India today announced suspension of all flights to and from the United Kingdom from December 23 to December 31 in the wake of a mutated rapidly-spreading strain of coronavirus in that country.

Indian Home Minister Amit Shah has said the rules for implementation of the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act have not yet been framed and the matter will be considered once Covid-19 vaccination starts in the country and the virus transmission chain breaks, reports our New Delhi correspondent.

Indian authorities have called an urgent meeting of a key official committee to discuss the emergence of a mutated variant of the coronavirus in the UK, which spreads faster.

Saudi Arabia’s investment plans in India are on track, Saudi Arabian Ambassador in India Dr Saud bin Mohammed Al Sati has said, adding that the Indian economy has the strength to recover from the adverse impact of the Covid-19 crisis.

The trust in charge of building a mosque in Ayodhya, India after last year's Supreme Court verdict, which also paved the way for a Ram temple at the town in Uttar Pradesh, has released the first architectural plan for the project, according to a report published by NDTV.

India today said it is looking to export surplus hydropower from its northeastern states to Bangladesh and Myanmar.

As protests by Indian farmers against the new farm laws entered the 24th day today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said reforms brought by his government six months ago have started benefiting farmers.

India’s total tally for Covid-19 infection has crossed the grim milestone of one crore even as over 95.5 lakh patients have recovered since the first case was reported on January 30, reports our New Delhi correspondent quoting the country’s health ministry data.

Getting the Covid-19 vaccine will be on a voluntary basis, Indian Health Ministry said as the country prepares to launch a drive to administer the vaccines possibly by next month.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asserted that Bangladesh remains a "significant pillar" of India's Neighbourhood First policy as he held a virtual summit with his counterpart Sheikh Hasina.

Eminent researcher of Bangla folk culture and writer Sudhir Chakravarti died in a private hospital in Kolkata. He was 86 years old.

The Assam government has approved a proposal to close down all government-run madrasas and Sanskrit “tol” (schools).

Agitating farmer leaders today went on a day-long hunger strike against the Indian government’s contentious new farm laws, intensifying their protests which entered into the third week yesterday.

Kerala is the latest Indian state to announce Covid-19 vaccine for its people, free of cost.

Bangladesh will raise all the major issues, including over water and border, during the meeting between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi -- scheduled to be held on December 17, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said today.

The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which seeks to give Indian citizenship to religious minorities from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan, will be implemented in West Bengal soon even if the Mamata Banerjee government in the state opposes it, a senior leader of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has said.

Ailing former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee showed signs of slight improvement this morning but his overall condition remained “critical”, hospital sources said.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said her government will not allow implementation of the controversial National Register of Citizens (NRC) or National Population Register (NPR) in the state.

Noted Marxist leader and former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was taken to Woodlands Hospital in Kolkata today after his breathing-related problems aggravated, sources said.

Traditional Indian wedding finery gave way to hazmat suits and masks in a remote north Indian village, after the bride tested positive for the coronavirus just hours before her marriage, a local health official said.