India's environment minister dies at 60

India's environment minister Anil Madhav Dave died yesterday at the age of 60 in New Delhi, shocking colleagues who remembered him
18 May 2017, 18:00 PM

India to build 10 domestic nuke power reactors

India on Wednesday said it will develop 10 domestically-built heavy water reactors to increase its nuclear power capacity, as it looks to
18 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Indian Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave dies

Indian Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave passes away in New Delhi this morning at the age of 60.
18 May 2017, 06:25 AM

India approves 10 nuclear reactors for power generation

India’s Union Cabinet approves the setting up of 10 indigenous pressurised heavy water reactors (PHWRs) for nuclear power generation. At present India generates 6,780 MW (6.78 gigawatts) from nuclear power but hopes to dramatically expand its capacity to 63 GW by 2032.
18 May 2017, 04:48 AM

Bollywood actress Reema Lagoo dies

Bollywood actress Reema Lagoo has died of a cardiac arrest in Mumbai.
18 May 2017, 04:13 AM

India beats US in latest renewable energy index

India is ranked second after China in latest "renewable energy country attractiveness" index from Ernst & Young. The US which was number two last year has slid down to number three position and Germany maintained its number four position.
18 May 2017, 04:07 AM

Thirsty snake visits Taj Mahal, causes panic among tourists

A six-foot-long snake was found hiding under a water cooler in the water filtration plant of Taj Mahal in the Indian city of Agra.
17 May 2017, 08:20 AM

Indian cops raid ex-FM's house

India's federal police yesterday searched the homes of former finance minister P Chidambaram and his son as part of an investigation
16 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Indian girl, 10, seeks abortion after rape

An Indian court will decide whether a 10-year-old Indian girl left pregnant after she was repeatedly raped should be allowed to have
16 May 2017, 18:00 PM

10-year-old Indian girl seeks abortion after rape by stepfather

An Indian court is to decide whether a 10-year-old Indian girl left pregnant after she has been repeatedly raped should be allowed to have an abortion, police says.
16 May 2017, 11:30 AM

India's April exports up by 20%

India's exports revival continued for the eighth successive month, recording 19.77 percent growth during April 2017, official data shows.
16 May 2017, 06:58 AM

Force India sanctioned over driver numbers

Force India collected one of Formula One's stranger sanctions on Sunday when they were given a suspended 25,000-euro ($27,317.50) fine for a breach of the rules concerning driver numbers on their cars.
15 May 2017, 10:57 AM

Indian police arrest three over alleged involvement in IPL betting

Indian police arrested three people in Kanpur suspected of illegal betting on cricket matches, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Thursday, a day after the city hosted its first Indian Premier League (IPL) game of the season.
12 May 2017, 07:14 AM

Assam govt lauds Bangladesh for opening mission in Guwahati

The government of Assam appreciates Bangladesh for opening a diplomatic mission in Guwahati.
11 May 2017, 15:21 PM

'India facing higher monsoon rains than forecast'

India looks likely to receive higher monsoon rainfall than previously forecast as concern over the El Nino weather condition has eased, the chief of the weather office says, raising prospects of higher farm and economic growth.
10 May 2017, 07:03 AM

Indian SC sentences judge Karnan to 6 months jail

Calcutta High Court judge Justice CS Karnan is sentenced to six months jail by Indian Supreme Court, which held him guilty of contempt and ordered the Kolkata police chief to arrest him.
9 May 2017, 05:38 AM

India becomes no. 1 two-wheeler market, overtakes China

India has overtaken China to become the world's largest two-wheeler market. While the Indian two-wheeler market has seen a gradual uptrend, China's two-wheeler sales have been on the decline over the past few years.
6 May 2017, 07:13 AM

South Asia Satellite launched into orbit

India successfully launches the South Asia Satellite (GSAT-9) from the Second Launch Pad (SLP) at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota of Andhra Pradesh.
5 May 2017, 11:57 AM

India SC upholds death penalty in Delhi gang rape case

India’s Supreme Court upholds death sentence awarded to the four convicts, who raped and killed a 23-year-old paramedic student in a moving bus in New Delhi in 2012.
5 May 2017, 10:29 AM

700 people worked 70 days to revive an Indian ‘dead’ river

Kuttemperoor river, after being subjected to years of severe pollution and illegal sand mining, had almost vanished into obscurity until last year.
5 May 2017, 04:46 AM