4 killed as Trinamool, BJP men clash in West Bengal

Four men have been killed and several injured in North 24 Paraganas district of India’s West Bengal in clashes between BJP and Trinamool workers on Saturday night, reports The Hindu.
9 June 2019

Indian Navy aircraft’s fuel tank falls on Goa runway during take off

The fuel tank of a MIG fighter aircraft of the Indian Navy falls down on the main runway at Goa airport while it was taking off, leading to temporary closure to air traffic at the airport, a Navy spokesman says.
8 June 2019

Modi to lead Int’l Day of Yoga celebrations June 21

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead this year’s main event of the International Day of Yoga celebrations on June 21 at Ranchi, capital city of Jharkhand state.
8 June 2019

People are god in elections: Narendra Modi

Fresh from a landslide victory in the parliamentary polls, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today that “people are God in elections."
8 June 2019

Imran Khan writes to PM Modi, offers dialogue

Weeks after Narendra Modi assumed prime ministership for the second time, his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan on Friday wrote a letter offering dialogue to reconcilable problems.
8 June 2019

Police deserters among 4 killed

Two low-ranking police deserters were among four rebels killed overnight in a firefight with government forces in Indian-administered Kashmir, the police and army said yesterday.
7 June 2019

‘Bangladesh-India partnership to be boosted as per Bangabandhu’s dream’

Newly-appointed Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar has said his country wants to take the partnership between Bangladesh and India to its desired goal.
7 June 2019

19 killed in dust storm, lightning in Uttar Pradesh

At least 19 people are killed and 48 injured as dust storm and lightning hit different parts of north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
7 June 2019

No meeting between Modi, Imran Khan at SCO summit in Bishkek

India has said there is no bilateral meeting planned between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistan counterpart Imran Khan on the sideline of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
6 June 2019

‘No sense of cleanliness’: Donald Trump blames India, China for climate change

US President Donald Trump blames big economies India, China and Russia for climate change stating that these countries do not have any sense of cleanliness and pollution.
6 June 2019

India steps up search for missing IAF plane with 13 on board

India bolsters the search for a transport AN-32 aircraft of the Indian Air Force, with 13 people on board, that has remained missing for the third consecutive day today, by pressing into service a naval plane and two of its surveillance satellites.
5 June 2019

Bangladeshi shot dead by BSF in Chapainawabganj border

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) shoot dead a Bangladeshi national inside Indian Territory near Gilabari border of Bholahat upazila in Chapainawabganj.
4 June 2019

The Shah of Modi Government and India’s Future

The most talked-about person in the new council of ministers of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah.
3 June 2019

IAF’s aircraft with 13 people on board missing

An AN-32 transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) with 13 people on board has lost contact with ground agencies around 35 minutes after taking off from Jorhat in Assam, official sources say.
3 June 2019

Indian actress Ruma Guha Thakurta passes away

Indian veteran actress and singer Ruma Guha Thakurta dies at the age of 84. Ruma Guha, former wife of legendary singer Kishore Kumar, breathed her last at her Baliganj residence in Kolkata around 7:30am.
3 June 2019

India heatwave temperatures pass 50 Celsius

Temperatures pass 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in northern India as an unrelenting heatwave triggers warnings of water shortages and heatstroke.
2 June 2019

Sonia Gandhi reelected Congress parliamentary party leader

United Progressive Alliance Chairperson Sonia Gandhi was re-elected the leader of the Congress parliamentary party.
1 June 2019

Indian beauty pageant draws flak for unfair portrayal of women

Organisers of a leading Indian beauty pageant come under fire for selecting only fair-skinned women, with human rights campaigners saying the contest highlighted the nation's failure to respect women from all walks of life.
1 June 2019

Modi announces expansion of income scheme for farmers

Implementing its three key parliamentary election promises a day after assumption of power, the new Indian government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced expansion of an income scheme for farmers and a new pension scheme for agriculturists, small traders and self-employed persons.
1 June 2019

Trump to end trade privileges for India on June 5

US President Donald Trump has said that the United States would end its preferential trade treatment for India on June 5.
1 June 2019