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Hotel crackdown in Kolkata puts Bangladeshi patients in a fix
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13 glacial lakes in India’s Uttarakhand flagged as highly sensitive
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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

Explosion near Delhi school; several vehicles, shops damaged

No casualties were reported in the blast and an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the explosion
20 October 2024

India FM’s Pakistan visit a ‘good beginning’

The visit of India’s foreign minister to Pakistan earlier this week was a “good beginning” that could lead to a thaw in relations between the two rivals, former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was quoted as saying by Indian media yesterday.
18 October 2024

Salman Khan receives Rs 5cr extortion threat amid rising gang violence

The threat was communicated to the city’s traffic control room via its WhatsApp helpline on Thursday afternoon. Officials reported that the sender issued a direct threat to the actor and insisted on the substantial monetary demand. An investigation is currently underway to trace the source of the message.
18 October 2024

India SC upholds validity of Section 6A of Citizenship Act, affirming Assam accord

In a landmark ruling today, the Supreme Court of India upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the 1955 Citizenship Act, which grants Indian citizenship to certain illegal immigrants in Assam, primarily from Bangladesh
17 October 2024

Teenager detained after allegedly sending bomb threats to Indian airlines on social media

The teenager was summoned for questioning after police tracked him down as the operator of the X account used to send threats
17 October 2024

India to buy 31 armed drones from US

India yesterday signed a deal with the US State Department to buy 31 armed MQ-9B SkyGuardian and SeaGuardian High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) drones, the South Asian nation’s defence ministry said.
15 October 2024

After recalling envoy, India expels 6 Canadian diplomats

India today expelled six senior Canadian diplomats after announcing its decision to withdraw its High Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma and other "targeted" diplomats and officials in Canada
14 October 2024

India to recall top envoy to Canada

India said yesterday it was withdrawing its envoy to Canada because Ottawa was investigating him and other diplomats as “persons of interest”, after the killing last year of a Sikh separatist leader.
14 October 2024

India withdraws high commissioner, diplomats from Canada

'We have no faith in the current Canadian government's commitment to ensure their security. Therefore, the government of India has decided to withdraw the High Commissioner and other targeted diplomats and officials,' says the Indian Ministry of External Affairs
14 October 2024

Air India Mumbai-New York flight diverted to Delhi after bomb threat

Mumbai airport received a message on X (formerly Twitter) regarding a bomb threat in the flight bound to New York. T
14 October 2024

FAIMA joins protest over rape, murder of doctor at Indian hospital

The Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA), an apex body of Resident Doctors' Associations (RDAs), called for a nationwide shutdown of elective services in hospitals from today, in solidarity with the medics' ongoing protest in West Bengal state against the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata
13 October 2024

Senior Indian politician shot dead in Mumbai

A senior politician in India’s financial capital Mumbai was shot dead on Saturday, weeks ahead of key state elections, with police probing the role of a notorious crime gang.
13 October 2024

Noel Tata takes the reins at charity arm of Tata group

The half-brother of Ratan Tata was appointed yesterday as the head of the powerful and influential philanthropic arm of India’s Tata group, giving him indirect control of the $165 billion conglomerate.
11 October 2024

India bids farewell to Ratan Tata

Ratan Tata, India's most respected industrialist and philanthropist who passed in Mumbai yesterday, was cremated this evening with full state honours amidst a rising outpour of rich tributes from all walks of life
10 October 2024

Top industry leaders pay tribute to Ratan Tata

Top industry leaders, including Google's India-born Chief Executive Sundar Pichai, paid tributes to India's most respected industrialist, Ratan Naval Tata, who passed away yesterday
10 October 2024

Modi, Congress leaders pay tribute to Ratan Tata

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tonight paid rich tributes to industrialist Ratan Tata, who passed away at a Mumbai hospital, describing him as a visionary business leader, compassionate soul, and an extraordinary human being
9 October 2024

Ratan Tata passes away

India’s top industrialist and Tata Sons Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata died in a hospital in Mumbai last night, the company said.
9 October 2024

India state polls: Congress-NC alliance wins in J&K

The National Conference (NC)-Congress alliance yesterday stormed back to power in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), India’s only Muslim-majority region.
8 October 2024
8 October 2024

National Conference-Congress alliance set to form govt in Jammu & Kashmir

The National Conference-Congress alliance is set to form the next government in Jammu and Kashmir, with vote counting trends from today’s assembly elections showing the coalition significantly ahead of its closest rival, the BJP
8 October 2024