Forest officials in India’s southern Tamil Nadu state said on Friday they used a crane to pull an elephant from a well, after working for more than 12 hours to rescue the animal.

Border Security Force (BSF) commandant Satish Kumar was arrested by Indian Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for his alleged involvement in a cattle smuggling racket operating at the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal, NDTV reports quoting PTI.

India’s import of rice bran oil from Bangladesh is set to double in the current financial year 2020-21, according to BV Mehta, executive director of Solvent Extractors’ Association of India.

Soumitra Chatterjee, one of Bengal’s foremost actors, was cremated today with full state honours as hundreds of Kolkatans gave a tearful farewell.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed deep shock at the death of legendary Bengali actor Soumitra Chattterjee.

Ailing thespian Soumitra Chatterjee has been put on life support system in Belle Vue Hospital in Kolkata. “Nothing less than a miracle can save him,” a doctor attending him has said.

A prominent leader of outlawed insurgent outfit United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-Independent faction), along with his four associates and a huge number of firearms, surrendered to the Indian army at Meghalaya-Assam-Bangladesh border, the Indian Defence Ministry said today.

The Bombay High Court today refused to grant bail to Republic TV Editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami who was arrested in connection with the alleged abetment of the suicide of an architect.

India's Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat has said a tense border standoff with Chinese forces in the western Himalayas could spark a larger conflict, even as senior commanders from both sides met near the frontline for their eighth round of talks.

India today indicated it may go for joint production of Covid-19 vaccine in some countries and is exploring the possibility of conducting phase-3 human trials in a “few of our partner nations.”

Vistara Airlines, a joint venture between India’s Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, has started operating regular flights between Dhaka and Delhi.

Indian police today arrested Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami from Mumbai for allegedly abetting the suicide of an architect two and half years ago, a police official said.

India has complained to Saudi Arabia over a banknote that shows Kashmir as a separate country, in the latest protest over maps of the disputed region that have also targeted foreign media outlets and a social media giant.

Shops and businesses were shut in several parts of Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday as separatists challenging Indian rule called for a general strike to denounce new laws that allow any Indians to buy land in the disputed region.

India, United States, Japan and Australia will hold a joint naval exercise from November 3 in the Bay of Bengal, appearing in it for the first time in a decade.

Seeking to ramp up the infrastructure for Covid-19 vaccine distribution, the Indian government has asked states to set up committees for coordination and overseeing the vaccination with minimal disruptions in other routine healthcare services.

India has amended a law in Jammu and Kashmir allowing Indian citizens to buy land in the disputed territory, said officials, sparking opposition criticism about a steady erosion of the rights of Kashmiri people.

Indian High Commission in Bangladesh hopes to start issuing tourist visas for Bangladeshi visitors soon.

India and the United States held a high-level dialogue in Delhi between their Foreign and Defence Ministers, aimed at further scaling up bilateral defence and security relationships and boost strategic cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region where China is attempting to expand its economic and military clout.

India’s legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev today suffered a heart attack and underwent an emergency coronary angioplasty, Fortis Escorts hospital said.