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Sexual assault in Manipur: 'Why police took 14 days to register an FIR?'

Terming the video of two women in Manipur being paraded naked and subjecting them to sexual assault “horrendous”, India’s Supreme Court today said it would not want the state police to probe the incident as they virtually handed over the women to the rioting mob
31 July 2023

4 shot dead by constable on India train

A constable of India's Railway Protection Force (RPF) today shot dead his colleague and three passengers on board a train near Palghar Railway Station, nearly 100km from Mumbai, in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, an official said
31 July 2023

State govt ‘completely failed’ to control Manipur violence: 21 opposition MPs

A team of 21 opposition lawmakers today said the state government machinery in India’s Manipur has “completely failed” to control the violence for nearly three months.
30 July 2023

Won’t protest, have no mental disorder: University in India wants undertaking from students

The South Asian University (SAU) in New Delhi has asked the students seeking admission in the fresh academic session to give an undertaking that they will not participate in agitations or go on any strike..The university also wants the admission seekers to give a separate undertaking that
29 July 2023

India boasts 6.1 percent growth in tiger population

India today reported a 6.1 percent growth in its tiger population from last year
29 July 2023

21 opposition lawmakers visit India's Manipur to assess situation

A 21-member delegation of opposition lawmakers of India today reached Manipur’s capital city Imphal to have a first-hand assessment of the ground situation in the state rocked by ethnic strife.
29 July 2023

‘Dengue in Bengal spreading from Bangladesh’

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that dengue was spreading in the state from neighbouring Bangladesh and said necessary tests must be conducted at the border
28 July 2023

No consensus in G20 climate talks

Climate talks between representatives of the Group of 20 countries (G20) failed to reach a consensus on emission reduction and mitigation targets, an official said.
28 July 2023

Air India to start Dhaka-Delhi flights from Sept 15

Air India on Thursday announced it would start direct flights between Delhi and Dhaka from September 15
28 July 2023

'Solve Teesta water-sharing issue with Bangladesh at the earliest'

An Indian parliamentary standing committee has recommended that India resolve the long-festering Teesta river water-sharing issue with Bangladesh "at the earliest" for improved bilateral ties and "initiate meaningful dialogues" for this
27 July 2023

Modi’s govt faces no-confidence vote over ethnic clashes

India’s parliament yesterday authorised a no-confidence vote against Narendra Modi’s government by an alliance of opposition parties, to force the prime minister to address in detail concerns about ethnic clashes in a northeastern state.
26 July 2023

Modi govt faces no-confidence motion over Manipur violence

Lawmaker of India's main opposition Congress Gaurav Gogoi today moved a no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha against the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a bid to mount pressure centring the Manipur ethnic strife issue.
26 July 2023

74 Rohingya refugees arrested in India

Indian police said they arrested 74 Rohingya refugees yesterday for living “illegally” in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh - a move activists condemned as an arbitrary crackdown on people fleeing violence.
24 July 2023

Fossil Fuels Roadmap: G20 energy ministers fail to reach agreement

Energy ministers from the group of 20 nations meeting in India on Saturday failed to agree on a roadmap to phase down the use of fossil fuels in the global energy mix.
23 July 2023

India landslide search called off, death toll at 27

Indian rescuers have called off a search for survivors of a landslide that hit a village in the western state of Maharashtra on Thursday, killing at least 27 people, an official said.
23 July 2023

India landslide toll jumps to 27, at least 50 missing

The death toll from a massive landslide in India's Maharashtra state jumped to 27 on Sunday, with at least 50 people still missing as rescue teams struggle in lashing rain, officials said
23 July 2023

Manipur Sexual Assault: 5th accused arrested

Indian police arrested a fifth accused in connection with the video that surfaced on July 19 showing two women being paraded naked by a mob and sexually assaulted in the country’s strife-torn Manipur.
22 July 2023

Indian cough syrups caused 70 infant deaths

A government taskforce in The Gambia announced Friday that four cough syrups imported from India were responsible for the deaths of at least 70 children from kidney failure last year.
22 July 2023

India, Sri Lanka agree to boost ties

India and Sri Lanka said yesterday that they had agreed to improve economic ties by increasing cooperation in renewable energy and studying the feasibility of building an oil pipeline and a land bridge between the two countries.
21 July 2023

Armed man arrested after trying to enter Mamata's house

A man was arrested by police today for allegedly trying to enter West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's residence with weapons in his car in Kalighat of south Kolkata, India
21 July 2023