Indo-Asian News Service

Indo-Asian News Service or IANS is a private Indian news agency. It was founded in 1986 by Indian American publisher Gopal Raju as the "India Abroad News Service" and later renamed. The service reports news, views and analysis from the subcontinent about the country, across a wide range of subjects.

Business

9 in 10 professionals in India facing learning barriers: Report

New Delhi: Around nine in 10 professionals in India (91 per cent) are facing barriers such as feeling burnt out or family responsibilities that are getting in the way of learning new…
Business

Google brings AI assistant Gemini’s mobile app to India in 9 languages

New Delhi: Amid the growing debate over artificial intelligence (AI) models, Google on Tuesday launched its AI assistant Gemini’s mobile app in India. The Gemini app is now available in India, supporting…

Business

India’s non-cash payment on e-com platforms rose over 58 pc in 2023: Report

New Delhi: India has witnessed the fastest jump in alternative remittance share for e-commerce payments in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, from 20.4 per cent in 2018 to 58.1 per cent in 2023,…
India

Asaduddin Owaisi reacts as NCERT rewrites Babri Masjid as ‘3-dome structure’

Hyderabad: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said that India’s children should know that the Supreme Court called the demolition of Babri Masjid an “egregious criminal act.”…
Bollywood

Kiara has ‘attitude issue’, Janhvi an attentive flier, air hostess claims in viral video

Mumbai: An air hostess working with IndiGo has described her experience of servicing Bollywood star Kiara Advani on board a flight. In a video that has now gone viral on social media,…
India

With one LS, 2 Assembly seats vacated, Kerala to go to polls again

Thiruvananthapuram: After Rahul Gandhi decided to give up the Wayanad seat, Kerala will now have one vacant Lok Sabha and two Assembly seats that will go to the polls again whenever the…
India

As Tibet Bill advances closer to becoming law in US, lawmakers to meet Dalai Lama

Dharamsala: As the Resolve Tibet Bill advances closer to becoming law to enhance American support for Tibet, a high-level US congressional delegation, led by Michael McCaul, is reaching this Himachal Pradesh hill…

India

NEET paper leak case: Nine candidates to be questioned in Bihar

Patna: The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar Police will question nine candidates in connection with the NEET question paper leak case in the presence of their parents in Patna on Tuesday.…
India

KYC update scam: 392 handsets linked to 31,740 mobile numbers blocked

The central government has taken stern action to protect citizens in response to reports of fraudulent activities involving mobile numbers in electricity KYC update scams. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) utilised the…
India

Bengal train mishap: Death toll rises to 10, Kanchanjunga Express returns to Sealdah

The death toll in the Kanchanjunga Express-goods train collision in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district has risen to 10, said officials, adding that the train has returned to Sealdah. A senior official from…
Andhra Pradesh

Ex-Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy calls for using ballot papers

Joining the ongoing debate over the possibility of hacking Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, on Tuesday called for using ballot papers. “Just as…
Technology

Apple to shut down ‘Pay Later’ service, launching ‘installment loans’

San Francisco: Apple has announced to shut down its buy now, pay later (BNPL) service called ‘Apple Pay Later’ in the US. The service, which let users take out “pay later” loans…
Middle East

Israel’s army defeats half of Hamas forces in Rafah: IDF

Jerusalem: Israel’s military has said that its troops have defeated about half of the Hamas forces in Gaza’s Rafah. According to a statement issued on Monday by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF),…
India

PM Modi to visit Varanasi, release Kisan Samman Nidhi’s 17th instalment today

Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in a PM Kisan Samman Sammelan in Varanasi on Tuesday. The Prime Minister, thereafter, will witness Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat and will also offer…
World

Afghan supreme leader calls for unity among citizens

Kabul: The Supreme Leader of the Afghan caretaker government, Hibatullah Akhundzada, on Monday, called upon Afghans to stay united and support his administration, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. The elusive leader of…