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Modi hails top court’s Kashmir ruling

The Indian prime minister lauded the decision to uphold the removal of special status for the troubled state. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has welcomed...

Watch: 41 men freed from collapsed tunnel

The Indian construction workers had been trapped for weeks amid an intense rescue operation. RT’s Runjhun Sharma reports from northern India, where a dramatic relief...

Rescue mission to save men trapped in tunnel enters third week

India’s emergency services have begun drilling into the mountain from above to reach the 41 construction workers trapped inside. ​​A new strategy has been adopted...

Court orders Indian yoga guru to cease ‘false advertising’

An ayurveda brand promoted by celebrity yogi Baba Ramdev has been accused of misleading people about its products. India’s Supreme Court has warned Patanjali Ayurved,...

The green scam: How electric vehicles harm the environment that they’re supposed to save

In 2032, India will need a billion tonnes of coal, partly to charge EVs in urban areas via power generated by thermal plants. Five Indian...

CWC 2023: Australia beat India in final

Australia have won the Cricket World Cup 2023 championship by beating India in the final by 6 wickets with 42 balls to spare at...

Modi warns of AI dangers after deepfake revelation

The Indian leaders believes artificial intelligence is a matter of “concern” and could cause chaos. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged the use...

Black Caps go down to India in CWC 2023 semi

India have beaten New Zealand in the first semifinal of the Cricket World Cup 2023 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Result IND 397/4 NZ 327 ...

UK to accelerate deportations to India

Britain is set to add the Asian country to its list of “safe states,” amid efforts to crack down on unfounded asylum claims. Indians arriving...

Cricket fans book hospital beds before India-Pakistan match

Accommodation is hard to find as the two neighbours are set to play their first match in India in seven years amid tense bilateral...

India, UAE to boost engagement in technology transfer

Bilateral non-oil trade between the two countries has surpassed $50 billion, up 5.8% from the previous year. India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have...

Apple to ramp up production in India – reports

The recent launch of the iPhone 15 in the country came with long lines and violence in showrooms. Apple is planning to scale up iPhone...

Former Indian diplomat says Justin Trudeau’s plane ‘was full of cocaine’

Deepak Vohra, India's former ambassador to Sudan said the Canadian PM was 'crazy' and behaved like a 'small kid'. Vohra made the blockbuster claims to...

Canada denies trying to provoke India

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has commented on his government's allegations against New Delhi as ties between the countries hit a new low. Canada was not...

India rejects Canada’s ‘absurd’ allegations

New Delhi’s rebuke comes after Canada announced the expulsion of an Indian diplomat over alleged involvement in the killing of Khalistan movement leader. New Delhi...

India in race to contain ‘brain-damaging’ bat virus

Authorities in the southern state of Kerala have imposed restrictions to halt the spread of the deadly bat-borne Nipah virus. India is facing a renewed...

What’s in the G20 leaders’ declaration?

The document focuses heavily on climate and sustainability issues, and addresses the conflict in Ukraine. The world’s 20 largest economies released a joint declaration after...

G20 summit begins in New Delhi amid concerns over final declaration

The leaders of the world’s biggest economies have gathered in India’s capital. Over the next two days, the leaders of the Group of 20 (G20),...

India launches probe to Sun

The mission, which aims to study the solar atmosphere, will take 125 days to reach the designated point. India’s maiden solar mission – Aditya-L1 –...

The Indian chess progidy and the people behind his success

The family of grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, who made headlines last week for reaching the World Cup final, speak to RT about their shared journey. At...

India releases first photo from Moon landing

The Chandrayaan-3 mission made the historic lunarfall near the south pole. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Wednesday released the first photo from its...

Bollywood has a Barbenheimer moment, giving India’s film industry its biggest weekends ever

Mirroring Hollywood’s revival with ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’, Bollywood’s fortunes have finally turned around with four films over a fortnight, thanks to people flocking to...

Watch: College building collapses amid torrential rains in northern India

Dozens of people are have been reported dead as incessant downpours pound the hilly states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Fatalities continue to mount in...

No-confidence motion against Modi govt defeated in parliament

The Indian PM has addressed the issue of violence in Manipur, turning up the heat on the opposition. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned the...

India’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft enters Moon orbit

The country’s third moon mission makes a crucial maneuver after completing two-thirds of its journey. India’s third lunar exploration mission, Chandrayaan-3, has been successfully inserted...

India’s quest to bring antiquities back home

The Modi administration has embarked on a diplomatic mission to retrieve the nation’s treasures that were plundered by colonizers. Weeks after Indian Prime Minister Narendra...

Ruckus in India’s Parliament over Manipur violence

The opposition has demanded that the prime minister speak on the crisis in the remote state at the country’s ‘temple of democracy’. Unabated violence in...

India launches Moon mission

The country is aiming to be first to land a rover on the Moon’s south pole. The latest attempt by the Indian Space Research Organization...

Why the controversial Nepalese PM is a convenient neighbour for India’s Modi

New Delhi finds the Communist leader easy to rein in, despite his checkered past and numerous political flip-flops. Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, known...

Nightmare in Manipur: Peace remains elusive in bloody battle over land, identity politics as ethnic clashes singe Indian state

A report on Manipur, an Indian state that has been gripped by a wave of violence for several weeks. Manipur, the remote north-eastern Indian state,...

India suffers its most horrific rail accident in decades

The death toll in the triple train collision has risen to 288, a fire official said. Rescuers are continuing to look for survivors following a...

Passenger trains derail in India, at least 50 killed

Dozens were killed and hundreds more injured after a major train collision in eastern India. Two passenger trains and a freight train collided in the...

Indian official drains entire reservoir to find lost phone

The food inspector emptied millions of litres of water before he found his broken device and lost his job. An Indian government official has been...

Dozens dead and tens of thousands evacuated: What is happening in the Indian state of Manipur, where ethnic clashes have erupted

An ethnic group’s demands for tribal reservations have become a trigger for protests against the backdrop of long-simmering tensions. The remote north-eastern Indian state of...

‘We’ve got aliens living on this planet’ – India’s first cosmonaut

The real “aliens” are those who destroy our planet for personal gain, Rakesh Sharma told RT. Traveling to space aboard a Soviet rocket made Rakesh...

Indian gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed killed on live TV

Atiq Ahmed and his brother were fatally shot in northern India by gunmen posing as journalists. Indian gangster and former politician Atiq Ahmed was shot...

Jaspreet Boparai: ‘Freedom is not free’

Kiwi activist, scholar, mum, farmer and, most recently, councillor for Southland, Jaspreet Boparai has lived with her young family in New Zealand for 14...

Tulsi Gabbard slams ‘dangerous’ Clinton following India trip

The noted Hillary Clinton critic said that the visit shows she is ‘envious’ of the Biden presidency. Former Democratic US Representative Tulsi Gabbard has continued...

Mahuta off to ‘advance’ NZ-India relationship

Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta departs for India today as she continues to 'reconnect' New Zealand to the world. The visit will begin in New Delhi...

India blocks BBC ‘propaganda piece’

The mini-series ties Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a bloody and fatal ethnic riot. India has blocked the sharing of a BBC documentary critical of...

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