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India's green cover increases by 1,445 sq km

India's green cover went up by 1,445 sq km from 2021 to 2023, reaching 25.17 per cent of its geographical area, according to official data made public today

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Bangladeshi among 8 arrested in India over terror link

Md Sad Radi, a Bangladeshi national from Rajshahi, was apprehended in Kerala without valid travel documents

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India parliament / Rahul faces police probe over scuffle

India’s Rahul Gandhi is under police investigation over a scuffle between opposition members of parliament and those from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, which injured two lawmakers, police said yesterday.

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Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain laid to rest in San Francisco

The mortal remains of tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain were laid to rest on Thursday at a cemetery near San Francisco as renowned Indian percussionist A Sivamani and other artistes performed on their drums at a little distance away in a tribute to the departed artist.

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India tags river dolphin in historic first step towards conservation

India has successfully conducted the first-ever satellite tagging of its national aquatic animal, the river dolphin, in the Ganges yesterday

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13 dead, 99 rescued as Indian Navy craft hits ferry

Thirteen persons were killed and 99 rescued yesterday after an Indian Navy craft crashed into a ferry off the coast of Mumbai, the Navy said

3d ago

India’s BJP tables bill to hold simultaneous mega polls

India’s ruling party yesterday tabled a parliamentary bill to synchronise state and national elections, a proposal that would vastly extend what is already the world’s largest democratic exercise.

4d ago

Priyanka leads Congress demo against alleged torture on minorities in Bangladesh

MPs staged a protest in parliament demanding justice

5d ago

India plans to supply LNG to Lanka: Modi

India plans to supply liquefied natural gas to Sri Lanka’s power plants and will work on connecting the power grids of the two countries as well as lay a petroleum pipeline between the neighbours, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said yesterday.

5d ago

Bangladesh's treatment of minorities, a source of concern for India

Says Foreign minister S Jaishankar in parliament

1w ago

UNHCR team meets Rohingyas and Bangladeshis in Jammu slum

A two-member team of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) met undocumented Rohingya and Bangladeshi nationals at a slum in Jammu city of India.

1w ago

India approves 2 bills including 'one nation, one election'

The opposition MPs said the idea of having simultaneous elections ran counter to India's federal structure and questioned if India was logistically prepared to hold such an exercise.

1w ago

Fake videos fuelling communal tension: Mamata

Urges Indian govt to protect Bangladeshi minorities

1w ago

Protesters barred from marching to Bangladesh mission in Delhi

Hundreds of protesters from various outfits, including Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), yesterday marched towards the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi for what they said were atrocities and human rights violations against minorities in the country.

1w ago

Several private schools in Delhi receive bomb threats

After receiving the threat, the school administrations sent the students back home

1w ago

Border management: India to install new system for Pakistan, Bangladesh

India will put a comprehensive integrated management system to “monitor sensitive areas” along the entire border with Bangladesh and Pakistan, Home Minister Amit Shah said yesterday.

1w ago

Protesters burn Dhakai Jamdani in West Bengal

West Bengal today witnessed protests organised by far-right Hindu outfits against what they said were atrocities on Hindu minorities in Bangladesh. During the protests, groups set Dhakai Jamdani sarees on fire..Hundreds of people joined the protest rallies organised in Purulia, Kolkata, Ka

1w ago

RSS announces protest march to Bangladesh embassy in Delhi on Dec 10

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has announced that activists from over 200 social and cultural organisations will march to the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi on Tuesday (December 10)

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