About 250 people feared missing as boat capsizes in Andaman Sea: UN | India News

DHAKA: About 250 people, including children, were feared missing after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals capsized in the Andaman Sea, the United Nations said on Tuesday, reports Ahsan Tasnim . “The trawler, which departed from Teknaf in southern Bangladesh and was on its way to Malaysia, reportedly sank due to heavy winds, […]

Nine workers killed, 15 injured in boiler blast at Vedanta power plant in Chhattisgarh | India News

NEW DELHI: At least nine workers were killed and 15 injured in a boiler explosion at Vedanta Limted power plant in Chhattisgarh’s Sakti district on Tuesday. “Nine workers have died, and 15 have sustained injuries,” Prafull Thakur, Sakti superintendent of police said, adding that the explosion occured in the afternoon.The SP further informed that right […]

‘Will be gross injustice if delayed’: PM Modi urges support for women’s reservation bill ahead of Parliament session | India News

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday shared a detailed letter addressed to the women of India, dedicated to “Nari Shakti” and reiterating the government’s push for reservation for women in legislative bodies. Posting the letter on X, the Prime Minister said women across the country are appreciating the initiative to ensure their representation, […]

In 1st major outreach, Balen accepts PM Modi’s invite to visit India | India News

NEW DELHI: Nepal PM Balendra “Balen” Shah accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation to visit India even as he initiated a sweeping and radical 100-point governance agenda at home targeting VIP culture, political influence in campuses and bureaucracy, delays in public service, free healthcare access for the poor, safer public transport for women and stress-free […]

Biometric check at booths? Supreme Court seeks govt reply | India News

NEW DELHI: SC on Monday sought responses from EC and the Centre on a PIL seeking the creation of a pan-India fingerprint and iris biometrics database for authentication at booth level to stop bogus, proxy, and ghost voters. A bench of CJI Surya Kant and justice Joymalya Bagchi told PIL petitioner Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay that […]

J&K: Sighting of terror suspects prompts search ops in Kathua | India News

JAMMU: Residents of Safiyan village in J&K’s Kathua district allegedly spotted two armed terror suspects on Monday morning, prompting security personnel to launch search operations in multiple border areas in the district.Villagers allegedly saw the duo, carrying heavy backpacks, move from Safiyan towards the forests of Ambanall in Rajbagh, officials said. “On being informed, a […]

‘People will respond to bombs with ballots’: Amit Shah in Bengal, warns ‘jail’ for TMC ‘goons’ | India News

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday escalated his attack on the All India Trinamool Congress, asserting that voters in West Bengal would “reply to bombs and bullets with votes” and bring the Bharatiya Janata Party to power in the Assembly elections.“The goons of TMC will no longer be able to terrorise the people of […]

Sonam Wangchuk: ‘Trust deficit in Ladakh’: Sonam Wangchuk says no date for next round of talks with government announced | India News

NEW DELHI: Ladakh-based activist Sonam Wangchuk on Monday said the region is “hanging between trust and mistrust” due to delays in the next round of talks with the Centre, warning that the prolonged gap risks deepening divisions in the sensitive border region.In a post on X, Wangchuk noted that more than two months have passed […]

Shivraj Singh Chouhan named observer, BJP starts process to form Bihar govt | India News

NEW DELHI: With Nitish Kumar tipped to quit as Bihar chief minister on Apr 14 after chairing his last cabinet meeting, the process for the first BJP-led govt to take over in Bihar kicked in on Sunday as Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was named the party’s central observer for election of the leader of […]

West Bengal polls: Chandra Bose joins TMC, attacks BJP | India News

Subhas Chandra Bose’s grandnephew, Chandra Bose, joined TMC on Sunday in the presence of state education minister Bratya Basu and party MP Kirti Azad, reports Prithvijit Mitra. After his induction, he attacked his BJP, which he had quit in 2023. “BJP’s policies are blatantly communal and anti-Constitution. They attempt to win polls by playing the […]