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New Delhi, Nov 17 : The National Investigation Agency has arrested Jasir Bilal Wani in Srinagar, who was an "active co-conspirator" of suicide bomber Umar un Nabi, in connection with the car blast near the Red Fort last week that claimed 13 lives, officials said on Monday. A resident of Qazigund in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, Wani allegedly provided technical support for carrying out terror attacks by modifying drones and attempting to make rockets ahead of the deadly car bomb blast ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 17 (PTI) The National Investigation Agency has arrested Jasir Bilal Wani in Srinagar, who was an "active co-conspirator" of suicide bomber Umar un Nabi, in connection with the car blast near the Red Fort last week that claimed 13 lives, officials said on Monday. A resident of Qazigund in Anantnag, Wani allegedly provided technical support for carrying out terror attacks by modifying drones and attempting to make rockets ahead of the deadly car bomb blast, the agency said in a sta ...Read More >
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested another Jammu and Kashmir resident from Srinagar in connection with the blast near the Red Fort metro station in Delhi that claimed 15 lives and injured dozens, said officials on Monday. The accused, identified as Jasir Bilal Wani alias Danish, worked closely suicide bomber Dr Umar Un Nabi and had allegedly provided him 'technical' assistance. ...Read More >
Delhi Police found three 9mm calibre cartridges at the Red Fort blast site. These cartridges are restricted to armed forces. The weapon remains unfound. The investigation is probing the source of the ammunition. Security agencies are examining footage and forensic evidence. The blast killed 12 people. In a major development in the Red Fort car blast case, Delhi Police sources on Sunday confirmed that three cartridges recovered from the site, two live and one empty, were of 9mm calibre, a firear ...Read More >
Chennai: Reiterating that the electoral battle in Tamil Nadu has effectively narrowed down to a contest between DMK and TVK, actor-turned-politician Vijay on Saturday accused his rival party of resorting to "all kinds of tricks" to prevent enrolment of TVK supporters, particularly Gen Z voters, whom he described as a "powerful force", during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. He urged them to remain firm and vigilant, stating that "voting is not just our right, but ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, Nov 14 (PTI) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and state BJP chief Jagdish Vishwakarma on Friday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his "politics of development" for the party's resounding win in Bihar assembly polls. Union Jal Shakti minister and former Gujarat BJP president CR Paatil said instead of indulging in caste-based electoral politics, which is common in Bihar, PM Modi sought votes solely on the basis of development. Addressing a press conference at the st ...Read More >
New Delhi [India] November 14 (ANI): The Centre has begun a nationwide exploration campaign to identify critical mineral deposits to ramp up domestic supplies and stem dependency on imports, Union Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy told ANI today in an interview. He also mentioned that the government has brought all major exploration bodies together to begin work across the country. "All the organisations related to exploration have come together and we have started exploration across the entire cou ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 13 (ANI): Shiv Sena UBT spokesperson Anand Dubey on Thursday slammed the Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government for "focusing on Bihar election" and not on "national security" comments made a day after the Cabinet passed a resolution terming the November 10 Delhi blast as a "terror incident" which claimed the lives of 12 civilians. Dubey told ANI, "... The incident has shaken the whole country and has claimed 12 lives. Prime Minister Narendra Modi sai ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 10 (UNI) The National Coordination Centre-Pharmacovigilance Programme of India (NCC-PvPI), under the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), joined 130 partner organisations worldwide in marking the tenth edition of the global MedSafetyWeek campaign, held from November 3 to 9, 2025, according to an official document shared by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday. The campaign, themed "Everyone has a role to play in medicines safety", aimed to raise awareness among p ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday urged the Delhi High Court to hold in-camera proceedings in its plea seeking the death penalty for Yasin Malik, the Kashmiri separatist leader and chief of the banned JKLF, who is currently serving a life sentence in a terror-funding case. Appearing via video conference from Tihar Jail, Malik submitted before a Bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Manoj Jain that he had been living under "mental agony for the ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], November 7 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted the 18th accused and filed additional charges against five