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No regret: Lawyer who threw shoe at CJI BR Gavai won't apologise for his act

New Delhi/IBNS, Oct. 7 -- The lawyer, who threw a shoe at Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, said he will neither apologise nor regret for his act that has shocked the country, media reports said. Just... Read More


Odisha communal tension: Internet shutdown extended, officials warn of strict action in case of attempt to create unrest

Cuttack/IBNS, Oct. 7 -- The Odisha government has extended the internet shutdown in Cuttack till October 7 evening as the communal tension brewed in the city over Durga Puja idol immersion last week, ... Read More


Pakistan: Jaffar Express, which was kidnapped earlier this year, targeted again with IED blast, six injured

India, Oct. 7 -- At least six people were injured after Jaffar Express was targeted by an IED blast in Pakistan's Sultankot area, close to the Sindh-Balochistan border on Tuesday. According to report... Read More


Bengal flood: Death toll rises to 36, several still missing; Mamata blames DVC

India, Oct. 7 -- The death toll in the flood and landslide caused by heavy rains last weekend in Darjeeling hills and other areas of the northern part of West Bengal touched 36 on Tuesday, media repor... Read More


Booker winner Kiran Desai's new novel delves into the many shades of loneliness

India, Oct. 7 -- The Oxford English Dictionary defines loneliness as a feeling of unhappiness caused by having no friends or people to talk to. But loneliness can also exist across spaces - those lar... Read More


'Absolutely pathetic law and order situation': PM Modi slams 'insensitive' TMC after BJP leaders attacked in Bengal

India, Oct. 7 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a sharp attack on the Trinamool Congress (TMC) calling it "insensitive" and slammed the "absolutely pathetic law and order situation" in West... Read More


Mamata Banerjee slams PM Modi for 'politicising' North Bengal floods, urges focus on relief efforts

India, Oct. 7 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly "politicising a natural disaster" amid the ongoing crisis in North Bengal, where torren... Read More


Prashant Kishor to contest Bihar assembly polls, says his name will be in Jan Suraaj Party list

India, Oct. 6 -- Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Monday announced that he will contest the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, scheduled to be held in two phases on November 6 and 11, with ... Read More


Move fast or massive bloodshed will follow: Trump's stern message to Israel, Hamas on Gaza plan

India, Oct. 6 -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday urged Israel and Hamas to move quickly toward finalising a Gaza peace plan, warning that any delay could lead to "massive bloodshed." Trump said... Read More


Bengal floods: 28 die as heavy rain batters Darjeeling hills, Mirik worst-hit; CM Mamata Banerjee to visit affected areas today

India, Oct. 6 -- At least 28 people have died and over a dozen people are missing in the floods and landslide caused by heavy rain in West Bengal's Darjeeling hills last weekend, media reports said. ... Read More