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Delhi blanketed by toxic haze

India’s capital New Delhi was wrapped in a thick layer of toxic haze yesterday and some schools were ordered closed as the air quality index (AQI) plummeted to the “severe” category. 
3 November 2023, 18:00 PM

New Delhi blanketed by toxic haze

World's most polluted city again
3 November 2023, 16:00 PM

India probes opposition allegations

India’s cyber security unit is investigating allegations by opposition politicians of attempted phone tapping after they reported receiving Apple iPhone warnings of “state-sponsored attackers”, media reported yesterday.
2 November 2023, 18:00 PM

India probing iPhone hacking complaints by opposition politicians

India's cyber security agency is investigating complaints of mobile phone hacking by senior opposition politicians who reported receiving warning messages from Apple AAPL.O, Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said
2 November 2023, 06:19 AM

Dhaka-Delhi ties touching new heights: Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said relations between Dhaka and New Delhi are consistently "touching new heights" as he inaugurated two rail links and a power project through video conference along with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
1 November 2023, 07:50 AM

Hasina, Modi jointly open Akhaura-Agartala cross-border rail link

They also inaugurated Khulna-Mongla Port Rail Line; and Unit-II of Maitree Super Thermal Power Plant
1 November 2023, 06:29 AM

India’s Manipur: Armed militants kill police officer, ambush convoy

Armed militants shot dead a senior police officer and wounded two others in separate attacks in India’s Manipur yesterday, officials said, the latest episodes of violence in the restive state where ethnic clashes have killed at least 180 people this year.
31 October 2023, 18:00 PM

India opposition accuses govt of trying to hack MPs’ iPhones

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi yesterday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government of trying to hack into senior opposition politicians’ mobile phones,
31 October 2023, 18:00 PM

India's ED summons Delhi CM Kejriwal for questioning

India's Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for questioning in connection with an excise policy-linked money-laundering case on November 2, official sources said last night
30 October 2023, 18:34 PM

India vows to free its ex-navy personnel

India’s foreign minister yesterday said the country would “make all efforts” to secure the release of eight ex-navy personnel sentenced to death by a court in Qatar, reportedly for spying for Israel.
30 October 2023, 18:00 PM

Israel-Hamas war: Congress 'strongly opposed' to India's abstention on UN resolution

India's Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has "strongly opposed" India's abstention on the voting on the recent UN resolution on the Israel-Hamas conflict and said that while her party unequivocally condemned Hamas' attacks, the tragedy is compounded with the Israeli state now focused on exacting revenge from a population that is largely as helpless as it is blameless.
30 October 2023, 10:14 AM

West Bengal minister Jyotipriya arrested over ration distribution scam

India’s Enforcement Directorate today arrested senior West Bengal minister and Trinamool Congress leader Jyotipriya Mallick, a day after searching his residence in Kolkata's Salt Lake area, in connection with an alleged multi-crore-rupee ration distribution scam in the state
27 October 2023, 06:02 AM

India resumes limited visa services for Canadians

India has announced its decision to resume visa services to Canadians for four categories of people, more than a month after New Delhi had suspended the services
25 October 2023, 18:30 PM

India sends 38.5 tonnes of humanitarian aid for Palestinians

India today sent around 6.5 tonnes of medical aid and 32 tonnes of disaster relief material for Palestinians in war-torn Gaza, the country's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said
22 October 2023, 07:59 AM

India completes crucial test

India yesterday completed a key test in its ambitious crewed space mission Gaganyaan, hours after halting the planned lift-off, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said.
21 October 2023, 18:00 PM

India launches key test ahead of sending humans into space

Overcoming a delay of nearly a couple of hours and an anomaly, India's space agency today successfully flight tested a test vehicle carrying payloads related to the country's ambitious human space flight mission Gaganyaan
21 October 2023, 06:57 AM

Sikh Separatist Murder Row: Canada withdraws 41 diplomats from India

Canada yesterday said it was temporarily suspending in-person operations at consulates in several Indian cities and warned of visa processing delays amid a diplomatic dispute over the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia.
20 October 2023, 18:00 PM

India plans manned Moon mission by 2040

India plans to send a man to the Moon and set up a space station by 2040, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, as the country ramps up its space programme.
18 October 2023, 18:00 PM

Bangladeshis to decide how election will be held in their country: India

The people of Bangladesh will decide how to hold the next national election in their country, Arindam Bagchi, spokesman for India's external affairs ministry has said
17 October 2023, 19:08 PM

Same-sex marriage: India’s top court refuses legalisation

India’s top court refused yesterday to legalise same-sex marriages but said the country had a duty to acknowledge LGBTQ relationships and to protect them from discrimination.
17 October 2023, 18:00 PM