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Indian govt says no decision yet on preparing National Register of Citizens

The Indian government today said it has not taken any decision yet to prepare a nationwide National Register of Citizens (NRC).
30 November 2021

Indian Farm Laws: Parliament passes bill to repeal

India’s parliament yesterday passed a bill to repeal three laws aiming at deregulating agricultural markets, bowing to pressure from farmers who have protested for over a year to demand that the laws be rolled back.
29 November 2021

India’s Lok Sabha passes bill to repeal 3 contentious farm laws

The Lok Sabha, lower House of the Indian parliament, today passed a bill to repeal the three contentious agricultural sector reform laws, against which farmers have been protesting for over a year, within minutes of its introduction without discussion.
29 November 2021

BJP sweeps Tripura civic elections

India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party yesterday swept the urban civic body elections in north eastern state of Tripura bagging all the seats of the 51-member Agartala Municipal Corporation and taking control of several other municipalities.
28 November 2021

15 dead in road accident in India’s West Bengal

At least 15 people -- heading for a funeral -- were dead when the vehicle carrying them and the mortal remains of the dead rammed into a stationary truck in West Bengal’s Nadia district early today.
28 November 2021

Afghan Humanitarian Crisis: India, Russia, China alarmed

The foreign ministers of India, Russia and China on Friday expressed concern at the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Afghanistan and the spread of drug trafficking in the country.
27 November 2021

High percentage of Indian women in 18 states think domestic violence is justified

A high percentage of women in 18 Indian states, including Kerala with cent percent literacy, consider domestic violence against women to be justified, according to the latest National Family Health Survey 2019-21 (NFHS-5).
27 November 2021

Delhi’s air quality still very poor

Schools and colleges in India’s capital will reopen on Monday after closing for nearly 15 days due to a spike in air pollution, the government said, even though air quality remains very poor in New Delhi and its neighbouring cities.
26 November 2021

Quote of the day

Party for the family, by the family... do I need to say more? If a party is run by one family for many generations, then, it isn’t good for a healthy democracy... look at the political parties from Kashmir to Kanyakumari.”
26 November 2021

India has more women than men for the first time

India has more women than men for the first time on record, according to government data that also showed a slowing birthrate in the world’s second-most populous nation.
25 November 2021

9 members of human trafficking gang arrested in India

The Indian police today arrested nine members including the kingpin of a gang for their alleged involvement in trafficking women from Bangladesh and forcing them into prostitution in Indore city of Madhya Pradesh state, a senior police official said.
24 November 2021

Improve Bangladesh-India relations: Speakers

Speakers at a seminar-webinar titled, "India-Bangladesh: Fifty Years of Friendship," today called for further enhancement of relations between the two countries which should work for maintaining peace and stability in the region.
24 November 2021

Indian Cabinet approves bill to scrap the 3 controversial farm laws

The Indian Cabinet today approved a bill to repeal the three contentious farm sector reform laws which triggered major protests by thousands of farmers.
24 November 2021

Indian farmers hold mass rally in Lucknow

Flushed with victory after Prime Minister Narendra Modi caved into demands for agricultural reform laws to be repealed, Indian farmers held a mass rally yesterday to demand minimum support prices be extended to all produce, not just rice and wheat.
22 November 2021

India hopeful $500mn defence credit to Bangladesh will spur joint activities

Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tonight expressed hope that India’s USD 500 million line of credit to Bangladesh for defence equipment will spur joint activities not only in acquisition of assets but also in co-development and co-production of defence material.
22 November 2021

Protests to go on till laws repealed

Farmers at the Delhi borders have said that say their protests will continue till the formal cancellation of the three contentious farm laws, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday.
21 November 2021

Indian man found alive after night in morgue freezer

An Indian man declared dead after a road accident shocked his relatives when they found him still breathing despite a night in the freezer of a hospital morgue.
21 November 2021

2 Rohingyas arrested on trafficking charges in Kolkata

India’s Uttar Pradesh state Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested two Rohingyas from Kolkata for allegedly making fake documents for Rohingya people and Bangladeshis illegally brought to India for trafficking.
21 November 2021

India’s farmers vow to continue protests till farm laws are withdrawn

Apparently unimpressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement of the decision to withdraw three contentious farm laws, India’s agitating farmers today vowed to continue their protests till formal scrapping of the legislations.
21 November 2021

30 dead or missing in floods in India

At least 30 people are dead or missing after flash floods hit southern India, reports yesterday, with three buses washed away in one incident.
20 November 2021