India cuts tariff on 3,142 products

India has agreed to provide tariff concessions on 3,142 products to six Asia Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) member-countries, including Bangladesh, from this month. These duty concessions will be more for least developed countries, Indian government says.
3 July 2018

Mumbai plane crash kills 6

A small chartered plane crashed in a busy area of Mumbai, India’s financial and entertainment capital, killing at least six people including two on the ground, police say.
28 June 2018

Indian PM gets security boost

In the backdrop of an "all-time high" threat perception to Indian Prime Minister ahead of general elections, the federal Home Ministry has issued fresh security guidelines to states as per which not even ministers and officers will be allowed to come too close to the Prime Minister unless cleared by his Special Protection Group (SPG).
26 June 2018

'What a shame for country!'

India's opposition leader Rahul Gandhi launched an attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday after a Thomson Reuters Foundation poll found the country was seen as the most dangerous for women in the world, calling it a "shame".
26 June 2018

Five charity workers gang-raped in India

Five women working for a charity in remote eastern India were abducted and gang-raped at gunpoint, police said yesterday, in the latest horrific sex assault in the country.
22 June 2018

Modi leads Yoga Day celebrations in India

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi leads thousands of people in marking the fourth edition of International Yoga Day celebrations by performing breathing exercises and ‘asanas.’
21 June 2018

Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti resigns

Chief Minister of India’s Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti resigns today after the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ends its alliance with People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
19 June 2018

India to resume military operation in Kashmir

India said Sunday it was resuming military operations against rebels in disputed Kashmir after a rare 30-day suspension for Ramadan
18 June 2018

Ecological disaster prevented as Indian Navy anchors burning merchant ship

In a daring operation, the Indian Navy succeeds in anchoring a burning merchant ship off the Sagar Island in West Bengal at the mouth of the Ganges Delta.
16 June 2018

Leading Kashmir journalist shot dead

A senior journalist of Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, who was associated with the peace process in the insurgency-hit state, was shot dead on Thursday evening by unidentified gunmen just outside his office.
15 June 2018

Eight killed by lynch mobs across India

Eight people have been murdered by lynch mobs across India in less than a week, officials said yesterday, as law enforcement struggles
14 June 2018

Air pollution soars in New Delhi to hazardous levels

Air pollution soared in New Delhi to hazardous levels yesterday rarely seen outside winter as sand blown from deserts enveloped the Indian capital in a once-in-a-decade phenomenon.
14 June 2018

UN calls for int'l probe into Kashmir abuses

The UN human rights chief yesterday called for a major investigation into abuses in Kashmir, as his office released its first-ever report on violations committed by both India and Pakistan in the disputed territory.
14 June 2018

Delhi air pollution level ‘severe’ for 3rd day

The air pollution in Delhi, India’s most polluted city, continue to be above the "severe" level for the third day as authorities caution people against staying outdoors for more than three to four hours.
14 June 2018

Modi accepts Virat's fitness challenge

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi accepts the fitness challenge given to him by Indian Captain Virat Kohli on his twitter account.
13 June 2018

Pakistan Rangers kill 4 BSF men on Jammu border

Four Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, including an officer, are killed and five wounded in firing by Pakistan Rangers along the International Border (IB) in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir state, a senior BSF officer says.
13 June 2018

17 killed in Uttar Pradesh road accident

At least 17 people are killed and 20 injured as a bus overturned after hitting a divider in Mainpuri district of northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh this morning, police say.
13 June 2018

India’s Odisha to install lightning forecast system

Authorities in the eastern Indian state of Odisha have decided to install lightning sensors so that people can be warned about possible lightning strike, an official says.
12 June 2018

Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra apologises over 'Quantico' Hindu terror plot

Bollywood superstar Priyanka Chopra apologises today after a furore over a US TV series that showed her uncovering a terror plot hatched by Indian Hindu nationalists.
10 June 2018

US sanctions won't impact Moscow ties

India's defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman said yesterday that US sanctions on Russia military exports would not impact long-standing ties between New Delhi and one of its key arms suppliers Moscow.
5 June 2018