India reopens tourist visas for Bangladeshis after nearly two years
Star Online Report
25 June 2026, 15:22 PM Bangladesh
Rebels ‘remove’ Mamata from TMC helm
Agencies
23 June 2026, 00:00 AM India
Renaming of Kolkata road sparks debate
A Correspondent, Kolkata
22 June 2026, 00:00 AM India
Indian court rejects appeal over ban on Telegram app
Agencies
20 June 2026, 00:00 AM India
Five killed in India military transport plane crash
AFP, New Delhi
13 June 2026, 14:47 PM India
‘Working to stop water flowing into Pakistan’
AFP, New Delhi
11 June 2026, 00:00 AM India
Another blow to Mamata
Agencies
9 June 2026, 00:00 AM India
‘Cockroach Party’ leads India exam fiasco protests
AFP, New Delhi
7 June 2026, 00:00 AM India
India tightens security ahead of 'Cockroach Party' protest
AFP, New Delhi
6 June 2026, 12:15 PM India

Saarc is a 'jammed vehicle'

India's Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar said yesterday that Saarc is a "jammed" vehicle as "one country" (an obvious reference to Pakistan)
26 October 2017, 18:11 PM

Swiss tourists suffer brutal attack in India

A Swiss tourist has been left with a fractured skull after he and his girlfriend were attacked near the Taj Mahal during a holiday in India,
26 October 2017, 18:07 PM

Indian man sets family ablaze

Indian police arrested a loan shark yesterday after an impoverished labourer burdened with debt doused himself and his family in kerosene and set them alight, killing his wife and two daughters.
24 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh gets priority among all neighbours: Sushma

Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj says Bangladesh gets priority among all its neighbours as per India’s neighbourhood policy.
23 October 2017, 06:55 AM

Building collapse in India kills 8

A building collapses in southern India leaving eight people dead, an official says, the latest such disaster in the country known for its dilapidated properties and poor quality construction.
20 October 2017, 09:49 AM

Delhi chokes on toxic haze despite Diwali fireworks ban

New Delhi is shrouded in a thick toxic haze after a night of frenzied Diwali fireworks send the air quality plummeting despite a ban on sale of fireworks aimed at thwarting a repeat of an 'airpocalypse'.
20 October 2017, 07:10 AM

Bangladesh's birth most significant event of life

Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee has said in an interview published yesterday that the birth of an independent Bangladesh
19 October 2017, 18:25 PM

15,000 die each day: UN

Despite a dramatic fall in the infant mortality rate, 15,000 children aged under five still die each day around the world from
19 October 2017, 18:21 PM

Seven dead in India firework factory blast

An explosion at an illegal firecracker factory in eastern India killed seven workers and injured nine others in the hours before yesterday's
19 October 2017, 18:20 PM

Taj Mahal finds place in UP govt's calendar

The Taj Mahal, which has been in the crosshairs of controversy, has finally found a place in the 2018 calendar brought out by the Uttar
18 October 2017, 18:00 PM

India orders power plant shutdown

India's environmental watchdog shut down a coal-fired power plant and banned the use of diesel generators in New Delhi as air quality
18 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Italy has highest number of Unesco heritage sites

Italy has the highest number of Unesco heritage sites in the world. In Asia, China and India house the most heritage sites.
18 October 2017, 07:40 AM

Stealth warship joins India's Navy fleet

India's Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman yesterday commissioned the indigenously-built anti-submarine warfare stealth corvette INS
16 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Macron to visit India for solar summit

France's President Emmanuel Macron will attend a summit to launch a solar power alliance in India in December, authorities announced
12 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Woman uses Facebook to annul her marriage

A young Indian woman has proved in court she was illegally married off as a minor after submitting evidence from her husband's
12 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Indian High Court acquits parents

An affluent Indian couple yesterday won their appeal against a life jail term for the murder of their daughter and a servant in the latest
12 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Kabir Suman sings for Rohingyas

Renowned Indian Bangla songwriter and singer Kabir Suman has just released a track condemning the Myanmar military for persecuting Rohingya people who are crossing into Bangladesh from their own land of Rakhine state.
12 October 2017, 09:12 AM

Muslims flee Rajasthan village

At least 200 Muslims have fled their village in Rajasthan after a Hindu priest and his friends were alleged to have killed a Muslim folk singer late last month, police say.
12 October 2017, 07:34 AM

Sex with child bride is rape

Sex with a minor amounts to rape even if the couple are married, India's top court ruled yesterday, closing a legal loophole that had
11 October 2017, 18:35 PM

Top militant leader killed in Kashmir

Indian forces said they shot dead a top leader of the Kashmir militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad in a clash in the disputed territory
9 October 2017, 18:00 PM