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India and Canada vow to reset ties after years of diplomatic spats

A breakthrough has been achieved during a meeting between the prime ministers on the sidelines of the G7 summit. India and Canada have agreed to...

Pilot of doomed Air India jet hailed for saving lives

Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, the pilot of the Air India Boeing 787 that crashed in Ahmedabad, is being hailed as a hero for steering the...

Late for check-in: Woman narrowly escapes fatal Air India crash

Bhoomi Chauhan, a 28-year-old student from Bristol, narrowly escaped death after missing Air India flight AI171 by just ten minutes due to heavy traffic...

Air India jet black box recovered

India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has recovered a black box from the wreckage of the Air India Boeing 787 crash in Ahmedabad, marking...

Modi visits plane crash site and meets sole survivor

The Indian prime minister called the scene of the accident “saddening”. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Ahmedabad on Friday morning to visit the...

Air India crash investigation to explore engine failure, flap issues, and bird strike

Flight AI171, an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner en route from Ahmedabad in India to London, crashed just 1.5km from the runway shortly after...

Video shows survivor in aftermath of Air India jet crash

A London-bound Air India flight crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad on Thursday, killing at least 204 people, in what is being described as...

Air India jet crashes seconds after takeoff with 244 onboard

A London-bound Air India flight crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad in western India, with 232 passengers and 12 crew members on board. The aircraft,...

India tests AI-based machine gun (Video)

The new weapon can autonomously identify and engage targets in complex mountainous terrain. The Indian Army has successfully tested an AI-enabled light machine gun at...

Modi inaugurates world’s highest rail bridge in Kashmir (Video)

The crossing is part of a new train line connecting the region to the rest of India for the first time. Indian Prime Minister Narendra...

As India and Pakistan eye each other, this superpower eyes the whole map

Beijing’s close ties with Islamabad give it a level of influence over dealings with Delhi. The recent terrorist attack in India’s Pahalgam on April 22,...

11 dead in stampede at cricket victory parade in India

A deadly stampede outside a cricket stadium in Bengaluru has left eleven people dead and dozens injured during a victory parade celebrating Royal Challengers...

Makeover plan for Asia’s biggest slum faces ire of residents

Locals fear that an $11bn redevelopment project in Mumbai could leave out thousands of people. A plan to transform Dharavi, known globally as one of...

Bangladesh’s interim leader accuses Indian media of spreading ‘disinformation’

Mohammad Yunus has dismissed reports of a rift between his administration and the military over a delay in holding elections. The chief adviser of the...

India surpasses Japan as fourth-largest global economy

The South Asian nation’s economy has grown to $4 trillion, surpassed only by the US, China, and Germany. India has surpassed Japan to become the...

Truce or trap? India’s calculated calm with Pakistan

Following four days of intense hostilities, India and Pakistan reached an agreement for a ceasefire. However, in light of Pakistan’s historical pattern of violating ceasefire...

India and Pakistan agree to ceasefire after days of escalation

India and Pakistan have agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire following four days of deadly missile, drone, and air strikes that killed at...

Air defense systems in Pakistan neutralised – India

New Delhi says it has hit radars and drones in various locations in response to cross-border attacks launched by Islamabad. India has attacked air defense...

Pakistan vows retaliation for Indian cross-border attacks

New Delhi has claimed it was targeting terrorist sites in an overnight raid. Pakistan has accused India of killing civilians in a cross-border military operation...

India launches strikes on Pakistan-administered Kashmir

Tensions have sharply escalated in South Asia after India carried out strikes on what it called "non-military" targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, in...

Vance’s India trip couldn’t have come at a stranger time

The terrorist attack in Kashmir was conducted during the US vice president’s visit to India, serving as a reminder of the threat Islamist terrorism...

Suryavanshi falls for duck after record century

Teen sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi, fresh off his record-breaking T20 century, was dismissed for a two-ball duck in Rajasthan Royals’ crushing 100-run defeat to Mumbai...

Pakistani Information Minister says India planning attack in next 24-36 hours

Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Wednesday that India plans to launch a military strike on Pakistan in the next 24-36 hours amid...

14-year-old smashes fastest Indian IPL century

Rajasthan Royals' 14-year-old sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi made history by becoming the youngest player to hit a century in men's T20s, blasting a 35-ball hundred—the...

Pakistan claims Indian attack is ‘imminent’

Tensions have been rising between the nuclear-armed neighbours following a deadly terrorist attack in Kashmir. Pakistan is expecting an Indian military incursion following last week’s...

Senior Pakistani official threatens India with nukes

A remark by the country’s railways minister underscores rising tensions after terrorists gunned down 26 people in Kashmir. Pakistani Railways Minister Hanif Abbasi has threatened...

Indian and Pakistani protesters face off in London (Video)

Indian protesters have called for justice for the victims of a recent terrorist attack in Kashmir. A group of Indians staged a protest outside the...

Pakistan shuts airspace to Indian airlines and suspends trade

The move comes after New Delhi halted a water-sharing treaty following a deadly terrorist attack. Pakistan has announced the closure of its airspace to all...

India cuts Pakistan off after massacre

The deadly incident in Jammu and Kashmir claimed 26 lives and left many others wounded. India has downgraded diplomatic ties with Pakistan and announced several...

Over 20 feared dead in terror attack targeting tourists in India’s Kashmir

Gunmen opened fire from close range at a large group of tourists in the northern Indian state. At least 27 people were killed in the...

Mumbai terror attack suspect extradited to India from US

Tahawwur Hussain Rana, allegedly a key plotter in the 2008 attacks, was transported on a special flight. A suspected key plotter in the 2008 Mumbai...

US bill triggers panic among Indian students – media

Newly introduced legislation proposes eliminating a work authorization program for tech students from foreign countries. Over 300,000 Indian students in the US could be affected...

Apple staged emergency iPhone airlift from India

The company moved five planes full of its products from the South Asian country over a three day-span before Trump’s tariffs took effect. Apple transported...

X sues India over alleged censorship – report

The platform alleges the government is bypassing Supreme Court rules and creating a parallel system to block content. Elon Musk’s social media platform X is...

India calls for ten-year audit of USAID projects

New Delhi has asked Washington to provide details of a decade’s worth of funding provided by the US overseas agency. The Indian Foreign Ministry has...

NZ and India deepen ties with trade, defence, and cooperation agreements

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have strengthened diplomatic and economic ties during Luxon’s visit to India, announcing new trade...

NZ & India launch Comprehensive FTA negotiations

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay today announced New Zealand and India have formally launched negotiations on a Comprehensive...

US-bound flight returns to India due to bomb threat

Air India flight was diverted back to Mumbai after a note was found in the aircraft’s toilet. An Air India flight has been ordered to...

India clinches Champions Trophy with four-wicket win over Black Caps

India took the spoils in the Champions Trophy final, defeating New Zealand by four wickets in Dubai. Batting first, the Black Caps posted 251/7, with...

Family of Indian worker executed in UAE for murder of baby say jab caused the death

Shahzadi Khan, an Indian domestic worker in the UAE, was executed on 15 February after being convicted of killing her employers' infant son, according...

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