India mob kills Muslim teen

Indian police yesterday said one person has been arrested after a mob stabbed a Muslim teenager to death on suspicion of carrying beef,
24 June 2017

Thailand top milk exporter, India top producer in Asia

India is the world's largest milk producer, with 18 percent of global production, followed by the US and China. But when it comes to milk export, Thailand is the largest milk exporter in Asia.
24 June 2017

Meira Kumar is opposition candidate

India's mainstream opposition parties yesterday decided to field former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar against ruling BJP-led National
22 June 2017

India opposition nominates Meira Kumar as presidential candidate

India’s mainstream opposition parties nominate former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar as the country’s presidential candidate.
22 June 2017

Indian SC refuses bail to Justice CS Karnan

The Indian Supreme Court refuses to grant interim bail to Justice (retd) CS Karnan who arrested from Coimbatore on June 21, 2017.
21 June 2017

Free flights for baby born mid-air

An Indian woman gave birth to a baby boy on an international commercial flight as it flew at 35,000 feet, the airline said yesterday.
19 June 2017

Modi's party backs Ram Nath Kovind for president of India

India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) proposes that Ram Nath Kovind, a politician from a low caste, become the next president, its top strategist says, in a move to consolidate the party's support among poorer voters.
19 June 2017

Delhi rushes more troops to Darjeeling

The Centre yesterday rushed 600 additional paramilitary personnel to Darjeeling to assist the administration and sought a detailed report
13 June 2017

India launches free legal aid via video conferencing

Villagers in India will soon be able to connect directly with city lawyers and receive free legal advice via video conferencing as part of a
13 June 2017

India ready to take on Pak China: Rawat

India's Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat, in an interaction with ANI, said that the Indian Army is well-prepared to face external, as
8 June 2017

Curfew in force after farmer killings in India

A round-the-clock curfew was in force yesterday in a central Indian district where five farmers were killed in clashes with police during
7 June 2017

12 killed in India firecracker factory blast

An explosion at a fireworks factory in central India kills 12 workers and injures 10 others, some with serious burns, an official says.
7 June 2017

Arundhati Roy releases first novel in 20 years

Arundhati Roy's eagerly-awaited second novel goes on sale yesterday, two decades after her prize-winning debut "The God of Small
6 June 2017

5 farmers shot dead in India

Five Indian farmers were shot dead yesterday at a protest in the central state of Madhya Pradesh, according to news reports, marking
6 June 2017

At least 22 die in India bus crash

At least 22 people died when they became trapped in a bus that caught fire after it collided with a truck in northern India yesterday.
5 June 2017

Indian troops kill four attackers in Kashmir

Indian paramilitary forces killed four suspected suicide attackers who tried to storm their camp in the disputed Kashmir region early
5 June 2017

India launches mega rocket

India launched a communication satellite using its most powerful rocket yesterday, improving its prospects of winning a bigger share
5 June 2017

India will 'go beyond' Paris climate deal

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday vowed after meeting French President Emmanuel Macron to go "above and beyond" the
3 June 2017

Indian Navy hands over 33 cyclone survivors to Bangladesh

A total of 33 Bangladeshis, who were rescued from the Bay of Bengal by Indian Navy a day after Cyclone Mora battered the country’s southeastern coast, are handed over to Bangladesh.
1 June 2017

Indian court halts cow slaughter ban

An Indian court yesterday temporarily suspended a ban imposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government on the sale of cattle for
30 May 2017