At least ten people have been “burnt alive” in their houses which were set on fire in a village in West Bengal’s Birbhum district.

India’s state government today said it would provide enhanced category security to the three judges of Karnataka High Court who recently upheld a ban on wearing of hijab in class rooms.

United States President Joe Biden’s campaign to unite the globe against the Russian invasion of Ukraine is being challenged not only by adversaries such as China but also by the world’s most populous democracy, India.

Eight people were killed and 20 injured after a bus overturned in Tumkur district of India’s Karnataka state today.

Pointing to the resurgence of Covid-19 cases in Southeast Asia and parts of Europe, India has asked its states to resume monitoring influenza-like illness (ILI) and severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) so that no early warning signals are missed to control the infection.

India yesterday restored all currently valid regular (paper) visas, in a development that will be much cheered by Bangladeshis, who account for the highest number of tourist arrivals.

India’s main opposition Congress party President Sonia Gandhi today alleged “systematic interference” by Facebook and other social media giants in the country’s electoral politics.

India has restored all currently valid regular (paper) visa given to nationals of all countries with immediate effect.

Hardline Hindu groups are demanding restrictions on wearing the hijab in classrooms in more Indian states after a court upheld a ban on the traditional Islamic head-scarf in Karnataka state, worrying Muslim students who had protested against the ban.

An Indian court upheld a local ban on the hijab in classrooms yesterday, weeks after the edict stoked violent protests and renewed fears of discrimination against the country’s Muslim minority.

Fresh from resounding victory in recent assembly elections in four of the five states, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said a conscious decision was taken by him to not nominate the siblings of BJP lawmakers for the polls as dynastic politics is “dangerous for democracy.”

The Karnataka High Court in India today ruled that wearing hijab is not an essential practice in Islam and upheld the state government's ban on hijab in classrooms.

India is exploring ways to avoid a major disruption in its supply of Russian-made weaponry amid US sanctions following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tightrope walk could become more difficult due to a continuing border standoff with China.

Success in agitational politics does not always guarantee gains in elections. Nothing drives home this better than how the leaders of farmers’ groups failed miserably in the recent assembly elections in India’s Punjab and Uttar Pradesh states.

The Congress’s disastrous showing in the assembly elections to five states has added to a series of poor results, raising serious questions about the road ahead for India’s oldest party.

The Congress Working Committee, the highest decision-making forum of India’s main opposition yesterday met in New Delhi to discuss the debacles it suffered in recent assembly elections in five states amidst calls by leaders and workers for return of Rahul Gandhi as party chief.

Indian police today arrested four Bangladeshi nationals, who are alleged members of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).

“Jhadu (broom) is a key part of my daily life. I can’t think of living away from it. Whatever the position of my son, I will continue to work as a sweeper in our school.”

The Congress Working Committee, the highest decision-making forum of India’s main opposition, today met in New Delhi to discuss the debacles it suffered in recent assembly elections in five states amidst calls by leaders and workers for return of Rahul Gandhi as party chief.

The Congress has denied the rumours that the Gandhis -- Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra -- are going to offer their resignation at its top meeting tomorrow, reports India’s news portal NDTV.