India
India's Moidams earn UNESCO world heritage status
UNESCO declared India's Moidams, the vaulted mound burial sites of the royal Ahom dynasty in Assam, as the country's 43rd World Heritage Site today
Indian union govt the sole authority on foreign affairs
The union government of India has the sole prerogative when it comes to matters of foreign affairs, said a spokesperson of its external affairs ministry acknowledging Dhaka’s note issued after Mamata Banerjee’s remarks.
J&K firefights / Indian soldier, suspected militant killed
Separate firefights in India’s Jammu and Kashmir killed a soldier and a suspected militant near the disputed territory’s militarised unofficial frontier with Pakistan, India’s military said yesterday.
India's strategic railway bridge closes the gap to Kashmir
The Chenab Rail Bridge, the highest of its kind in the world, has been hailed as a feat of engineering linking the restive Kashmir valley to the vast Indian plains by train for the first time
India on $24bn jobs drive in Modi’s first post-polls budget
India’s government will spend $24 billion on employment and training, it said yesterday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks to address uneven economic growth and mollify disgruntled voters after a surprising election setback last month.
Two dead as passenger train derails in India
At least two people were killed and 20 injured after several coaches of a passenger train jumped the tracks in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh yesterday, authorities said.
J&K FIGHTING / Five Indian security personnel killed
Five security personnel were killed in a firefight with gunmen in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, the army and police said yesterday, with security sources saying militants had made a “tactical shift” in attacks.
4 army soldiers killed in gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir
Four Indian army personnel, including an officer, who were critically injured in a gunfight with heavily-armed militants in a dense forest, died of injuries in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir early today, official sources said
Lawyers go on strike in Delhi
Thousands of lawyers in India’s capital yesterday protested against an overhaul in criminal legislation by staying away from work and boycotting court hearings, as opposition mounted to the changes.
Indian troops kill 3 suspected J&K militants
Soldiers in India-administered Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) have killed three suspected militants, the army said, the latest incident in an uptick of attacks in the disputed northern territory.
Only 8 persons applied for citizenship under CAA in Assam so far: CM
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today said only eight persons from Assam have so far applied for Indian citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) since the rules for implementing the law were notified in March this year
India by-polls: INDIA bloc wins 10, BJP 2
India's opposition INDIA bloc, which put up a spirited performance in recent parliamentary polls, won 10 seats while BJP got two as votes were counted today for 13 assembly seats where by-elections were held on Wednesday across seven states
Ambanis hire over 100 pvt planes for wedding
The wedding of the billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s youngest son Anant Ambani, 29, and his long-time girlfriend Radhika Merchant, 29, is expected to require the use of more than 100 private planes, including three Falcon-2000 jets, to transport wedding guests, among whom are celebrities in the worlds of entertainment, politics, and business.
India announces ‘Murder of the Constitution Day’ remembrance
India said yesterday it would hold an annual “Murder of the Constitution Day” from next year, commemorating a dark historical chapter tied to the family of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s chief political rival.
Tax billionaires more
India’s main opposition Congress party yesterday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to impose an additional tax on the country’s billionaires to generate funds for stretched public services like education and health.
Kejriwal gets interim bail in graft case
India’s Supreme Court yesterday granted interim bail to opposition leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a graft case, but he will stay in jail due to his arrest in another case.
India SC grants interim bail to Kejriwal
India's Supreme Court today granted interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister and key opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal who was arrested in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam filed by the Enforcement Directorate
India has no right to develop contested region: China
India has no right to carry out development in the area China calls South Tibet, China’s Foreign Ministry said yesterday in response to a Reuters report on New Delhi’s plans to speed up hydropower projects in the border state.
