India: News
28 Aug 2021
Ganesh ChaturthiBanks closed up to 12 days in September. Check list
Banks in India will be closed for up to 12 days in September, including second and fourth Saturdays and Sundays.
26 Aug 2021
AfghanistanAfghanistan: Taliban seeks foreign aid, reveals expectations from other countries
It's been a week since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, returning to power after 20 years in the war-torn country.
24 Aug 2021
World BankCOVID-induced economic slowdown caused 1 lakh infant deaths in India
India recorded a third of global excess infant deaths in 2020 due to COVID-induced economic slowdown, a World Bank study has found.
20 Aug 2021
AfghanistanTaliban searched closed Indian Consulates in Afghanistan, took parked cars
The Taliban visited Indian Consulates in two cities of Afghanistan on Wednesday, looked for documents and took away parked cars, NDTV reported citing government sources.
17 Aug 2021
AfghanistanTaliban 'assures safety' of stranded Hindus, Sikhs in Afghanistan
After seizing power in Afghanistan, the Taliban has apparently assured the safety of the Hindus and Sikhs stranded in the country.
17 Aug 2021
AfghanistanAfghanistan crisis: India evacuates staff from embassy in Kabul
India will immediately evacuate its ambassador to Afghanistan, Rudrendra Tandon, and other embassy staff members, an official spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs said this morning.
16 Aug 2021
AfghanistanWilling to develop friendly relations with Taliban, says China
As the Taliban has taken control of Afghanistan, China on Monday said that it is willing to develop "friendly relations" with the country.
16 Aug 2021
AfghanistanOver 200 Indians are stuck in Kabul amid Afghanistan crisis
More than 200 Indian nationals are still stuck in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, NDTV reported citing sources.
16 Aug 2021
AfghanistanCongress: No plan in place to evacuate Indians from Afghanistan
With the Taliban taking over Afghanistan, Congress on Monday asked the Modi government to wake up from its slumber and protect Indians in the strife-torn country.
16 Aug 2021
Afghanistan'Hope India will change stance,' says Taliban as Afghanistan falls
The Taliban expects India to change its stance and support the group, its spokesman said.
13 Aug 2021
AfghanistanAfghanistan: Taliban captures Kandahar as clashes continue
The Taliban has captured Kandahar, Afghanistan's second-largest city, marking the latest jolt to the country's government in a matter of days, officials confirmed on Friday.
12 Aug 2021
BoxingWorld Boxing Council announces formation of India committee
The World Boxing Council (WBC) has announced the formation of its India committee in collaboration with the Indian Boxing Council (IBC).
11 Aug 2021
AfghanistanAfghanistan: 3 more provincial capitals fall to the Taliban
The Taliban has captured three more provincial capitals and a local Army headquarters in Afghanistan, officials said on Wednesday, in the latest setback to the country's government.
11 Aug 2021
Independence DayIndependence Day 2021: Five ways to celebrate I-Day with friends
The Independence Day is here.
11 Aug 2021
Independence DayIndependence Day 2021: How to decorate your home on I-Day
Independence Day 2021 is here.
11 Aug 2021
Independence DayIndependence Day: Five easy and delicious tricolor recipes to try
Independence Day is here.
11 Aug 2021
MumbaiIndependence Day 2021: 5 amazing facts to know about India
Endowed with history and culture dating back centuries, more than a billion people, and innumerable religious, ethnic, and regional identities, India is not just the second-most populous country in the world.
11 Aug 2021
CanadaCanada extends ban on direct flights from India
Canada has again extended its ban on arriving passenger flights directly from India till September 21 due to the risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal transport ministry has said.
11 Aug 2021
DelhiDasna temple priest Swami Nareshanand Saraswati stabbed
A priest was stabbed multiple times in Dasna Devi Temple (Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh) in the early hours of Tuesday.
10 Aug 2021
CoronavirusIndia's COVID-19 situation is getting worse, says top scientist
There is a disturbing trend in India's coronavirus situation, warned Dr. Vipin Srivastava, eminent physicist and a former pro-vice-chancellor at the University of Hyderabad.
09 Aug 2021
CoronavirusEconomic activity rises to near pre-pandemic level, report says
Economic activity saw a massive jump over the past week, according to the Nomura India Business Resumption Index (NIBRI).
