India bans controversial preacher Zakir Naik's NGO for 5 years

Indian government bans Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), the NGO of Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, as an 'unlawful organisation' for five years with immediate effect.
15 November 2016, 15:38 PM

Indian farmer commits suicide

A farmer in southern India committed suicide fearing she would be left penniless after the government's shock decision to
10 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Modi heads to Japan to seal nuke deal

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi headed to Japan yesterday to seal a landmark nuclear energy pact and strengthen ties, as
10 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Saarc satellite to be launched by March next year: ISRO

Much-awaited South Asian satellite, proposed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the benefit of countries of the region, will be launched in March next year, according to Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).chairman.
8 November 2016, 11:58 AM

1,800 Delhi pry schools shut over pollution

Around 1,800 primary schools in New Delhi have been ordered to be closed as the Indian capital struggles to cope with the worst pollution in recent years.
5 November 2016, 05:22 AM

Smog chokes Indian capital as pollution hits hazardous levels

Residents of New Delhi wake up to a blanket of smog as air quality deteriorates sharply overnight in India's capital, triggering warnings that even healthy people are at risk of respiratory problems.
31 October 2016, 07:48 AM

Indian firing destroys 4 Pak military posts

The Indian army said it had destroyed four Pakistani military posts on Saturday along its contested border, the latest escalation
30 October 2016, 18:00 PM

'Indian border fire kills three civilians'

Pakistan yesterday accused India of killing three civilians and wounding several others in cross-border fire, as tensions soar in
28 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Indian mosque agrees to lift ban on women

An historic mosque in India yesterday agreed to scrap a ban on women entering its inner sanctum, after a bitter legal battle
24 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Police kill at least 21 Maoist rebels

Indian police yesterday killed at least 21 rebels in a shootout in eastern India, a local officer said, the deadliest such incident this
24 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Indian group bans films with Pak artistes

Cinema Owners and Exhibitors Association, a group of Indian cinemas, yesterday said they would not screen any films featuring Pakistani
14 October 2016, 18:00 PM

J&K newspaper banned for 'inciting unrest'

Authorities in Indian Kashmir have banned a local newspaper, Kashmir Reader, they said was inciting violence in the region.
4 October 2016, 18:03 PM

Cricket: BCCI threatens to call off NZ series, Lodha clarifies

With the BCCI threatening to call off the ongoing series between India and New Zealand, the Justice R M Lodha led panel today clarifies that they didn't direct the banks to freeze the accounts of the Board.
4 October 2016, 05:43 AM

Arundhati Roy announces second novel after 20-yr gap

Indian author Arundhati Roy announces that her second novel will be published in 2017 -- 20 years after she won the Booker Prize for her debut one.
3 October 2016, 18:00 PM

India arrests six suspected of plotting IS attack

Indian police have arrested six members of an Islamic State-inspired group suspected of plotting attacks on key figures and public places during the Hindu festival of Diwali, the national counter-terrorism agency says.
3 October 2016, 10:39 AM

India on high alert over possible Pakistan revenge strike

In backdrops of “surgical strikes” on terror launch pads across the de facto border in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, the Indian authorities issue an alert for stepping up vigil at different important places across the country.
1 October 2016, 05:28 AM

Five finer points in diplomatic tussle

India's announcement that it will not attend the 19th Saarc summit in Pakistan featured a carefully formulated
28 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Delhi summons Pak envoy

Stepping up its diplomatic offensive against Pakistan, India yesterday summoned Pakistan high commissioner Abdul Basit and
27 September 2016, 18:10 PM

Fawad, other Pakistani artistes given 48hrs to leave India

Calls for Pakistani artists to leave India have been growing after the Uri attacks as nationalist party Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS)’s film wing has issued a 48-hour deadline to all Pakistani artistes to leave the country.
24 September 2016, 08:01 AM

India to ratify pact this year

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday pledged to formally join the Paris climate change agreement this year, a
8 September 2016, 18:00 PM