The death toll in the collapse of a suspension bridge in Mobri town of western Indian state Gujarat rose to 134, many of them being children.

The death toll due to the collapse of a suspension bridge over a river in western Indian state of Gujarat’s Morbi town mounted to 132 this morning (October 31, 2022) as rescue officials fished out more bodies.

The Indian government has urged the Supreme Court to dismiss pleas challenging the validity of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), saying it is a “focused law” which grants citizenship only to members of six specified communities who came to India on or before December 31, 2014.

At least 81 people were killed when a pedestrian bridge over a river in the Indian state of Gujarat collapsed yesterday, plunging hundreds of people into the water, officials said.

At least 81 people were killed when a nearly century-old suspension bridge on a river in western Indian state Gujarat's Morbi town collapsed on Sunday, reports Reuters.

India today (October 29, 2022) enforced amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021 saying it was meant to protect the rights of citizens but critics allege the move is aimed at controlling the social media and big tech firms like Meta.

Fire was reported from an engine of a plane of India’s budget airline IndiGo, carrying 184 passengers from Delhi to Bengaluru when the aircraft was taxiing at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in India’s national capital.

Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter will not change India's expectation that it will comply with the country's rules for such companies, a government minister told Reuters on Friday, adding that India's new IT rules would be out in days.

In a momen-tous move to kindle gender parity, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today announced equal match fees for its centrally-contracted male and female players.

Senior leader M Mallikarjun Kharge today (October 26, 2022) took over as the president of India’s main opposition Congress.

India’s antitrust watchdog yesterday fined Google $113 million for “unfair” payment policies, a week after hitting the tech behemoth with an even bigger financial penalty for abusing its market dominance.

The Competition Commission of India (CCI), India’s fair trade regulator, today announced that it is imposing yet another penalty of Rs 936.44 crore on Google, the second time in a week, for allegedly misusing its dominant position about Play Store policy and ordered the tech giant to stop engaging in unfair commercial practices.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday said that India is always in favour of world peace and considered war as the last option but made it clear that peace is not possible without strength.

India’s space agency says its rocket has successfully put 36 internet satellites into orbit for UK-based satellite company OneWeb after months of delay due to the war in Ukraine.

India entered the lucrative and burgeoning world of commercial launch of satellites with the country’s space research organisation, successfully placing 36 satellites of the UK-based communication firm OneWeb in the designated orbit.

At least 14 people have been killed and 40 injured when a bus rammed into a trolley-truck in central Indian state Madhya Pradesh's Rewa district last night (October 21, 2022).

An Indian Army helicopter, carrying army personnel, crashed at Migging in West Siang district of north eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh today, a defence official said.

A dengue patient was allegedly administered fruit juice instead of blood platelets at a private hospital leading to his death later in Prayagraj (former Allahabad) in India’s Uttar Pradesh state, police said.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office said yesterday he would launch a drive this weekend to give government jobs to 1 million people, starting with 75,000 immediate appointments, as he tries to tackle criticism of widespread unemployment.

India’s opposition Congress party yesterday declared veteran leader Mallikarjun Kharge its new chief, the first person from outside the influential Nehru-Gandhi family to hold the beleaguered party’s presidency in 24 years.