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

India urges SCO members to unite against terrorism

India today called upon the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member-countries to collectively work towards eliminating terrorism and hold those who patronise or fund such activities accountable..“If we want to make the SCO a stronger and more credible international organisation, our
28 April 2023, 11:37 AM

Defence ministers of India, China hold talks in New Delhi

Defence Ministers of India and China today held talks in New Delhi as the two leaders had “frank” discussions about the lingering border row in eastern Ladakh
27 April 2023, 15:28 PM

10 Indian police killed in Maoist attack

Ten police and their driver were killed in India’s central Chhattisgarh state yesterday when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device, an attack police blamed on Maoist rebels.
26 April 2023, 18:00 PM

India hosts talks on Myanmar crisis

India has hosted a closed-door dialogue on Myanmar where participants called for reduction of violence by all sides in the country.
26 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Joy, fear as India’s population becomes world’s biggest

Exhausted, elated and cradling her newborn daughter in a rundown government hospital, young mother Manu Bala had just helped make India the world’s most populous nation.
26 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Defamation case: Gujarat HC judge opts out of hearing Rahul Gandhi's appeal

A Gujarat High Court judge today recused herself from hearing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s appeal against the order of the Surat sessions court which refused to stay his conviction in a four-year-old criminal defamation case, Rahul’s lawyer said
26 April 2023, 15:27 PM

Ten policemen, driver killed in Chhattisgarh blast

Ten police and a civilian were killed in India's central Chhattisgarh state today when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device, an attack police blamed on Maoist rebels
26 April 2023, 12:16 PM

Defamation Conviction: Rahul Gandhi appeals after court denies stay

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi yesterday appealed to the High Court in the western state of Gujarat seeking a stay of conviction in a defamation case, challenging a lower court’s ruling against his plea, his lawyer said.
25 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Rahul Gandhi appeals after court denies stay of defamation conviction

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi today appealed to the High Court in the western state of Gujarat seeking a stay of conviction in a defamation case, challenging a lower court's ruling against his plea, his lawyer said..Gandhi was convicted last month in a case brought by a state lawma
25 April 2023, 15:11 PM

India launches ops to bring back citizens stranded in Sudan

India today announced the launch of its operation to pull out its citizens who are stranded in conflict-ravaged Sudan.
24 April 2023, 14:01 PM

Memories of Punjab separatism and the rise of Amritpal

When Sikh separatist preacher Amritpal Singh was finally apprehended outside a Guruwara in Rode village in north Indian state Punjab's Moga district this morning, the contrived symbolism of the place could not be lost sight of
23 April 2023, 07:43 AM

Sikh separatist Amritpal Singh arrested from Punjab

After being on the run for just over a month, wanted radical Sikh separatist preacher Amritpal Singh was arrested today from north Indian state Punjab's Moga district, police said
23 April 2023, 05:23 AM

Don't 'harrass' Amartya Sen

Over 120 left-leaning intellectuals and eminent personalities have written an open letter, urging Visva-Bharati University to not "harass" Nobel laureate Amartya Sen over a land issue.
22 April 2023, 17:44 PM

India test fires sea-based anti-missile missile

India has successfully test launched a sea-based low atmosphere interceptor missile from off the coast of Odisha in the Bay of Bengal.
22 April 2023, 15:25 PM

Rahul Gandhi vacates official residence

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today vacated his official bungalow on Tughlaq Road in the heart of Delhi following his disqualification as a lawmaker.
22 April 2023, 13:33 PM

Akhaura-Agartala rail link to be completed by September

The 15km Akhaura-Agartala rail link connecting India's Agartala with Gangasagar in Bangladesh's Brahmanbaria will be completed by September, said Tripura Transport Minister Sushanta Chowdhury
22 April 2023, 06:27 AM

Indian celebrities, politicians lose Twitter blue ticks

Twitter has removed verified blue ticks from the accounts of a host of Indian celebrities and politicians ranging from Bollywood megastars Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
21 April 2023, 10:47 AM

Indian govt 'targetting' Amartya Sen

India’s main opposition Congress today accused the federal government of "targeting" Nobel Laureate economist Amartya Sen after the Visva Bharati University issued an eviction order order asking him to vacate 13 decimals of land on the campus.
20 April 2023, 15:43 PM

Rahul Gandhi remains disqualified lawmaker as Indian court dismisses plea

The sessions court in Surat in the Indian state of Gujarat today rejected Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's plea for stay on his conviction in a criminal defamation case..The ruling means Rahul will continue to remain disqualified as a lawmaker -- that is, a member of Lok Sabha, the lower hou
20 April 2023, 07:48 AM

India to become most populous country by June

India is set to overtake China as the world’s most populous country by the end of June, UN estimates showed yesterday, posing huge challenges to a nation with creaking infrastructure and insufficient jobs for millions of young people.
19 April 2023, 18:00 PM