Arundhati Roy releases first novel in 20 years

Arundhati Roy's eagerly-awaited second novel goes on sale yesterday, two decades after her prize-winning debut "The God of Small
6 June 2017, 18:00 PM

5 farmers shot dead in India

Five Indian farmers were shot dead yesterday at a protest in the central state of Madhya Pradesh, according to news reports, marking
6 June 2017, 18:00 PM

At least 22 die in India bus crash

At least 22 people died when they became trapped in a bus that caught fire after it collided with a truck in northern India yesterday.
5 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Indian troops kill four attackers in Kashmir

Indian paramilitary forces killed four suspected suicide attackers who tried to storm their camp in the disputed Kashmir region early
5 June 2017, 18:00 PM

India launches mega rocket

India launched a communication satellite using its most powerful rocket yesterday, improving its prospects of winning a bigger share
5 June 2017, 18:00 PM

India will 'go beyond' Paris climate deal

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday vowed after meeting French President Emmanuel Macron to go "above and beyond" the
3 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Indian Navy hands over 33 cyclone survivors to Bangladesh

A total of 33 Bangladeshis, who were rescued from the Bay of Bengal by Indian Navy a day after Cyclone Mora battered the country’s southeastern coast, are handed over to Bangladesh.
1 June 2017, 05:36 AM

Indian court halts cow slaughter ban

An Indian court yesterday temporarily suspended a ban imposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government on the sale of cattle for
30 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Failing to act on climate 'morally criminal': Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday said that failing to act on climate change would be "morally criminal" and voiced strong
30 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Babri Masjid case: Charges framed against Advani, Joshi, Bharti

A CBI court charges former Indian deputy PM LK Adavni, senior BJP leader MM Joshi and cabinet minister Uma Bharati for their role in conspiracy behind the demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya in 1992.
30 May 2017, 15:50 PM

Indian government rejects Pakistan cricket series

India rule out any cricket series against Pakistan until "cross-border terrorism" stops.
29 May 2017, 09:30 AM

Indian district blocks Net after caste clashes

Authorities in north India have blocked mobile internet services, arrested 24 people and suspended senior officials after clashes between
25 May 2017, 18:00 PM

'Welcome home, India's daughter'

An Indian woman who said she was forced to marry a Pakistani at gunpoint returned to India yesterday after a court ordered her release.
25 May 2017, 18:00 PM

India fires on Pak military posts: army

India announced yesterday it had fired mortars at Pakistani army posts across their disputed border in Kashmir, a rare public disclosure
23 May 2017, 18:00 PM

India says no Commonwealth shambles at U17 football World Cup

India promise that this year's U17 football World Cup will avoid the errors of New Delhi's 2010 Commonwealth Games, which were notorious for shoddy facilities and corruption.
23 May 2017, 10:13 AM

'Rapist holy man' castrated in India

An Indian woman cut off a man's penis after he allegedly tried to rape her at her house in the southern state of Kerala, police said
20 May 2017, 18:00 PM

India's environment minister dies at 60

India's environment minister Anil Madhav Dave died yesterday at the age of 60 in New Delhi, shocking colleagues who remembered him
18 May 2017, 18:00 PM

India to build 10 domestic nuke power reactors

India on Wednesday said it will develop 10 domestically-built heavy water reactors to increase its nuclear power capacity, as it looks to
18 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Indian Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave dies

Indian Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave passes away in New Delhi this morning at the age of 60.
18 May 2017, 06:25 AM

India approves 10 nuclear reactors for power generation

India’s Union Cabinet approves the setting up of 10 indigenous pressurised heavy water reactors (PHWRs) for nuclear power generation. At present India generates 6,780 MW (6.78 gigawatts) from nuclear power but hopes to dramatically expand its capacity to 63 GW by 2032.
18 May 2017, 04:48 AM