Four Delhi hospitals receive bomb threat emails

Four hospitals in Delhi -- Burari Government Hospital, Sanjay Gandhi Hospital in Mangolpuri, Superspeciality Hospital in Janakpuri, and Hindu Rao Hospital – received bomb threat emails on Sunday afternoon, sources said
14 May 2024, 07:34 AM

14 killed as billboard falls during dust storm in Mumbai

At least 14 people were killed and 74 injured when a billboard collapsed during a dust storm and unseasonal rains in Mumbai's Ghatkopar locality yesterday, civic officials said today
14 May 2024, 03:11 AM

62.9pc turnout in fourth phase

India yesterday voted in the fourth phase of a seven-week long general election as the campaign rhetoric became more strident over economic disparities and religious divisions.
13 May 2024, 18:00 PM

‘We will make Pakistan wear bangles’

Mincing no words, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday attacked the opposition INDIA bloc, calling its leaders “cowards” who were “scared of Pakistan’s nuclear power”.
13 May 2024, 18:00 PM

Indian polls: Voting begins in 4th phase; 96 seats up for grab

Millions of Indians today began casting their votes in the fourth phase of polling in parliamentary election encompassing 96 constituencies across ten states and union territories
13 May 2024, 02:21 AM

96 constituencies go to polls in 4th phase today

A string of high-profile ruling BJP and opposition politicians will be in the fray as millions of Indians cast their votes 96 constituencies across ten states and union territories in the fourth phase of India’s marathon Lok Sabha elections today. 
12 May 2024, 18:00 PM

Canada arrests fourth Indian national in killing of Sikh activist

A fourth Indian national was charged by Canadian authorities Saturday in the 2023 killing of a separatist Sikh leader in Vancouver
12 May 2024, 02:44 AM

Save India from dictatorship

A top opponent of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday urged his compatriots to resist “dictatorship”, after the country’s top court provisionally released him from jail to campaign in national elections. 
11 May 2024, 18:00 PM

India SC grants temporary bail to Kejriwal

India’s top court gave temporary bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a graft case yesterday, allowing him to campaign in the ongoing general elections, boosting the opposition alliance of which he is a prominent figure.
10 May 2024, 18:00 PM

Opposition in J&K accuses govt of sabotaging campaigns

Opposition leaders in India’s troubled Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) valley have accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration of denying or cancelling permissions to hold campaign events, to help his party’s “proxies”.
10 May 2024, 18:00 PM

12 Maoists killed in clash with India security forces

At least 12 Maoist insurgents were shot dead by Indian security forces yesterday, police said, during the latest clash in a decades-long conflict waged in the country’s central forests.
10 May 2024, 18:00 PM

Kejriwal gets SC interim bail till June 1

India's Supreme Court today gave Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal interim bail till June 1 for campaigning in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections
10 May 2024, 10:17 AM

India completes troop exit from Maldives

India has replaced some 80 soldiers on the Maldives with civilians after a demand by President Mohamed Muizzu who has pivoted the archipelago’s ties towards China, New Delhi officials said yesterday.
9 May 2024, 18:00 PM

‘No fundamental right to campaign’

With the Indian Supreme Court set to decide on interim bail for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today to allow him to campaign for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, the Enforcement Directorate has filed an affidavit opposing his petition and said that laws are equal for all and that campaigning is not a fundamental, constitutional or even a legal right.
9 May 2024, 18:00 PM

India interested to finance Bangladesh's Teesta project: Hasan Mahmud

India has expressed interest to finance Bangladesh's Teesta project, Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud said today
9 May 2024, 08:39 AM

Modi skips election in Kashmir as critics dispute integration claims

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is criss-crossing India in a marathon election campaign but, for the first time since 1996, his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is not contesting in Kashmir, where a 35-year uprising against Indian rule has killed tens of thousands of people
9 May 2024, 04:43 AM

BJP deletes X post accused of targeting Muslims

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party yesterday deleted a cartoon video posted on social media platform X that was criticised for targeting Muslims during an ongoing national election.
8 May 2024, 18:00 PM

Over 80 Air India Express flights cancelled after 300 crew members go on sick leave

Air India Express, a Tata Group carrier, was forced to cancel more than 80 international and domestic flights after a large number of cabin crew called in sick at the last minute
8 May 2024, 08:41 AM

More than 61pc turnout in third phase

A voter turnout of over 61 percent was recorded as curtains came down on the third phase of India’s gigantic Lok Sabha elections in 93 constituencies spread across 11 States and Union Territories yesterday with sporadic incidents of violence in West Bengal.
7 May 2024, 18:00 PM

Liquor Policy ‘Scam’: Delhi court extends pre-trial detention of Kejriwal

An Indian city court yesterday extended the pre-trial detention of opposition leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal until May 20, legal news website Live Law reported, weeks before the capital votes in national elections.
7 May 2024, 18:00 PM