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Modi govt wins no-confidence vote over Manipur

Serious crime against women in Manipur is unforgivable, says the Indian premier in Lok Sabha
10 August 2023

Rahul Gandhi rips into Modi over Manipur violence

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi yesterday mounted a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s handling of the deadly ethnic conflict in Manipur, saying his government had divided the remote northeastern state, broken it and burnt it.
9 August 2023

Lawmakers in India pass data protection law

Indian lawmakers yesterday passed a data protection law that will dictate how tech companies process users’ data amid criticism that it will likely lead to increased surveillance by the government.
9 August 2023

Rahul in trouble again for 'flying kiss' to Smriti Irani

A group of women lawmakers of ruling BJP today met with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and lodged a complaint against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for allegedly making an “inappropriate gesture” towards federal minister Smriti Irani when she was speaking in the House
9 August 2023

Rahul slams Modi govt, says BJP ‘murdered Bharat Mata’ in Manipur

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today launched a no-holds barred attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP over violence in the Indian state of Manipur, saying that the saffron party's politics has "murdered Bharat Mata" in the northeastern state
9 August 2023

India bars makers from using Chinese parts

India in recent months has barred domestic manufacturers of military drones from using components made in China over concerns about security
8 August 2023

MPs debate no-confidence motion against Modi govt

India’s parliament debated a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government yesterday, a day after opposition leader Rahul Gandhi returned to the house.
8 August 2023

Rahul returns to House after reinstatement

Rahul Gandhi returned to India’s parliament yesterday after a Supreme Court ruling, boosting the profile of his Congress party and its opposition allies ahead of a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.
7 August 2023

Three-quarters of children face extreme heat: UN

Three-quarters of children in South Asia are already facing dangerously high temperatures, the highest level worldwide, as the impact of climate change grows, the United Nations warned yesterday.
7 August 2023

SC to monitor probes into violence cases

India’s Supreme Court said yesterday it will monitor all cases of violence against women committed during three months of sectarian clashes in the northeastern state of Manipur since May.
7 August 2023

Rahul Gandhi’s Lok Sabha membership restored

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's membership of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian parliament, was restored today, three days after the Supreme Court stayed his conviction in a defamation case
7 August 2023

15 houses set ablaze, man shot in Manipur

Fifteen houses were set ablaze in the Indian state of Manipur’s Imphal West district and a man was shot at in a fresh bout of arson, officials said yesterday.
6 August 2023

Manipur Ethnic Violence: Father, son among 3 killed

Three people, including a father and his son, were gunned down in their sleep by suspected militants in the ethnic strife-hit northeastern Indian state of Manipur, the Indian media reported yesterday citing police.
5 August 2023

Chandrayaan-3 enters Moon’s orbit

India’s latest space mission yesterday entered the Moon’s orbit ahead of the country’s second attempted lunar landing, as its cut-price space programme seeks to reach new heights.
5 August 2023

Bjp’s Invitation: AL delegation to arrive in New Delhi today

A five-member Awami League delegation, led by party presidium member Muhammad Abdur Razzaque, is scheduled to reach New Delhi today on a four-day visit.
5 August 2023

Robust rains accelerate rice planting in India

Indian farmers have planted 28.3 million hectares (69.9 million acres) with summer-sown rice, according to the farm ministry's latest data, up 3.28 percent from the same period last year, as robust monsoon rains encouraged the expansion of acreage.
5 August 2023

Manipur violence: Father, son among three killed

Three persons, including a father and his son, were gunned down in their sleep when suspected militants struck in ethnic strife-hit north eastern Indian state of Manipur's Bishnupur district late last night, the Indian media reported today citing police
5 August 2023

Rebels kill three Indian soldiers in Kashmir

Three soldiers were killed in Indian-administered Kashmir during a clash with suspected rebels as the disputed region marked the fourth anniversary of New Delhi imposing direct rule, police said Saturday
5 August 2023

Rahul set to return to parliament

India’s top court yesterday suspended opposition Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi’s defamation conviction, allowing him to return to parliament and contest national elections due next year.
4 August 2023

Transshipment: Traders of India’s northeast get 4 routes from Ctg, Mongla ports

Traders and businesses in Tripura and other northeastern states of India can now use four routes to get their goods from Chattogram and Mongla ports.  
4 August 2023