Assam final NRC to be made public tomorrow

Amidst stepped-up security, the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam is set to be made public tomorrow morning, bringing to an end to a four-year-old Supreme Court-mandated and monitored process of weeding out “illegal immigrants” from the state.
30 August 2019

4 Bangladeshis among 19 convicted in Burdwan blast case

A total of 19 persons, including four Bangladeshi nationals, are convicted in a case filed over the infamous bomb blast which took place in West Bengal’s Burdwan district in 2014.
29 August 2019

No country with Pakistan on Kashmir issue: India Defence Minister

Pakistan has no locus standi on Kashmir and no country is backing it on the "current issue", India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh says.
29 August 2019

Kashmir is India's internal issue: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi says Kashmir is India's internal issue and the party asserted that violence in Jammu and Kashmir is instigated by Pakistan.
28 August 2019

India to introduce visa with variable fees for peak and low seasons

Indian authorities may soon implement a visa with a fare that varies according to the tourist seasons, according to reports by several outlets.
27 August 2019

India removes Manmohan’s top security cover

The Indian government has withdrawn the Special Protection Group (SPG), the country’s top security cover, for former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh following a review of threat perception by multiple security agencies, officials say.
26 August 2019

‘Demonising’ Modi and the Indian opposition

As if the top leadership crisis in the Congress was not enough, the party is now witnessing a new storm as its second-rung senior leaders came out with contrasting views on how to deal with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government’s altering of the status of Jammu and Kashmir.
25 August 2019

Arun Jaitley passes away

Arun Jaitley, the former Indian finance minister and one of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s closest associates, died in hospital yesterday, nearly two weeks after he was admitted following breathing difficulties, officials said.
24 August 2019

Opposition delegation led by Rahul Gandhi sent back to Delhi on arrival at Srinagar airport

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi along with other opposition leaders, who had flown to Jammu and Kashmir, are sent back to Delhi from the Srinagar airport.
24 August 2019

India to increase onion supply to Delhi

The Indian government decides to substantially increase the daily supply of onions to Delhi to arrest rising prices of the staple kitchen item.
24 August 2019

Former finance minister of India and BJP leader Arun Jaitley passes away at 66

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and India’s former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, dies at Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). He was 66.
24 August 2019

India increases restrictions in Kashmir ahead of separatist call for protests

Authorities in the main city of Indian Kashmir tighten security ahead of Friday prayers after separatists called for a protest march to a UN office, with streets bristling with paramilitary personnel and some blocked by checkpoints.
23 August 2019

Indian soldier killed in Pak firing at Kashmir LoC

An Indian soldier is killed in firing by Pakistani army along the de facto border in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
23 August 2019

Key hospitals in Indian Kashmir treat more than 150 tear gas, pellet injuries

At least 152 people have suffered injuries from tear gas and pellets in disputed Kashmir since Indian security forces this month launched a sweeping crackdown, data from the Himalayan region's two main hospitals shows.
23 August 2019

Indian SC to examine constitutional validity of triple talaq bill

India’s Supreme Court agrees to examine the constitutional validity of a law passed by parliament that criminalises the practice of instant triple talaq among Muslims.
23 August 2019

Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore on high terror alert

Tamil Nadu and adjacent Coimbatore were put on high alert following intelligence inputs by India’s federal security agencies that six Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists, including one from Pakistan, may have entered Coimbatore, Indian media reports say.
23 August 2019

Article 370 is India’s internal issue: Bangladesh

Bangladesh terms the Indian government’s revoking of Article 370, “an internal issue of India”.
21 August 2019

Authorities make more arrests in Indian Kashmir to deter protests

Security forces detained 30 people overnight in Indian Kashmir’s main city of Srinagar, local officials say, seeking to keep a tight lid on protests over the federal government’s decision to strip the region of its autonomy.
20 August 2019

‘Exclusion from NRC doesn't mean declared foreigner’

Seeking to assuage mounting anxieties in Assam over exclusion of names in the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) to be published on August 31, the Indian government has said non-inclusion of a person’s name in the document does not by itself amount to him or her being declared as a foreigner.
20 August 2019

Not proud as an Indian: Amartya Sen

Nobel laureate Dr Amartya Sen came down heavily on Indian government's recent move on Kashmir, saying it not only emphasised majority rule "as opposed to it sustaining the rights of all human beings".
20 August 2019