Bangladesh has nothing to worry about NRC: Modi tells Hasina

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured Bangladesh that there is nothing to be worried about National Register of Citizens (NRC) of India as he held a bilateral meeting with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in New York.
27 September 2019, 19:09 PM

2 pilots killed in Indian Army helicopter crash

A helicopter of the Indian Army crashes in eastern Bhutan, killing both the pilots, official sources says.
27 September 2019, 14:14 PM

Amitabh Bachchan to receive Dadasaheb Phalke Award

Bollywood’s megastar Amitabh Bachchan has been unanimously chosen for this year's Dada Saheb Phalke winner, India's highest film honour.
24 September 2019, 15:58 PM

One law to rule India’s rivers

In possibly the most ambitious change to India’s water governance since the founding of the country in 1947, the central government is pushing to bring all inter-state river basins under its control.
20 September 2019, 11:27 AM

India bans sale of e-cigarettes

The Indian government announces a ban on the import, sale and production of electronic cigarettes, as a global backlash against vaping gathers pace.
18 September 2019, 09:56 AM

Trump to meet Imran, Modi for talks focusing on Kashmir

US President Donald Trump has said that he will meet both Indian and Pakistani leaders in the next few days while claiming that “a lot of progress is being made” in defusing tensions between South Asia’s two nuclear-armed neighbours.
18 September 2019, 04:48 AM

Modi turns 69

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi turns 69 and begins the day with a visit to the statue of India’s leading freedom struggle hero Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the river Narmada which is the lifeline of his home state of Gujarat.
17 September 2019, 05:11 AM

India SC allows senior Congress leader to visit J&K

The Indian Supreme Court has allowed senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad to visit Jammu and Kashmir but said he cannot hold any political rally, reports our New Delhi correspondent.
16 September 2019, 09:14 AM

NRC on lines of Assam to be implemented in Haryana

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar says that his government will implement the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the state on the lines of Assam.
16 September 2019, 04:41 AM

NRC likely to be key issue during Hasina’s Oct visit to India

Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC) might be an important agenda of discussion during Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to neighbouring India in early October, reports Hindustan Times.
14 September 2019, 11:43 AM

NRC: Individual status of Assam citizens published online

The individual status of the 3.1 crore people, who are included in the National Register of Citizens, and the 19.6 lakh, who are excluded from the list, is published online.
14 September 2019, 08:49 AM

India's crackdown on Kashmir will spur global Muslim extremism: Imran

India's crackdown on protests and dissent in Kashmir will drive more of the world's Muslims into extremism, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan says during a fiery speech in the part of the disputed territory administered by Pakistan.
14 September 2019, 06:59 AM

India curbs onion shipments by imposing minimum export price

Indian government has imposed an USD 850 per tonne minimum export price (MEP) on onion shipments.
13 September 2019, 16:17 PM

India-China troops' face-off at Ladakh border resolved after delegation-level talks

Troops of India and China were locked in a face-off along the unresolved border on Wednesday in eastern Ladakh, official sources say.
12 September 2019, 06:09 AM

India rejects J&K reference by Pakistan, China

India firmly rejects a reference to Jammu and Kashmir in a joint statement put out by China and Pakistan over the weekend that described the Kashmir issue as a “dispute left from history.”
10 September 2019, 15:05 PM

Curfew-like restrictions re-imposed in Kashmir to foil Muharram procession

Curfew-like restrictions are re-imposed in several parts of Kashmir, including Srinagar city, to foil any plans of taking out Muharram processions in the Valley as authorities apprehended about the possibility of untoward incidents due to large congregations.
10 September 2019, 09:12 AM

Illegal immigrants will be expelled from entire India: Amit Shah

Indian Home Minister Amit Shah says the government intends to expel all illegal immigrants not just from Assam but from the entire country.
9 September 2019, 09:49 AM

India’s Moon lander Chandrayaan-2 located

India’s second unmanned moon mission Chandrayaan-2 lander Vikram, which contact was lost yesterday, has been located on the lunar surface and it must have been a hard-landing, Indian Space Research Organization Chairman K Sivan says.
8 September 2019, 10:39 AM

India imposes curfews in Kashmir after clashes during religious procession

India imposes curfews in several parts of the contested Kashmir region, after clashes between security forces and Shi'ite Muslims taking part in a procession, officials and eyewitnesses say.
8 September 2019, 08:16 AM

Pakistan's action futile, says India on overflight clearance

India asks Pakistan to “recognize the futility of unilateral actions” a day after Islamabad denied permission to allow an Air India special flight carrying Indian President Ram Nath Kovind overflying Pakistani airspace on way to Europe next week.
8 September 2019, 06:10 AM