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Indian minister demands return of snatched guns

India’s interior minister yesterday demanded people in a restive northeastern state surrender guns following deadly inter-ethnic fighting during which rival forces raided police stations and seized assault rifles.
1 June 2023

India-Myanmar border used for smuggling, militant movement: Amit Shah

Indian Home Minister Amit Shah today said the fencing of India’s border with Myanmar needs to be completed for a permanent solution to the cross-boundary issues..There are fears that the porous border is being used for drug smuggling and for movement of militants, Shah told reporters in Im
1 June 2023

India is not what the media shows

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has accused India’s BJP government of “threatening” the people and “misusing” the country’s probe agencies, and attacked the Indian media for projecting a narrative that suits the saffron party.
31 May 2023

India is not what the media shows: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has accused India's BJP government of "threatening" the people and "misusing" the country's probe agencies, and attacked the Indian media for projecting a narrative that suits the saffron party
31 May 2023

Differences on Ukraine won’t hurt ties with India: US

The friendship between the United States and India has never been stronger and disagreements over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine won’t hinder ties between the two, Washington’s new ambassador to New Delhi said yesterday.
30 May 2023

10 pilgrims killed as bus falls off bridge in Jammu

At least 10 people were killed and 57 injured today when a double-decker bus fell into a gorge after skidding off a bridge in India’s Jammu district..The bus was carrying pilgrims to Katra from Amritsar and met with the accident in Jhajjar Kotli area, reports our New Delhi correspondent qu
30 May 2023

Modi inaugurates new parliament

Flanked by priests, Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a new Indian parliament yesterday in a ceremony steeped in religious symbolism but boycotted by opposition parties.
28 May 2023

Indian cops detain protesting wrestlers

Indian police yesterday dragged away and detained two Olympic wrestlers and dozens of others as they tried to march to parliament demanding the arrest of the sport’s federation chief over allegations of sexual harassment and intimidation.
28 May 2023

40 insurgents shot dead by security forces: Manipur CM

Chief Minister of northeastern Indian state of Manipur N Biren Singh today said nearly 40 armed militants involved in torching of houses and firing at civilians have been killed by security forces since they began an operation to restore peace in the state hit by ethnic violence since early this month
28 May 2023

Indian official suspended for draining reservoir to recover phone

A government official in Chhattisgarh, a central Indian state, had millions of litres of water drained from a reservoir over four consecutive days amid a scorching summer just so that he could retrieve his expensive phone, sparking off a public furore over the bureaucrat's abuse of power.
28 May 2023

Nepal PM to visit India next week

Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kumar Dahal will visit India next week and hold talks with Narendra Modi to strengthen the historically deep ties between the two countries.
27 May 2023

Mamata apologises for Egra firecracker factory blast

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today apologised to the people of Egra area in India's Purba Medinipur district for the blast at an illegal firecracker factory in which 12 people were killed and many injured.
27 May 2023

India gets new parliament building

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a new parliament complex tomorrow, the centrepiece of a $2.4 billion project that aims to remake British colonial-era buildings in the capital’s centre and give it a distinct Indian identity.
26 May 2023

India likely to receive normal monsoon rains despite El Nino

India is likely to receive a normal amount of monsoon rain in 2023 despite the likely emergence of the El Nino weather phenomenon, the state-run weather office said yesterday, the fifth year of normal or above-normal summer rain.
26 May 2023

Court allows Rahul Gandhi to get passport with 3-yr validity

A court in Delhi today allowed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to get a regular passport with three-year validity..The development came after Gandhi had approached the court for a no-objection certificate (NOC) to get a passport, reports our New Delhi correspondent..Rahul Gandhi surrend
26 May 2023

One dead in fresh violence in India’s Manipur

One person was shot dead and houses were set on fire as fresh ethnic violence erupted in India’s restive northeastern state of Manipur, officials said yesterday.
25 May 2023

Modi strikes migration deal with Australia

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese signed a new agreement on migration yesterday.
24 May 2023

Minister's house vanadalised in Manipur

In sporadic violence, the house of a minister in north eastern Indian state of Manipur was vandalised today by a group of people alleging the state government is not doing enough to protect locals from militants belonging to another community, officials said
24 May 2023

India abusing G20 with Kashmir meet: Pak FM

India is “abusing” its presidency of the G20 by holding a tourism conference in the portion of disputed Kashmir it controls, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari told AFP.
23 May 2023

Australia fetes Modi as ‘the boss’

Australia offered Narendra Modi a rock-star welcome yesterday, lavishing praise on the Indian leader during a visit heavy on trade and light on criticism.
23 May 2023