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Adani port clashes: Kerala police beef up security
Police in southern India on today ramped up security around Vizhinjam port being built by billionaire Gautam Adani's group after scores of people were injured during clashes with protesters from a fishing community over the weekend.
29 November 2022, 07:30 AM
Clashes with Adani port protesters: 36 Indian police hurt
As many as 36 police were injured in clashes with protesters in India's southern state of Kerala who were demanding the release of a person arrested during a demonstration against a $900-million port project of the Adani Group, officials said.
28 November 2022, 07:00 AM
‘Modi govt stop imposing Hindi’
An octogenarian man burned himself to death in southern India in protest at what he called New Delhi’s attempts to impose nationwide usage of Hindi, a language mostly spoken in the north, police said yesterday.
27 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Indian man burns himself to death in language protest
An octogenarian man burned himself to death in southern India in protest at what he called New Delhi's attempts to impose nationwide usage of Hindi, a language mostly spoken in the north, police said Sunday.
27 November 2022, 09:02 AM
Takeover of NDTV a ‘responsibility’
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani sees the takeover of news broadcaster New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) NDTV.NS as a “responsibility” rather than a business opportunity, he said in an interview with the Financial Times yesterday.
25 November 2022, 18:00 PM
2 new ticket counters for India-Bangladesh passengers at Kolkata station
The Indian Railways have opened two additional ticket counters at Kolkata station to cope with the rush of India-Bangladesh cross-border passengers.
25 November 2022, 08:16 AM
Assam-Meghalaya border clash kills 6
At least six people, including a forest guard, were killed in violence as the border dispute between northeastern Indian states of Assam and Meghalaya flared up today in West Karbi Anglong district after a truck transporting illegal timber was intercepted, officials said.
22 November 2022, 12:23 PM
India scraps Air Suvidha form for int'l passengers
India has discontinued the Air Suvidha form for international passengers from today to ease their arrival into the country.
22 November 2022, 05:13 AM
Release of Rajiv Gandhi assassins: Congress to file review on SC order
India’s main opposition party Congress today said it would seek a review of the Supreme Court decision to free the six assassins of its leader and former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.
21 November 2022, 12:38 PM
Cops in J&K raid journalists’ houses over online threats
Indian Police raided the houses of several journalists yesterday in an investigation of anonymous online threats to around a dozen journalists in Indian Kashmir, a top police official said.
19 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Digital currencies being used to fund terror: Modi
Digital currencies need more regulation to stamp out funding for terror operations, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said yesterday at a major international forum to combat financing of extremist groups.
18 November 2022, 18:00 PM
India launches first privately made rocket into space
India successfully launched its first privately developed rocket, the Vikram-S, yesterday, a milestone in the country’s effort to create a commercial space industry and to compete on cost.
18 November 2022, 18:00 PM
India’s 1st privately-built rocket launched
India's first privately-built rocket was successfully launched today by state-owned Indian Space Research Organization from the country’s spaceport in Sriharikota in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh marking a milestone in the country’s space programme.
18 November 2022, 07:46 AM
Rajiv Gandhi killers walk free after India court order
The last co-conspirators jailed for the 1991 assassination of former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi walked out of prison yesterday, a day after the country’s Supreme Court ordered their release.
12 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Voting begins in high-stakes Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections
Voters queued up today to cast their votes in the legislative assembly elections in the north Indian state of Himachal Pradesh as ruling Bharatiya Janata Party seeks to snap the state's four-decade streak of not reelecting an incumbent government.
12 November 2022, 04:50 AM
India SC frees six killers of Rajiv Gandhi
India’s top court yesterday ordered the release of six people convicted over the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.
11 November 2022, 18:00 PM
India's billionaire Hinduja family agrees to end long family feud
India's billionaire Hinduja family has agreed a worldwide truce in a long feud after a legal battle over the future of its global business empire, a London court ruling published on Friday showed.
11 November 2022, 15:28 PM
Indian Supreme Court frees Rajiv Gandhi's killers
India's top court Friday ordered the release of six people convicted over the assassination of former PM Rajiv Gandhi.
11 November 2022, 13:51 PM
Indian SC: Introduce online ticketing for night viewing of Taj Mahal
Good news for the tourists, who want to enjoy the magical view of iconic Taj Mahal on a moonlit night. India’s Supreme Court has modified its 18-year-old order and directed the authorities concerned to launch an online ticketing service instead of collection of tickets in person 24 hours ahead.
10 November 2022, 05:41 AM
India allows settlement of international trade in rupee
India has allowed settlement of its international trade in Indian Rupees (INR) covering invoicing, payment and settlement of exports and imports, the country's Commerce Ministry said today (November 9, 2022).
9 November 2022, 15:51 PM