Fencing necessary to ensure a crime-free border with Bangladesh

India yesterday reiterated that fencing is one of the necessary measures to ensure a crime-free border with Bangladesh.
17 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Indian troops kill 12 Maoist rebels

Indian security forces shot dead at least 12 Maoist rebels in central India, police said, as New Delhi steps up efforts to quell the long-running insurgency.
17 January 2025, 18:00 PM

12 suspected Maoists killed in gun-battle

At least 12 suspected Maoists were killed in a gun-battle with security forces in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district yesterday, a senior police official said
16 January 2025, 19:02 PM

India achieves ‘historic’ space docking mission

India docked two satellites in space yesterday, a key milestone for the country’s dreams of a space station and manned Moon mission, the space agency said.
16 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Modi govt leaving no stone unturned to modernise armed forces: Rajnath Singh

India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today said the government is leaving no stone unturned to transform the armed forces into a modern warfare machine.
15 January 2025, 18:44 PM

Indian troops kill five Maoist rebels

Indian troops killed at least five Maoist guerillas in the latest push to crush the long-running insurgency, with a separate bomb blast wounding two policemen, officers said Sunday.
13 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Six dead, dozens hurt in stampede at Indian temple

At least six people lost their lives, and dozens were injured in a stampede at a renowned Hindu temple in Tirupati of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh last night
9 January 2025, 04:31 AM

India extends Hasina’s visa: HT

Delhi-based newspaper reports citing people ‘familiar with the matter’
8 January 2025, 03:09 AM

Delhi to vote on Feb 5

Over 1.55 crore Delhi voters will vote in the assembly elections on February 5 and the votes will be counted on February 8, the Indian Election Commission announced yesterday.
7 January 2025, 18:00 PM

5 cases of HMPV virus confirmed in India

Five infants tested positive for the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Gujarat yesterday, the first reported cases of the virus in India.
6 January 2025, 19:11 PM

8 security men, civilian killed in Maoists attack in India

Eight security men and a civilian were killed when outlawed Maoists blew up their vehicle with an improvised explosive device in central Indian state of Chhattisgarh today, police said
6 January 2025, 13:12 PM

India detects first two HMPV cases in Bengaluru

A three-month-old and an eight-month-old in the same hospital test positive
6 January 2025, 06:22 AM

ISRO says it germinated seed in microgravity conditions in spacecraft

The cowpea seeds were sent on the PS-4 Orbital Experiment Module (POEM-4) mission on December 30 and have germinated in the near zero-gravity conditions in just four days and enclosed the surroundings of space
4 January 2025, 19:05 PM

Indian draft bill proposes mandatory parental consent for minor

Personal data protection law seeks public feedback till February
4 January 2025, 06:58 AM

‘Nothing to add at this point of time’

India yesterday said it does not have anything to add “at this point” to Bangladesh’s interim government’s request for the extradition of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
3 January 2025, 18:21 PM

Indian duo self-immolate in Bhopal waste protest

Two people in India set themselves on fire yesterday to protest against the disposal of hazardous waste from the decades-old Bhopal industrial disaster, local government officials said.
3 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Bidens received the most precious gift from Modi

The disclosures by the US State Department include high-value items such as a $20,000 diamond gifted to First Lady Jill Biden.
3 January 2025, 13:56 PM

BSF aiding Bangladeshi infiltrators: Mamata

The West Bengal CM accuses the infiltrations as central govt’s ploy to destabilise West Bengal
2 January 2025, 14:06 PM

Toxic waste from Bhopal Gas Tragedy finally being cleared after 4 decades

Twelve container trucks carrying the waste set off on a non-stop journey
2 January 2025, 04:42 AM

India, Pakistan exchange list of nuke installations

India and Pakistan yesterday exchanged lists of their nuclear assets as part of a bilateral pact that bars them from attacking each other’s nuclear facilities.
1 January 2025, 18:00 PM