Fifteen people were killed and several injured when a power transformer exploded on the banks of the Alaknanda river in Indian state of Uttarakhand's Chamoli district today.

More than two dozen Indian opposition parties said yesterday that they had joined hands to form an alliance called “INDIA” to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in parliamentary elections next year.

Indian tycoon Gautam Adani yesterday denounced fraud accusations against his group by a US investment firm as a “deliberate attempt” to damage its image, at the first annual general meeting since the scandal.

A special aircraft carrying Indian opposition party leaders Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi from Bengaluru to Delhi made an emergency landing at the central Indian city of Bhopal airport today due to inclement weather, police said

After weeks of dithering, the India’s opposition Congress party yesterday came out in support of the Aam Aadmi Party’s campaign against the contentious central order that wrested back control of Delhi’s bureaucracy, boosting the prospects of an opposition meeting set to be held a day later.

Top Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi appealed to the country’s highest court yesterday over his conviction for defamation, days after a lower court refused to intervene, media reports said.

The government of India’s richest state Maharashtra, ruled by a Shiv Sena-BJP-NCP coalition, has formally awarded a project to redevelop the 259-hectare slum sprawl in Dharavi locality of the country’s financial capital Mumbai to an Adani Group firm

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Gujarat High Court ruling refusing to stay his conviction in a criminal defamation case over his remark "why all thieves have Modi surname"

The river running through India’s capital New Delhi has reached a record high due to monsoon floods, authorities said yesterday as army engineers were deployed to try to contain the waters.

Nine months before a general election, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have dusted off a potentially divisive plan to enact a common set of personal laws for all, irrespective of religion.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was guest of honour during France's Bastille Day celebrations today, which are taking place under tight security two weeks after riots swept the country

India today launched a rocket seeking to land an unmanned spacecraft on the surface of the Moon, a live feed showed, its second attempt to become only the fourth country to do so

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today sought the help of Indian Army as the floodwaters of overflowing Yamuna river spread further reaching the entrance of India's Supreme Court in the central part of India's national capital

Flooding in parts of New Delhi forced the city government to close all education institutions in India’s capital yesterday and advise people to work from home, while warning that there would be water rationing after the Yamuna river broke its banks.

The EU parliament yesterday urged India to end violence and protect minorities in the country’s northeastern Manipur state, criticising “nationalistic rhetoric” it said was adding to tensions.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to France today to deepen ties with New Delhi’s oldest strategic partner in the West, with a slew of high-profile defence deals expected and a new joint plan to ensure stability in the Indo-Pacific.

In a significant milestone for the AI industry, Odisha TV, an Odia-based news station, has unveiled “Lisa,” India’s first regional AI news anchor.

India’s Supreme Court yesterday said it would begin “day-to-day” hearings from August 2 on petitions challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi government’s abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution that gave a special status on the former state of Jammu and Kashmir.

India's Supreme Court today said it would begin "day-to-day" hearings from August 2 on petitions challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi government's abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution that gave a special status on the former state of Jammu and Kashmir

Days of intense monsoon rains across northern India have left at least 29 people dead, rendering many areas inaccessible with bridges smashed and roads blocked, officials said yesterday.