Toxic smog persists over India’s north; Delhi pollution remains severe NEW DELHI: Residents in India’s northern states woke up to another day of poor air quality on Tuesday, as a layer of... Published 19 Nov, 2024 11:33am
World Shrouded in smog, Delhi pollution reading is the highest this year NEW DELHI: A thick blanket of toxic smog engulfed most parts of northern India on Monday and readings of air quality... Published 18 Nov, 2024 12:05pm
World Fire at Indian Oil Corp’s Mathura refinery injures eight At least eight people were injured in a fire at the Indian oil Corp’s 8 million metric tons per annum (MTPA)... Published 13 Nov, 2024 10:09am
Markets Sacred cow: coal-hungry India eyes bioenergy to cut carbon BARSANA: Venerated as incarnations of Hindu deities, India’s sacred cows are also being touted as agents of energy... Published 08 Nov, 2024 12:42pm
World India’s top court overturns northern state’s ban on Islamic schools NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court set aside on Tuesday an order that banned Islamic schools in the country’s most... Published 05 Nov, 2024 02:05pm
World Indian rescuers pull eight dead from collapsed building NEW DELHI: Indian rescuers pulled out eight bodies Sunday from the wreckage of a three-storey building in the city... Published 08 Sep, 2024 11:19am
World Major stampedes in India over the years At least 121 people, most of them women and children, died in a stampede at a Hindu religious congregation in... Published 03 Jul, 2024 11:03am
World India’s fizzling monsoon could prolong heatwave in north, sources say MUMBAI: India’s monsoon rains have lost momentum after covering western regions ahead of schedule, and their arrival... Published 12 Jun, 2024 01:48pm
Life & Style Business and Bollywood vote in India’s election MUMBAI: India’s financial capital Mumbai began voting when six-week national elections resumed on Monday, with much... Updated 20 May, 2024 01:40pm
World CPJ says Indian journalist shot dead at BJP election rally NEW DELHI: The Committee to Protect Journalists condemned Monday’s killing of journalist Ashutosh Srivastava and... Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am
World India’s opposition Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to contest elections from Raebareli too NEW DELHI: India’s main opposition Congress party said on Friday that Rahul Gandhi, the face of the party and its... Published 03 May, 2024 11:06am
World Muslims face dwindling representation in Modi’s India RAMPUR: More than half the voters in the Indian city of Rampur are Muslim, but its member of parliament is a staunch... Published 08 Apr, 2024 11:01am
World India court effectively bans madrasas in Uttar Pradesh NEW DELHI: A court in India essentially banned Islamic schools in the country’s most populous state, a move that... Published 24 Mar, 2024 03:02am
World Kashmiri journalist re-arrested hours after arriving home from jail NEW YORK: The Committee to Protect Journalists on Monday expressed alarm over the re-arrest of Kashmiri journalist... Published 06 Mar, 2024 04:18am
World India court allows survey of centuries-old mosque to look for Hindu relics LUCKNOW, (India): An Indian court has granted permission to survey a centuries-old mosque to determine if it ... Published 15 Dec, 2023 03:12am
World Uttar Pradesh bans some Halal-certified products LUCKNOW: Authorities in India’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh have banned the distribution and sale of... Published 21 Nov, 2023 06:02am
World Indian workers remain trapped in collapsed tunnel as rescue hampered LUCKNOW: Rescue teams were unable on Wednesday to reach 40 workers trapped in a collapsed highway tunnel in India,... Published 15 Nov, 2023 10:31am
Pakistan FO reacts strongly to UP CM Yogi’s remarks ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reacted strongly to the highly irresponsible remarks made by the chief minister of the Indian... Published 10 Oct, 2023 06:19am
World At least 54 die in northern India as heat wave scorches region LUCKNOW: At least 54 people died in a district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh over the last few days,... Published 19 Jun, 2023 01:59pm
World Modi’s BJP courts India’s rising election power: Women NEW DELHI: Ranika Jaiswal’s family in Varanasi has boasted a string of officials in India’s ruling BJP party over... Published 25 Apr, 2023 11:28am
World Man’s body travels 900 km undetected in Indian train toilet NEW DELHI: Police said Thursday they discovered the dead body of a man that had travelled undetected for 900... Published 03 Nov, 2022 02:50pm
Print ‘Netaji’ Yadav dies LUCKNOW: Mulayam Singh Yadav, a veteran Indian politician and three-time chief minister of the country’s most... Published 11 Oct, 2022 06:28am
World Veteran Indian politician Mulayam Singh Yadav dies at 82 LUCKNOW: Mulayam Singh Yadav, a veteran Indian politician and three-time chief minister of the country’s most... Published 10 Oct, 2022 01:19pm
World India cracks down on Islamic group for ‘anti-national activities’ NEW DELHI: Indian authorities detained scores of members of an Islamic organisation on Tuesday, accusing them of... Published 28 Sep, 2022 05:51am
World Nine dead after wall collapse in northern India MUMBAI: At least nine people, including three children, have died after a wall collapsed following heavy rain in the... Published 16 Sep, 2022 11:08am
World India suspends Internet in eastern state over military recruitment protests BHUBANESHWAR/LUCKNOW: Indian authorities suspended Internet services in several parts of the eastern state of Bihar... Published 18 Jun, 2022 11:57am
World Indian police arrest officer accused of raping assault victim LUCKNOW: Indian police have arrested an officer accused of raping a 13-year-old girl in the northern state of Uttar... Published 05 May, 2022 11:46am
World Protesters in Delhi say Muslims targeted after religious clashes NEW DELHI: Protesters in New Delhi shouted slogans against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government on... Published 17 Apr, 2022 05:51am
Opinion Hindu nationalist BJP leads in disinformation race Top officials of India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party and an army of its supporters bombarded voters with... Published 12 Mar, 2022 04:08am
World Modi's party predicted to win key Indian state NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party was set for a resounding victory but a... Published 07 Mar, 2022 09:19pm