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Hotel crackdown in Kolkata puts Bangladeshi patients in a fix
Our Correspondent, Kolkata
6 September 2026 India
13 glacial lakes in India’s Uttarakhand flagged as highly sensitive
Our Correspondent, Kolkata
31 August 2026 India
Leaseholder arrested after Kolkata hotel fire kills nine
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20 August 2026 India
Lightning strikes kill 14 in India’s Jharkhand
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6 August 2026 India
Hasina not allowed to use Indian soil for politics
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1 August 2026 India

Congress moves motion over ‘inhumane’ deportation of 104 Indians

The United States deported the 104 Indians as part of an immigration crackdown under the Donald Trump administration
6 February 2025

US flies back '104 expelled Indian migrants'

A US military aircraft carrying 104 illegal immigrants landed in Amritsar city of the northern Indian state of Punjab today in the first such batch of Indians deported by the Donald Trump government
5 February 2025

Delhi votes as AAP chases 3rd term, BJP seeks major comeback

Delhi, a sprawling megacity home to more than 30 million people, has been governed for most of the past decade by charismatic Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party
5 February 2025

Indian troops kill 8 Maoists

Indian commandos shot dead at least eight Maoist rebels in the dense jungles of central India yesterday, as security forces ramp up efforts to crush the long-running conflict.
1 February 2025

India conducts 3 trials of Very Short-Range Air Defence System

VSHORADS is a manually-portable air defence missile system designed and developed indigenously which has the capability to meet the needs of army, navy and air force, it said in a statement
1 February 2025

India's financial aid to Bangladesh remains unchanged

The latest Indian budget enhanced the assistance by 28.5 percent to the Maldives to Rs 600 crore from Rs 400 crore in the previous budget
1 February 2025

India's defence budget up by 9%

This fiscal's budget stands at $79 billion
1 February 2025

Indian soldiers kill two in J&K near Pak border

Indian soldiers killed two fighters in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) along the heavily militarised frontier with Pakistan as they attempted to cross into the Indian-administered part of the disputed territory, the army said yesterday.
31 January 2025

30 killed in India’s Kumbh festival stampede

Dozens of people were killed in a pre-dawn stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India yesterday, police sources and a Reuters witness said, as tens of millions gathered to take a dip in sacred river waters on the most auspicious day of a six-week Hindu festival.
29 January 2025

30 killed, 60 hurt in festival stampede in India

At least 30 people were killed and 60 injured in a pre-dawn stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, in Prayagraj, formerly Allahabad, in India's Uttar Pradesh state, a senior official confirmed
29 January 2025

15 dead in India stampede at Hindu mega-festival

Deadly crowd incidents are frequent occurrence at Indian religious festivals, including the Kumbh Mela
29 January 2025

India lodges strong protest after five fishermen hurt

India yesterday unequivocally criticised the incident of firing by the Sri Lankan Navy that injured five Indian fishermen near Delft Island.
28 January 2025

India, China agree to resume flights 5yrs after stoppage

India and China yesterday announced they have agreed to resume direct air services after about five years, indicating a thaw in relations between the two neighbours after a military clash on their unresolved border across the Himalayas in 2020
27 January 2025

Trump pushes India's Modi on 'fair' trade

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump spoke in a phone call yesterday, Modi said in a post on X, the first conversation between the two leaders since Trump’s inauguration last week.
27 January 2025

India, China agree to resume direct air services

India and China have agreed to resume direct air services between the two countries, New Delhi said in a statement yesterday after Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri visited Beijing and held talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
27 January 2025

‘We will rid Delhi of all illegals’

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s closest political ally has pledged to rid the capital of “illegal’ immigrants if his party wins looming elections, in a forceful appeal to his party’s Hindu constituency.
27 January 2025

Indian state implements common civil code

An Indian state announced yesterday it had begun implementing a common civil code to replace religious laws, stoking fear among minority Muslims of a looming nationwide rollout by the Hindu-nationalist ruling party.
27 January 2025

India shows military might, diversity

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto looked on as guest of honour at India’s annual military and cultural parade in New Delhi held to mark the country’s 76th Republic Day yesterday.
26 January 2025

Indian munitions factory blast kills eight

At least eight people were killed and seven injured in a blast at an ordnance factory in the western Indian state of Maharashtra yesterday, a senior federal minister said.
24 January 2025

'Alleged intruder of Saif Ali Khan’s house not my son'

Says father of Shariful Islam who has been arrested in Mumbai
24 January 2025