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Bengali singer Lagnajita Chakraborty alleges abuse, assault bid on stage, police arrest accused

India, Dec. 21 -- A man has been arrested after Bengali singer Lagnajita Chakraborty alleged that she was abused and nearly assaulted for not singing a "secular" song during a live concert in East Mid... Read More


Telangana to bring Karnataka-style hate speech law amid rising debate on communal rhetoric

Hyderabad/IBNS, Dec. 21 -- The Congress-ruled Telangana government has announced plans to introduce state legislation against hate speech, following Karnataka's recent passage of a similar law that se... Read More


No evidence of blasphemy by Hindu man lynched in Bangladesh: Probe

India, Dec. 21 -- Investigators probing the brutal lynching of Dipu Chandra Das, a 25-year-old Hindu man killed in Bangladesh's Mymensingh district over alleged blasphemy, have found no evidence that ... Read More


US launches Operation Hawkeye Strike in Syria targeting ISIS after Americans killed

Washington DC/IBNS, Dec. 20 -- The United States has launched a military operation dubbed Operation Hawkeye Strike against the Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria to avenge a deadly attack in Palmyra that k... Read More


'Rom-coms are tough to crack': Kartik Aaryan ahead of Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri release

India, Dec. 20 -- Actor Kartik Aaryan opens up about returning to romantic comedies with Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri, his evolving chemistry with Ananya Panday, being labelled a marketing whiz... Read More


Horror on tracks: Rajdhani Express ploughs into elephant herd, eight killed in Assam

Guwahati/IBNS, Dec. 20 -- Eight elephants were killed and one calf was injured after a herd was hit by an express train in Assam's Hojai district in the early hours of Saturday, media reports said. T... Read More


ACM India unveils National AI Olympiad 2026 to spot school talent for global AI stage

Bengaluru/IBNS, Dec. 20 -- India has taken a significant step towards nurturing school-level talent in artificial intelligence with the launch of the Indian National AI Olympiad (INAIO) 2026. Announc... Read More


India announces T20 WC 2026 squad: Shubman Gill misses out, Axar Patel back as vice-captain

Mumbai/IBNS, Dec. 20 -- India's selection committee, led by Ajit Agarkar, delivered a surprise-packed squad announcement for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, leaving out Shubman Gill and reinstating ... Read More


Reject Macaulayan education, reclaim Indian values: H M Bangur's big World Hindu Economic Forum pitch

Mumbai/IBNS, Dec. 20 -- India has the talent, resources and technology to lead the world and does not need to look outside for strength, leading industrialist and Shree Cement Ltd chairman H M Bangur ... Read More


Taipei metro attacks: Smoke grenades, stabbing rampage kill 3, trigger security alert across Taiwan

Taipei/IBNS, Dec. 20 -- A rare wave of violence ripped through Taiwan's capital on Friday as coordinated attacks involving smoke grenades and knife assaults struck busy metro locations in Taipei, kill... Read More