Indian troops kill 3 militants in Kashmir

Police and troops killed three militants in two separate gunbattles in Indian-administered Kashmir yesterday, one of them near the de
24 January 2017

Everest's true height to be re-measured

Scientists will take the tape measure to Mount Everest to determine whether a massive earthquake in Nepal really did knock an inch off the world's tallest peak.
24 January 2017

India rail disaster kills 36, fears toll may rise

Rescuers struggle to pull survivors from the wreckage of a train crash which killed 36 passengers in southern India, the latest in a series of disasters on the country's creaking rail network.
22 January 2017

India school bus crash leaves 12 children dead

A school bus carrying dozens of pupils collided with a truck in northern India yesterday, killing 13 people, officials said.
19 January 2017

Salman Khan cleared in illegal arms case

An Indian court yesterday acquitted Bollywood superstar Salman Khan of using unlicensed firearms to kill protected wildlife almost two
18 January 2017

Writ against big bellied cops in Kolkata

Kolkata High Court directs the authorities concerned to submit a fitness status report of the policemen in the West Bengal Police and Kolkata Police forces in a month.
14 January 2017

Militants kill 3 Indian workers in Kashmir

Three civilian workers were killed yesterday when unidentified militants attacked a military road construction camp in Indian-
9 January 2017

Hyderabad will host BD Test: Hyderabad Cricket Association

India’s Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) today rubbished speculations that the organisation will not host the India-Bangladesh Test scheduled in the southern city of Hyderabad from February 13 due to fund crunch.
9 January 2017

Narendra Modi gets a Portugul jersey signed by Cristiano Ronaldo

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a special gift, a Portugal football team jersey personally signed by one of the world's greatest sporting icons and Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo
8 January 2017

Attack on Women: India arrests four over New Year assaults

Police yesterday arrested four men in India's technology hub of Bengaluru over a video recording of a New Year attack on a woman
5 January 2017

'Western dress' to blame for sex attacks: Indian minister

An Indian minister faced a severe backlash yesterday after he criticised women for dressing "like westerners" at a New Year's eve
3 January 2017

Mamata furious as CBI arrests TMC leader

The CBI yesterday arrested Trinamool Congress MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay in connection with the Rose Valley chit fund scam evoking
3 January 2017

Israel alerts India

Israel's anti-terrorism department has issued a severe warning against travelling to India, citing an "immediate and severe" risk to Western tourists.
31 December 2016

Indian Ken-Betwa river-linking project gets wildlife clearance

The “last” hurdle for India’s ambitious Ken-Betwa river-linking project is cleared with the wildlife board giving its green signal, the Indian government announces.
26 December 2016

India rescues 70 trafficking victims

Police have rescued 70 victims of human trafficking, including 33 children, in a restive and impoverished region of central India,
22 December 2016

Hundreds die in India police custody: HRW

Police in India are torturing suspects to death in custody with impunity and blaming suicide or natural causes, Human Rights
19 December 2016

India appoints new army, air force, intelligence chiefs

Indian government appoints new heads of its army and air force among a series of senior military and intelligence appointments, officials say, two weeks before its two most senior defence force chiefs are due to retire.
18 December 2016

Building collapse in India kills 9

Nine people died after an under-construction building collapsed in southern India but a four-year-old boy and his mother were
10 December 2016

Jayalalithaa death shock kills over 70: AIADMK

The AIADMK in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday said a total of 77 persons died of grief and shock over its supremo J Jayalalithaa's
8 December 2016

Dilip Kumar 'feeling better' after illness

Veteran actor Dilip Kumar was admitted to Lilavati Hospital on Tuesday after he complained of swelling in his right leg and fever.
7 December 2016