Auxiliary power unit of Air India plane catches fire at New Delhi airport

No casualties; An Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed soon after take-off in Ahmedabad on June 12, killing 241
22 July 2025, 14:06 PM

India court acquits 12 in 2006 train blasts case

An Indian court yesterday acquitted 12 men previously convicted for a series of bomb blasts that ripped through packed commuter trains in Mumbai in 2006 that killed 187 people.
21 July 2025, 23:02 PM

Air India jet skids off runway in Mumbai

An Air India Airbus A320 flight veered off the runway as it landed during heavy rain at the Mumbai International Airport yesterday, briefly shutting the runway and damaging the underside of one of the plane’s engines.
21 July 2025, 19:48 PM

Indian Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar resigns

He sent his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu and said he was stepping down with immediate effect
21 July 2025, 16:57 PM

Lightning strikes kill 33 in eastern India this week

Lightning strikes during monsoon storms in eastern India this week killed at least 33 people and injured dozens, officials said yesterday.
18 July 2025, 19:47 PM

‘Prove they’re Rohingyas’

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday expressed concerns over the alleged harassment of Bengali-speaking people in BJP-ruled states, challenging the BJP to prove they were Rohingyas.
16 July 2025, 18:31 PM

Check fuel switches on Boeing jets

India yesterday ordered its airlines to examine fuel switches on several Boeing models, while South Korea said it would order a similar measure, as scrutiny intensified of fuel switch locks at the centre of an investigation into a deadly Air India crash.
14 July 2025, 19:24 PM

Harsh Vardhan Shringla nominated to Rajya Sabha

The career diplomat served as high commissioner of India to Bangladesh in 2016-2019
13 July 2025, 12:38 PM

Air India Jet crash: Fuel to engines cut off before crash

Fuel control switches to the engines of an Air India flight that crashed shortly after takeoff, killing 260 people, were moved from the “run” to the “cutoff” position moments before impact, a preliminary investigation report said yesterday.
12 July 2025, 19:06 PM

Air India crash report shows pilot confusion over engine switch movement

The Dreamliner was headed from Ahmedabad to London when it crashed, killing all but one of the 242 people on board as well as 19 people on the ground
12 July 2025, 02:12 AM

India wary of Sino-Pak-Bangla ‘convergence’

India’s Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan yesterday cautioned against “a possible convergence of interests” among Bangladesh, China and Pakistan, saying it may have implications for India’s internal stability and security.
9 July 2025, 18:07 PM

Nationwide strike by trade unions disrupts transport, markets in India

The strike excluded essential services such as hospitals, police, and fire departments
9 July 2025, 09:05 AM

Kaladan project to be operational by 2027: India

The Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport Project, a joint initiative between India and Myanmar, which will be fully operational by 2027, may open up new trade opportunities for neighbouring countries, said India’s Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal.
7 July 2025, 22:21 PM

India arrests 3 after student gang-rape in Kolkata

Indian police have arrested three men accused of gang raping a law student in Kolkata, officials said yesterday, a case that has reignited anger in a city still scarred by the rape and murder of a doctor last year.
27 June 2025, 22:33 PM

India bans land import of jute, yarn from Bangladesh

India yesterday banned the imports of certain jute products and woven fabrics from Bangladesh through land ports.
27 June 2025, 21:10 PM

India’s ties with Bangladesh must go beyond Hasina era: experts

One expert said India needs to grasp the reality of the new power structure in Bangladesh and move ahead
27 June 2025, 18:56 PM

Border dispute: India calls for a permanent solution with China

Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told his Chinese counterpart that the two countries should seek a “permanent solution” to their decades-old border dispute, in a new push for a conclusive outcome.
27 June 2025, 18:56 PM

People of W Bengal being branded Bangladeshis

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday said Bangla-speaking people from the state were being branded as “Bangladeshis” in some BJP-ruled states.
24 June 2025, 18:42 PM

India arrests 2 for harbouring J&K attackers

New Delhi’s counter-terrorism agency said yesterday it has arrested two men in India-administered Kashmir for allegedly harbouring Pakistani gunmen behind a deadly attack on civilians that sparked a days-long conflict between the two countries.
22 June 2025, 18:00 PM

India to evacuate citizens of Nepal and Sri Lanka from Iran

India has decided to evacuate all citizens of Nepal and Sri Lanka from war-hit Iran following a request from the two South Asian countries..The Indian Embassy in Tehran said in a post on its official X handle that “On request of the Governments of Nepal and Sri Lanka, the Indian Embassy’s
22 June 2025, 03:49 AM