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Massive fire guts shanties near Eco Park in Kolkata; no casualties

Kolkata/IBNS, Dec. 18 -- A massive fire broke out in a cluster of shanties near Eco Park in Kolkata's New Town area on Wednesday evening, media reports said. No casualties were reported in the inciden... Read More


Sensex slides, Nifty slips below 25,800 in early trade; rupee recovers

Mumbai/IBNS, Dec. 18 -- Indian equity benchmarks opened in the red on Thursday, with the BSE Sensex slipping 120 points at the opening bell and the NSE Nifty 50 falling below the 25,800 mark, media re... Read More


Bharti Airtel announces top leadership changes; Gopal Vittal to become Executive Vice Chairman

India, Dec. 18 -- Bharti Airtel on Wednesday announced a major leadership transition as part of a planned succession process, with long-serving Managing Director and CEO Gopal Vittal set to move into ... Read More


YouTuber Anurag Dwivedi under ED lens for promoting illegal betting apps, luxury cars seized

India, Dec. 18 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has intensified its probe into alleged money laundering linked to illegal online betting and gambling platforms, conducting searches at the residence... Read More


From Dust to Life: How Tal Chhapar Became India's Grassland Revival Blueprint

India, Dec. 18 -- Once a parched and degraded grassland where blackbucks depended on handouts of food and water to survive, Tal Chhapar Wildlife Sanctuary in India's Rajasthan is now witnessing a quie... Read More


'Greatest strategic challenge since 1971': Shashi Tharoor-led panel flags Bangladesh crisis for India

New Delhi/IBNS, Dec. 18 -- India is facing its "greatest strategic challenge" in Bangladesh since the 1971 Liberation War, a parliamentary committee chaired by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has warne... Read More


'We may never see him again': Imran Khan's sons allege brutal jail conditions in Pakistan

London/IBNS, Dec. 18 -- Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan is being held in "awful" and inhumane conditions inside Rawalpindi's Adiala jail, his sons Kasim and Sulaiman Khan have alleged, sayin... Read More


India closes two more Bangladesh visa centres amid rising 'security concerns'

Dhaka/IBNS, Dec. 18 -- India has shut down two more visa application centres in Bangladesh, extending restrictions beyond Dhaka to Rajshahi and Khulna, citing a "worsening security situation". The de... Read More


Buried at home: UP man arrested for killing wife, two daughters over burqa dispute

Lucknow/IBNS, Dec. 18 -- A chilling crime has come to light in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, where a man is accused of killing his wife and two young daughters and burying their bodies inside his o... Read More


End of an era: First Femina Miss India Meher Castelino passes away

Mumbai/IBNS, Dec. 18 -- Meher Castelino, India's first Femina Miss India and a pioneer of fashion journalism, passed away on Wednesday, media reports said. She was 81. Castelino is survived by her so... Read More