Trinamool's answer to MLA’s controversial Babri Masjid comment can only be silence

IANS | November 24, 2025 12:47 PM

New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress is caught in a complex and precarious political situation, just a few months before the Assembly elections, with its MLA Humayun Kabir’s controversial statement on laying the foundation stone for a “Babri Masjid” in Beldanga of Murshidabad district.

NCW launches new helpline number for women in distress

IANS | November 24, 2025 12:41 PM

New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Monday launched a new 24×7 short-code helpline, 14490, to ensure faster and more accessible support for women in distress across the country. The toll-free number serves as an easy-to-remember code connected to NCW’s existing helpline, 7827170170, enabling women to seek assistance without any cost or delay.

India rises to no. 2 in APAC real estate private credit: Report

IANS | November 24, 2025 12:24 PM

Mumbai, Nov 24 (IANS) India has emerged as one of the most active and fastest-growing real estate private credit markets in the Asia-Pacific region, securing the second position and accounting for 36 per cent of regional fundraising between 2020 and 2024, a new report said on Monday.

Red Fort blast probe: ISI’s Faisal Iqbal emerges as central figure, Pakistan's role under lens

Vicky Nanjappa | November 24, 2025 12:00 PM

The ongoing probe into the Delhi Red Fort blast is closing in on the direct role played by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). An operation of such a massive magnitude that also included setting up the Faridabad module could not have been possible without institutional backing, an official said. It has now been established that a person named Faisal Iqbal was the one who played a major role in setting up the module. Iqbal, an Intelligence Bureau official says, is an ISI operative and he was roped in specifically to set up the module and orchestrate the operation which involved carrying at least 200 blasts.

Lupita Nyong’o on being approached for more slave roles post Oscar win

IANS | November 24, 2025 11:56 AM

Los Angeles, Nov 24 (IANS) Award-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o, who first broke out with her Academy Award-winning performance in 12 Years a Slave, recalled how her post-Oscars journey did not bring about an array of offers, but rather got roles that offered more of the same.