calcium carbide for artificially ripening fruits

Indian food safety regulator has alerted traders and food business operators to avoid using banned calcium carbide for artificial ripening of fruits.

2 killed as minor crashes Porsche into motorbike in Pune

Pune: A man and a woman riding a motorbike was killed when a luxury Porsche car, driven by a 17-year-old minor, hit their vehicle in Pune's Kalyani Nagar in the wee hours of Sunday, media reported citing police.

'If Manish Sisodia were here, this wouldn't have happened to me': Swati Maliwal hits out at AAP protest against arrest of Kejriwal's PA

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) MP Swati Maliwal has slammed her party’s protest march in Delhi, alleging that those who took to the streets to seek justice for the Delhi gangrape victim are now doing so to protect an accused.

49 Lok Sabha seats with 8.95 crore voters across 8 states, UTs including Ladakh goes to poll tomorrow

New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission of India is all geared up for Phase 5 of the Lok Sabha polls on Monday with voting scheduled on 49 Parliament constituencies across 8 States/UTs. 

Citizens join Election Commission to check electoral malpractices, enforce clean polling

New Delhi/IBNS: In the Lok Sabha polls 2024, the cVIGIL app of Election Commission of India has emerged as a highly effective tool in the hands of people to flag election code violations.

Naturals Ice Cream founder Raghunandan Kamath dies at 75

Naturals Ice Cream founder Raghunandan Kamath died on Friday night after a brief illness, his company said in an online post on Friday.

'Jail whoever you want': Arvind Kejriwal to lead AAP protest outside BJP HQ today

New Delhi/IBNS: AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal will lead a protest by senior party leaders at the BJP headquarters in Delhi on Sunday afternoon, accusing the party of targeting and arresting AAP leaders one after the other.

Jammu Kashmir: Terrorists open fire at a non-local couple; kill an ex-Saaprpanch

Anantnag: A former sarpanch was killed, and a couple from Rajasthan's Jaipur was injured in two separate incidents of terrorist firing in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, just two days before polling.

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav wants probe agencies ED, CBI shut if INDIA bloc comes to power: Report

New Delhi: Departments like the Enforcement Directorate and CBI are unnecessary and should be shut down, according to Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav, reported Indian Express.

Karnataka: Arrest warrant issued against JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna in sex tape case

Bengaluru: Police have issued an arrest warrant for suspended Janata Dal (Secular) leader Prajwal Revanna, who became embroiled in controversy after multiple obscene videos allegedly involving him went viral last month, media reported.

'Those who vowed to end corruption are now in jail for scams worth thousands of crores': PM Modi attacks INDIA bloc

New Delhi: In an apparent dig at Aam Admi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said those who had come to stop corruption, were now being jailed for “scams worth thousands of crores,” media reports said.

AIIMS report reveals injuries on Swati Maliwal's thigh, cheek

New Delhi: The controversy surrounding Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal has intensified after an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi medical report showed she has bruises on her left thigh and right cheek, below the eye.

Arvind Kejriwal to march with AAP leaders to BJP HQs tomorrow with an 'arrest' dare

New Delhi/IBNS: After his aide Bibhav Kumar was arrested in the Swati Maliwal arrest case, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced he will march with other top AAP leaders to BJP headquarters on Saturday, daring the saffron party to arrest them.

Indian Embassy asks people to be cautious about travelling to Cambodia for jobs

The Indian Embassy in Phnom Penh has alerted people to be cautious about travelling to Cambodia for jobs.

Kochi: India, Australia,Indonesia participate in Trilateral Maritime Security Workshop

The second edition of India – Australia – Indonesia Trilateral Maritime Security Workshop (TMSW) was conducted from May 15 – 17, at INS Dronacharya, Kochi, India.

Indian asks students to stay indoor amid mob violence in Bishkek

India has directed students in Bishkek to 'stay indoors' for the moment after mob violence occurred in the Kyrgyzstani city.

'Adhir Chowdhury won't decide, he will be axed if he doesn't...': Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on alliance with Mamata Banerjee

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has said his colleague Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury will be axed if he doesn't follow the high command's decision, in response to the party's alliance with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress.