Rahul’s hug unwanted: Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi terms as “unwanted” the hug he received from Congress President Rahul Gandhi in the parliament saying it was a result of the opposition’s lack of reason for their no-confidence motion against his government.
21 July 2018

Cow vigilantism: 1 killed in Rajasthan mob beating

A man suspected to be smuggling cows has been beaten to death by a mob in yet another instance of vigilantism in Alwar district of northern Indian state of Rajasthan, police say.
21 July 2018

Twitterati on Rahul Gandhi wink: Priya Varrier finally got a competition

Congress president Rahul Gandhi takes the lower house of Parliament by surprise as he decides to hug Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the end of his fiery speech during the debate on the no-confidence motion.
21 July 2018

WhatsApp curbs India service after lynchings

WhatsApp yesterday announced limits on the forwarding of messages by its 200 million Indian users in an effort to stop a spate of horrific lynchings and to assuage government threats of legal action in its biggest market.
20 July 2018

Rahul attacks PM, then hugs him

It was a rare hug-and-wink situation during a debate on a no-trust motion in the lower House of Indian parliament yesterday.
20 July 2018

Rahul hugs Modi in surprise move at Lok Sabha

India’s top opposition leader Rahul Gandhi surprises Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a hug in the Lok Sabha, the lower House of parliament, after launching a blistering attack on him alleging corruption to the tune of Rs 45,000 crore in the purchase of fighter jets from France.
20 July 2018

Lok Sabha begins no-confidence motion against Modi govt

The Lok Sabha, the lower House of Indian parliament, begins a debate on the first no-confidence motion sponsored by the opposition against the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
20 July 2018

US offers India armed Guardian drone: report

The United States has offered India the armed version of Guardian drones that were originally authorized for sale as unarmed for surveillance purposes, a senior US official and an industry source told Reuters.
19 July 2018

Delhi building collapse kills five, 12 missing

More than 100 Indian rescue workers were yesterday using steel cutters and drills to try and free a dozen people feared trapped under
18 July 2018

Indian PM to face his first no-confidence motion

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will face his first no-confidence motion tomorrow sponsored by the opposition parties since assuming power more than four years ago.
18 July 2018

Bilawal questions non-level playing field for parties

PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari yesterday lambasted the "favouritism" being shown towards the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan, alleging that in the run-up to the elections there is a movement underway to form "a puppet alliance" and a new Islami Jamhoori Ittehad, giving Khan and his party a leg up in the polls.
18 July 2018

Building collapse kills 3 in India

A six-story building under construction collapsed onto an adjacent building east of the Indian capital, killing at least three people and trapping several others under the debris, police say.
18 July 2018

India orders inspection of all Mother Teresa homes

India has ordered an immediate inspection of all childcare homes run by a religious order founded by Mother Teresa after a nun was arrested over an alleged adoption racket.
17 July 2018

Indian SC urges separate laws against mob killings

India's Supreme Court yesterday asked the government to enact a new law and stem what it called "horrendous acts" of lynching, after some 22 people were killed by mobs this year.
17 July 2018

Another horrific gang-rape in India

Indian police yesterday said that 17 men have been arrested for allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl over several weeks, in the country's latest horrific sexual assault case.
17 July 2018

Indian SC for new law to curb mob lynching, cow vigilantism

The Supreme Court of India says the incidents of mob lynching and cow vigilantism cannot be allowed to become a new norm, and asks the parliament to consider enacting a new law with provision for deterrent punishment to effectively deal with such incidents.
17 July 2018

Tent collapse at Modi's rally; 15 injured

15 people were injured yesterday at a public rally for Narendra Modi after a tent collapsed on the Indian prime minister's audience, police
16 July 2018

Rahul urges Modi to pass women's bill

India's opposition leader yesterday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "walk his talk" by passing a long-pending bill that aims to give
16 July 2018

25 arrested in India after latest lynching

Police in India have arrested more than two dozen men who were part of a mob that lynched a 32-year-old man after rumours spread over WhatsApp that he was a child-kidnapper, police said yesterday.
15 July 2018

Deal struck on Indian multiple visa for Bangladeshi freedom fighters, elderly people

Bangladesh and India strike a deal under which freedom fighters and elderly Bangladeshi nationals will get five years’ multiple visa from the neighbouring country.
15 July 2018