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Plane held for days in France on trafficking concerns lands in India
A plane that had been grounded in France for days over concerns its roughly 300 mostly Indian passengers were part of a human trafficking scheme landed in Mumbai early Tuesday, flight tracking data showed
26 December 2023
Jammu and Kashmir: Army orders probe into alleged civilian deaths in custody
The Indian army has launched an investigation into the deaths of three civilians allegedly in military custody in Jammy and Kashmir, and moved senior officers from the disputed area, a military official said yesterday.
25 December 2023
Hijab ban order to be withdrawn: Karnataka CM
The Congress party government in the southern Indian state of Karnataka has decided to reverse a ban imposed by the previous BJP dispensation on wearing hijabs in schools and colleges
23 December 2023
At least 31 killed in Tamil Nadu floods
At least 31 people were killed in floods and heavy rain in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu this week, a top federal minister said yesterday, as rescuers struggled to reach scores still stranded in high waters.
22 December 2023
Mass burial of 87 victims held
Bodies of 87 people killed during bitter ethnic violence over the past eight months in India’s Manipur state were buried in a mass ceremony yesterday, a community leader said.
20 December 2023
10 dead as heavy rains hit south India
At least 10 people were killed in floods after intense rainfall in southern India, local media reported yesterday, weeks after a cyclone triggered intense flooding in the same areas.
20 December 2023
Modi willing to ‘look into’ it
India will look into any information it receives on its alleged links to a foiled plot to murder a Sikh separatist leader in the United States,
20 December 2023
141 Indian opposition MPs barred
More than half of all opposition lawmakers have been barred from the ongoing session of India’s parliament for demanding a debate into a protest last week in which a smoke canister was released in the legislature.
19 December 2023
Security breach of parliament: More 49 Indian MPs suspended
Forty-nine more opposition lawmakers of Lok Sabha, the lower House of Indian parliament, were suspended today for disrupting House proceedings, taking the total number to 141 MPs who have been suspended in the last two days in the current winter session of Parliament
19 December 2023
Indian Parliament: 78 opposition MPs suspended for causing ruckus
A total of 78 opposition lawmakers of the Indian parliament -- 33 from Lok Sabha, and 45 from the Rajya Sabha -- were suspended yesterday for disrupting proceedings of the Houses over a major security breach of parliament.
18 December 2023
Security breach of parliament: 78 Indian MPs suspended
The disciplinary action is one of the biggest in Indian history
18 December 2023
9 dead, several hurt in India factory blast
At least nine workers were killed and several injured in a blast at an explosives factory in Nagpur, a central district in Maharashtra state yesterday morning, a local police officer told Reuters over the phone.
17 December 2023
India’s PM Modi calls for probe, not debate
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a detailed investigation into last week’s major security breach of parliament, countering demands from opposition parties for a debate in the chamber on the incident.
17 December 2023
Two Bangladeshis shot dead by BSF
Two Bangladeshis were shot dead by India's Border Security Force (BSF) for allegedly entering the neighbouring country's territory through the border in Darshana upazila of Chuadanga last night
17 December 2023
Adani acquires major stake in Indian news agency IANS
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s group has acquired a majority stake in private news agency IANS India Private Limited for an undisclosed sum as the group expanded its presence in the media space.
16 December 2023
Adani acquires major stake in Indian news agency IANS
Last December, it took nearly 65pc stake in NDTV
16 December 2023
Covid-19 subvariant JN 1 found in India’s Kerala
India today confirmed a case of JN 1, a sub-variant of Covid-19 whose cases have surged in China and the United States, has been detected in the southern state of Kerala
16 December 2023
Major security breach in Lok Sabha at Indian parliament
In a major security breach inside the Indian parliament, two persons today jumped into the Lok Sabha (lower house) chamber from the public gallery and opened canisters that emitted a yellow-coloured smoke, sparking panic among lawmakers
13 December 2023
India requests FBI to share intel on Sikh separatists
India has requested the United States to share intelligence on Sikh separatists living there amid investigations into an accusation that an Indian official was linked to a plot to kill a Sikh separatist on American soil, an Indian official said yesterday.
12 December 2023
36 freedom fighters invited to celebrate 'Vijoy Dibas' in Kolkata
Indian government has invited 30 valiant freedom fighters and six serving armed forces officers from Bangladesh with their spouses to join the annual six-day Vijoy Dibos celebration
12 December 2023