India security forces kill 14 Maoist rebels

Indian security forces killed 14 Maoist rebel fighters yesterday in two clashes, police said, as New Delhi steps up efforts to quash the long-running insurgency in the country’s central regions.
3 January 2026, 18:00 PM

Tribal pushback over ‘illegal settlers’ kills 2

Violent tribal protests against illegal non-tribal settlement in a constitutionally protected hill region of Assam left two people dead Tuesday - as Sixth Schedule protections and land rights ignited a volatile fault line.
24 December 2025, 18:00 PM

7 elephants killed in India train accident

Seven elephants were killed and one injured when a Delhi-bound train collided with a herd in northeast India early yesterday, district police chief VV Rakesh Reddy said.
20 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Delhi bans tandoors in its fight against air pollution

The humble tandoor, used to prepare rotis and roasted delights, has become the latest target of Delhi’s pollution fight. The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) issued directions banning tandoors that use coal and firewood across all hotels, restaurants and open eateries in the city.
18 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Four Nepalis among 25 killed in India's Goa club fire

The rest of the dead were Indian citizens, mainly the nightclub's staff and holidaymakers from New Delhi
8 December 2025, 05:35 AM

Nightclub fire kills 25 in Goa

Indian authorities ordered an investigation and offered compensation to victims yesterday after a fire ripped through a nightclub in the western state of Goa, killing 25.
7 December 2025, 18:51 PM

India nightclub fire kills 25 in Goa

Several tourists were among the dead in the blaze, which broke out at about midnight at a club in Arpora in North Goa district
7 December 2025, 02:26 AM

Putin, Modi agree to boost trade, ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday agreed to expand and diversify trade beyond oil and defence despite Western pressure on New Delhi to scale back its decades-old close ties with Moscow.
5 December 2025, 18:35 PM

Putin offers India 'uninterrupted' oil in summit talks with Modi

Indian PM thanks Russian president for his 'unwavering commitment towards India'
5 December 2025, 11:23 AM

3-year-old boy earns official chess rating

India’s Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha has become the youngest player in chess history to earn an official FIDE rating at the age of three years, seven months and 20 days.
4 December 2025, 18:24 PM

IndiGo cancels 175 flights as pilot shortage crisis enters third day

The disruptions have left thousands of travellers stranded for three days now.
4 December 2025, 05:23 AM

Surveillance Fears: India revokes order to preload app on phones after outcry

India yesterday revoked its order to smartphone makers to preload a state-run cybersecurity app days after the plan triggered a major backlash from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s opponents and privacy activists over surveillance fears.
3 December 2025, 18:29 PM

Delhi records over 200,000 respiratory illness cases due to toxic air

Records cite 6 state-run hospitals from 2022 to 2024
3 December 2025, 12:50 PM

India’s anti-terror force raid Kashmir news office

Indian counter-terrorism units raided the office of The Kashmir Times over its alleged role in a “criminal conspiracy”, police said, with the news website calling the accusations “baseless” yesterday.
21 November 2025, 18:00 PM
21 November 2025, 12:18 PM

China ran campaign to discredit French fighter: US panel

China ran a disinformation campaign to hurt sales of the French Rafale fighter jet after India used the planes in May for the first time against Chinese weapons deployed by its neighbour Pakistan, a bipartisan US commission said this month in a report that the Chinese rejected as false information.
20 November 2025, 18:00 PM

India responds after Bangladesh's ICT issues verdict on Hasina

New Delhi stays silent on Dhaka’s call for ousted PM's extradition
17 November 2025, 13:16 PM

India arrests Kashmir resident over Delhi car blast

India’s federal anti-terror agency said yesterday it had arrested a resident of Kashmir who it accused of conspiring with the driver of a car that exploded in Delhi last week, killing eight people and wounding at least 20 others.
16 November 2025, 18:27 PM
16 November 2025, 14:21 PM

Nine killed in accidental explosion in India's Kashmir

The victims included police personnel, forensic team members and two crime photographers and other members from the local administration
15 November 2025, 03:48 AM