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Why RBI just shut down 150 non-banking finance companies? Details inside

India, May 15 -- The Reserve Bank of India has cancelled the Certificates of Registration (CoR) of 150 non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) under Section 45-IA (6) of the RBI Act, 1934, effectively... Read More


Big action in RG Kar case: Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari suspends 3 IPS officers, including ex-CP Vineet Goyal

Kolkata/IBNS, May 15 -- The RG Kar rape-murder case, which had sent shockwaves across the country, returned to the spotlight on Friday after West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari suspended three... Read More


Modi's UAE visit delivers major defence, energy deals amid Middle East tensions

India, May 15 -- India and the United Arab Emirates on Friday signed a series of agreements covering strategic defence cooperation, petroleum reserves and the supply of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) d... Read More


'Why pity, love?': Alia Bhatt's graceful reply to trolls over Cannes 'ignored' claims

Cannes/IBNS, May 15 -- Bollywood star Alia Bhatt gave a graceful reply to a troll after an online user claimed she was ignored by photographers at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival 2026. A viral v... Read More


Sleeping less than 6 hours or more than 8 hours could speed up ageing, study finds

India, May 15 -- An analysis of biological clocks throughout the human body suggests that too few hours of sleep-and too many-may speed ageing in the brain, heart, lung, and immune system and is assoc... Read More


BRICS sideline: Jaishankar holds crucial talks with Iran as West Asia tensions

India, May 15 -- India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Friday held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on the evolving situation in West Asia, where escalating tensions bet... Read More


Suvendu Adhikari resigns as Nandigram MLA, keeps Bhabanipur seat

Kolkata/IBNS, May 15 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday resigned as the MLA from Nandigram in accordance with constitutional norms after winning from two assembly constituencies ... Read More


Dalal Street defies global worries as Sensex jumps over 250 points

Mumbai/IBNS, May 15 -- The Indian stock market reflected a broader positive sentiment with the BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 trading higher on Friday afternoon, media reports said. IT stocks led the ga... Read More


'Vande Mataram' now compulsory in Bengal schools as new BJP govt issues sweeping order

Kolkata/IBNS, May 15 -- The new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in West Bengal has made it mandatory to sing the national song Vande Mataram during morning assemblies in all state-run schools.... Read More


Paid USD 100 per person: Indian-origin man's border smuggling scheme exposed

India, May 15 -- An Indian-origin man has pleaded guilty in the US to his role in a human smuggling operation that trafficked people from India across the northern border with Canada into the United S... Read More