India's Godrej family agrees to split 127-year-old conglomerate into two

India's Godrej family has decided to restructure its shareholding in the conglomerate to operate as two entities, Godrej Enterprises and Godrej Industries, according to a filing late on Tuesday
1 May 2024, 15:07 PM

BJP invites AL to observe polls situation in India

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has invited Awami League to observe the overall preparation and campaign taken for the national elections in India
1 May 2024, 14:16 PM

Modi urges BJP nominees to get more voters to polls following lower turnout

A week before voting in the third phase of India's long-drawn parliamentary elections on May 7, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written letters to BJP candidates asking them to encourage more people to vote as he seeks a rare third tenure
1 May 2024, 09:07 AM

Inheritance tax cannot remove inequality

Taxing people’s inheritance cannot address inequality and has “never removed poverty”, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told The Times of India newspaper, alleviating fears that such a tax could be imposed if he returns to power after the elections.
29 April 2024, 18:00 PM

Khalistan slogans at event attended by Trudeau

India summoned the Canadian Deputy High Commissioner yesterday and expressed “deep concern and strong protest” after separatist slogans in support of a Sikh homeland were raised at an event addressed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
29 April 2024, 18:00 PM

It's not polarisation to show that Congress has violated the constitution: Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in an interview published today that he was not resorting to communal polarisation by showing that Congress violated the constitution by enacting laws to provide reservations on the basis of religion
29 April 2024, 06:54 AM

EC asks AAP to modify its poll campaign song

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has asked the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to modify content of its polls campaign song to comply with Advertising Codes prescribed under Cable Television Network Rules, 1994 and ECI guidelines.
28 April 2024, 18:00 PM

Civil servants' training: Indian team to visit Bangladesh for talks on renewal of contract

A four-member delegation from the Indian government’s Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) will be visiting Bangladesh from April 28-30 for bilateral talks on renewal of MoU between the two countries for training of Bangladeshi civil servants in India..The MoU
28 April 2024, 11:16 AM

India to export 99,150 tonnes of onions to Bangladesh, 5 countries

India has allowed export of 99,150 tonnes of onions to Bangladesh and five other countries.
27 April 2024, 18:00 PM

Mamata ‘suffers minor injuries’ after falling inside helicopter

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today “sustained minor injuries” after she fell while boarding her helicopter in Durgapur in Paschim Bardhaman district
27 April 2024, 11:38 AM

More than 60pc voter turnout in second phase

India voted yesterday in the second phase of the world’s biggest election, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his rivals raise the pitch of the campaign by focusing on hot-button issues such as religious discrimination, affirmative action and taxes.
26 April 2024, 18:00 PM

2 suspected rebels killed in J&K clashes

Two suspected rebels were killed in Indian-administered Kashmir during a firefight, police said yesterday, the latest clash between militants and security forces in the disputed territory during ongoing national elections.
26 April 2024, 18:00 PM

India Election: Millions queue up to vote in 2nd phase

Millions of Indians queued up before polling booths as polling for the second of the seven-phase elections to India’s Lok Sabha began today
26 April 2024, 04:07 AM

India votes in second phase of mammoth polls

After a high-octane campaign, India today goes into the second phase of voting in the marathon seven-phase general election as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a rare third term on the back of issues such as growth, welfare and Hindu nationalism.
25 April 2024, 18:00 PM

US human rights report ‘deeply biased’: India

New Delhi said yesterday it does not attach any value to a US State Department report critical of human rights in India, and called it deeply biased.
25 April 2024, 18:00 PM

‘Not one vote’

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s response to the Calcutta High Court order scrapping the job of 26,000 teachers, was a resounding election message.
25 April 2024, 18:00 PM

EC seeks response from Modi, Rahul

India’s Election Commission (EC) said yesterday it has sought responses from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress on alleged violations of polls rules by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and opposition leader Rahul Gandhi.
25 April 2024, 18:00 PM

India dismisses US human rights report as 'deeply biased'

New Delhi said on Thursday it does not attach any value to a US State Department report critical of human rights in India, and called it deeply biased
25 April 2024, 14:11 PM
25 April 2024, 14:08 PM

PM Modi scared of Congress’ revolutionary manifesto: Rahul

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi yesterday claimed that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had panicked after seeing the Congress’ “revolutionary” manifesto. “So did you like the Congress manifesto? You must have seen that the Prime Minister has panicked. It is a revolutionary manifesto,” Gandhi said while speaking at Social Justice conclave organised by the Congress in New Delhi.
24 April 2024, 18:00 PM