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Kavach 4.0 launched on Vadodara-Ahmedabad route: Rail travel gets a high-tech safety upgrade

India, Dec. 30 -- As part of the ongoing expansion of the Kavach safety system, Indian Railways has commissioned Kavach 4.0 on Gujarat's first Bajwa (Vadodara)-Ahmedabad section, covering a stretch of... Read More


Kate Winslet makes candid revelation about early intimacy with women, says it shaped 'Heavenly Creatures' role

Los Angeles/IBNS, Dec. 30 -- Hollywood actress Kate Winslet has revealed that some of her early intimate experiences were with women, saying those experiences helped shape her understanding of the com... Read More


'With her death.': Taslima Nasreen revisits book bans, free speech battle under Khaleda Zia after ex-Bangladesh PM's death

New Delhi/IBNS, Dec. 30 -- Exiled Bangladeshi authorTaslima Nasreenhas reignited a long-running debate on censorship and freedom of expression following the death of former Bangladesh Prime MinisterKh... Read More


'Deeply concerned': PM Modi urges diplomacy after alleged Ukrainian drone strike on Putin's residence

New Delhi/IBNS, Dec. 30 -- Prime MinisterNarendra Modion Tuesday expressed "deep concern" over reports alleging that Ukraine attempted a drone attack on the residence of Russian PresidentVladimir Puti... Read More


Flying Europe just got easier: Air India teams up with airBaltic

India, Dec. 30 -- Tata Group-owned Air India on Tuesday announced a new, unilateral codeshare partnership with airBaltic, the flag carrier of Latvia, thus making the Baltic region more conveniently ac... Read More


Village panic after funeral feast: 200 get rabies shots over 'infected' buffalo milk raita

India, Dec. 30 -- Nearly 200 residents of a village in Uttar Pradesh were administered rabies vaccine shots after it emerged that raita-a curd-based Indian dish they had consumed-was prepared using mi... Read More


Amit Shah blasts TMC over border fencing; Mamata fires back on Pahalgam and Delhi blast

Kolkata/IBNS, Dec. 30 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday accused the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government of refusing to provide land for border fencing, triggering a fresh political co... Read More


India's industrial engine revives! IIP surges 6.7% on manufacturing boom

Mumbai/IBNS, Dec. 30 -- The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) recorded a year-on-year growth of 6.7% in November 2025, driven primarily by an 8.0% expansion in the manufacturing sector. The growth... Read More


RBI data reveals hiring shock: private banks cut jobs in FY25 while PSU, small finance banks add staff

Mumbai/IBNS, Dec. 30 -- Private sector banks reported a decline in their employee strength in the financial year 2025, in contrast to public sector banks, according to data released by the Reserve Ban... Read More


Four killed, nine injured as BEST bus reverses into a crowd in Mumbai

India, Dec. 30 -- At least four people were killed, and nine others were injured after a BEST bus struck pedestrians while reversing in Mumbai's Bhandup area on Thursday night, media reports said. Th... Read More