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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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Hasina not allowed to use Indian soil for politics
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1 August 2026 India

‘Houthi Missile Attack’: One Bangladeshi onboard British tanker on fire

One Bangladeshi and 22 Indian crew members are on board a British oil tanker MV Marlin Luanda which reported a fire outbreak in the Gulf of Aden, following an alleged Houthi missile strike.
27 January 2024

Sikh Murder: India cooperating with Canada

India is cooperating with Canada and bilateral ties are improving after tensions spiked over the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia, a top Canadian official told CTV in an interview published on Friday.
27 January 2024

India, France agree on joint defence production

India and France have agreed to work together on the joint production of defence equipment including helicopters and submarines for the Indian armed forces and production for friendly countries,
27 January 2024

Military prowess, 'women power' showcased in celebration of India's Republic Day

India today marked its 75th Republic Day with traditional fervour and an impressive display of its military prowess, rich cultural heritage and "nari shakti" (women power) at a parade watched by President Droupadi Murmu, French President Emmanuel Macron as the chief guest and Prime Minister Narendra Modi
26 January 2024

India has not asked troops to pull out from Maldives

India’s government has not told its defence personnel to pull out from Maldives following a request from Male, Indian Navy Chief Admiral R. Hari Kumar told broadcaster CNN-News 18 yesterday.
25 January 2024

‘No tie-up with Congress’

The Trinamool Congress will contest the elections for West Bengal’s 42 Lok Sabha seats on its own steam, and only consider a pan-India alliance with the Congress after results are declared, a furious Mamata Banerjee declared yesterday.
24 January 2024

Mamata Banerjee injured in Bardhaman car accident

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today sustained injury to her forehead when the car she was travelling in suddenly halted to avoid a collision with another vehicle in Bardhaman district of the state, a senior official said
24 January 2024

India threatens to expel French journalist

A French journalist said yesterday she was facing expulsion from India after two decades for what authorities have termed “malicious and critical” reportage, days before a state visit by President Emmanuel Macron.
23 January 2024

Modi opens Ram temple in Ayodhya

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday led the consecration of a grand temple to the Hindu god Lord Ram on a site believed to be Ram’s birthplace, in a celebratory event for the Hindu majority of the world’s most populous nation.
22 January 2024

Chinese research vessel heads to Maldives, could concern India

A Chinese research vessel is on its way to the Maldives, according to an Indian military official and an independent researcher, as new Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu deepens ties with Beijing, distancing from New Delhi.
22 January 2024

Modi opens flashpoint temple symbolising his changing India

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the Ram temple in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya amid religious fervour, signifying a triumph of his muscular Hindu nationalist politics ahead of the parliamentary elections due in a few months.
22 January 2024

India plans to fence off Myanmar frontier

India plans to erect a fence along its vast and porous frontier with Myanmar and will scrap a free movement border zone agreement, Indian media reported yesterday.
21 January 2024

Nasa laser bounces off India’s Vikram moon lander

A spacecraft of Nasa, orbiting the moon, sent laser beams which successfully bounced off a tiny mirror-based instrument on board the lander that is now on the lunar following India’s landmark moon mission last year.
20 January 2024

Ethnic Violence: 5 civilians killed in Manipur

Fresh ethnic violence has killed five civilians in two districts of the north eastern Indian state of Manipur, senior police officials said.
19 January 2024

5 civilians killed in fresh ethnic violence in Manipur

Fresh ethnic violence has killed five civilians in two districts of the north eastern Indian state of Manipur, senior police officials said
19 January 2024

India, Maldives seeking ‘mutually workable solution’

India and Maldives recently held a core group meeting on January 14 to address the issue of ensuring “continued operation” of Indian aviation platforms providing humanitarian and medical services, India’s ministry of external affairs said yesterday.
18 January 2024

Indian Navy rescues crew after attack on ship

The Indian Navy said yesterday it had rescued the crew of a US-owned vessel in the Gulf of Aden after an attack by Yemen’s Houthi movement as tensions in the region’s sea lanes disrupted global trade.
18 January 2024

14 children, among 16, killed as boat capsizes in Gujarat's Harni Lake

A boat ride during picnic turned tragic when at least 16 people, including 14 school children and two teachers, died as the vessel carrying them capsized in a lake in western Indian state of Gujarat's Vadodara district this evening.
18 January 2024

Pakistan-Iran tensions: India says understand ‘actions countries take in self-defence’

In the backdrop of Iran targeting the “terror bases” in Pakistan, India has said it understands the “actions that countries take in their self-defence” and maintained that it has an “uncompromising” position of “zero tolerance” towards terrorism
18 January 2024

Indian, Chinese troops clashed twice in 2022

Indian and Chinese soldiers clashed at least two times in 2022 along their Himalayan frontier where they have been involved in a bitter standoff since 2020, according to new details that have emerged from the Indian Army’s gallantry award citations.
17 January 2024