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India extends Hasina’s visa: HT

Delhi-based newspaper reports citing people ‘familiar with the matter’

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ASSEMBLY POLLS / Delhi to vote on Feb 5

Over 1.55 crore Delhi voters will vote in the assembly elections on February 5 and the votes will be counted on February 8, the Indian Election Commission announced yesterday.

20h ago

5 cases of HMPV virus confirmed in India

Five infants tested positive for the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Gujarat yesterday, the first reported cases of the virus in India.

1d ago

8 security men, civilian killed in Maoists attack in India

Eight security men and a civilian were killed when outlawed Maoists blew up their vehicle with an improvised explosive device in central Indian state of Chhattisgarh today, police said

2d ago

India detects first two HMPV cases in Bengaluru

A three-month-old and an eight-month-old in the same hospital test positive

2d ago

ISRO says it germinated seed in microgravity conditions in spacecraft

The cowpea seeds were sent on the PS-4 Orbital Experiment Module (POEM-4) mission on December 30 and have germinated in the near zero-gravity conditions in just four days and enclosed the surroundings of space

3d ago

Indian draft bill proposes mandatory parental consent for minor

Personal data protection law seeks public feedback till February

4d ago

‘Nothing to add at this point of time’

India yesterday said it does not have anything to add “at this point” to Bangladesh’s interim government’s request for the extradition of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

4d ago

Indian duo self-immolate in Bhopal waste protest

Two people in India set themselves on fire yesterday to protest against the disposal of hazardous waste from the decades-old Bhopal industrial disaster, local government officials said.

4d ago

Bidens received the most precious gift from Modi

The disclosures by the US State Department include high-value items such as a $20,000 diamond gifted to First Lady Jill Biden.

5d ago

BSF aiding Bangladeshi infiltrators: Mamata

The West Bengal CM accuses the infiltrations as central govt’s ploy to destabilise West Bengal

6d ago

Toxic waste from Bhopal Gas Tragedy finally being cleared after 4 decades

Twelve container trucks carrying the waste set off on a non-stop journey

6d ago

India, Pakistan exchange list of nuke installations

India and Pakistan yesterday exchanged lists of their nuclear assets as part of a bilateral pact that bars them from attacking each other’s nuclear facilities.

6d ago

Nine Bangladeshi arrested over illegal stay

Suspects are accused of obtaining Aadhaar cards using forged documents

1w ago

India successfully launches its first space docking mission

The mission, christened SpaDeX (Space Docking Experiment), is a pioneering mission to establish India's capability in orbital docking, a key technology for future human spaceflight, bringing back lunar soil and landing a manned mission on the moon and set up a space station, the national space agency said

1w ago

Manmohan Singh cremated with full state honours

Rahul Gandhi accompanied the procession alongside Singh's relatives including his wife Gursharan Kaur and daughter

1w ago

16 Bangladeshis arrested in India for illegal entry

The accused have been booked under the Foreigners Act and other relevant laws

1w ago

Indian state funeral for former PM Manmohan Singh

India announced seven days of state mourning yesterday after the death of former prime minister

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