The evolution of BRICS and its challenges today
12 September 2026
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World
Hotel crackdown in Kolkata puts Bangladeshi patients in a fix
6 September 2026
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India
13 glacial lakes in India’s Uttarakhand flagged as highly sensitive
31 August 2026
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India
Anti-tank missile: India signs deal with US to buy Javelin systems
29 August 2026
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India
India’s Bihar seeks opening of all Farakka Barrage gates amid rising Ganges
25 August 2026
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India
Leaseholder arrested after Kolkata hotel fire kills nine
20 August 2026
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India
Kolkata hotel fire: 7-yr-old orphaned as four of Kushtia family perish
20 August 2026
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India
India youth protests highlight mistrust in 'lapdog' media
6 August 2026
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India
Lightning strikes kill 14 in India’s Jharkhand
6 August 2026
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India
Hasina not allowed to use Indian soil for politics
1 August 2026
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India
‘Won’t allow democracy to be murdered like this’
India's Supreme Court today called the defacing of ballot papers by a returning officer in the recently concluded mayoral polls in Chandigarh a mockery of democracy
5 February 2024
Indian embassy staffer arrested
The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested an employee of the Indian embassy in Moscow for allegedly spying for Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI. He was arrested in Meerut.
4 February 2024
India to remove troops from Maldives by May
India will withdraw its troops in the Maldives by May, the Maldivian Foreign Ministry said yesterday, as the two countries seek agreement on a pullout that has strained ties.
3 February 2024
Mamata stages night-long sit-in over dues from Delhi
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who began a two-day sit-in demonstration in Kolkata's Maidan area demanding the state's "dues" from the federal government for funding various social welfare schemes, spent the night at the site amid cold and fog
3 February 2024
LK Advani to be conferred Bharat Ratna
India’s former deputy prime minister and BJP patriarch Lal Krishna Advani will be conferred “Bharat Ratna,” the country’s highest civilian honour
3 February 2024
India releases pigeon wrongfully accused of spying
A pigeon that spent eight months in Indian police custody has been released after it was finally cleared of being a suspected Chinese spy.
2 February 2024
Troops in Maldives: India to start withdrawing in March
India will start withdrawing its troops deployed in the Maldives from next month, Male’s foreign ministry said after talks yesterday.
2 February 2024
India releases pigeon accused of spying for China
A pigeon that spent eight months in Indian police custody has been released after it was finally cleared of being a suspected Chinese spy
2 February 2024
US approves nearly $4b sale of 31 armed drones to India
The US State Department has approved the potential sale of 31 armed MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones, related missiles and equipment to India for nearly $4 billion, the Pentagon said on Thursday, years after the two countries started discussing a deal
1 February 2024
India regrets death of BGB soldier
India’s Border Security Force (BSF) has officially regretted the death of a Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) soldier and expressed willingness to work together to prevent any such incident in the future, said the foreign ministry.
1 February 2024
India opposition accuses govt of crackdown
India’s opposition parties yesterday accused the government of targeting their leaders in the build-up to elections after the financial crime agency arrested a state chief minister on corruption charges,
1 February 2024
Bangladeshi arrested in India for ‘illegal activities'
Uttar Pradesh police has arrested a Bangladeshi national on charge of staying in India without valid documents and operating an illegal immigration racket there
1 February 2024
India deploys warships east of Red Sea
India has deployed at least a dozen warships east of the Red Sea to provide security against pirates and has investigated more than 250 vessels as Western powers focus on attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis, Indian officials said.
31 January 2024
‘Neighbours need each other’
Amid the attack on merchant navy vessels in the Red Sea and deployment of the Indian Navy’s ships in the region, India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar yesterday said India’s greater capability, its own interest and reputation today warrant that it actually help in difficult situations.
30 January 2024
Indian navy frees second Iranian boat
India’s navy said yesterday it had freed an Iranian fishing vessel hijacked by Somali pirates, the second in as many days, after the latest attack on Indian Ocean shipping.
30 January 2024
BJP wins Chandigarh mayor elections
The Bharatiya Janta Party’s (BJP) Manoj Sonkar won the Chandigarh mayoral elections yesterday, defeating Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Kuldeep Kumar.
30 January 2024
Nationwide implementation of CAA within a week: Indian state minister
India's State Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shantanu Thakur yesterday said the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will be implemented across the entire country within the next seven days
29 January 2024
Indian navy frees Iranian fishing boat hijacked off Somalia: spokesman
India's navy said Monday it had freed an Iranian fishing vessel hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia following the latest attack against shipping in the Indian Ocean
29 January 2024
INDIA bloc gets jolts in Bihar, West Bengal, Punjab ahead of polls
The old adage that there are no permanent friends in politics has come back to haunt India’s opposition bloc under the banner of Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) ahead of parliamentary elections.
28 January 2024
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar resigns, set to align with BJP
Dealing a major blow to India’s nascent opposition alliance Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) ahead of the national elections due in a few months, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today resigned and is all set to align with BJP
28 January 2024