17 killed in north Delhi factory fire

Seventeen people, including ten women and two children, were killed and 30 injured as a major fire ripped through a factory in north Delhi of India last night.
21 January 2018

Indian boy shot dead in police crossfire

An eight-year-old boy was shot and killed in police crossfire as he played outside with friends in northern India, an officer said
18 January 2018

India successfully tests nuclear-capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile Agni-5

In a big boost for India’s missile capabilities and deterrence, its nuclear-capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile Agni-5, the most advanced missile in the Agni series with a strike range of over 5000 kms, is successfully tested from a range off the coast of Bay of Bengal.
18 January 2018

Nobody moove!

First it was monkeys and rabbits. Now a cow has forced flights to be diverted from Ahmedabad airport and Indian authorities said
12 January 2018

India sends satellites into space to watch borders

India yesterday launched its 100th satellite as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to project the country as a global low-cost provider of services in space.
12 January 2018

India steps up patrols on Chinese border

India will handle China's growing assertiveness and has stepped up patrols on their disputed border to head off more standoffs, the
12 January 2018

India launches 31 satellites successfully

India successfully launches a weather observation satellite and 30 other satellites, including 28 of six countries, from a space port in southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
12 January 2018

India begins countdown for launching 31 satellites

A 28-hour countdown begins for the launch of the Indian Space Research Organization’s 100th satellite along with 30 others, including 25 foreign satellites, in a single mission.
11 January 2018

India probes report on database leak

India on Thursday began investigating a report that access to its database of the identity details of more than 1 billion citizens was
5 January 2018

FIR against Mamata for remark on citizenship verification process in Assam

Two separate FIRs are filed against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in north eastern Indian state of Assam for describing the citizenship verification exercise in the state as a “conspiracy” to drive out Bangla-speaking population from Assam.
5 January 2018

Indian pilots grounded after 'mid-air row'

An Indian airline said yesterday it had grounded two pilots over allegations they had a fight and both briefly stormed out of the cockpit
4 January 2018

Rajinikanth announces his entry into politics

Indian film superstar Rajinikanth announces his entry into politics and decision to form a party, marking the rise of another star in southern India’s political sky.
31 December 2017

660 missing one month after Indian storm

More than 660 fisherman remain missing one month after a deadly cyclone battered India's south coast and parts of neighbouring Sri
27 December 2017

Pakistan's treatment of prisoner's wife, mother angers India

India denounced Pakistan yesterday for its handling of the visit of the wife and mother of an Indian man on death row, saying they
26 December 2017

32 dead as bus plunges off bridge in India

At least 32 people were killed yesterday when their bus swerved off a bridge and plunged 30 metres (100 feet) onto a riverbed in the
23 December 2017

India-China border talks positive: Delhi

Grappling with the long-festering boundary dispute issue for the first time since a military face-off at a Himalayan plateau near Bhutan,
23 December 2017

Indian Army Major, 2 soldiers killed in Pakistan firing

Three army men including a Major are killed and another injured in ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Keri sector of Rajouri district.
23 December 2017

Indian woman burned to death by jilted lover

A woman in southern India died from burns yesterday after a man she turned down set her on fire on a crowded main road, police said.
22 December 2017

As India’s capital struggles with smog, Kashmir bans burning of leaves

With air pollution worsening in New Delhi and beyond, Indian-administered Kashmir decides to step up efforts to combat its own worsening air quality.
20 December 2017

Fire in Mumbai shop kills 12

Twelve workers sleeping in the loft of a dry snacks store in an industrial area of Mumbai are killed by a fire that trapped them in small space they had rented to rest.
18 December 2017