Most exit polls give BJP edge in West Bengal
Star Report
30 April 2026, 00:00 AM India
BJP eyes saffron surge in Mamata’s bastion
Star Report
29 April 2026, 00:00 AM India
Indian photographer Raghu Rai, who documented Liberation War, passes away
Star Online Report
26 April 2026, 09:52 AM Entertainment
Manipur ethnic violence kills 3
AFP, New Delhi
26 April 2026, 00:00 AM India
West Bengal goes to polls amid SIR row
Agencies
23 April 2026, 00:00 AM India
India’s election body issues directives for smooth West Bengal polls
The Statesman / ANN
22 April 2026, 13:38 PM India
Fire at India firecracker factory kills 20
AFP, New Delhi
19 April 2026, 22:41 PM India

Biden-Modi Meeting: Pakistan hits out at US, India over terror swipe

Pakistan yesterday criticised the United States and India after President Joe Biden met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House and both leaders called on Pakistan to ensure its territory was not used as a base for militant attacks.
24 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Gunfights rage on in 2 districts

Violence continued for the third consecutive day in Manipur on Friday as gunfights were reported between security forces and unidentified attackers in Manipur’s Imphal East and Kangpokpi districts.
24 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Amazon commits to $15 billion India investment, CEO says

Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O will invest an additional $15 billion in India, the company's Chief Executive Andy Jassy told Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his meeting on Friday
24 June 2023, 05:57 AM

2024 Lok Sabha Polls: Opposition parties unite to oust BJP

Top leaders of India’s 17 opposition parties, setting aside their differences, today decided to put up a joint fight against the Bharatiya Janata Party in the general elections due early next year.
23 June 2023, 18:00 PM

2024 Lok Sabha polls: Opposition unites to oust BJP

Top leaders of India's 17 opposition parties, setting aside their differences, today decided to put up a joint fight against the Bharatiya Janata Party in the general elections due early next year
23 June 2023, 12:40 PM

Modi denies religious discrimination exists in India

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi denied that discrimination against minorities existed under his government during a press conference with US President Joe Biden on Thursday, despite rights groups and State Department reports of abuses
23 June 2023, 05:11 AM

Biden, Modi hail new era for India, US ties

Sign flurry of defence, military deals; Indian PM says peace in Indo-Pacific a priority, denies accusation of religious discrimination
22 June 2023, 20:38 PM

India police probe hotel conman

Indian police are investigating a suspected fraudster who spent nearly two years in a five-star hotel without paying after reportedly bribing staff to fix records, local media said yesterday.
22 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Crematorium fills up as heatwave scorches town

A Hindu priest in northern India says the number of bodies brought to a crematorium by the River Ganges has doubled in the past week as a heatwave ravages parts of the country.
21 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Modi-led yoga event in NY breaks record

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today led an event at the UN Headquarters in New York to mark the International Day of Yoga which created a Guinness world record in terms of participation of most nationalities in a yoga session, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said
21 June 2023, 16:19 PM

Natural Disasters: Indian police retain carrier pigeons as backup

Even in today’s world of instant messaging, video calls, the internet and mobile telephones, police in India’s eastern state of Odisha are preserving a flock of carrier pigeons for use when disasters sever communication links.
20 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Modi heads to US to deepen ties

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for the US yesterday on a state visit that has been projected as a milestone in ties between the two countries that would deepen and diversify their partnership.
20 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Modi heads to US for landmark visit

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to the United States this week for a visit billed as a turning point for bilateral relations, with deeper cooperation in defence industry and sharing high technology in sharp focus.
19 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Modi seeks AU’s full membership in G20

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written to the leaders of the G20 nations proposing the African Union (AU) be given full, permanent membership of the diplomatic group at its upcoming summit in India, an official source said.
18 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Heatwave in India's UP, Bihar kills 96

At least 96 people died in two of India's most populous states over the last several days, officials said today, with swaths of the country reeling from a sweltering heatwave..The deaths happened in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh and eastern Bihar where authorities warned residents ov
18 June 2023, 14:11 PM

Bangladesh may come up in Modi-Biden talks

One of the issues Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to take up during his talks with US President Joe Biden in Washington next week is the South Asian neighbourhood, particularly Bangladesh where general elections are due early next year.
17 June 2023, 20:58 PM

23 Bangladeshis among 2,000 stranded in Sikkim flashflood

Over 2,000 tourists, including 23 Bangladeshis, were stranded in North Sikkim due to a landslide following a flashflood since Thursday, officials said.
17 June 2023, 12:20 PM

Manipur violence: Overnight clashes, 2 hurt in Imphal

In continued violence and arson in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur, mobs clashed with security forces overnight in Imphal, the capital town, leaving two civilians injured
17 June 2023, 06:01 AM

Ethnic Tensions: Minister’s home set ablaze in Manipur

A federal Indian minister’s house was set on fire by a mob in the remote northeastern state of Manipur, which has been hit by clashes between members of rival ethnic groups for over a month, officials said yesterday.
16 June 2023, 18:00 PM

5 foreign militants killed in Kashmir

Indian police said security forces killed five foreign militants early on Friday in a gunfight in Kashmir along the Line of Control (LOC), the defacto border with Pakistan in the Himalayan region.
16 June 2023, 13:39 PM