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Yasin Malik's double shock from jail: Announces divorce, refuses to defend himself in Sarla Bhat case

New Delhi/IBNS, Sept. 4 -- Separatist leader and jailed chief of the banned Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Yasin Malik, has said he will not defend himself in the Sarla Bhat murder case, while... Read More


American feminist campaigner Gloria Steinem dies at 92

India, Sept. 4 -- Gloria Steinem, the celebrated American journalist, author and women's rights activist who became one of the defining figures of the second-wave feminist movement, has died at the ag... Read More


Sonia Gandhi's memoir finds new publisher as HarperCollins steps in amid Penguin row

India, Sept. 4 -- HarperCollins India will publish Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, amid an ongoing controversy over Penguin Random House India's decision not to re... Read More


PM Modi, Belgian counterpart Bart De Wever hold talks in Delhi; agree to double bilateral trade in 5 years

India, Sept. 4 -- India and Belgium have agreed to aim at doubling bilateral trade over the next five years, while Belgium reaffirmed its support for India's bid for permanent membership of a reformed... Read More


'Children shouldn't carry the burden': Social activist Sundeep Bhutoria urges Centre to enforce 10% school bag rule

Kolkata/IBNS, Sept. 4 -- Imagine six-year-old children, barely out of kindergarten, bent forward under a bag weighing nearly a quarter of their own body weight. This isn't a hypothetical scenario. It ... Read More


Break in CJP? Rebel Manish Brahmbhatt launches CJP-Democratic, accuses Dipke of running 'team Kejriwal'

India, Sept. 4 -- The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), led by Abhijeet Dipke, appears to be facing its first internal rebellion, with former volunteer Manish Brahmbhatt launching a breakaway platform call... Read More


When the Body Becomes a Temple: The Ramnami Samaj's Century-Old Rebellion Now Inspires Kolkata's Durga Puja

India, Sept. 3 -- Denied entry into temples, they did not argue - they carried Ram on their skin instead. TWF-IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh traces how Chhattisgarh's Ramnami Samaj, a Dalit devotiona... Read More


Everything You Need to Know About Third-Party Four-Wheeler Insurance in India

India, Sept. 3 -- Alternative Title- Understanding Third-Party Four-Wheeler Insurance and What It Covers If you own a car in India, the law requires you to have at least third-party insurance before ... Read More


Smriti Mandhana rewrites history, surpasses Mithali Raj as women's cricket's leading run-scorer

India, Sept. 3 -- History was rewritten at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday as Smriti Mandhana became the highest run-scorer in women's international cricket, overtaking legendary I... Read More


'No nation should help Iran': US warns as Rubio says 'don't think' India is entering trade deal after Modi-Pezeshkian meet

Washington DC/IBNS, Sept. 3 -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has warned countries against helping Iran circumvent American sanctions, saying nations that create mechanisms for Tehran to generate r... Read More