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Bangladeshi 'cow smuggler' killed; 17 Indian cops injured in clash along West Bengal border

A suspected Bangladeshi cow smuggler was killed in a clash with the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Malda district and at least 17 Indian policemen were injured in a separate faceoff with cow smugglers along the border with Bangladesh Cooch Behar district’s Mekhliganj area in West Bengal.
10 January 2022

Charge sheet filed against 4 JMB members in India

India’s National Investigation Agency has filed a charge sheet against four Bangladeshi and one Indian operative of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) over their alleged involvement in radicalisation of Muslim youth and their recruitment by either JMB or Al-Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), an NIA official said today.
10 January 2022

India man named Kovid Kapoor says he's 'not a virus'

What's in a name? For Indian travel start-up founder Kovid Kapoor, it has made him a social media sensation.
10 January 2022

Curbs for more Indian states

India reported 159,632 new Covid-19 cases and 327 new deaths yesterday, as the Omicron variant continues to spread rapidly in the country, nudging several state governments to impose fresh restrictions.
9 January 2022

Creator of Muslim women auction app ‘Sulli Deals’ arrested: Delhi police

Indian police today arrested the alleged creator of “Sulli Deals” App, which targeted Muslim women, from the central Indian city of Indore.
9 January 2022

Mother Teresa charity in India gets back access to foreign funds

The Indian government renewed permission for late Catholic nun Mother Teresa’s charity to receive foreign funds, weeks after rejecting it, the organisation said yesterday. 
8 January 2022

Five states to vote from February 10

Indian election commission yesterday announced dates for Assembly elections in five states - Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Manipur, Punjab, and Uttarakhand. The five states will vote over seven phases starting February 10, with counting of votes scheduled for March 10. 
8 January 2022

India fears another Covid catastrophe

India’s daily Covid-19 cases jumped to 117,100 yesterday, a five-fold increase in a week, and on course to overtake its previous infection peak as the fast-spreading Omicron becoming the dominant coronavirus variant across the country. 
7 January 2022

Indian man has taken at least eight Covid jabs

A man in India got jabbed with a Covid-19 vaccine at least eight times last year, a health official said. Brahmdeo Mandal, 65, has claimed that he received 11 doses of the vaccine in Bihar state.
7 January 2022

College suspends student who was mastermind behind Bulli Bai app in India

The alleged mastermind behind the creation of "Bulli Bai" app -- targeting Muslim women -- was suspended by his college, following arrest, an official of the institute said today.
7 January 2022

Covid surge: India sets up help desk to avoid disruption in international trade

In light of a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases across India, its commerce ministry has established help desks and control rooms to avoid any possible disruption in international trade during the pandemic surge.
7 January 2022

India records 2nd Omicron death; daily Covid-19 cases cross 1 lakh mark

India recorded its second Omicron-linked death today as the country’s daily Covid-19 cases went past the one lakh mark.
7 January 2022

Bulli Bai app: India arrests ‘mastermind’

The Delhi Police yesterday arrested the alleged mastermind and creator of the controversial ‘Bulli Bai’ app. According to the Delhi Police, the accused has been
6 January 2022

Indian Muslim women put up for ‘auction’: Creator of ‘Bulli Bai’ app arrested

Delhi Police today arrested the alleged mastermind and creator of the controversial ‘Bulli Bai’ app which targeted Muslim women for a fake “auction”.
6 January 2022

Modi stuck 20 minutes on Punjab road in massive security breach

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi cancelled his programme in Punjab today after a massive security breach left him stuck on a highway for 20 minutes because of protesting farmers, reports NDTV.
6 January 2022

Omicron overtakes Delta variant in India

India today acknowledged that Omicron has become the dominant circulating variant of Covid-19, replacing Delta strain in the country.
5 January 2022

Indian Muslim women on Bulli Bai app ‘auction’: Woman suspected to be prime accused detained

A woman suspected to be the prime accused in the case related to the fake online “auction” of Muslim women was detained by Indian police while the engineering student, who was detained in Bengaluru yesterday, has been arrested.
4 January 2022

Kolkata woman claims to be 'Mughal heir', demands ownership of Delhi's Red Fort

A destitute Indian woman who claims she is heir to the dynasty that built the Taj Mahal has demanded ownership of an imposing palace once home to the Mughal emperors.
4 January 2022

Indian Muslim women’s photos on Bulli Bai app for ‘auction’: Youth detained from Bengaluru

A 21-year-old engineering student has been detained from India’s Bengaluru in connection with the “Bulli Bai” app which targeted Muslim women, the Indian police said last night.
3 January 2022

India ‘clearly’ going thru third wave

A large chunk of Covid-19 cases in Indian metro areas reported in the last few days are of the Omicron variant, a top official said yesterday, adding that the country is “clearly in the third wave” of the pandemic.
3 January 2022