TMC now 'nat'l party' in India

After winning two consecutive assembly polls in West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee on Friday added yet another feather to her cap with her
2 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Rio Olympics: 'Good-time' Indian officials under fire for flop

As Olympic under-achievers India head home from Rio having failed to win a gold medal, its gate-crashing, selfie-taking officials have been accused of failing to help its athletes taste success.
22 August 2016, 05:47 AM

Indians immune to Olympic fever

Around a giant screen showing the Olympics in a central New Delhi park, young Indians chat, take selfies or snooze in the late afternoon heat, glancing only occasionally at the heroic sporting feats on display.
10 August 2016, 08:23 AM

Olympics Goodwill Ambassador Salman Khan blunders

Indian Olympic Association's goodwill ambassador Salman Khan forgets the name of Dipa Karmakar, the first Indian to qualify for the vault event at the Rio Olympics.
10 August 2016, 07:09 AM

Mother and daughter 'gang-raped' in India

A mother and her teenage daughter were allegedly gang-raped in a field after being dragged from their car in Uttar Pradesh, police said
31 July 2016, 18:00 PM

India moves to feed its stranded workers

New Delhi was working yesterday to feed more than 10,000 Indian labourers stranded in the Gulf with no wages after losing their jobs, in what Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj called a "food crisis".
31 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Indian Iron Lady to end hunger strike

Indian human rights campaigner Irom Sharmila yesterday announced she will end her 16-year long hunger strike on August 9 to
26 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Protesters try to storm military airbase

Hundreds of protesters tried to storm a military airbase in Indian Kashmir yesterday, the third day of deadly clashes between
11 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Kerala missing youths feared to have joined IS

At least 15 youths from Kerala's Kasaragod and Palakkad districts who had travelled to the Middle East have gone missing for the last one
9 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Eleven killed; police stations set on fire

At least 11 protesters died as crowds angered by the killing of a separatist militant clashed with armed police in India's Jammu and
9 July 2016, 18:00 PM

India bars ‘un-authorised Peace TV’ airing

India’s Information and Broadcasting ministry (I&B) directs cable operators to black out “un-authorised” television channels including controversial Peace TV of Dr Zakir Naik, reports The Hindustan Times.
9 July 2016, 07:50 AM

Landslides, flooding kill 25 in India

The death toll from landslides and flooding in northern India has risen to 25 after rescuers found more bodies buried under debris,
2 July 2016, 18:00 PM

India successfully launches missile

India has successfully test fired a new surface-to-air missile from a defence base off the Bay of Bengal.
30 June 2016, 05:55 AM

India launches 20 satellites in single mission

India successfully launches 20 satellites in a single mission, the most in the history of the country's ambitious space programme.
22 June 2016, 11:52 AM

Indian media: Modi's two years in power a 'mixed bag'

Indian media says Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two years in power have been a mixed bag.
26 May 2016, 12:02 PM

India tests first indigenous space shuttle

India launches an unmanned model space shuttle into orbit, joining the race for re-useable spacecraft.
23 May 2016, 04:30 AM

India journalist arrested over Muslim yoga ban report

A journalist in India is facing charges over a report he wrote saying Muslims are banned from being yoga teachers under government policy.
15 May 2016, 06:39 AM

Man digs well in 40 days, after wife denied water by upper caste

India is facing the worst drought in decades, so when refused to draw water from a well due to caste hierarchy, one man took it upon himself to build his own.
10 May 2016, 06:18 AM

India makes panic key a must for all mobiles

All mobile phones sold in India will have to have a panic button from the start of next year, an official said yesterday, as the country
26 April 2016, 18:00 PM

India drought: '330 million people affected'

Some 330 million people in 256 districts are affected by severe drought in India, the government tells the Supreme Court.
20 April 2016, 14:54 PM