India News
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India train crash: More than 280 dead after Odisha incident
At least 288 people are now known to have been killed and 850 injured in a multiple train collision in...
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India celebrates Holi, the festival of colours
Millions of Indians are celebrating the Holi festival, dancing to the beat of drums, smearing each other with green, yellow...
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‘King Kohli’ scores 186 to end three-year Test century drought
Indian cricketer Virat Kohli has ended a three-year wait for a century by scoring 186 runs in India’s first innings...
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Govt plans to double down on rice, millet stocking amid heat threat to wheat yield
To tide over any shortage, the government has doubled down on paddy purchases and has asked states that grow millets...
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Export curbs fail to arrest India's booming rice shipments -sources
India's rice exports in 2022 jumped to a record high despite the government's curbs on overseas sale, as buyers continued...
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Fan Prices To Rise 20% As Star Labelling Norms Come Into Force
Prices of ceiling fans are set to get costlier as the mandatory star labelling regulations—similar to refrigerators and air conditioners—in...
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India look to make fresh start against Sri Lanka with player fitness in focus
The Indian team begin the 2023 campaign on Tuesday with a fresh template and set of players, hoping to erase...
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All that you need to know about Mumbai-Alibaug Ro-Ro ferry
Remember the Mumbai to Alibaug Ro-Ro car ferry service? This popular service has been in place for a couple of...
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Indian border force 'shoot down drone carrying drugs from Pakistan'
India's border police said on Tuesday they had shot down a drone from Pakistan near Amritsar city, the latest alleged...
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India arrests hundreds in home raids of alleged terrorists
Hundreds of members of an alleged extremist organisation in India were arrested in an overnight swoop on Tuesday during a...
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Vedanta and Foxconn to invest $19.5bn in chip and display plants in India
Vedanta and Taiwan's Foxconn will invest $19.5 billion to set up semiconductor and display production plants in Gujarat, the home...
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40% vegetables, fruits get wasted in India: IARI Director
The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), which helps to increase the production of agricultural produce in the country through its...
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Tractors to the rescue as floods hit India’s Bengaluru
Authorities in the Indian city of Bengaluru have used tractors to rescue residents of posh housing estates marooned by floods,...
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Reliance emerges as a winner after India’s wheat ban
On the evening of May 13, India announced a sudden ban on exports of wheat, catching nearly all buyers and...
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India's COVID vaccinations hit 2 billion; new cases at four-month high
The Indian government's COVID-19 vaccinations hit 2 billion on Sunday, with booster doses underway for all adults, as daily infections...
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Man acquitted in Air India bombings in 1985 shot to death in Canada
A man acquitted in a terrorist bombing that killed 329 people aboard an Air India flight in 1985 was the...