India is staring at coronavirus pandemic second wave which may turn out to be worse than the first one, officials feared yesterday, as the country stepped up inoculation drive amid record number of cases.

India reported 81,466 new Covid-19 infections on Friday, the highest daily number in six months, as several states were hit by a second wave of the coronavirus.

A court in Lucknow in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has sentenced two Bangladeshi nationals to four years imprisonment under six separate laws after convicting them of forging documents to get Indian passport.

An estimated 80 percent turnout was recorded despite sporadic violence and stray street clashes in the polling for the second phase of the West Bengal assembly elections for 30 seats.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hit back at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s criticism of his visit to temples in Satkhira and Gopalganj during his Bangladesh trip on March 27 as “unethical and violative” of the election model code of conduct and defended his trips to the shrines.

India widened the Covid-19 vaccination coverage by starting inoculation of all above the age of 45 from today.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday urged all Indian opposition parties to unite against ruling BJP, a day before she clashes in Nandigram in a vote battle against one of her former confidante who defected to BJP, which has thrown a serious challenge to her 10 year rule in the crucial Indian state.

India’s election commission today imposed prohibitory orders which bar gathering of five or more persons at a place in Nandigram assembly constituency in West Bengal's Purba Medinipur district.

West Bengal’s Trinamool Congress has written to the Indian Election Commission, alleging that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to Bangladesh had “violated” the code of conduct for the state assembly elections.

Sensing potential public anger, India’s Manipur government yesterday withdrew an earlier order directing authorities in districts bordering Myanmar to “politely turn away” nationals of the neighbouring country who are trying to enter India.

India saw 62,714 new coronavirus infections in a day, the highest single day rise so far this year, taking the nationwide Covid-19 tally to 1,19,71,624, while the daily deaths crossed the 300-mark for the first time in 2021.

Voters in India’s Assam and West Bengal cast their ballots yesterday in elections that will indicate how Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s support is holding up after a year of the coronavirus pandemic and months of protests against his farm reforms.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of violating the Election Commission of India's code of conduct by addressing people of the Matua community at Orakandi in Bangladesh and trying to influence voters in the assembly polls in the state and Assam.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi are set to have “substantive discussions” with focus on trade, connectivity and Covid-19 cooperation.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at Dhaka on a two-day official visit to take part in the golden jubilee celebration of Bangladesh's independence and Mujib Borsho – birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

India’s technology minister today said video streaming services have to be “responsible and accountable” for their shows and movies, defending rules introduced last month that regulate such content.

Amidst a second wave of Covid-19 cases across the country, India has decided to not ramp up vaccine exports and to focus more on supply for its domestic requirement, official sources said today.

India’s competition watchdog yesterday ordered a probe into a WhatsApp privacy policy update, saying the Facebook Inc-owned messaging service had breached antitrust laws.

India has detected a new “double mutant variant” of the novel coronavirus yesterday, as the pandemic has taken a turn for the worse in many nations with known infections worldwide crossing 124 million and death toll passing 2.7 million.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said BJP will make a “son of the soil” chief minister if voted to power in West Bengal assembly polls,