Leaseholder arrested after Kolkata hotel fire kills nine
20 August 2026
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Kolkata hotel fire: 7-yr-old orphaned as four of Kushtia family perish
20 August 2026
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India youth protests highlight mistrust in 'lapdog' media
6 August 2026
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Lightning strikes kill 14 in India’s Jharkhand
6 August 2026
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Hasina not allowed to use Indian soil for politics
1 August 2026
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Videos on Modi: Meta India head named in police case
1 August 2026
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India suspends policeman for firing AK-47 at student protesters
27 July 2026
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Indian activists demand release of detained 'cockroach' protesters
27 July 2026
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Post-youth protests: Modi announces panel to overhaul exam system
27 July 2026
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Analysis / India's Gen Z dents Modi's aura ahead of key state polls
26 July 2026
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India’s coronavirus cases rises to 10.38 lakh
India's coronavirus has tally soared to 10.38 lakh cases today with 34,884 new patients recorded in the last 24 hours, health ministry data shows.
18 July 2020
Aishwarya, her daughter hospitalised with ‘mild Covid-19 symptoms’
Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her daughter Aaradhya, who were quarantined at home after testing positive for Covid-19, have been admitted to a hospital in Mumbai.
17 July 2020
Covid-19 cases of India cross one million, reports biggest single-day jump
The number of coronavirus cases across India cross the one million mark today, recording 34,956 fresh infections and 687 deaths in the biggest one-day jump, according to Indian Health Ministry data.
17 July 2020
Trial run begins for transshipment of Indian goods through Bangladesh waters
The transshipment of Indian goods will open a new horizon of Indo-Bangla relations, says State Minister for Shipping, Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury.
16 July 2020
India gets approval to manufacture vaccine for pneumonia
India’s first locally-developed vaccine to combat pneumonia has been given the green signal for production by the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI), according to the health ministry.
16 July 2020
Covid-19: India records highest number of cases in a day
A record jump of 29,429 Covid-19 cases in India in a single day pushes the country’s tally to 9,36,181.
15 July 2020
India’s apex court to hear pleas of blacklisted foreigners including 110 Bangladeshis
India’s Supreme Court says it will hear on July 24 the pleas filed by foreigners, challenging the federal government’s orders that blacklisted more than 2,700 citizens of 35 countries from travelling to India for 10 years for alleged involvement in Tablighi Jamaat activities.
14 July 2020
Special parcel train carrying Indian red chillies to Bangladesh for the first time
Indian government says it has for the first time loaded a special parcel train to Bangladesh carrying 384 tonnes of dry chillies from Reddipalem in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh state.
12 July 2020
After Amitabh and Abhishek, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan tests Covid-19 positive
Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her daughter tested positive for coronavirus, a day after her father-in-law and top Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan and her husband and actor Abhishek were hospitalised for Covid-19.
12 July 2020
Amitabh Bachchan in stable condition
The condition of Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan, who tested positive for coronavirus last night and was hospitalised in Mumbai, was today stated "stable with mild symptoms."
12 July 2020
India’s Biocon secures approval to use drug on Covid-19 patients
India’s Biocon Ltd has received regulatory approval for its drug Itolizumab to be used on coronavirus infected patients suffering from moderate to severe respiratory distress.
11 July 2020
Amitabh Bachchan tests Covid-19 positive, condition ‘stable’ at Mumbai hospital
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan and his son, actor Abhishek Bachchan have tested positive and are admitted to the isolation unit at a hospital in Mumbai.
11 July 2020
Amitabh Bachchan tests positive for Covid-19, admitted to hospital
Renowned Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan has been admitted to a Mumbai hospital after testing positive for the coronavirus. The 77-year-old actor confirmed the news on Twitter, adding that his family and staff are also being tested.
11 July 2020
6 Naga insurgents killed in ‘gunfight’ with Indian military
At least six Naga insurgents are killed in a gunfight with Indian forces in Khonsa area of the north eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh.
11 July 2020
16 Indian sailors return from Bangladesh on special flight
Sixteen Indian sailors, who had been stranded in Bangladesh due to the coronavirus outbreak, leave Dhaka on a special flight of Novoair.
10 July 2020
India records another Covid-19 confirmed cases single-day spike
India had another record single-day jump of 26,506 Covid-19 cases, pushing the total so far to 7,93,802, the health ministry data shows.
10 July 2020
Covid-19 cases: India records highest single-day hike
India registers a record single-day hike of 24,879 coronavirus infections, which takes the nationwide tally to 767,296.
9 July 2020
India fully understands urgency of early, safe Rohingya repatriation: S Jaishankar
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that India “fully understands the urgency of an early, safe and sustainable repatriation of displaced persons from Myanmar’s Rakhine state in the interest of all”.
8 July 2020
Strict lockdown to be enforced across nine districts in West Bengal
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said a strict lockdown will go in force for a week in expanded containment zones across nine districts of the region which have a high number of coronavirus cases following a sharp spike in reported cases.
8 July 2020
India to go ahead with infrastructure development at border with China
Even as Indian and Chinese troops pull back from the site of a deadly faceoff in Galwan Valley in Ladakh, India is understood to have decided to expedite the construction of strategic roads, bridges and tunnels in forward areas along the border with China.
8 July 2020