Leaseholder arrested after Kolkata hotel fire kills nine
20 August 2026
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Kolkata hotel fire: 7-yr-old orphaned as four of Kushtia family perish
20 August 2026
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India youth protests highlight mistrust in 'lapdog' media
6 August 2026
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India
Lightning strikes kill 14 in India’s Jharkhand
6 August 2026
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India
Hasina not allowed to use Indian soil for politics
1 August 2026
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India
Videos on Modi: Meta India head named in police case
1 August 2026
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India
India suspends policeman for firing AK-47 at student protesters
27 July 2026
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India
Indian activists demand release of detained 'cockroach' protesters
27 July 2026
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India
Post-youth protests: Modi announces panel to overhaul exam system
27 July 2026
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Analysis / India's Gen Z dents Modi's aura ahead of key state polls
26 July 2026
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Pioneer of oral rehydration therapy Dilip Mahalanabis passes away in Kolkata
Dilip Mahalanabis, a pioneer in oral rehydration therapy who saved thousands of lives from cholera outbreak at a refugee relief camp during Bangladesh’s Liberation War in 1971, passed away at a private hospital in Kolkata yesterday (October 17, 2022) at the age of 87, PTI reported citing sources.
17 October 2022
Congress to elect 1st non-Gandhi president in 24 years
For the first time in over 24 years, India's main opposition Congress party will vote to elect a non-Gandhi president tomorrow (October 17, 2022).
16 October 2022
India increases profit tax on export of diesel, jet fuel
India today (October 15, 2022) announced an increase in the windfall profit tax on the export of diesel and that on jet fuel exports with effect from October 16 in a move that will make the two products costlier.
15 October 2022
Tata Power India says hit by cyber attack
India's Tata Power (TTPW.NS) late on Friday reported a cyber attack on its IT infrastructure that impacted some of its systems.
14 October 2022
India test-fires ballistic missile from nuclear submarine in Bay
India today (October 14, 2022) carried out the successful launch of a ballistic missile from a nuclear submarine in the Bay of Bengal.
14 October 2022
India SC panel divided over school hijab ban
An Indian Supreme Court panel yesterday said it was divided over a ban on hijabs in schools, and referred the matter to the chief justice, effectively leaving in
13 October 2022
India axes rule on J&K voting rights
India yesterday scrapped a rule granting voting rights to new residents of its Jammu and Kashmir region after widespread anger among political parties, who labelled it a bid to change the demographics of the country’s only Muslim-majority region.
13 October 2022
Karnataka Hijab Row: Indian Supreme Court delivers split verdict
A two-member bench of India’s Supreme Court today gave a split verdict on petitions challenging a ban upheld by the Karnataka state high court on wearing hijab in educational institutions.
13 October 2022
Two Indian women killed
Indian police said yesterday they have arrested three people including a man claiming to be an occult practitioner for allegedly killing two women as human sacrifices in the belief they would become rich.
12 October 2022
2 women killed as “human sacrifice” in India’s Kerala
Indian police said Wednesday they have arrested three people including a man claiming to be an occult practitioner for allegedly killing two women as human sacrifices in the belief they would become rich.
12 October 2022
India inflation likely hit 5-month high in Sept on surging food prices
India's retail inflation accelerated to a five month high of 7.30% in September due to surging food prices, staying well above the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) upper tolerance band for a ninth month, a Reuters poll found.
11 October 2022
Hate speech could be sullying entire atmosphere, agrees Indian Supreme Court
India’s Supreme Court yesterday (October 10, 2022) observed that a plea on hate speeches against minorities in the country perhaps may be right in saying the entire atmosphere is getting sullied due to this type of public discourse and needs to be curbed.
11 October 2022
Veteran Indian politician Mulayam Singh Yadav dies
Veteran Indian politician and former chief minister of the country's most populous state Uttar Pradesh, Mulayam Singh Yadav passed away at a corporate hospital in Gurugram this morning (October 10, 2022).
10 October 2022
Indian minister resigns over presence at “religious conversion” event
A cabinet minister in India’s New Delhi belonging to the ruling Aam Aadmi Party resigned today (October 9, 2022), a day after a video emerged about his presence at a “religious conversion” event where hundreds of people renounced Hinduism and adopted Buddhism.
9 October 2022
11 killed as luxury bus catches fire in Maharashtra
At least 11 people were killed and 38 injured when a luxury bus travelling to Mumbai in western Indian state of Maharashtra caught fire after hitting a trailer truck today, officials said.
8 October 2022
J&K receives most tourists in 75 years
India’s Jammu and Kashmir has received 16.2 million tourists this year, the most since British colonial rule ended in 1947, which Prime Minister Narendra
7 October 2022
Indian Himalayas avalanche: Death toll hits 26
At least 26 people have been confirmed dead after an avalanche struck climbers in the Indian Himalayas, officials said yesterday, with bad weather hampering
7 October 2022
Sonia Gandhi joins Rahul-led Congress march
India’s Opposition Congress President Sonia Gandhi yesterday joined the “Bharat Jodo Yatra” (Unite India Street March) by her son Rahul in
6 October 2022
WHO alerts on 4 Indian cough syrups after 66 children die in Gambia
The World Health Organization yesterday (October 5, 2022) issued an alert over four cough and cold syrups made by Maiden Pharmaceuticals of India, warning they could be linked to acute kidney injuries and deaths of 66 children in Gambia, Africa.
6 October 2022
31 dead after wedding bus falls into Indian gorge
At least 31 people were killed after a bus carrying wedding guests veered off the road and fell into a deep gorge in northern India, police said yesterday.
5 October 2022