Jagdeep Dhankar resigns as Vice President of India citing health reasons
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday resigned from his post, citing "medical advice" and said he would "prioritise" his health.
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9 show cause notices to Air India in 6 months over safety violations: Govt tells Rajya Sabha
Nine show-cause notices have been issued to Air India in connection with five identified safety violations in the last six months, the Civil Aviation ministry informed Rajya Sabha on Monday in response to a series of queries from MPs.
Mamata Banerjee says SIR won't be allowed in Bengal, threatens to launch movement if exercise is attempted
Kolkata/IBNS: Sharpening her attack on the Modi government, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said she won't allow people to be pushed into detention camps and threatened to launch a massive movement if a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is launched in her state.
Deeply shocked and saddened: Narendra Modi on Bangladesh aviation tragedy
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Monday expressed his sadness over the death of several people in a Bangladesh training jet crash in Dhaka city and extended all possible assistance to the neighbouring nation.
Former Kerala CM VS Achuthanandan dies at 101 after prolonged illness
Former Kerala Chief Minister and veteran communist leader VS Achuthanandan died in Thiruvananthapuram after a prolonged illness on Monday.
July 21 Rally: Mamata Banerjee announces a new language movement to counter BJP
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday set the tone of the 2026 state elections from the stage of her July 21 Martyrs' Day rally in Kolkata, where she targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government and several states ruled by the saffron outfit and accused them of launching a systematic attack on the Bengali identity.
Srinagar witnesses hundreds of participants joining 'Pedal Through Paradise' cyclothon in Jammu and Kashmir
Hundreds of cycling enthusiasts participated in the 'Pedal Through Paradise' cyclothon in Jammu and Kashmir, close to the Dal Lake, on Sunday.
Srinagar witnesses hundreds of participants in 'Pedal Through Paradise' cyclothon in Jammu and Kashmir
Hundreds of cycling enthusiasts participated in the 'Pedal Through Paradise' cyclothon in Jammu and Kashmir, close to the Dal Lake, on Sunday.
Air India flight veers off runway at Mumbai airport due to heavy rainfall
Mumbai/IBNS: An Air India flight on Monday veered off runway at the Mumbai airport due to heavy rainfall, media reports said.
'We want to stand by the truth': Aviation Minister in Parliament on Air India crash probe
New Delhi/IBNS: "We want to stand by the truth," said India's Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu on Monday responding to the speculations over the Air Indian plane crash probe report.
Mamata likely to raise 'harassment of Bengali migrants in BJP-ruled states' issue in Martyrs' Day rally today
Kolkata/IBNS: A couple of days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi lashed out at the Trinamool Congress (TMC) over infiltration in Durgapur, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will on Monday likely set the tone for his party's campaign in the state elections due to be held in 2026.
Modi calls Parliament's monsoon session 'victory celebration'; cites Op. Sindoor, ISS, economy and fight against Naxalism
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called the monsoon session of Parliament "a victory celebration" highlighting Operation Sindoor, India's successful mission to space, economy and fight against Naxalism.
Mumbai local train blasts: Bombay HC acquits 12 accused after 19 years
The Bombay High Court on Monday acquitted all 12 accused in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts that left 189 people dead.
K Annamalai likely to be named Tamil Nadu BJP general secretary after party president's election: Report
Chennai: Former Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai is expected to be appointed as a general secretary in the party's national leadership, The New India Express reported, citing sources.
Liquor scam shakes Chhattisgarh: Ex-CM Bhupesh Bhagel’s son arrested, ED alleges ₹1,392 cr siphoned off
Raipur: Chaitanya Baghel, son of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with what the agency has described as one of the country’s largest liquor scams, NDTV reported.
Modi to visit UK, Maldives this week
Indian PM Narendra Modi will visit the UK this week at the invitation of British PM Keir Starmer, MEA said on Sunday.
