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Sonia stays as Congress chief

The Congress Working Committee, the highest decision-making forum of India’s main opposition yesterday met in New Delhi to discuss the debacles it suffered in recent assembly elections in five states amidst calls by leaders and workers for return of Rahul Gandhi as party chief.
13 March 2022

4 suspected JMB men arrested in India’s Madhya Pradesh

Indian police today arrested four Bangladeshi nationals, who are alleged members of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).
13 March 2022

Mother of AAP legislator who defeated Punjab Chief Minister will ‘continue to work as sweeper’

“Jhadu (broom) is a key part of my daily life. I can’t think of living away from it. Whatever the position of my son, I will continue to work as a sweeper in our school.”
13 March 2022

Congress leaders want Rahul Gandhi to return as party’s full-time president

The Congress Working Committee, the highest decision-making forum of India’s main opposition, today met in New Delhi to discuss the debacles it suffered in recent assembly elections in five states amidst calls by leaders and workers for return of Rahul Gandhi as party chief.
13 March 2022

Congress denies rumours of Gandhis handing in resignation

The Congress has denied the rumours that the Gandhis -- Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra -- are going to offer their resignation at its top meeting tomorrow, reports India’s news portal NDTV.
12 March 2022

7 dead, 60 shanties burnt in Delhi fire

At least seven people were killed after a fire broke out in a cluster of shanties in Delhi's Gokulpuri area in the wee hours of today, police and fire brigade officials said.
12 March 2022

BJP leads in disinfo race

Top officials of India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party and an army of its supporters bombarded voters with disinformation as key states went to the polls, specialists say.
11 March 2022

‘Technical malfunction’

India’s military accidentally fired a missile into neighbouring Pakistan, New Delhi’s defence ministry said yesterday, calling it “deeply regrettable”.
11 March 2022

5-State assembly polls: BJP soars, Congress sinks

Overcoming strong anti-incumbency sentiments, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP yesterday stormed back into power for a second successive tenure in the most populous and politically crucial state of Uttar Pradesh.
10 March 2022

India’s assembly polls: BJP consolidating power with spectacular win

Breaking a 37-year-old jinx, India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party -- led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi -- was today poised to storm back to power for a second successive tenure in the most populous and politically crucial state of Uttar Pradesh.
10 March 2022

Promoting kitchen appliances on Women’s Day: Indian e-commerce company Flipkart apologises

Indian e-commerce company Flipkart has apologised for its sexist marketing of kitchen appliances on Women’s Day.
9 March 2022

BJP predicted to win in UP

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party was set for a resounding victory but a reduced majority at elections in the country’s most populous state Uttar Pradesh, exit polls forecast yesterday.
7 March 2022

BSF jawan kills 4 colleagues before shooting himself in India’s Punjab

At least five personnel of India’s Border Security Force (BSF) were killed today when their colleague allegedly opened fire at a BSF camp in Punjab state’s Amritsar, officials said.
6 March 2022

Delhi keen on inking comprehensive FTA

Bangladesh and India have decided to conduct a feasibility study on a comprehensive bilateral free-trade agreement covering goods and services, reopen the border haats and operationalise the busy Benapole-Petrapole trade point round the clock.
5 March 2022

Mamata Banerjee's flight faces air turbulence before landing at Kolkata

A chartered plane carrying West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ran into a turbulent air pocket minutes before landing at Kolkata airport when she was returning from election campaign in India’s most populous state Uttar Pradesh yesterday evening, Indian media reported today.
5 March 2022

Firecracker explosion in India kills at least 11

At least 11 people died in eastern India after a massive explosion at a house where firecrackers were being made illegally, officials said yesterday.
4 March 2022

Firecracker explosion in India kills at least 11

At least 11 people died in eastern India after a massive explosion at a house where firecrackers were being made illegally, officials said yesterday.
4 March 2022

India wary as nearly 1,000 citizens still stranded in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, Sumy

Nearly 1,000 Indians are still stranded in Ukraine’s Kharkiv and Sumy, which are among the worst-hit areas during the ongoing Russian invasion.
4 March 2022

Indian TV host yelling at wrong guest goes viral, memes follow

An Indian TV news anchor’s outburst during a live talk show on Ukraine crisis went viral where he was yelling at the wrong guest the whole time.
4 March 2022

India sends 2,500 tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan

India has sent 50 trucks carrying 2,500 tonnes of wheat for crisis-hit Afghanistan after Pakistan gave “exceptional” permission for the shipment to pass through,
23 February 2022