09 Aug 2021
Narendra Modi'We must save our maritime environment,' says Modi at UNSC
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today chaired a United Nations Security Council open debate, becoming the first Indian PM to achieve the feat.
07 Aug 2021
CoronavirusCOVID-19: The R-naught of coronavirus in India surges to 1.01
The highly infectious Delta variant of the COVID-19-causing virus, SARS-CoV-2, in India has triggered a rise in the R-value or R-naught—which denotes the effective transmission factor—to more than one.
06 Aug 2021
Government of IndiaGovernment set to nullify controversial retrospective tax law
The Indian government has moved toward redacting the controversial retrospective tax law, introduced in 2012 and said to have hindered the country's prospects of foreign investment.
06 Aug 2021
IndonesiaNovavax seeks 'OK' for COVID-19 vaccine in needy countries first
Vaccine maker Novavax announced Thursday that it has asked regulators in India, Indonesia, and the Philippines to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine—offering its shot to some low-income countries before rich ones with ample supplies.
05 Aug 2021
Books'The Earthspinner': Anuradha Roy's next to hit stands next month
Award-winning novelist Anuradha Roy's next book, a story about the changing ways of loving and living in the modern world, will release on September 3, publishing house Hachette India announced on Thursday.
05 Aug 2021
Travel And TourismCOVID-19 travel-curbs: India moved to UK's 'amber' list from 'red'
The United Kingdom has moved India, Bahrain, Qatar, and the UAE from "red" to the "amber" list following a review of its traffic light system for international COVID-19 travel restrictions.
05 Aug 2021
OlympicsHockey: India clinch their first Olympic medal after 41 years
India's wait for an Olympic medal in hockey has finally come to an end.
04 Aug 2021
CoronavirusBritannia to hike product prices over rising cost amid COVID-19
Food company Britannia Industries has announced it will gradually undertake a price hike of its products in view of a sharp rise in cost amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
04 Aug 2021
CoronavirusAmid third wave fears, Covishield proven highly effective against Delta
The Delta variant is highly-transmissible and possibly leads to a more severe disease of COVID-19.
02 Aug 2021
OlympicsHockey: Indian women's team reaches first semi-final at Olympics
The Indian women's hockey team defeated Australia in the quarter-final of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
01 Aug 2021
EnglandHockey: India beat Great Britain 3-1, advance to semi-finals
The Indian men's hockey team claimed a comprehensive victory over Great Britain in the quarter-finals of Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
28 Jul 2021
Saudi ArabiaSaudi: Three-year travel ban for citizens visiting 'red list' countries
Saudi Arabia has announced a three-year travel ban and hefty penalties on citizens who visit countries on the Kingdom's COVID-19 red list, including India.
28 Jul 2021
Jitendra SinghIndia to have manned submersibles under Deep Ocean Mission soon
In the next five years, India will have an ambitious program of manned submersibles that can carry three scientists to a depth of 6,000 meters into the ocean under the Deep Ocean Mission, Earth Sciences Minister Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday.
28 Jul 2021
Arjuna AwardLegendary Indian badminton player Nandu Natekar no more
Legendary badminton player Nandu Natekar, the first Indian to win an international title in 1956, died in Pune on Wednesday.
27 Jul 2021
Aadhaar CardAadhaar: No fingerprint, eye scan for children under 5 years
Fingerprints and eye scan are not required to apply for an Aadhaar card for children aged below five years, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) said.
26 Jul 2021
TokyoIndian fencer Bhavani Devi goes down fighting on Games debut
Bhavani Devi's Olympic debut ended with a second-round defeat in the women's individual sabre event but the Indian fencer bowed out of the Tokyo Games with much promise on Monday.
24 Jul 2021
DelhiCBI raids 40 locations in the J&K gun license scam
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today raided 40 locations across Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi in connection with a gun license scam, reports say.
22 Jul 2021
COVID-19Delta variant still a dominant lineage across India: INSACOG
The Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 continues to be the dominant lineage for new cases across India, while the other Variants of Concern (VoC) are at a lower rate and declining, INSACOG, a consortium of government panels involved in the genome-sequencing of the coronavirus said.
20 Jul 2021
National Disaster Management AuthorityLightning strikes jump by 34%; experts point to climate change
India saw 18.5 million lightning strikes between April 2020 and March 2021, marking a significant jump of 34% from the 13.8 million strikes that occurred over the corresponding period in the previous year.