others in a 2023 Madhya Pradesh terror conspiracy case linked with the proscribed Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) terror organisation. The anti-terror agency filed the first supplementary chargesheet on Thursday in the case before the NIA Special Court at Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh). With this, a total of 18 accused have so far been chargesheeted in the HuT c ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 7 (PTI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted one and filed additional charges against five in a 2023 Madhya Pradesh terror conspiracy case linked with the proscribed Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) terror outfit, an official statement on Friday said. The anti-terror agency on Thursday filed its first supplementary chargesheet in the case before the NIA special court in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. With the latest action, 18 accused have so far been chargesheeted in the HuT c ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 7 (PTI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted one and filed additional charges against five in a 2023 Madhya Pradesh terror conspiracy case linked with the proscribed Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) terror outfit, an official statement on Friday said. The anti-terror agency on Thursday filed its first supplementary chargesheet in the case before the NIA special court in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. With the latest action, 18 accused have so far been chargesheeted in the HuT c ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 4 (PTI) The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) on Tuesday announced the release of Rs 3 crore to 198 farmers cultivating Red Sanders across Andhra Pradesh, along with an academic beneficiary of Andhra University, under the Access and Benefit-Sharing mechanism of the Biological Diversity Act. The disbursement was routed through the Andhra Pradesh State Biodiversity Board as part of the NBA's ongoing efforts to promote equitable benefit-sharing and sustainable use of India's bio ...Read More >
Bihar's 2025 elections focus on jobs. The Mahagathbandhan promises government jobs for families. The NDA plans one crore jobs via private investment and skill development. Both alliances highlight women's empowerment and infrastructure. Education and rural development are key. Pensions and social safety also feature. Voters will decide Bihar's future path. As Bihar gears up for the 2025 Assembly elections, one issue towers above all others -- jobs. In a state where nearly one in 10 young peopl ...Read More >
In a significant turn of events, the National Investigation Agency is reaching out for fresh leads from the U.S. related to the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, focusing on the crucial figure of Tahawwur Rana, a primary suspect in the chilling plot. National Investigation Agency has sought fresh details from the US in connection with the case linked to the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks mastermind Tahawwur Rana through Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) process, officials said. The additional que ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actress Deepika Padukone, who has been a strong advocate for mental health awareness, reacted to cricketer Jemimah Rodrigues' recent revelation about battling anxiety. The 'Om Shanti Om' actress, known for openly sharing her own struggles with depression in the past, praised Jemimah for her honesty and courage in speaking up, highlighting the importance of conversations around mental well-being in sports and beyond. Taking to her Instagram Stories, Deepika Paduko ...Read More >
Patna: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Friday released its manifesto for the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025, titled "Sankalp Patra for Viksit Bihar." The document outlines 25 major commitments focused on employment, infrastructure, industry, education, healthcare, agriculture, women's empowerment, and social welfare, projecting the alliance's vision for a "developed and self-reliant Bihar." Backward and extremely backward class groups engaged in traditional businesses will receive ₹10 ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 31 (ANI): Industry body India Fintech Foundation (IFF) has written to the Finance Ministry warning that more than 80% of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transaction volumes are currently handled by just two third-party app providers (TPAPs). The group has urged policy intervention to prevent systemic concentration and ensure fair competition within India's most critical digital payments channel. In its letter, IFF said the current structure poses "systemic concentrat ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 30 (UNI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA), through the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), has formally contacted United States authorities regarding Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a Pakistani-Canadian businessman convicted in the U.S. for his role in the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Official sources told UNI today that the Indian agency has sent a set of specific queries to its US counterparts, seeking information on Rana's potential connections with Pakistani entities. The NIA is investigat ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 28 (PTI) India's industrial production growth remained steady at 4 per cent in September this year due to the good performance of the manufacturing sector buoyed by GST rationalisation and festive demand, according to official data released on Tuesday. The factory output, measured in terms of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), had expanded by 3.2 per cent in September 2024. The National Statistics Office (NSO) revised the industrial production growth to 4.1 per cent for A ...Read More >
