Amit Shah renews anti-infiltration vow in West Bengal
Kolkata Correspondent
7 July 2026, 12:34 PM India
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
13 June 2026, 14:47 PM India
‘Working to stop water flowing into Pakistan’
AFP, New Delhi
11 June 2026, 00:00 AM India

India's ED summons Delhi CM Kejriwal for questioning

India's Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for questioning in connection with an excise policy-linked money-laundering case on November 2, official sources said last night
30 October 2023, 18:34 PM

India vows to free its ex-navy personnel

India’s foreign minister yesterday said the country would “make all efforts” to secure the release of eight ex-navy personnel sentenced to death by a court in Qatar, reportedly for spying for Israel.
30 October 2023, 18:00 PM

Israel-Hamas war: Congress 'strongly opposed' to India's abstention on UN resolution

India's Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has "strongly opposed" India's abstention on the voting on the recent UN resolution on the Israel-Hamas conflict and said that while her party unequivocally condemned Hamas' attacks, the tragedy is compounded with the Israeli state now focused on exacting revenge from a population that is largely as helpless as it is blameless.
30 October 2023, 10:14 AM

West Bengal minister Jyotipriya arrested over ration distribution scam

India’s Enforcement Directorate today arrested senior West Bengal minister and Trinamool Congress leader Jyotipriya Mallick, a day after searching his residence in Kolkata's Salt Lake area, in connection with an alleged multi-crore-rupee ration distribution scam in the state
27 October 2023, 06:02 AM

India resumes limited visa services for Canadians

India has announced its decision to resume visa services to Canadians for four categories of people, more than a month after New Delhi had suspended the services
25 October 2023, 18:30 PM

India sends 38.5 tonnes of humanitarian aid for Palestinians

India today sent around 6.5 tonnes of medical aid and 32 tonnes of disaster relief material for Palestinians in war-torn Gaza, the country's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said
22 October 2023, 07:59 AM

India completes crucial test

India yesterday completed a key test in its ambitious crewed space mission Gaganyaan, hours after halting the planned lift-off, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said.
21 October 2023, 18:00 PM

India launches key test ahead of sending humans into space

Overcoming a delay of nearly a couple of hours and an anomaly, India's space agency today successfully flight tested a test vehicle carrying payloads related to the country's ambitious human space flight mission Gaganyaan
21 October 2023, 06:57 AM

Sikh Separatist Murder Row: Canada withdraws 41 diplomats from India

Canada yesterday said it was temporarily suspending in-person operations at consulates in several Indian cities and warned of visa processing delays amid a diplomatic dispute over the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia.
20 October 2023, 18:00 PM

India plans manned Moon mission by 2040

India plans to send a man to the Moon and set up a space station by 2040, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, as the country ramps up its space programme.
18 October 2023, 18:00 PM

Bangladeshis to decide how election will be held in their country: India

The people of Bangladesh will decide how to hold the next national election in their country, Arindam Bagchi, spokesman for India's external affairs ministry has said
17 October 2023, 19:08 PM

Same-sex marriage: India’s top court refuses legalisation

India’s top court refused yesterday to legalise same-sex marriages but said the country had a duty to acknowledge LGBTQ relationships and to protect them from discrimination.
17 October 2023, 18:00 PM
17 October 2023, 16:04 PM

India to start monitoring

India aims to install the first part of an early warning system at some high-risk glacial lakes in the Himalayas next year, a senior official said yesterday, as the country responds to deadly floods this month that killed at least 60 people.
16 October 2023, 18:00 PM

Indian journo groups seeks president’s intervention

Seven journalists' groups in India today wrote a joint letter to President Droupadi Murmu drawing her attention to "the use of draconian laws against journalists"
16 October 2023, 13:56 PM

India to set up radiation detection equipment at border points

India will soon install radiation detection equipment (RDE) at eight border crossing points along the land borders with Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanmar, and Nepal to prevent the trafficking of radioactive materials that may be used in making nuclear devices, officials said
15 October 2023, 13:02 PM

Delhi HC rejects NewsClick founder, official's plea challenging arrest

The Delhi High Court today rejected a plea by NewsClick founder Prabir Purakayastha and the portal's human resources department head Amit Chakravarty challenging their arrest and subsequent remand in a case lodged under an anti-terror law
13 October 2023, 10:45 AM

India brings back first batch of citizens from Israel

The first group of around 200 Indians, including students, returned home early today from war-hit Israel
13 October 2023, 05:08 AM

‘Rules Violation’: India’s CBI files case against NewsClick

India’s Central Bureau of Investigation has registered an FIR for alleged violations of stringent Foreign Contribution Regulation (FCRA) Act by news portal NewsClick and carried out raids at two locations yesterday, officials said.
11 October 2023, 18:00 PM

Sikkim flash flood: Bangladesh hands over bodies of 4 Indians

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members have handed over bodies of four Indian nationals, who were among those killed by the flash flood triggered by the glacial lake outburst in northeastern state of Sikkim, the Indian defence ministry said today.
8 October 2023, 11:28 AM