West Bengal logs highest-ever turnout: 92.88% in phase 1, final count awaited
24 April 2026, 12:52 PM
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West Bengal records 92% turnout in first phase of polling
24 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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West Bengal goes to polls amid SIR row
23 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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India’s election body issues directives for smooth West Bengal polls
22 April 2026, 13:38 PM
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West Bengal Polls: Nearly 7 lakh voters added to electoral rolls
20 April 2026, 00:00 AM
India
Fire at India firecracker factory kills 20
19 April 2026, 22:41 PM
India
Killing of 2 children: Fresh protests, clashes in India’s Manipur
19 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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India fails to pass parliament expansion bill linked to quotas for women
18 April 2026, 08:48 AM
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India plans parliament expansion for women, opposition cries foul
16 April 2026, 15:44 PM
India
Golden voice goes silent
13 April 2026, 02:02 AM
India
10 dead as heavy rains hit south India
At least 10 people were killed in floods after intense rainfall in southern India, local media reported yesterday, weeks after a cyclone triggered intense flooding in the same areas.
20 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Modi willing to ‘look into’ it
India will look into any information it receives on its alleged links to a foiled plot to murder a Sikh separatist leader in the United States,
20 December 2023, 18:00 PM
141 Indian opposition MPs barred
More than half of all opposition lawmakers have been barred from the ongoing session of India’s parliament for demanding a debate into a protest last week in which a smoke canister was released in the legislature.
19 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Security breach of parliament: More 49 Indian MPs suspended
Forty-nine more opposition lawmakers of Lok Sabha, the lower House of Indian parliament, were suspended today for disrupting House proceedings, taking the total number to 141 MPs who have been suspended in the last two days in the current winter session of Parliament
19 December 2023, 11:37 AM
Indian Parliament: 78 opposition MPs suspended for causing ruckus
A total of 78 opposition lawmakers of the Indian parliament -- 33 from Lok Sabha, and 45 from the Rajya Sabha -- were suspended yesterday for disrupting proceedings of the Houses over a major security breach of parliament.
18 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Security breach of parliament: 78 Indian MPs suspended
The disciplinary action is one of the biggest in Indian history
18 December 2023, 14:00 PM
9 dead, several hurt in India factory blast
At least nine workers were killed and several injured in a blast at an explosives factory in Nagpur, a central district in Maharashtra state yesterday morning, a local police officer told Reuters over the phone.
17 December 2023, 18:00 PM
India’s PM Modi calls for probe, not debate
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a detailed investigation into last week’s major security breach of parliament, countering demands from opposition parties for a debate in the chamber on the incident.
17 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Two Bangladeshis shot dead by BSF
Two Bangladeshis were shot dead by India's Border Security Force (BSF) for allegedly entering the neighbouring country's territory through the border in Darshana upazila of Chuadanga last night
17 December 2023, 14:55 PM
Adani acquires major stake in Indian news agency IANS
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s group has acquired a majority stake in private news agency IANS India Private Limited for an undisclosed sum as the group expanded its presence in the media space.
16 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Adani acquires major stake in Indian news agency IANS
Last December, it took nearly 65pc stake in NDTV
16 December 2023, 16:33 PM
Covid-19 subvariant JN 1 found in India’s Kerala
India today confirmed a case of JN 1, a sub-variant of Covid-19 whose cases have surged in China and the United States, has been detected in the southern state of Kerala
16 December 2023, 15:04 PM
Major security breach in Lok Sabha at Indian parliament
In a major security breach inside the Indian parliament, two persons today jumped into the Lok Sabha (lower house) chamber from the public gallery and opened canisters that emitted a yellow-coloured smoke, sparking panic among lawmakers
13 December 2023, 08:38 AM
India requests FBI to share intel on Sikh separatists
India has requested the United States to share intelligence on Sikh separatists living there amid investigations into an accusation that an Indian official was linked to a plot to kill a Sikh separatist on American soil, an Indian official said yesterday.
12 December 2023, 18:00 PM
36 freedom fighters invited to celebrate 'Vijoy Dibas' in Kolkata
Indian government has invited 30 valiant freedom fighters and six serving armed forces officers from Bangladesh with their spouses to join the annual six-day Vijoy Dibos celebration
12 December 2023, 14:19 PM
India SC backs govt decision to revoke J&K’s special status
India’s Supreme Court yesterday upheld a 2019 decision by the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to revoke special status for the state of Jammu and Kashmir and set a deadline of September 30 next year for local polls to be held.
11 December 2023, 18:00 PM
What led to J&K decision by India’s SC?
India’s Supreme Court yesterday upheld a 2019 decision by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to revoke special status for Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and split the region into two federally administered territories. Here are some facts about J&K and the constitutional change.
11 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Modi calls SC verdict on Jammu and Kashmir a 'beacon of hope'
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today termed the Supreme Court verdict upholding the abrogation of Article 370 by his government as "historic" and said "it is a resounding declaration of hope, progress and unity for our sisters and brothers in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh"
11 December 2023, 09:21 AM
CBI files chargesheet in Naga woman’s killing
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday said it has filed a charge sheet against nine people in connection with the killing of a 55-year-old Naga woman in Keibi village of Manipur on July 15 by a mob during ethnic clashes in the state.
10 December 2023, 18:00 PM
FBI chief to visit India after US raised issue
FBI Director Christopher Wray will visit India next week, officials said, days after Washington accused an Indian government official of directing an unsuccessful plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist on American soil.
7 December 2023, 18:00 PM