Nine Bangladeshi arrested over illegal stay

Suspects are accused of obtaining Aadhaar cards using forged documents
1 January 2025, 05:57 AM

India successfully launches its first space docking mission

The mission, christened SpaDeX (Space Docking Experiment), is a pioneering mission to establish India's capability in orbital docking, a key technology for future human spaceflight, bringing back lunar soil and landing a manned mission on the moon and set up a space station, the national space agency said
30 December 2024, 20:05 PM

Manmohan Singh cremated with full state honours

Rahul Gandhi accompanied the procession alongside Singh's relatives including his wife Gursharan Kaur and daughter
28 December 2024, 10:06 AM

16 Bangladeshis arrested in India for illegal entry

The accused have been booked under the Foreigners Act and other relevant laws
28 December 2024, 05:55 AM

Indian state funeral for former PM Manmohan Singh

India announced seven days of state mourning yesterday after the death of former prime minister
28 December 2024, 03:39 AM

India announces 7-day mourning for Manmohan Singh

India has declared a seven-day state mourning as a mark of respect to former prime minister Manmohan Singh, who passed away last night
27 December 2024, 06:29 AM

Manmohan Singh passes away at 92

Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh, the architect of India's economic reforms, passed away in New Delhi last night. He was 92.
26 December 2024, 17:45 PM

PK Halder walks out of Kolkata jail after over 2 years

More than two and a half years after his arrest by India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case, Bangladeshi businessman Prashanta Kumar Halder, known as PK Halder, walked out of jail after a special court in Kolkata granted him bail.
25 December 2024, 18:21 PM

India police kill 3 Sikh separatist militants

Indian police said yesterday they had killed three Sikh militants fighting for a separate homeland known as “Khalistan”, the struggle for which sparked deadly violence in the 1980s and 1990s.
23 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Hasina extradition: India says it received ‘note verbale’ from Bangladesh

It is to be noted that under the provisions of the India-Bangladesh extradition treaty, extradition may be refused if the offence is one of a "political character"
23 December 2024, 16:27 PM

India's green cover increases by 1,445 sq km

India's green cover went up by 1,445 sq km from 2021 to 2023, reaching 25.17 per cent of its geographical area, according to official data made public today
21 December 2024, 12:41 PM

Bangladeshi among 8 arrested in India over terror link

Md Sad Radi, a Bangladeshi national from Rajshahi, was apprehended in Kerala without valid travel documents
21 December 2024, 07:52 AM

Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain laid to rest in San Francisco

The mortal remains of tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain were laid to rest on Thursday at a cemetery near San Francisco as renowned Indian percussionist A Sivamani and other artistes performed on their drums at a little distance away in a tribute to the departed artist.
20 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Rahul faces police probe over scuffle

India’s Rahul Gandhi is under police investigation over a scuffle between opposition members of parliament and those from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, which injured two lawmakers, police said yesterday.
20 December 2024, 18:00 PM

India tags river dolphin in historic first step towards conservation

India has successfully conducted the first-ever satellite tagging of its national aquatic animal, the river dolphin, in the Ganges yesterday
19 December 2024, 06:46 AM

13 dead, 99 rescued as Indian Navy craft hits ferry

Thirteen persons were killed and 99 rescued yesterday after an Indian Navy craft crashed into a ferry off the coast of Mumbai, the Navy said
18 December 2024, 18:49 PM

India’s BJP tables bill to hold simultaneous mega polls

India’s ruling party yesterday tabled a parliamentary bill to synchronise state and national elections, a proposal that would vastly extend what is already the world’s largest democratic exercise.
17 December 2024, 18:00 PM
17 December 2024, 08:20 AM

India plans to supply LNG to Lanka: Modi

India plans to supply liquefied natural gas to Sri Lanka’s power plants and will work on connecting the power grids of the two countries as well as lay a petroleum pipeline between the neighbours, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said yesterday.
16 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh's treatment of minorities, a source of concern for India

Says Foreign minister S Jaishankar in parliament
13 December 2024, 12:21 PM