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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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Leaseholder arrested after Kolkata hotel fire kills nine
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Lightning strikes kill 14 in India’s Jharkhand
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Hasina not allowed to use Indian soil for politics
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1 August 2026 India

Indian parliament pays tributes to Khaleda Zia

UNB, DhakaThe Rajya Sabha (upper house) yesterday paid tribute to Bangladesh’s former prime minister Khaleda Zia, alongside erstwhile members of the upper house of the Indian parliament, L Ganesan and Suresh Kalmadi, who also passed away recently.
29 January 2026

Deputy chief minister of India's Maharashtra dies in plane crash, TV channels say

Emergency landing attempt fails; wreckage scattered across open field
28 January 2026

EU, India agree to ‘mother of all’ trade deals

The European Union (EU) and India yesterday announced the “mother of all deals”, a huge trade pact to create a market of two billion people, reached after two decades of negotiations.
28 January 2026

AR Rahman’s ‘communal’ claim sparks debate

Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman has found himself in the centre of controversy after a recent BBC interview in which he suggested he may have lost work in Bollywood due to communal bias.
21 January 2026

India to recall diplomats’ families from Bangladesh

India has decided to withdraw all family members and dependents of diplomats and other officials from the High Commission of India and other missions in Bangladesh, PTI reported yesterday, citing official sources.
21 January 2026

India security forces kill 14 Maoist rebels

Indian security forces killed 14 Maoist rebel fighters yesterday in two clashes, police said, as New Delhi steps up efforts to quash the long-running insurgency in the country’s central regions.
3 January 2026

Tribal pushback over ‘illegal settlers’ kills 2

Violent tribal protests against illegal non-tribal settlement in a constitutionally protected hill region of Assam left two people dead Tuesday - as Sixth Schedule protections and land rights ignited a volatile fault line.
24 December 2025

India summons Bangladesh high commissioner for the second time in a week

Indian envoy was summoned by Bangladesh earlier today
23 December 2025

Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi suspends all consular and visa services

Development comes two days after a group held demonstration in front of the mission
22 December 2025

7 elephants killed in India train accident

Seven elephants were killed and one injured when a Delhi-bound train collided with a herd in northeast India early yesterday, district police chief VV Rakesh Reddy said.
20 December 2025

Delhi bans tandoors in its fight against air pollution

The humble tandoor, used to prepare rotis and roasted delights, has become the latest target of Delhi’s pollution fight. The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) issued directions banning tandoors that use coal and firewood across all hotels, restaurants and open eateries in the city.
18 December 2025

India responds to Bangladesh’s assertions after envoy is summoned

MEA says India has never allowed its territory to be used for activities against Bangladesh
14 December 2025

Four Nepalis among 25 killed in India's Goa club fire

The rest of the dead were Indian citizens, mainly the nightclub's staff and holidaymakers from New Delhi
8 December 2025

Nightclub fire kills 25 in Goa

Indian authorities ordered an investigation and offered compensation to victims yesterday after a fire ripped through a nightclub in the western state of Goa, killing 25.
7 December 2025

India nightclub fire kills 25 in Goa

Several tourists were among the dead in the blaze, which broke out at about midnight at a club in Arpora in North Goa district
7 December 2025

Putin, Modi agree to boost trade, ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday agreed to expand and diversify trade beyond oil and defence despite Western pressure on New Delhi to scale back its decades-old close ties with Moscow.
5 December 2025

Putin offers India 'uninterrupted' oil in summit talks with Modi

Indian PM thanks Russian president for his 'unwavering commitment towards India'
5 December 2025

Putin and Modi discuss trade, peace in New Delhi summit

Raft of agreements and deals to be announced
5 December 2025

India’s BSF returns body of Bangladeshi killed in Lalmonirhat border

BGB lodges strong protest over Sabuj Mia’s death
5 December 2025

Putin to hold summit talks with Modi in Delhi

Will discuss defence, oil, and nuclear energy
5 December 2025