The agriculture minister said that private companies have their contribution, but public corporations have their own importance, there is a need to further improve performances of state seed corporations. Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday asked state-owned National Seeds Corporation (NSC) to prepare a roadmap to increase its share to 25% from the current level of 4% in the domestic seed market. He assured farmers that the government would further strengthen NSC to reduce the ...Read More >
New Delhi, October 27: In a stunning development in the acid attack case near Laxmi Bai College, Delhi Police have tracked and apprehended Akil Khan, the father of the 20-year-old victim, who was previously reported as absconding. The arrest, confirmed late Monday evening by senior officials at Bharat Nagar police station, marks a pivotal shift in an investigation already mired in contradictions, family vendettas, and competing narratives of harassment and revenge. Khan, a 45-year-old factory o ...Read More >
Business confidence in India softened in the second quarter of FY2025-26 as global uncertainty and additional US tariffs weighed on economic sentiment, according to the latest Business Expectations Survey by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER). The Business Confidence Index (BCI) slipped to 142.6 in Q2 from 149.4 in Q1, although it remained above the year-ago level of 134.3. The moderation followed three consecutive quarters of improvement and came during a period of domes ...Read More >
Srinagar: The National Conference and the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday rejected allegations that the Rajya Sabha polls were a "fixed match", with NC president Farooq Abdullah saying his party had rejected an offer from the BJP and had preferred a contest. Abdullah also denied the charge by People's Conference chief and MLA from Handwara, Sajad Gani Lone, that the NC had "gifted" seven votes to the BJP. On Friday, the ruling NC won three seats, while the BJP managed one in the first Rajya ...Read More >
Chennai, Oct 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actress Nithya Menen, who played the lead along with actor Dhanush in the superhit film 'Idli Kadai', has now shared some Behind The Scene visuals of the film and disclosed that she went to collect the National Award from the President with cow dung in her fingernails as she had picked cow dung for a scene for the film, the previous day. Taking to her Instagram page, Nithya Menen shared some BTS video clips and pictures from 'Idli Kadai' and wrote, "Some behind ...Read More >
The National Human Rights Commission has taken note of widespread reuse of cooking oil. Concerns were raised about public health risks and environmental pollution. The NHRC has directed the Union Health Ministry and FSSAI to investigate these allegations. A state-wise report is required. An action taken report is also mandated within two weeks. The NHRC has issued a notice to the Union Health Ministry and Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) over a complaint raising concerns on ...Read More >
Srinagar, Oct 25 (PTI) People's Conference chief Sajad Lone on Saturday accused the ruling National Conference in Jammu and Kashmir of "gifting" seven votes to the BJP to ensure the saffron party's victory on one seat in the Rajya Sabha polls held on Friday, calling the elections a "fixed match" between the two parties. The National Conference (NC) won three seats, while the BJP managed one in the first Rajya Sabha elections held in Jammu and Kashmir after it became a Union territory in 2019. ...Read More >
Pune: The Uttamnagar police have recorded statements of cadets and instructors present at the swimming pool when a first-term National Defence Academy (NDA) cadet, Aditya D Yadav, drowned during a training session on the Khadakwasla campus around 5pm on Thursday.Inspector Rahul Khandare of Uttamnagar police station said preliminary findings suggested no immediate sign of negligence on the part of the instructors. "Going by the details of the recorded statements, we don't see the instructors' neg ...Read More >
In a statement issued on Thursday, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) also said it acknowledges that changing weather patterns due to climate change The NHRC has urged various states and UTs to take "pre-emptive steps" and implement relief measures to protect the vulnerable segments of the society, especially the newborns, poor, elderly and the homeless who are at risk from the ensuing cold wave, due to "lack of shelter and resources". In a statement issued on Thursday, the National H ...Read More >
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