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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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 suspends policeman for firing AK-47 at student protesters
27 July 2026
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Indian activists demand release of detained 'cockroach' protesters
27 July 2026
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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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Mother Teresa charity in India gets back access to foreign funds
The Indian government renewed permission for late Catholic nun Mother Teresa’s charity to receive foreign funds, weeks after rejecting it, the organisation said yesterday.
8 January 2022