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India reopens tourist visas for Bangladeshis after nearly two years
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Rebels ‘remove’ Mamata from TMC helm
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Renaming of Kolkata road sparks debate
A Correspondent, Kolkata
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Indian court rejects appeal over ban on Telegram app
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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

Be mindful of reach before posting on social media

Users of social media must remain mindful of its impact and reach, India’s Supreme Court stressed on Friday, offering no relief to actor, playwright and former legislator S Ve Shekher, who wanted to be let off in cases registered against him for sharing a derogatory Facebook post against women journalists in April 2018.
19 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Delhi stands with Dhaka as ‘steadfast partner’

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma yesterday said India stands with Bangladesh as a “steadfast partner” and committed to supporting its aspirations for a “peaceful, prosperous, and inclusive” future.
19 August 2023, 18:00 PM

9 Indian soldiers killed in Ladakh as vehicle plunges into gorge

Nine Indian soldiers were killed today when their vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in the Himalayas in Leh district of Ladakh today, officials said
19 August 2023, 17:19 PM

India imposes 40% duty on onion exports

India today announced the imposition of 40 percent duty on the export of onions till December 31, in a move to tame escalating prices in the domestic market
19 August 2023, 14:09 PM

2,038 dead due to floods, landslides, lightning in India since April

A total of 2,038 people died due to floods, lightning and landslides across India this monsoon so far, with the eastern state of Bihar reporting the highest casualty figure of 518 followed by Himachal Pradesh 330
19 August 2023, 05:28 AM

Gender stereotypes: Indian SC lists terms to be avoided in legal docs

India’s Supreme Court released a glossary this week of “gender-unjust terms” it wants the legal community to avoid when preparing pleas, orders and judgments, and suggested some alternatives.
18 August 2023, 18:00 PM

India’s lunar lander sends photos of Moon

India’s space agency yesterday released images of the moon taken from its Chandrayaan-3 space craft as it approaches the lunar south pole, a previously unexplored region thought to contain water ice where Russia is trying to land first.
18 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Indian SC releases handbook on combating gender stereotypes

Words such as “eve-teasing”, “seductress”, “prostitute”, “concubine”, and “housewife” may soon be outlawed in the legal lexicon in India and replaced by terms such as “street sexual harassment”, “woman”, “sex worker”, and “homemaker”
18 August 2023, 10:57 AM

Indian lunar lander splits from propulsion module

India’s latest space mission completed a key step in the country’s second attempt at a lunar landing,
17 August 2023, 18:00 PM

India's moon lander splits from propulsion module

India today took an important step to try and become the first country to land a spacecraft on the moon’s south pole when the lander module of its third unmanned lunar mission successfully separated from the propulsion module in its final lunar journey
17 August 2023, 16:53 PM

India’s future, security linked with Bangladesh: MEA official

Smita Pant, a senior official at the Bangladesh, Myanmar Division of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, yesterday said that India's future, particularly its security, is inextricably connected with Bangladesh
16 August 2023, 08:25 AM

Chandrayaan-3 completes moon-bound manoeuvres

India's third unmanned mission to the moon Chandrayaan-3 today successfully underwent a final lunar orbit-bound orbit maneouvre, bringing it much nearer to the lunar surface, the national space agency said
16 August 2023, 07:13 AM

Working to end ethnic violence in Manipur

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said yesterday that his government was working to end ethnic clashes in the country’s remote northeast that have killed more than 150 people since May.
15 August 2023, 18:00 PM

India, China agree to resolve LAC issues

India and China have agreed to resolve the remaining issues along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the unresolved border between them, in eastern Ladakh of the Himalayas in an expeditious manner
15 August 2023, 16:34 PM

Over 50 killed in Indian Himalayas as rain triggers landslides

Torrential rain in India's Himalayas triggered landslides over the weekend that have killed over 50 people, with the death toll expected to rise as more than 20 remain trapped or missing, officials said on Monday.
15 August 2023, 10:48 AM

Peace the only solution for Manipur violence: Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the situation in Manipur, which witnessed violence and attacks on the dignity of women, is improving and expressed confidence that there will be a peaceful resolution of the problems there
15 August 2023, 06:21 AM

Modi recalls pain of people during partition of india

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today remembered the people whose lives were lost during the Partition of the sub-continent in 1947 and the sufferings of the people on the occasion the Partition Horrors Remembrance Day
14 August 2023, 07:16 AM

Strike on India’s I-Day: Security tightened across Manipur

Security was enhanced today across the northeastern Indian state of Manipur, which is experiencing ethnic strife, after some banned insurgent groups called a strike on Independence Day on August 15
13 August 2023, 09:24 AM

British-Era Laws: Indian govt proposes overhaul

India’s government moved three bills in the lower house of parliament yesterday aimed at overhauling some colonial-era criminal laws, ranging from the controversial sedition law to strengthening laws that protect women and minors.
11 August 2023, 18:00 PM

India hopes polls in Bangladesh will be peaceful

India yesterday hoped that the upcoming national polls in Bangladesh will be held peacefully.
11 August 2023, 18:00 PM