India emerging as key player in global defence production: Rajnath Singh

IANS | April 17, 2025 5:50 PM

New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Highlighting the growing production capabilities, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday that India today stands shoulder to shoulder with developed nations in critical areas such as missile technology (Agni, BrahMos), submarines (INS Arihant), aircraft carriers (INS Vikrant), AI, drones and cyber defence.

Salman Khan gets fresh death threat, message sent to transport dept's WhatsApp

IANS | April 14, 2025 1:31 PM

Mumbai, April 14 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has received a fresh death threat via a message sent to the official WhatsApp number of the Worli Transport Department, an official said on Monday. The threat comes exactly a year after two unidentified men on a motorbike fired four gunshots at his Bandra residence.

Bengal Governor directs Red Cross Society to help Murshidabad violence-hit people

IANS | April 14, 2025 1:08 PM

Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) Amid the continuing tension in pockets of West Bengal, which witnessed violent protests against the Waqf Act, Governor C.V. Ananda Bose's office has directed Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) to provide immediate relief to the people in the riot-affected areas, particularly in Murshidabad and Malda districts and other disturbed areas.

26/11: Rana’s Parkinson’s could be a ploy for feigning memory loss

IANS | April 13, 2025 4:59 PM

New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Given that Tahawwur Rana, a key conspirator of 26/11, was reluctant to stand trial in India, his interrogators in NIA suspect that the mention of Parkinson’s and 32 other diseases in his medical history could be a deliberate attempt to justify his fading memory to block direct answers related to the 17-year-old deadly terror attack.

Bengal Governor sends communique to Centre on Murshidabad situation

IANS | April 13, 2025 3:35 PM

Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) West Bengal Governor C. V. Ananda Bose has sent a communique to the Ministry of Home Affairs giving updates on the current situation in Murshidabad, which has been on the boil for the last few days after protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act.

Two Bengal BJP MPs write to Amit Shah seeking intervention in Murshidabad situation

IANS | April 13, 2025 2:07 PM

Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) Two BJP Lok Sabha members from West Bengal, on Sunday, wrote separate letters to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking intervention in the prevailing tension in Murshidabad district which has been on the boil for the last few days after protests against the recently promulgated Waqf (Amendment) Act turned violent and targetted Hindus.