India launches paperless documentation on exports

The documents connected with imports to and export from India will become fully electronic by this year-end, eliminating the need for human interface.
23 June 2020

India, China military agree to disengage at eastern Ladakh

The Indian and Chinese army reached a consensus to "disengage" from all friction areas in eastern Ladakh at a marathon meeting of top military commanders from both sides on Monday, the Indian media reported today.
23 June 2020

Bangladeshi boy found in empty goods train by BSF in India

A 12-year-old Bangladeshi boy, a suspected victim of human trafficking, has been found by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) in a railway wagon at Petrapole in West Bengal, and handed over to Indian Railway police.
23 June 2020

Indian defence minister visiting Russia amid rising tension with China

Amidst rising border tension with China, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today embarked on a three-day visit to Russia during which he will hold talks with top Russian military brass.
22 June 2020

India, China accuse each other of violating de facto border

India and China on Saturday each traded accusations that the other had violated their shared de facto border, an area that this week became the site of the deadliest clash in half a century between the two nuclear-armed giants.
20 June 2020

India's BSF shoots down Pakistani drone at border

A Pakistani drone is shot down by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) along the international border in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, says officials.
20 June 2020

Will leave no stone unturned: Narendra Modi says in the wake of Ladakh clash

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the country’s armed forces have been given a free reign to take necessary steps to deal with the situation in Ladakh as he secured the backing of all opposition parties.
19 June 2020

India reports record surge in Covid-19 cases

India has reported a record daily surge in the number of new Covid-19 cases.
19 June 2020

32 Bangladeshis stranded in India repatriated

32 Bangladeshi nationals, who were stranded in India due to the lockdown, have been sent back home through a checkpoint in Assam's Karimganj district, a senior police officer on the Indian side says.
19 June 2020

India's Modi promotes yoga against coronavirus

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extolled yoga as a way of building a "protective shield" of immunity against the coronavirus, as his nation battles a surge in infections.
19 June 2020

China releases 10 captive Indian army personnel

China freed 10 Indian army personnel, who were taken captive after the clash between the two nations in Galwan on Monday, late last night following three days of negotiations, Indian media reports.
19 June 2020

Indian minister appeals for boycott of Chinese goods

An Indian cabinet minister appeals for a boycott of Chinese goods following the violent border standoff that left 20 Indian troops dead in Ladakh on Monday.
18 June 2020

India mulling not using 4G telecom gear made in China

India’s Department of Telecom (DoT) may ask state-owned telecom service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) to not use Chinese telecom gear to upgrade its 4G network, in a move which comes amidst India-China military standoff in eastern Ladakh.
18 June 2020

India accuses China of premeditated action at Ladakh border

India today accused China of taking “premeditated and planned action that was directly responsible for the resulting violence and casualties” at the border in Ladakh and warned that this “unprecedented development will have a serious impact on the bilateral relationship.”
17 June 2020

Modi to hold all-party meeting on Friday to discuss India-China standoff

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called an all-party meeting on Friday to discuss the situation at the Sino-India border --days after the worst border military standoff with China left 20 Indian soldiers dead in eastern Ladakh.
17 June 2020

India records highest number of Covid-19 deaths in a day

In a massive spike, India reports more than 2,003 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours for the first time with Maharashtra and Delhi accounting for most of them.
17 June 2020

New Delhi summons Pakistan’s chargé d’affaires

The Indian Ministry of External Affairs has summoned Haider Shah, chargé d’affaires of Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi, and lodged a strong protest on the issue of the abduction and torture of two officials of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad by Pakistan security agencies.
16 June 2020

Indian army officer, 2 soldiers killed in ‘violent face-off’ with Chinese troops

An Indian Army officer and two soldiers were killed during a “violent face-off” with the Chinese military in the Himalayan heights of eastern Ladakh's Galwan Valley last night, the Indian armed force said today.
16 June 2020

Delhi health minister hospitalised with Covid-19 symptoms

Delhi Health Minister Satyander Jain tweets that he has been hospitalised with complaints of high fever and breathlessness and will undergo a test for coronavirus.
16 June 2020

India joins global partnership on responsible use of AI

India today joined leading economies, including the US, the UK and the EU, to launch the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI).
15 June 2020