India sends notice to Facebook over alleged data breach

India's government sends a notice to Facebook asking whether the personal data of Indian voters and users has been compromised by UK-based Cambridge Analytica or any other downstream entity.
29 March 2018, 07:46 AM

Bangladesh youth delegation meets Modi in Delhi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with members of Bangladesh youth delegation at his office in New Delhi, India.
28 March 2018, 06:19 AM

Two Indian journos killed in 24 hours

Hit-and-run attackers have killed two journalists in 24 hours in separate incidents that underlined India's reputation as one of the most
26 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Indian SC to examine validity of polygamy

India's top court yesterday agreed to examine the constitutional validity of the prevailing practices of polygamy and 'nikah halala' among
26 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Furore erupts around Indian PM Modi's app over alleged data sharing

Allegations that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official mobile application was sending personal user data to a third party without their consent cause a furore on social media in India and drew criticism from the leader of the main opposition party.
26 March 2018, 05:26 AM

Lalu Prasad gets 14yr jail term for corruption

A powerful Indian politician is sentenced to 14 years in prison for embezzling 37 million rupees ($570,000) from a state government’s treasury while he was the state’s top elected official.
24 March 2018, 10:35 AM

India court jails 11 for life over 'beef' murder

An Indian court has sentenced 11 men to life in prison for killing a Muslim meat trader they suspected of transporting beef, in the first
22 March 2018, 18:00 PM

India allocates $1.5b for Modicare scheme

India has allocated $1.54 billion for its ambitious health programme aimed at providing insurance cover for about half the population,
22 March 2018, 18:00 PM

11 get life for lynching man over beef in India

In the first ever prosecution in a case of lynching over cow vigilantism, a fast track court in Jharkhand sentences 11 people to life imprisonment. Among those awarded punishment is BJP leader Nityanand Mahto.
22 March 2018, 10:02 AM

India successfully tests supersonic cruise missile

India successfully flight-tests its supersonic cruise missile ‘Brahmos’ in a desert in Rajasthan state.
22 March 2018, 07:26 AM

India confirms deaths of 39 workers in Iraq

The bodies of 39 Indian construction workers kidnapped in Iraq in 2014 by the Islamic State group have been found in a mass grave,
20 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Indian Air Force plane crashes in Odisha

A Hawk advanced trainer jet aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashes in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district.
20 March 2018, 13:08 PM

39 Indian abducted by IS in 2015 killed: Sushma Swaraj

All the 39 Indians, who were abducted by global terror outfit Islamic State (IS) in Iraq nearly four years ago, are killed and their bodies have been recovered, Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj says.
20 March 2018, 10:53 AM

Irrfan Khan suffering from Neuroendocrine Tumour

Breaking his silence, Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan discloses that he has been diagnosed with Neuroendocrine Tumour and is out of the country for treatment.
17 March 2018, 07:17 AM

Foes band together to challenge Modi

Small Indian parties are banding together against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for next year's general election, energised by an
15 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Malaysia's parliament to be dissolved between March 28-30: The Star

Malaysia's parliament will be dissolved on March 28, 29 or 30, making way for general elections that must be held by August, The Star newspaper says without giving any sources for the report.
15 March 2018, 08:08 AM

Maoist rebels kill eight police in central India

Maoist rebels killed eight Indian paramilitary troopers after detonating an explosive beneath their vehicle during a patrol in restive
13 March 2018, 18:00 PM

India forest fires kill 9 hikers, injure 18

Nine trekkers died and 18 others were left with serious burns as wildfires swept through a popular hiking spot in India's Tamil Nadu
12 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Indian SC permits passive euthanasia

India's top court yesterday ruled that terminally ill patients have the right to refuse care, approving the use of "living wills" to set out how
9 March 2018, 18:00 PM

BJP-led NDA muzzling voices of opposition: Sonia Gandhi

India's top opposition leader and former Congress party president Sonia Gandhi yesterday attacked the BJP-led NDA government
9 March 2018, 18:00 PM