India
Finance Ministry official T.V Somanathan says the move will not cause disruption “either in normal life or in the economy”.
Published 21 May, 2023 07:32pm
Ashiya Bi fell ill, reportedly from an acute lung and abdominal infection, and died just 12 days before the poll.
Published 16 May, 2023 11:25pm
Senior official promises to speak "directly" with Indian authorities, says US will continue to work closely with civil society collegauge on the ground.
Published 15 May, 2023 10:18pm
State government issues "shoot-at-site orders in extreme cases to local authorities".
Published 04 May, 2023 10:40pm
9 others have been hospitalised, a state lawmaker says.
Updated 30 Apr, 2023 01:11pm
"I will surely tell the people of the country that BJP government has done nothing that needs to be hidden," says Amit Shah.
Published 23 Apr, 2023 06:01pm
The killings were suspected to have been motivated by “personal enmity”, district police chief Gulneet Singh Khurana told reporters.
Published 17 Apr, 2023 02:34pm
Police say three persons posing as journalists opened fire; attackers have been held and are being questioned.
Updated 16 Apr, 2023 01:08pm
Bathinda SSP says initial investigations showed shooting was a “fratricidal incident”.
Updated 12 Apr, 2023 07:47pm
Indian army says five to six vehicles carrying up to 30 tourists are feared to have been stuck under the snow.
Published 04 Apr, 2023 04:37pm
Local media says vehicles, houses as well as shops set on fire, and several people injured.
Updated 02 Apr, 2023 05:00pm
The Nato alliance is open to more engagement should India seek that, says Ambassador Smith.
Published 02 Apr, 2023 07:25am
Officials say one person missing; Modi’s office announces compensation payments of 200,000 rupees ($2,400) for next-of-kin.
Published 31 Mar, 2023 10:26am
Hundreds of protesters gather in front of the Indian consulate in Vancouver over demands for an independent Sikh state.
Published 26 Mar, 2023 12:38pm
Officials of the party say they are depending on regional opposition parties to galvanise political support against the verdict.
Published 24 Mar, 2023 11:57am
Cordon-and-search operations launched in Indian Punjab against Amritpal Singh’s organisation Waris Punjab De, says report.
Updated 19 Mar, 2023 08:24pm
State minister says the largest country in South Asia continues to be a beneficiary of nuclear exceptionalism.
Published 02 Mar, 2023 08:19pm
Critics say Indian media’s reluctance to probe the allegations reflects the close ties between the Adani and Modi.
Published 19 Feb, 2023 02:44pm
Motives were attributed to the BBC for making the documentary but its content was hardly addressed.
Updated 19 Feb, 2023 09:13am
“They (officials) asked some of us to open their laptops and hand in phones and then handed them back,” one source told Reuters.
Published 16 Feb, 2023 02:24pm
BBC has stood by its reporting for the documentary and says it is cooperating with Indian tax officials.
Updated 15 Feb, 2023 09:18pm
"This is how they waste the precious time of the Honourable Supreme Court," says India's law minister.
Published 30 Jan, 2023 01:07pm
Tushar blames Modi's govt for undermining secular and multicultural traditions that his namesake sought to protect.
Published 29 Jan, 2023 02:47pm
Jawaharlal Nehru University says "strict action" will be taken if the documentary is screened on campus.
Published 24 Jan, 2023 02:39pm
Orders issued to Twitter, YouTube to block any uploads, links of the video, says an adviser to Indian government.
Published 22 Jan, 2023 12:34pm
New Delhi tells two social media giants to block first episode; next installment to air on Tuesday.
Updated 22 Jan, 2023 12:34pm
Male and female wrestlers have announced a boycott of all competitions until Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh is removed.
Updated 21 Jan, 2023 12:30pm
Both countries — along with Australia and US — are part of the Quad alliance of powers concerned about China's military might.
Published 16 Jan, 2023 01:21pm
Nearly 700 houses in Joshimath have developed cracks and some 400 people have been moved to safer locations, authorities say.
Published 10 Jan, 2023 01:05pm
The rocket has the capability of reaching Mach 5 — five times the speed of sound — and carrying a payload of 83kg to an altitude of 100km.
Published 18 Nov, 2022 12:52pm