Two Himachali brothers marry same woman under traditional polyandry custom
Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) : In a rare but culturally significant ceremony, two brothers from Himachal Pradesh’s Hatti tribe married the same woman in keeping with the traditional practice of polyandry still followed in parts of the state’s Trans-Giri region, media reports said.
Tail section under lens in Air India AI-171 crash probe: Investigators suspect electrical fault
New Delhi: Nearly a month after Air India flight AI-171 crashed seconds after take-off from Ahmedabad, investigators are focusing on the aircraft’s tail section as a potential origin of the malfunction that led to the fatal accident, the Indian Express has reported.
UAE-India CEPA Council, BHU ink partnership agreement to boost startup ties
The UAE-India CEPA Council and Banaras Hindu University (BHU) have inked a partnership agreement with the aim of fostering cross-border scaling, knowledge exchange, and institutional linkages between the two countries.
'Which is your first loyalty? To my mind, nation comes first': Shashi Tharoor on discord with Congress
Amid his tussle with the Congress leadership over his public remarks lauding Operation Sindoor in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, senior party leader and MP Shashi Tharoor has said that while "a lot of people have been critical" of him, he will stand his ground "because I believe this is the right thing for the country".
CRPF constable strangles girlfriend in Gujarat; confesses crime at police station where she was posted
Anjar (Gujarat): A 25-year-old woman police officer in Gujarat’s Kutch district was allegedly murdered by her live-in partner, a CRPF constable, following a heated argument on Friday night.
Wife and cousin in affair kill Delhi man with sleeping pills, electric shock; Instagram chats reveal plot
New Delhi: What was first believed to be an accidental death by electrocution has unraveled into a case of calculated murder driven by betrayal in Delhi, media reports said.
Wife and cousin in affair kill Delhi man with sleeping kills, electric shock; Instagram chats reveal plot
New Delhi: What was first believed to be an accidental death by electrocution has unraveled into a case of calculated murder driven by betrayal in Delhi, media reports said.
Rahul Gandhi asks Modi to clarify Trump’s claim of ‘five jets shot down’ in Op Sindoor
New Delhi: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday demanded clarity from Prime Minister Narendra Modi after former US President Donald Trump claimed that “five jets were shot down” during the India-Pakistan conflict in May.
Two Indians killed, one abducted in bandit gang attack in Niger’s Dosso region
Dosso (Niger): At least two Indian nationals were killed and another abducted by armed assailants in Niger’s conflict-hit Dosso region, Indian authorities said — the latest in a string of attacks on foreigners in the West African nation, news agency AP reported.
Two Indians killed, one abducted in gunmen attack in Niger’s Dosso region
Dosso (Niger): At least two Indian nationals were killed and another abducted by armed assailants in Niger’s conflict-hit Dosso region, Indian authorities said — the latest in a string of attacks on foreigners in the West African nation, news agency AP reported.
Transgender living as ‘Neha’ in Bhopal for 8 years turns out to be Bangladeshi man ‘Abdul’
Bhopal: In a case that could unravel an organised network of illegal immigration and identity fraud, Bhopal Police have detained a Bangladeshi national who had been living in the city for nearly a decade under a false identity, as a transgender woman named Neha, media reports said.
Punjab Police detain Faridabad techie for threatening to blow up Golden Temple
Punjab Police have detained a software engineer from the Faridabad area of Haryana in connection with the recent emails sent to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), threatening to blow up the Golden Temple.
Odisha shocker: Minor girl set on fire by three men in Puri, Naveen Patnaik slams BJP govt
Puri/IBNS: In another shocker from Odisha, a minor girl was set on fire by three men in Puri on Saturday morning, media reports said.
INS Sandhayak: Indian Navy's indigenously designed, constructed Survey Vessel Large visits Malaysia
Indian Navy's indigenously designed and constructed Survey Vessel Large (SVL) INS Sandhayak made her maiden port call at Port Klang, Malaysia, for hydrographic cooperation, from July 16 - 19.