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‘Exercise utmost caution’: India issues advisory for its nationals in Canada

Amidst an escalating diplomatic row with Canada over the killing of Sikh separatist leader, India today issued an advisory asking its nationals and students in Canada to exercise utmost caution “in view of growing anti-India activities and politically-condoned hate crimes and criminal violence”
20 September 2023, 10:33 AM

Canada, US worked closely on possible India link to killing of Sikh leader

Canada worked "very closely" with the United States on intelligence that Indian agents had been potentially involved in the murder of a Sikh leader in British Columbia earlier this year, a senior Canadian government source said on Tuesday
20 September 2023, 06:11 AM

Sikh Leader’s Murder: Canada suspects India link, Delhi denies

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said authorities were “actively pursuing credible allegations” linking New Delhi’s agents to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader, a concern India dismissed as “absurd”.
19 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Indian Parliament: Govt presents bill to reserve 3rd of seats for women

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government yesterday moved a bill to reserve one-third of seats in the lower house of parliament and state assemblies for women, reviving an old proposal that is expected to boost his party’s standing among women.
19 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Bill to preserve 33% seats for women placed in Indian Lok Sabha

A landmark parliamentary bill providing for reservation of 33 percent of seats for women in Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies across India was tabled in Lok Sabha, the lower House of parliament, today
19 September 2023, 10:59 AM

India expels senior Canadian diplomat: foreign ministry

A senior Canadian diplomat was ordered to leave India on Tuesday, New Delhi's foreign ministry said, hours after Ottawa expelled an Indian diplomat over the killing of a Sikh separatist near Vancouver
19 September 2023, 05:28 AM

India rejects 'absurd' Canada accusations over killing

New Delhi on Tuesday rejected "absurd" accusations by the Canadian government that Indian agents were involved in the killing of a Canadian Sikh leader in June
19 September 2023, 03:20 AM

Canada says it suspects India involved in Sikh leader murder

Canada said on Monday that it was "actively pursuing credible allegations" linking Indian government agents to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia in June, dealing a further blow to diplomatic ties between the countries
19 September 2023, 02:34 AM

Modi, Mamata laud Santiniketan's inclusion in Unesco World Heritage List

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the inclusion of Santiniketan in the Unesco World Heritage List is a “proud moment for all Indians”.
18 September 2023, 08:42 AM

Army soldier abducted, killed

The body of an Indian Army soldier identified as Sepoy Serto Thangthang Komwas was found at Khuningthek village in Manipur’s Imphal East district yesterday, officials said.
17 September 2023, 18:00 PM

‘Happy birthday PM Modi’

Wishes poured in from political circles to wish Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 73rd birthday yesterday.
17 September 2023, 18:00 PM

‘Future of Europe is at stake’

Italy’s prime minister warned yesterday that the “future of Europe is at stake”, after droves of migrants landed on the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa.
17 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Rabindranath's Santiniketan made Unesco World Heritage site

Santiniketan, where Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore set up Visva Bharati, has been added to the Unesco World Heritage List
17 September 2023, 16:52 PM

Renowned author Gita Mehta dies at 80

India's renowned author, filmmaker, and journalist Gita Mehta died of age-related ailments in New Delhi yesterday at the age of 80, The Times of India reports quoting PTI
17 September 2023, 11:24 AM

India SC terms complaint against Editors Guild 'counter-narrative of gov ppt'

India’s Supreme Court yesterday termed a complaint, lodged in the ethnic strife-affected state of Manipur, against the Editors Guild of India (EGI) and its four members a “counter-narrative of the government”
16 September 2023, 12:18 PM

Not a boycott; it’s a non-cooperation movement

Congress spokesperson says about India's opposition alliance's decision not to appear on shows of 14 TV anchors
16 September 2023, 10:35 AM

What is behind India’s possible change of name to Bharat?

Eyebrows were raised when "Bharat" instead of India was used at the recent Group of 20 (G-20) meetings in New Delhi to describe the host country, prompting global speculation about whether the world's most populous country is planning to change its name
16 September 2023, 05:50 AM

Hate News Debates: India’s opposition bloc boycotts 14 TV news anchors

India’s opposition alliance has blacklisted 14 TV news anchors, accusing them of spreading “hate-filled” news debates.
15 September 2023, 18:00 PM

175 killed in four months of ethnic violence

As many as 175 people have been killed, 1,118 injured, and 33 are still missing since ethnic violence broke out in Manipur on May 3, the state’s police has said. Ninety-six unclaimed bodies are lying unclaimed in morgues, it said. 
15 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Mortality rate of Nipah virus 'very high' compared to Covid

Says director general of Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR)
15 September 2023, 14:27 PM