Trinamool Congress strongman Shahjahan arrested in West Bengal

West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress strongman Shahjahan Sheikh, accused of sexual crimes and land grabbing, was arrested today, police said
29 February 2024, 06:04 AM

Rajya Sabha polls: Congress suffers defeat in Himachal Pradesh amid cross-voting

Congress suffered a major upset in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh in the elections to the Rajya Sabha due to cross-voting for BJP by nine Congress legislators
28 February 2024, 05:10 AM

India announces crew for first space mission

India yesterday introduced four crew members for its maiden ‘Gaganyaan’ space voyage, as it aims to become the world’s fourth country to send a crewed mission into space just months after a historic landing on the south pole of the moon.
27 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Music legend Pankaj Udhas no more

Music legend and Padmashri winner Pankaj Udhas breathed his last yesterday. The veteran ghazal singer, who was known for his ghazals like “Chitti Ayi Hai” and “Chandi Jaisa Rang”, passed away at age 73 due to prolonged illness
26 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Indian runaway train takes 70-kilometre journey

Indian Railways today said it had ordered an investigation after a runaway freight train loaded with gravel travelled 70 kilometres (43 miles) without a driver
26 February 2024, 11:55 AM

Modi dives into deep sea, offers prayer in 'lost city'

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today dived deep into the deep sea off the Arabian Sea coast in Gujarat and prayed at the site where the submerged ancient city of Dwarka of Lord Krishna is believed to be located
25 February 2024, 11:57 AM

Assam cabinet repeals Muslim Marriage Act

The government of BJP-ruled north eastern state of Assam has decided to repeal the "colonial era" Assam Muslim Marriage and Divorce Registration Act, 1935
24 February 2024, 04:15 AM

Indian farmers burn effigies of ministers

Indian farmers demanding higher prices for their crops burned effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other ministers yesterday as they sought to expand their protest against his government months before elections.
23 February 2024, 18:00 PM

X takes down accounts, posts linked to farmers’ protests

Social media platform X said yesterday it took down certain accounts and posts following an order by the Indian government, which local media reports say are linked to ongoing protests by farmers demanding higher prices for crops.
22 February 2024, 18:00 PM

India allows export of 50,000 tonnes of onions

India yesterday permitted the export of 50,000 tonnes of onions to Bangladesh ahead of Ramadan, relaxing the vegetable’s export ban.
22 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Indian ‘warriors’ face police to back protesting farmers

Indian Sikh warriors, some on horseback, gathered yesterday to protect protesting farmers stalled by fearsome police barricades from advancing on the capital New Delhi to demand higher crop prices.
22 February 2024, 18:00 PM

One dead as avalanche strikes skiing group in J&K

One foreigner died and another went missing when a massive avalanche swept the ski slopes of the picturesque resort of Gulmarg in Jammu and Kashmir today, officials said
22 February 2024, 13:15 PM

Indian police use tear gas shells to disperse farmers on 'Delhi Chalo' march

Indian police today used tear gas on a group of young farmers who, demanding a law to ensure minimum support price for crops, were heading towards the multi-layered road barricades put up at the border points at Punjab and Haryana
21 February 2024, 07:51 AM

Indian SC overturns earlier result of Chandigarh poll, declares new mayor

India’s Supreme Court today overturned the result of the Chandigarh mayoral poll in which the BJP candidate had emerged an unlikely winner and declared defeated his AAP-Congress alliance rival Kuldeep Kumar as the city’s new mayor
20 February 2024, 13:28 PM

India farmers reject govt proposal, to resume march to Delhi tomorrow

Farmers' unions protesting at the Punjab-Haryana border yesterday rejected the Indian government's proposal to buy pulses, maize and cotton in unlimited quantity at minimum support price (MSP) for five years, saying it was not in their interest and that they would resume their march towards Delhi tomorrow as part of the agitation.
20 February 2024, 06:25 AM

India likely to lift ban on onion export

India is likely to lift restrictions on onion export to Bangladesh and some other countries under certain conditions, said a federal minister of the country.
19 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh visa centre to open in Assam's Silchar soon

A Bangladesh visa centre will soon be opened in Silchar, the district headquarters town of north eastern Indian state of Assam
19 February 2024, 15:40 PM

Indian external affairs minister calls on PM

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference 2024.
17 February 2024, 18:00 PM

10 killed in Tamil Nadu factory blast

Ten people were killed and 15 more injured in an explosion at a fireworks factory in India yesterday, police said.
17 February 2024, 18:00 PM

India launches meteorological satellite into space

India today successfully put into the designated orbit its INSAT-3DS meteorological satellite to ensure continuity of services for monitoring land and ocean surfaces for weather forecasting and disaster warning as well as for providing satellite-aided research and rescue services
17 February 2024, 13:21 PM