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India rebukes Canada over parade float showing assassination of Indira Gandhi

India's foreign minister on Thursday hit out at Canada for allowing a float in a parade depicting the 1984 assassination of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her bodyguards, perceived to be glorification of violence by Sikh separatists.
9 June 2023

Indian FM play down row over 'Akhand Bharat' mural

India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar yesterday played down the controversy over the mural of "Akhand Bharat" (undivided India) installed in the new parliament building, saying "it is not a big political issue"
8 June 2023

‘Not good for relationships’

India’s foreign minister yesterday hit out at Canada for allowing a float in a parade depicting the 1984 assassination of Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi by her bodyguards, perceived to be glorification of violence by Sikh separatists.
8 June 2023

India successfully flight-tests new generation ballistic missile

India successfully flight-tested its new generation ballistic missile "Agni Prime" last night at APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the Bay of Bengal coast of Odisha ahead of the weapon's induction in the armed forces..This was the first night launch conducted by the users after three successful d
8 June 2023

Army steps up security after family burnt alive

Indian security forces stepped up operations to prevent further violence in Manipur state yesterday after a seven-year-old boy, his mother and a relative were burnt alive when a crowd set fire to an ambulance ferrying them to a hospital.
7 June 2023

Air India sends plane after US-bound jet stops in Russia

Air India said yesterday it had sent a relief airplane after a jet from New Delhi to San Francisco had to land in eastern Russia with an engine problem.
7 June 2023

More than 100 bodies remain unclaimed CBI begins probe

Indian authorities yesterday made fervent appeals to families to help identify over 100 unclaimed bodies kept in hospitals and mortuaries after 275 people were killed in the country’s deadliest rail crash in over two decades.
6 June 2023

One border guard killed, 2 hurt

A gun battle between Indian security forces and insurgents in Manipur state killed one security personnel and wounded two others early yesterday,
6 June 2023

CBI opens probe into Odisha train accident

After the railway investigation team, a 10-member team of India's premiere probe agency Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today started probing the causes of the triple train accident in Odisha state
6 June 2023

Indian rail disaster: Over 100 bodies remain unclaimed

Indian authorities made fervent appeals to families today to help identify over 100 unclaimed bodies kept in hospitals and mortuaries after 275 people were killed in the country's deadliest rail crash in over two decades..The disaster struck on Friday, when a passenger train hit a stationa
6 June 2023

BBC ‘acknowledges’ it paid lower tax than liability in India

BBC has "acknowledged" that it may have paid lower taxes in India than its liability, Indian media reported today quoting unidentified government sources
6 June 2023

US, India agree on defence industry co-op plan

The United States and India agreed a roadmap for military industrial cooperation yesterday, as New Delhi seeks to reduce its reliance on key arms supplier Russia in the face of tensions with China.
5 June 2023

Trains resume service 48 hrs after disaster

A little over 48 hours after India’s worst train disaster in three decades, the movement of trains resumed at the site of the incident after hundreds of workers
5 June 2023

Massive 4-lane bridge falls like a house of cards in India’s Bihar

An under-construction four-lane bridge over the Ganges river in India's statte of Bihar came crashing down like a house of cards last evening
5 June 2023

Odisha train tragedy: First train runs on accident-affected section

After 51 hours of closure following Friday's horrific triple train accident in India's Odisha, the first train set off on the route last night, officials said
5 June 2023

Deadly Train Crash In Odisha: Indian minister claims ‘sabotage’

Indian Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw yesterday spoke of “sabotage’ as the cause of India’s deadliest train disaster in decades was linked to the signal system.
4 June 2023

Cause of Odisha train disaster identified: India's railways minister

India’s Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw today said the triple-train accident in Indian state of Odisha, which left at least 288 people dead, happened due to a change in electronic interlocking.
4 June 2023

288 dead in India’s worst train crash in decades

As Indian rescuers wrapped up last night’s race against time to retrieve survivors and bodies following the devastating train crash in Odisha state, preliminary investigations revealed that a signal failure was behind India’s worst rail crash in over two decades.
3 June 2023

India asks Germany to return 2-yr-old

India on Friday urged Germany to send back a 2-year-old Indian girl who has been in its foster care system for more than 20 months, saying it infringed on “her social, cultural and linguistic rights.”
3 June 2023

Modi visits site of Odisha train accident

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today visited the site of the horrific triple train accident site in Odisha state, met the injured in hospitals and assured that those responsible for the incident will be punished severely
3 June 2023