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SC pulls up Rajpal Yadav over non-payment in cheque bounce case; actor says, 'I have lost a lot of money'

India, Oct. 8 -- The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up actor Rajpal Yadav for failing to fully comply with its direction to deposit money in connection with a long-running cheque-bounce dispute involv... Read More


'House of Horrors': Chinese couple arrested in US over child abuse

India, Oct. 8 -- A Chinese immigrant and his wife have been arrested in the US on charges of abusing at least 14 children born through surrogacy, media reports said. According to the Los Angeles Coun... Read More


Seemapuri building collapse: 2 children, pregnant woman among 3 dead in Delhi

India, Oct. 8 -- Three people, including two children, were killed after a four-storey building collapsed in Delhi's Seemapuri area on Wednesday, triggering a major search-and-rescue operation. The d... Read More


India-Canada ties get major boost? Doval, Carney's adviser discuss defence, security

India, Oct. 8 -- National Security Adviser Ajit Doval held talks with David Morrison, Senior Diplomatic and International Affairs Adviser to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, in New Delhi, with bot... Read More


'We all have to go someday': Nana Patekar's haunting words on life and death from four days ago resurface after his demise

Panaji/IBNS, Oct. 8 -- The Indian film fraternity and fans were left shocked on Thursday after veteran actor Nana Patekar passed away at the age of 75. Patekar died after suffering a cardiac arrest a... Read More


IndiGo flight hit by lightning makes emergency landing in Lucknow

India, Oct. 8 -- An IndiGo flight from Patna to Lucknow made an emergency landing in the Uttar Pradesh capital on Wednesday after the aircraft was struck by lightning mid-air. The aircraft, carrying ... Read More


WHO's big warning on child obesity: First global guidelines released

India, Oct. 7 -- Child and adolescent obesity has quadrupled since 1990, rising from two per cent to around eight per cent of youngsters in the five-to-19 age group, according to the UN World Health O... Read More


Indian Oil official stabbed to death in Maharashtra over petrol pump dispute

India, Oct. 7 -- An Indian Oil official was allegedly stabbed to death during a dispute over the sealing of a petrol pump in Maharashtra's Hingoli district, police said. Mahesh Shelke, a sales manage... Read More


RBI shocks borrowers with first repo rate hike since 2023; rates raised to 5.50%

Mumbai/IBNS, Oct. 7 -- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday hiked the repo rate by 25 basis points, marking the first increase since February 2023, media reports said. The repo rate has been ... Read More


We're watching it very closely: US urges Russia to share more information on plague situation

India, Oct. 7 -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has described the death of a Russian laboratory worker at a plague research centre in Siberia as a "cause for focus" but not alarm, while urging Russ... Read More