Indian police arrest three over alleged involvement in IPL betting

Indian police arrested three people in Kanpur suspected of illegal betting on cricket matches, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Thursday, a day after the city hosted its first Indian Premier League (IPL) game of the season.
12 May 2017

Assam govt lauds Bangladesh for opening mission in Guwahati

The government of Assam appreciates Bangladesh for opening a diplomatic mission in Guwahati.
11 May 2017

'India facing higher monsoon rains than forecast'

India looks likely to receive higher monsoon rainfall than previously forecast as concern over the El Nino weather condition has eased, the chief of the weather office says, raising prospects of higher farm and economic growth.
10 May 2017

Indian SC sentences judge Karnan to 6 months jail

Calcutta High Court judge Justice CS Karnan is sentenced to six months jail by Indian Supreme Court, which held him guilty of contempt and ordered the Kolkata police chief to arrest him.
9 May 2017

India becomes no. 1 two-wheeler market, overtakes China

India has overtaken China to become the world's largest two-wheeler market. While the Indian two-wheeler market has seen a gradual uptrend, China's two-wheeler sales have been on the decline over the past few years.
6 May 2017

South Asia Satellite launched into orbit

India successfully launches the South Asia Satellite (GSAT-9) from the Second Launch Pad (SLP) at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota of Andhra Pradesh.
5 May 2017

India SC upholds death penalty in Delhi gang rape case

India’s Supreme Court upholds death sentence awarded to the four convicts, who raped and killed a 23-year-old paramedic student in a moving bus in New Delhi in 2012.
5 May 2017

700 people worked 70 days to revive an Indian ‘dead’ river

Kuttemperoor river, after being subjected to years of severe pollution and illegal sand mining, had almost vanished into obscurity until last year.
5 May 2017

Major anti-terror ops underway in J&K

Thousands of soldiers and paramilitaries were yesterday engaged in a huge anti-militant operation in Indian-administered Kashmir,
4 May 2017

Rescued Bangladeshi girl tweets Modi over banned rupees

A rescued Bangladeshi girl tweets to India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking help to convert Rs 10,000 in old notes those she saved in three years.
4 May 2017

India's 'gift' to neighbours

Reinvigorating his 'neighbourhood first' foreign policy, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday announced India will launch the
30 April 2017

South Asian Satellite to be launched May 5: Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces that the South Asian Satellite will be launched on May 5 to help address the region’s economic and developmental priorities.
30 April 2017

Muslim neighbours cremate Hindu youth in India

Setting an example of religious harmony, a group of Muslim youths in India cremates body of a Hindu neighbour with all traditional Hindu rituals including consigning the ashes to the nearby river and taking a dip in the river after the cremation.
27 April 2017

Indian 'spy's' mother asks Pakistan to release son

The mother of former Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav sentenced to death for espionage in Pakistan has appealed for his release.
27 April 2017

India's top 10 websites hacked

Pro-Pakistan group hacks 10 Indian official websites with "Pakistan Zindabad" slogans sparking fears of cyber terrorism.
26 April 2017

India plans to tag millions of cows

India could issue millions of cows with unique identification numbers, the latest effort to protect the sacred animals amid a spike in
25 April 2017

Maoist rebels kill 24 police in India

Suspected Maoist rebels killed 24 paramilitary commandos and wounded six yesterday in a remote part of central India, police said, in
24 April 2017

Maoist rebels kill 24 police in central India

Maoist guerrillas ambush a paramilitary patrol in central India, killing at least 24 policemen and wounding six in one of the deadliest attacks this year, senior officials say.
24 April 2017

Teesta issue to be resolved soon, Jaitley tells Muhith

Reiterating Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment over Teesta water sharing with Bangladesh, the neighbouring country’s Finance Minister Arun Jaitley says the issue will be resolved very soon.
23 April 2017

2,000 mosques madrasas, in under scanner

A day after five youths were held for allegedly being involved in a terror plot that would have targeted Delhi and UP, senior police officers
22 April 2017