SC declines plea seeking immediate hearing to stay release of 'The Kerala Story' film
New Delhi: Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to immediately hear a plea to stay the release of the controversial movie "The Kerala Story."
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Mysterious blast at fuel station triggers panic in Jammu
Jammu: A mysterious explosion at a fuel station, believed to be caused by a short circuit in the Narwal area, has caused tremendous panic among the people.
Sonia Gandhi cried for terrorists slain in Batla House encounter, BJP broke the back of terrorism: Modi slams Congress in Karnataka
Chitradurga (Karnataka): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the history of Congress is of terror and appeasement of terrorists, and it had left Karnataka at the mercy of terrorists, citing how then topmost Congress leader Sonia Gandhi had shed tears over the killings of terrorist in the 2008 Batla House encounter.
NSA Doval in Tehran, calls on President Raisi, FM Amirabdollahian
New Delhi/Tehran: India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, who is visiting Tehran, called on Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian.
Sharad Pawar quits as chief of Nationalist Congress Party
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra strongman and four time chief minister Sharad Pawar Tuesday announced that he has stepped down as the president of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
BJP audio clips : Not willing to give publicity to those indulging in cheap politics, says Stalin
Chennai/UNI: Reacting for the first time on the two audio clips released by BJP Tamil Nadu Unit President K.Annamalai purportedly containing the voice of Finance Minister PTR Palanivel Thiaga Rajan alleging corruption, Chief Minister and DMK President M K Stalin today said he did not want to give publicity to those indulging in cheap politics on the issue.
Sidhu Moosewala murder accused Satinderjit Singh ‘Goldy’ Brar among Canada’s 25 most wanted fugitives
Satinderjit Singh ‘Goldy’ Brar, an accused in the murder case of singer Sidhu Moosewala, has been named in the list of Canada's 25 most wanted fugitives, media reports said.
Satinderjit Singh 'Goldy' Brar among Canada’s 25 most wanted fugitives
The BOLO Program in Canada has announced an update to its list of Canada’s 25 most wanted fugitives on May 1.
AIME-2023: Indian Naval Ships Satpura, Delhi arrive in Singapore
New Delhi: Indian Naval Ships Satpura and Delhi with RAdm Gurcharan Singh, the Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet embarked onboard arrived at Singapore on 1 May 2023 to participate in the Inaugural ASEAN India Maritime Exercise (AIME-2023) scheduled from May 2 to 8 May.
Operation Kaveri: 231 Indian evacuees, who were rescued from Sudan, leave Jeddah in Ahmedabad flight
The 10th flight carrying Indian nationals, who were stranded in Sudan, has been evacuated from Jeddah, officials said.
Rajnath Singh, his Maldivian counterpart hold talks in Male to further strengthen bilateral defence and security ties
New Delhi: Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Maldives on May 1, 2023, on a 3-day official visit at the invitation of his Maldivian counterpart Mariya Ahmed Didi.
Explosion at Sinochem Chemical Plant claims five lives in China's Shandong province
Beijing/IBNS: An explosion at a Sinochem chemical facility in eastern China resulted in the deaths of five individuals, one person going missing, and another person being injured, reported the local authorities on Monday.
Western media running false propaganda of minority persecution in India, say leaders in New Zealand at IMF launch
Auckland/IBNS: The leaders of Indian minority communities living in New Zealand, while participating in the launch ceremony of the New Zealand chapter of the Indian Minorities Foundation (IMF), renounced the false propaganda of Western media about the persecution of minorities in India.
Shivaji statue unveiled in Mauritius, PM Modi praises occasion
New Delhi/Port Louis/IBNS: Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth inaugurated an event in Mauritius where a 12-feet high statue of Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was unveiled, amid the presence of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. PM Narendra Modi said the event makes every Indian feel proud.
'Karnataka polls not about you': Rahul Gandhi on PM Modi's 'abused 91 times' allegation
Turuvekere/IBNS: In his response to the Prime Minister's charge that he was "abused 91 times", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Monday said Narendra Modi should understand that the Karnataka election was not about him.
'BJP is driving a wedge between religions': Abhishek Banerjee during Jono Sanjog Yatra in Bengal
Kolkata/Siliguri/IBNS: Trinamool Congress National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday accused the BJP of "driving a wedge between religions and creating unrest".
Jammu and Kashmir: Security measures tightened ahead of G20 meet in Srinagar
Srinagar/IBNS: As India is gearing up to host a tourism working group meeting in Srinagar - the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir - in May, the country is tightening its security measures across the place.
PM Modi greets people of Gujarat and Maharashtra on Statehood day
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended his greeting to the people of Gujarat and Maharashtra on their statehood day.
Operation Kaveri: 2,500 arrive in India, 3,000 evacuated from Sudan
New Delhi/UNI: Nearly 2,500 Indians, who were rescued from Sudan, have arrived in India so far, while India has successfully evacuated around 3,000 of its nationals from the strife-hit country under Operation Kaveri so far.
Supreme Court to hear plea challenging release of MP Anand Mohan Singh on May 8
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Monday said it would hear on May 8 the petition of Uma Krishnaiah, the widow of slain IAS officer G Krishnaiah, challenging the premature release of former Bihar Member of Parliament (MP) Anand Mohan Singh.
Karnataka polls: JP Nadda unveils BJP's manifesto, Uniform Civil Code among key promises
Bengaluru/UNI: Uniform Civil Code (UCC), three free cylinders and Nandini milk found their place in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s manifesto for poll-bound Karnataka here on Monday.
Bengal: 1 killed, 25 injured in lightning in Bankura
Kolkata/UNI: At least one was killed and 25 others were injured when lightning struck them at Indas in Bankura district of West Bengal on Sunday.
Supreme Court says it can dissolve marriages on grounds of irretrievable breakdown
New Delhi/UNI: A five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court in its judgement on Monday ruled the highest level of judiciary can dissolve a marriage on the ground of irretrievable breakdown by dispensing with the need of the waiting period as required under the marital laws.
S Jaishankar joins Indian diaspora in New Jersey to listen to 100th episode of Mann Ki Baat
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday joined the diaspora in the US city of New Jersey to listen to the 100th episode of PM Narendra Modi's monthly radio address to the nation-Mann Ki Baat.
India is a democracy that delivers: S Jaishankar
New Delhi: Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is currently visiting the Dominican Republic, said India is a 'democracy' which delivers.
India rescues 186 more nationals from Sudan
New Delhi: India has rescued 186 more nationals from crisis-hit Sudan, officials said on Monday.
Dutch sperm donor who fathered over 550 children asked to halt by court
Hague/IBNS: A Netherlands court has prohibited a man from donating sperm further after he fathered more than 550 children during the last 16 years, way more than he is permitted to breed.
UK: No one turns up at Indian High Commission in London despite Khalistani call for protests
London/IBNS: Pro-India Sikhs tried to dissociate themselves from fragments of separatism as none claiming to be Khalistani protestor turned up outside the Indian High Commission in the United Kingdom despite a call on social media.
Lightning strikes farmer while talking on phone; dies
Lakhimpurkheri (UP): A farmer lost his life after lightning struck him when he was talking on a mobile phone in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri, media reports said.
India, Russia to explore possibility of accepting RuPay and Mir cards
New Delhi: India and Russia are exploring the possibility of accepting RuPay and Mir cards in each other's country for smoother transactions, particularly given the economic sanctions imposed by the West on Moscow, media reports said.