Rahul Gandhi's car attacked, shown black flags in Gujarat

Congress vice president of India, Rahul Gandhi's car is pelted with stones during his visit to the flood-affected town but he escapes unhurt.
4 August 2017, 12:42 PM

Paranormal activity!

Police yesterday said they were investigating an outbreak of "braid chopping" that is spooking Indian villagers and has seen a woman
3 August 2017, 19:01 PM

Half of Indian languages may die out in 50 yrs

More than half of the languages spoken by India's 1.3 billion people may die out over the next 50 years, scholars said yesterday, calling
3 August 2017, 18:18 PM

Dengue fever kills dozens in Kerala

Doctors in the Indian state of Kerala have warned about a "significant" outbreak of the Dengue virus which led to deaths of 86 people in
27 July 2017, 18:33 PM

Floods kill 25 more in Gujarat

The bodies of 25 people, including 17 members of a single family, were pulled from the mud yesterday as the death toll from major
26 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Nitish Kumar resigns as Bihar CM

Nitish Kumar, the chief minister of India's big northern state Bihar and once seen as a potential challenger to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, quit yesterday in a move that could shake up national politics.
26 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Risks of conflict remain

China has warned India it is willing to defend territory “at all costs” and it should not harbour any “unrealistic illusions” over a border dispute that threatens to boil over into an open conflict.
26 July 2017, 18:00 PM

‘Tagore will stay in Indian school textbooks’

The Indian government has made it clear that there is no plan to remove Rabindranath Tagore from school text books.
26 July 2017, 05:35 AM

India lifts entry, exit restrictions on Bangladeshis’ visas

India has removed entry or exit restrictions on visas issued to Bangladeshi nationals, a Foreign Ministry statement says.
25 July 2017, 15:58 PM

The force is female: India's women cops take a stand

All-female police units are shaking up the male-dominated force in conservative north-west India, hitting the streets to combat sex crimes and a pervasive culture of silence around rape.
25 July 2017, 11:10 AM

25,000 evacuated as heavy rains batter Gujarat

Around 25,000 people have been evacuated to safety across Gujarat after several districts in the north and central parts of India were flooded following heavy rains.
25 July 2017, 06:41 AM

Ram Nath Kovind

Ram Nath Kovind has won the presidential poll this year. With a massive support from various allies and other parties across the
20 July 2017, 18:20 PM

India has int'l backing

India's stand in its border dispute with China is supported by other countries, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said yesterday as she
20 July 2017, 18:19 PM

India govt considering 2 time zones in country

The government of India is considering creation of two time zones because of the difference of two hours between the east and west of the country.
20 July 2017, 05:29 AM

India revokes Zakir Naik’s passport

Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik’s passport is revoked by the Indian government after he failed to appear before the country’s anti-terror body over alleged terror-financing.
19 July 2017, 05:50 AM

Indian soldier, girl, die in Kashmir clash

An Indian soldier and a young girl were killed yesterday during a skirmish at the de facto border in Kashmir. Colonel Rajesh Kalia said a
17 July 2017, 18:00 PM

India votes for president

India's parliament began voting yesterday for a new president in an election likely to be won by a candidate backed by the ruling
17 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Bus plunges into Indian Kashmir valley, 16 Hindu pilgrims killed

At least 16 Hindu pilgrims are killed and 27 injured after a bus carrying them skids off a mountain road and falls into a gorge in Indian Kashmir, says a senior police official.
16 July 2017, 13:26 PM

Yoga, sports mandatory for Indian engineering college students

Students of engineering colleges and technical institutes in India will have to take part in yoga, sports or other socially relevant activities in addition to their regular academics to be awarded a degree.
15 July 2017, 06:52 AM

Floods kill 40 in India's northeast

Floods in northeast India that have killed at least 40 people and displaced nearly 1.5 million have also inundated a national park that is
13 July 2017, 18:51 PM