India rebuffs Trump’s mediation offer again

India yesterday again rejected US President Donald Trump’s offer to mediate between Islamabad and New Delhi in the Kashmir conflict, as media reported that India was moving an additional 25,000 troops to the insurgency-torn region.
2 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Outbreak in Bangladesh behind rise in dengue cases in West Bengal: Mamata

The rise in the cases of dengue fever in West Bengal in the border regions is a result of the widespread outbreak of the disease in Bangladesh, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee says.
2 August 2019, 09:26 AM

Any discussion over Kashmir issue to be with Pakistan only

India tells the United States that any discussion on Kashmir, if at all warranted, will only be with Pakistan.
2 August 2019, 08:21 AM

SC ruling on UP rape case a ‘stamp on prevailing jungle raj’: Priyanka Gandhi

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra says the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Unnao rape case, in which a Bharatiya Janata Party lawmaker is the main accused, is a “stamp on the prevailing jungle raj” in the saffron party-ruled Uttar Pradesh and the state government’s “failure”.
2 August 2019, 07:57 AM

District-wise figures released for Assam NRC

The Assam government releases district-wise break down of figures and claims large-scale fudging of “legacy documents” by people in the districts bordering Bangladesh to get their names included in the document.
2 August 2019, 07:28 AM

India President gives assent to Triple Talaq Bill

The Indian parliament-approved bill that outlaws instant triple talaq among Muslims has become law as President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to it, a government notification said.
1 August 2019, 07:16 AM

Modi government thwarts Rajya Sabha resistance

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government scored significant legislative, political and ideological victories in getting the opposition-dominated Rajya Sabha nod to two key bills in the space of about four days.
31 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Indian coffee tycoon Siddhartha's body found floating in river

Authorities in Southern India recover the body of coffee baron VG Siddhartha floating in a river, two days after his disappearance sparked speculation he was under intense financial strain.
31 July 2019, 07:23 AM

Indian, Pak troops exchange fire at Kashmir LOC

Pakistani troops opened fire and shelled mortars along the de facto border with Rajouri district in India’s Jammu and Kashmir, Indian officials say.
31 July 2019, 06:24 AM

3 ‘JMB’ men held in Assam

Three suspected activists of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) have been arrested in Barpeta district of Assam, police say.
31 July 2019, 05:37 AM

India outlaws Muslim ‘instant divorce’

India’s parliament passed yesterday a law against the Muslim practice of “instant divorce”, making it a criminal offence punishable by up to three years in prison.
30 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Odisha gets GI tag for ‘rosogolla’ after West Bengal

Two years after West Bengal earned the distinction of being the first Indian state to get Geographical Indication (GI) tag for “rosogolla,” a widely popular sweetmeat, neighbouring state Odisha has also got the same now.
29 July 2019, 13:27 PM

Tiger numbers have grown in India in 4yrs: Report

India’s tiger population has gone up from 2,226 in the year 2014 to 2,967 in 2018, according to an official tiger census report released in India as Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the country has become "one of the biggest and safest habitats" for big cats.
29 July 2019, 06:15 AM

17 Bangladeshis held in India for ‘illegal entry’

Seventeen Bangladeshi nationals have been arrested from an Indian village in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura district for entering and staying in India without valid documents, a senior police official says.
29 July 2019, 05:56 AM

Wait for finality to NRC gets longer

The Indian Supreme Court’s decision on July 23 to extend by one month (from July 31 to August 31) the deadline for publication of the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam was quite expected.
27 July 2019, 18:00 PM

10,000 Indian security personnel deployed in Kashmir

India has deployed about 10,000 security forces personnel to the Kashmir valley in order to step up counter-insurgency operations and maintain law and order situation there, officials say.
27 July 2019, 12:03 PM

All 700 passengers rescued from stranded Mumbai train

All the 700 people on board an express train, which was stranded on flooded tracks in an open field in Badlapur, about 60 kilometres from Mumbai, are rescued.
27 July 2019, 07:53 AM

India army chief warns Pakistan

India’s army chief yesterday warned Pakistan that it would get a “bloodied nose” if there was a repeat of a bloody battle which took place 20 years ago.
26 July 2019, 18:14 PM

Lok Sabha passes bill to criminalise triple talaq

The Lok Sabha passes a bill to criminalise the practice of instant triple talaq among Muslims with the Indian government asserting that the law is needed as hundreds of cases of instant divorce have come to the fore despite the Supreme Court striking down the practice.
26 July 2019, 07:34 AM

India celebrates 20 years of victory in Kargil War

India celebrates the 20th anniversary of victory in the Kargil War against Pakistan.
26 July 2019, 06:48 AM