Amit Shah renews anti-infiltration vow in West Bengal
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India reopens tourist visas for Bangladeshis after nearly two years
Star Online Report
25 June 2026, 15:22 PM Bangladesh
Rebels ‘remove’ Mamata from TMC helm
Agencies
23 June 2026, 00:00 AM India
Renaming of Kolkata road sparks debate
A Correspondent, Kolkata
22 June 2026, 00:00 AM India
Indian court rejects appeal over ban on Telegram app
Agencies
20 June 2026, 00:00 AM India
Five killed in India military transport plane crash
AFP, New Delhi
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‘Working to stop water flowing into Pakistan’
AFP, New Delhi
11 June 2026, 00:00 AM India

India top court scraps opaque election funding system, calls it 'unconstitutional'

India's Supreme Court on Thursday scrapped a seven year-old election funding system that allows individuals and companies to donate money to political parties anonymously and without any limits
15 February 2024, 06:12 AM

Sonia Gandhi to contest from Rajasthan

Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi yesterday filed her nomination for India’s Rajya Sabha (RS) polls with Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra by her side.
14 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Police fire tear gas as farmers march on Delhi

Indian riot police fired tear gas yesterday at columns of farmers on tractors seeking to breach heavily guarded roadblocks and march on the capital to demand guaranteed crop prices. 
14 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Indian police blockade capital from protesting farmers

Indian riot police fired tear gas Wednesday at columns of farmers on tractors seeking to breach heavily guarded barricades and march on the capital to demand higher crop prices
14 February 2024, 07:34 AM

Farmers’ Protest: Indian police trying to stop march to New Delhi

Police in India yesterday fired tear gas at hundreds of farmers and their supporters during a protest march towards New Delhi to pressure the government to honour a promise it made in 2021 to pay more for crops.
13 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Indian magazine ordered to delete report

An Indian news magazine said yesterday that the government had ordered it to delete an online report that implicated soldiers in torture and killing of civilians in Kashmir.
13 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Farmers' protest: Delhi under security blanket

Delhi police today placed barricades and stopped vehicular movement at the Singhu and Tikri borders to foil farmers' possible march to the city
13 February 2024, 12:33 PM

Indian police drop tear gas shells from drones to disperse protesting farmers

The Indian police today fired tear gas shells and also used drones to drop the shells to disperse protesting farmers who attempted to march towards Delhi to press their demand for a law on guaranteeing minimum support price for crops
13 February 2024, 08:16 AM

Farmers start protest march towards Delhi; Punjab-Haryana borders fortified

Hundreds of farmers, many of them riding tractor-trolleys, from the northern Indian state of Punjab today began "Delhi Chalo" road march to press for their demands, including a legal guarantee for minimum support price for crops, after a meeting with two federal ministers was inconclusive
13 February 2024, 06:12 AM

Qatar frees eight ex-navy personnel

India’s foreign ministry said yesterday that Qatar had freed eight ex-navy personnel it had previously arrested and sentenced to death, reportedly for spying for Israel.
12 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Indo-Bangla trade through Sultanganj port to open tomorrow

The first cargo vessels carrying stones will be flagged off by India's Minister of State for Ports, Shipping, and Waterways Shantanu Thakur from Maia inland customs port tomorrow morning
11 February 2024, 13:49 PM

Nearly 97 crore Indians eligible to vote in India: EC

Nearly 97 crore Indians will be eligible to vote in this year's Lok Sabha elections due in a few months, the country's Election Commission said today
9 February 2024, 13:53 PM

Narasimha Rao among 3 to be awarded Bharat Ratna

Former Indian Prime Ministers P V Narasimha Rao, widely viewed as the architect of the country's economic reforms and liberalisation in the 1990s, and Chaudhary Charan Singh, a farmer leader, will be honoured with the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced today
9 February 2024, 09:10 AM

Junta-Rebel Fighting: India to end free border movement with Myanmar

India’s interior minister said yesterday that he had “recommended the immediate suspension” of a free movement border agreement with Myanmar, from where thousands have fled since fighting between the junta and its opponents surged last year.
8 February 2024, 18:00 PM

India scraps free movement border deal with Myanmar

India today announced it has decided to cancel a five-year-old facility allowing free movement of nationals of India and Myanmar along the common border
8 February 2024, 08:32 AM

Indian state passes common civil code

Lawmakers in a small Indian state ruled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) yesterday approved landmark legislation to unify personal laws across religions, a moved opposed by many minority Muslims.
7 February 2024, 18:00 PM

India issues advisory against travel to Rakhine

India has issued an advisory asking its nationals not to travel to Myanmar’s restive Rakhine province amid fierce fighting between rebels and the military.
7 February 2024, 07:49 AM

BJP pushes polarising common civil law

India’s ruling party yesterday introduced contentious legislation to create a common civil code in a northern state, including for marriage, reigniting a polarising debate weeks before national elections.
6 February 2024, 18:00 PM

11 dead in India firework factory explosion

At least 11 people died and 80 were injured yesterday in a giant explosion at a firework factory in India that saw balls of flames soar into the sky, officials said.
6 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Uniform civil code bill tabled in India’s Uttarakhand assembly

A bill which proposes uniform marriage, divorce, land, property and inheritance laws for all citizens irrespective of their religion was today tabled in the legislative assembly of the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand
6 February 2024, 10:12 AM