At least 10 Indian flights have received hoax bomb threats over the past 48 hours, leading to long delays and diversions. On Tuesday, Singapore's Air Force sent two fighter jets to escort an Air India Express plane away from populated areas (...)
The death toll from the massive landslides that have hit the southern Indian state of Kerala has now crossed 224, with at least 225 people still missing, local media reported.
Rescue operations, which had halted late Tuesday night, resumed on (...)
A massive rescue operation is underway in the southern Indian state of Kerala after major landslides in the northeastern district of Wayanad killed at least 93 people and injured hundreds more, officials said Tuesday.
At least two landslides hit (...)
Health authorities in India's Kerala state have issued an alert after a 14-year-old boy died of the Nipah virus.
According to the state's health minister, an additional 60 people have been identified as being in the high-risk category of having the (...)
At least four soldiers have been killed in a gunfight with suspected militants in Indian-administered Kashmir — the latest in a recent spate of attacks by armed insurgents in the disputed region.
Security forces came under fire on Monday night when (...)
Russia has promised an early release of all Indian citizens fighting in its army, India's foreign ministry has said.
The announcement came at the end of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Moscow, during which he raised the issue with (...)
The chief organizer of a religious gathering in northern India where 121 people were killed in a crush has surrendered to police, his lawyer says.
The incident in Uttar Pradesh state last week is one of the deadliest such disasters in the country in (...)
Priyanka Gandhi, sister of India's main opposition Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, is set to contest her first election, ending decades of anticipation by her supporters.
Ms Gandhi is a descendant of the Nehru-Gandhi family, India's most famous (...)
An Indian man accused of plotting to assassinate a Sikh separatist on US soil is expected to appear in a New York court on Monday on murder charges.
Nikhil Gupta was extradited to the US over the weekend, the Washington Post reports, after he was (...)
An Indian Air Force flight has brought back the bodies of 45 workers who were killed in a fire in Kuwait.
The fire broke out on Wednesday at a residential building in Mangaf city where 176 Indian workers lived.
Kuwaiti authorities said 50 people (...)
The US has warned of potential sanctions for any country considering business deals with Iran, hours after India signed a 10-year contract to operate a port with Tehran.
India had entered an agreement to develop the strategically important Chabahar (...)
A major Indian airline is scaling back operations this month amid widespread flight cancellations and delays due to unavailability of its pilots.
Since 31 March, Vistara has seen nearly 150 flight cancellations and 200 flight delays.
Media reports (...)
A popular Indian food delivery app says it will roll back new green uniforms for riders delivering vegetarian food after the scheme sparked backlash online.
Zomato said it would deliver food from "only pure vegetarian" restaurants through a separate (...)
Police in India have arrested two people after some international students were assaulted in a university hostel while offering Ramadan prayers.
Officials say a heated argument about the location of the prayers led to the physical attack in Gujarat (...)
The Indian Railways has ordered an investigation after a freight train travelled more than 70km (43.4 miles) without drivers.
Videos shared on social media showed the train zooming past several stations at high speed.
Reports say the train ran (...)
India is home to 718 snow leopards, according to the first-ever survey of the animal in the country, the federal environment ministry has said.
This means that Indian snow leopards account for roughly 10-15% of the big cat's global population.
The (...)
Indian naval forces have rescued 19 Pakistani sailors after their fishing vessel was hijacked by pirates off Somalia's coast.
This was the second rescue operation in 36 hours by the Indian warship INS Sumitra.
Hours earlier, the ship had rescued the (...)
A court in the southern Indian state of Kerala has sentenced 15 men to death for the murder of a local leader from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Ranjith Sreenivasan was killed in front of his family members in 2021 in what was described as a (...)
India has dismissed allegations by Pakistan that its agents killed two Pakistani citizens on its soil in 2023, calling them "false".
Pakistan's claims come months after Ottawa alleged that India was involved in the murder of a Sikh separatist in (...)
Earlier this month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Indian archipelago Lakshadweep triggered an unexpected row that soured ties with neighbouring Maldives. It also set off a surge in tourist interest in the small island chain that has (...)
Eight former Indian naval officers who were earlier sentenced to death in Qatar now face prison sentences of "varying" lengths, India has said.
The men have 60 days to appeal the jail terms. Last month, a court in Qatar had commuted their death (...)
India's space agency has successfully launched a rocket that is carrying an observatory which will study astronomical objects like black holes.
It was launched from Sriharikota spaceport at 09:10 local time (03:40GMT) on Monday.
This is only the (...)
A court in Qatar has commuted the death sentences of eight former Indian naval officers, India's foreign ministry has said.
A ministry statement said the "sentences have been reduced" but did not specify the new quantum of punishment.
Neither Qatar (...)
India's Kerala state has asked people to stay cautious but urged them not to panic after an increase in Covid cases.
The southern state has witnessed the increase after the detection of JN.1, a sub-variant of Covid-19.
It has been previously found (...)
A video showing a young girl walking around seeking help after being raped has sparked anger in India.
Many people expressed outrage after CCTV footage showed a man appearing to wave the girl away when she approaches him.
But police told local media (...)
