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9 Bangladeshis arrested in India for illegal entry, stay

Indian police have arrested nine Bangladeshis in West Bengal and Meghalaya on charges of entering India illegally

6m ago

Chandigarh mayoral polls: Test for Congress-AAP ahead of nat’l polls

The Congress-Aam Aadmi Party alliance in Punjab faces its first test tomorrow as it goes to the Chandigarh mayoral election in a bid to unseat the BJP from key posts in the state

1y ago

Calcutta High Court judge fines Mamata Banerjee Rs 5 lakh

Imposing a fine of Rs five lakh on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Calcutta High Court judge Kaushik Chanda today recused himself from hearing her petition challenging the election of Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari who defeated her in the assembly election in Nandigram.

4y ago

PM Hasina’s gift of mangoes handed over to Indian PM Modi, President Kovind

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s gifts of sweet Haribhanga mangoes were handed over to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind today.

4y ago

India’s vaccination platform to become open-source

India’s digital platform, which is powering the “world’s largest Covid-19 vaccination drive” in the country, will soon be made available to all countries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today.

4y ago

8 Bangladeshis held in Andhra Pradesh for 'entering India illegally' 

Police in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh today detained eight Bangladeshi nationals, who had allegedly entered India illegally, from a train.

4y ago

Compensate families of Covid-19 victims: Indian Supreme Court to govt

India’s Supreme Court today ruled saying the federal government must pay compensation to the families of those who succumbed to Covid-19.

4y ago

India to offer 5 lakh free tourist visas

India will offer tourist visa, free of cost, to five lakh foreign tourists as part of efforts to boost the country’s travel and tourism sector battered by the Covid-19 pandemic.

4y ago

Biden set to ban most travel to US from India to limit Covid-19 spread

US President Joe Biden is expected to impose new travel restrictions on India starting Tuesday in light of the COVID-19 epidemic, barring most non-US citizens from entering the United States, a White House official told Reuters.

4y ago

Covid-19 surge: West Bengal imposes partial lockdown until further notice

The West Bengal government tonight imposed a partial lockdown in the state with immediate effect amid mounting cases of Covid-19.

4y ago

Indian states run out of Covid-19 vaccines, nationwide inoculation delayed

Several Indian states have run out of Covid-19 vaccines a day before a planned widening of a nationwide inoculation drive, authorities said on Friday, as new infections in the crisis-hit country surged to another daily record.

4y ago

2 members of banned militant group Neo-JMB arrested in Assam

Assam state police arrested two members of the banned Neo-Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in Assam's Dhubri district.

4y ago

Mamata’s TMC projected to win 3rd straight term in West Bengal

The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) is projected to retain power in West Bengal for the third consecutive time in the assembly polls by beating its closes challengers Bharatiya Janata Party, NDTV projected in their exit polls this evening.

4y ago

Facebook restores hashtag calling for Modi to resign; says 'temporarily blocked by mistake'

Facebook has restored the #ResignModi hashtag, which calls for the resignation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reports CNET.

4y ago

US to send more than $100 million in Covid-19 supplies to India

The United States is sending supplies worth more than $100 million to India to help it fight a surge of Covid-19 cases, the White House said in a statement on Wednesday.

4y ago

Indian couple gets married in PPE kits after groom tests positive for virus

A couple in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam district tied the knot wearing PPE kits after the groom tested positive for coronavirus.

4y ago

France to send vital medical supplies to India

France announced today it would send oxygen generation plants, ventilators, and other medical supplies to support India's fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, as the first shipment of vital medical supplies from Britain reached New Delhi.

4y ago

Indian Americans in US Congress, tech organise Covid-19 aid to India

Some US lawmakers and wealthy technology executives have joined forces to boost aid to India as it grapples with a severe spike in coronavirus infections, with a focus on ensuring aid is equally distributed across the country, a Congress member said.

4y ago