Indian credits to be downsized

Revision comes due to slow project implementation
6 March 2025, 18:00 PM

India's first census estimates 6,327 riverine dolphins

About 90 percent of the global population of riverine dolphins is found in India
4 March 2025, 05:31 AM

Avalanche kills Four in India; five still missing

At least four people died from their injuries in India after an avalanche hit a remote border area, officials said Saturday, as rescuers deployed helicopters to search for the remaining five missing.
1 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Delhi bans refuelling of 15-yr-old old cars

Cars more than 15 years old will soon be barred from refuelling in New Delhi, the city’s government said yesterday, as part of measures to reduce the Indian capital’s hazardous pollution levels.
1 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Militia fighters surrender looted weapons in Manipur

Militia fighters from rival ethnic groups in India’s conflict-torn Manipur have surrendered scores of guns and other gear looted from security forces, police said yesterday, days after the state was placed under New Delhi’s direct rule.
28 February 2025, 18:00 PM

57 labourers trapped as avalanche hits India's Uttarakhand

At least 57 labourers of India’s Border Roads Organization (BRO) were trapped under snow today after an avalanche struck the Himalayan village of Mana in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, officials said
28 February 2025, 10:18 AM

Minorities in Bangladesh: India’s SC dismisses plea seeking their protection

India’s Supreme Court on Monday rejected a public interest litigation that sought protection of Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh, saying that the court cannot comment on the internal affairs of another country.
25 February 2025, 18:00 PM

India’s ED levies penalty of Rs 3.44 crore on BBC India

India’s anti-money laundering agency Enforcement Directorate (ED) has imposed a penalty of more than Rs 3.44 crore on BBC World Service India for alleged contravention of foreign direct investment (FDI) regulations, PTI reported yesterday quoting the agency officials.
21 February 2025, 18:00 PM

BJP’s Rekha Gupta sworn in as new Delhi CM

A member of India’s ruling Hindu-nationalist party was sworn in yesterday as chief minister of Delhi after an election landslide handed it control of the capital for the first time in decades.
20 February 2025, 18:00 PM

India opposition slams Trump’s F-35 offer

India’s opposition parties have criticised US President Donald Trump’s offer to sell F-35 fighters to the country, citing their high costs, even as Russia has discussed producing its most advanced jets locally in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s goals.
17 February 2025, 18:00 PM

India capital shaken by 4.0-magnitude quake

The earthquake, with its epicentre in New Delhi, occurred at 5:36am
17 February 2025, 02:55 AM

US plane carrying 112 deported Indians reach Amritsar

On Saturday, another US military aircraft carrying 117 illegal Indian immigrants landed in Amristar
16 February 2025, 19:08 PM

18 killed in Delhi train station stampede

The death toll in a stampede at the main railway station in India’s capital New Delhi rose to at least 18, including five children, media reports said yesterday, citing the Press Trust of India news agency.
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Stampede kills 18 at India railway station

The death toll in a stampede that broke out at New Delhi railway station late last night reached 18, officials said today
16 February 2025, 03:03 AM

Trump rejects ‘US deep state involvement’ in Bangladesh

Later Indian foreign secretary Vikram said concerns about Bangladesh had been shared with the US.
14 February 2025, 04:44 AM

Modi says US and India target $500 billion bilateral trade by 2030

Modi made the comment at a press conference after a meeting with President Donald Trump
14 February 2025, 02:02 AM

Trump, India's Modi avoid discussing minorities, rights in meeting

The leaders' formal remarks as they met at the White House and later spoke at a joint press conference made no mention of rights issues.
14 February 2025, 01:57 AM

India, Pakistan troops exchange border fire

Indian and Pakistani troops have exchanged fire across the heavily militarised Kashmir frontier that divides the two archrivals, with at least four casualties reported by the Pakistani side yesterday.
13 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Manipur placed under federal govt rule

India's northeastern state of Manipur was today placed under the federal government’s rule, four days after Chief Minister N Biren Singh quit
13 February 2025, 15:55 PM

India's Modi brings a tariff 'gift' to Trump talks

Trump wants more assistance from India on unauthorized immigration
13 February 2025, 07:56 AM