Indian court rejects appeal over ban on Telegram app
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Five killed in India military transport plane crash
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‘Working to stop water flowing into Pakistan’
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11 June 2026, 00:00 AM India
Another blow to Mamata
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‘Cockroach Party’ leads India exam fiasco protests
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7 June 2026, 00:00 AM India
India tightens security ahead of 'Cockroach Party' protest
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Indian police arrest hotel owner after deadly fire
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Anti-India YouTube channels, sites will be blocked, says country's Info Minister

India’s Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur today warned that any website or YouTube channel found to “conspire against India” will be blocked.
20 January 2022, 14:20 PM

Three dead in blast on Indian warship

Three Indian naval personnel were killed in an explosion on one of the country’s oldest destroyers at a naval dockyard in Mumbai, authorities said. The blast
19 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Outcry as India shuts Kashmir Press Club

The Indian government has shut down the Kashmir Press Club, prompting an outcry from journalists, politicians and others who called the move further evidence of efforts to silence critical reporting in the disputed territory.
18 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Indian Air Force to recreate 1971 Tangail, Meghna operations on Republic Day

The airdrop operation by Indian Air Force in Tangail to prevent retreating Pakistani troops from reaching Dhaka in 1971 and the helicopter-borne campaign over Meghna river for faster movement of Indian soldiers to the Bangladesh capital are expected to be recreated as part of air shows during the Indian Republic Day parade in New Delhi on January 26.
18 January 2022, 15:55 PM

BSF seizes 82 fake licences of Indian truck drivers at Petrapole-Benapole border

India’s Border Security Force (BSF) today said it has seized 82 fake driving licences from truck drivers at the Petrapole Integrated Check Post, South Asia’s largest trade point, at the Benapole border with Bangladesh.
18 January 2022, 13:51 PM

India cities see sharp fall in Covid cases

India’s capital Delhi and financial hub Mumbai have reported a big fall in Covid-19 infections in the past two days and most of those who contracted the virus have recovered at home, authorities said yesterday.
17 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Couple from Tamil Nadu to host India’s first ‘Metaverse' wedding reception

A couple from Tamil Nadu has announced to host their wedding reception virtually in Metaverse.
17 January 2022, 15:21 PM

Eminent theatre personality Shaoli Mitra no more

Eminent stage actress Shaoli Mitra, daughter of legendary theatre personalities Sambhu Mitra and Tripti Mitra, died at her residence in South Kolkata today of heart ailments at the age of 74.
16 January 2022, 19:57 PM

Indian Editors Guild condemns ‘forcible takeover’ of Kashmir Press Club

The Editors Guild of India today condemned the manner in which the office and the management of Kashmir Press Club (KPC) were “forcibly taken over” by a group of journalists with the help of armed policemen.
16 January 2022, 14:11 PM

Bomb found at Delhi market

Indian bomb disposal experts cordoned off a busy flower market in the capital New Delhi yesterday after finding an improvised explosive device left in an abandoned bag, police said.
14 January 2022, 18:00 PM

9 dead in West Bengal train accident

Nine people were killed in an express train accident at Jalpaiguri in India's West Bengal yesterday, said a Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) spokesperson today.
14 January 2022, 05:14 AM

India's forestland sees growth, now covers 24.62% of total area

India’s forest and tree cover and total mangrove cover have recorded an increase compared to 2019, according to an official survey released in New Delhi today.
13 January 2022, 11:39 AM

Indian student found dead in Jashore

An Indian student of Jashore Ad-din Sakina Medical College and Hospital was found dead in a dormitory bathroom of the college yesterday.
12 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Lata in ICU with Covid

Legendary playback singer Lata Mangeshkar has been admitted to a hospital in Mumbai after she tested positive for Covid-19, PTI reported quoting her niece Rachna and doctors. She has mild symptoms.
11 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Delhi announces closure of private offices as Covid infections rise

The daily count of Covid-19 infections in Delhi rose to 21,259 taking the total caseload to nearly 16 lakh as authorities ordered closure of all private offices, except those in exempted categories in view of the sharp uptick in cases.
11 January 2022, 14:51 PM

Bangladeshi 'cow smuggler' killed; 17 Indian cops injured in clash along West Bengal border

A suspected Bangladeshi cow smuggler was killed in a clash with the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Malda district and at least 17 Indian policemen were injured in a separate faceoff with cow smugglers along the border with Bangladesh Cooch Behar district’s Mekhliganj area in West Bengal.
10 January 2022, 16:55 PM

Charge sheet filed against 4 JMB members in India

India’s National Investigation Agency has filed a charge sheet against four Bangladeshi and one Indian operative of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) over their alleged involvement in radicalisation of Muslim youth and their recruitment by either JMB or Al-Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), an NIA official said today.
10 January 2022, 13:10 PM

India man named Kovid Kapoor says he's 'not a virus'

What's in a name? For Indian travel start-up founder Kovid Kapoor, it has made him a social media sensation.
10 January 2022, 07:43 AM

Curbs for more Indian states

India reported 159,632 new Covid-19 cases and 327 new deaths yesterday, as the Omicron variant continues to spread rapidly in the country, nudging several state governments to impose fresh restrictions.
9 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Creator of Muslim women auction app ‘Sulli Deals’ arrested: Delhi police

Indian police today arrested the alleged creator of “Sulli Deals” App, which targeted Muslim women, from the central Indian city of Indore.
9 January 2022, 05:38 AM