The evolution of BRICS and its challenges today
Reuters, New Delhi
12 September 2026 World
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
Our Correspondent, kolkata
20 August 2026 India
Lightning strikes kill 14 in India’s Jharkhand
Reuters, Bhubaneswar
6 August 2026 India
Hasina not allowed to use Indian soil for politics
Kolkata Correspondent
1 August 2026 India

ISRO says it germinated seed in microgravity conditions in spacecraft

The cowpea seeds were sent on the PS-4 Orbital Experiment Module (POEM-4) mission on December 30 and have germinated in the near zero-gravity conditions in just four days and enclosed the surroundings of space
4 January 2025

Indian draft bill proposes mandatory parental consent for minor

Personal data protection law seeks public feedback till February
4 January 2025

‘Nothing to add at this point of time’

India yesterday said it does not have anything to add “at this point” to Bangladesh’s interim government’s request for the extradition of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
3 January 2025

Indian duo self-immolate in Bhopal waste protest

Two people in India set themselves on fire yesterday to protest against the disposal of hazardous waste from the decades-old Bhopal industrial disaster, local government officials said.
3 January 2025

Bidens received the most precious gift from Modi

The disclosures by the US State Department include high-value items such as a $20,000 diamond gifted to First Lady Jill Biden.
3 January 2025

BSF aiding Bangladeshi infiltrators: Mamata

The West Bengal CM accuses the infiltrations as central govt’s ploy to destabilise West Bengal
2 January 2025

Toxic waste from Bhopal Gas Tragedy finally being cleared after 4 decades

Twelve container trucks carrying the waste set off on a non-stop journey
2 January 2025

India, Pakistan exchange list of nuke installations

India and Pakistan yesterday exchanged lists of their nuclear assets as part of a bilateral pact that bars them from attacking each other’s nuclear facilities.
1 January 2025

Nine Bangladeshi arrested over illegal stay

Suspects are accused of obtaining Aadhaar cards using forged documents
1 January 2025

India successfully launches its first space docking mission

The mission, christened SpaDeX (Space Docking Experiment), is a pioneering mission to establish India's capability in orbital docking, a key technology for future human spaceflight, bringing back lunar soil and landing a manned mission on the moon and set up a space station, the national space agency said
30 December 2024

Manmohan Singh cremated with full state honours

Rahul Gandhi accompanied the procession alongside Singh's relatives including his wife Gursharan Kaur and daughter
28 December 2024

16 Bangladeshis arrested in India for illegal entry

The accused have been booked under the Foreigners Act and other relevant laws
28 December 2024

Indian state funeral for former PM Manmohan Singh

India announced seven days of state mourning yesterday after the death of former prime minister
28 December 2024

India announces 7-day mourning for Manmohan Singh

India has declared a seven-day state mourning as a mark of respect to former prime minister Manmohan Singh, who passed away last night
27 December 2024

Manmohan Singh passes away at 92

Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh, the architect of India's economic reforms, passed away in New Delhi last night. He was 92.
26 December 2024

PK Halder walks out of Kolkata jail after over 2 years

More than two and a half years after his arrest by India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case, Bangladeshi businessman Prashanta Kumar Halder, known as PK Halder, walked out of jail after a special court in Kolkata granted him bail.
25 December 2024

India police kill 3 Sikh separatist militants

Indian police said yesterday they had killed three Sikh militants fighting for a separate homeland known as “Khalistan”, the struggle for which sparked deadly violence in the 1980s and 1990s.
23 December 2024

Hasina extradition: India says it received ‘note verbale’ from Bangladesh

It is to be noted that under the provisions of the India-Bangladesh extradition treaty, extradition may be refused if the offence is one of a "political character"
23 December 2024

India's green cover increases by 1,445 sq km

India's green cover went up by 1,445 sq km from 2021 to 2023, reaching 25.17 per cent of its geographical area, according to official data made public today
21 December 2024

Bangladeshi among 8 arrested in India over terror link

Md Sad Radi, a Bangladeshi national from Rajshahi, was apprehended in Kerala without valid travel documents
21 December 2024