Indians deported from the US being escorted by the police as they leave the airport after their arrival, in Amritsar, early Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: – Deportations from U.S. put spotlight on human trafficking syndicates Large-scale deportation of illegal immigrants from the United States to India has put the spotlight on human trafficking … Read more
Passengers crowd to board a train for Maha Kumbh from the New Delhi railway station on Saturday. New Delhi railway station stampede: 15 dead, 11 injured Fifteen people, including three children, lost their lives in a stampede at the New Delhi railway station on Saturday night (February 15, 2025). Eleven others were injured, according to … Read more
Hamas on August 6, 2024, named Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the October 7 attacks in Israel, as its new leader. | Photo Credit: AP Vinesh Phogat enters final in 50kg freestyle; assured of historic Olympic medal Vinesh Phogat made history. With Himalayan determination, the two-time World championships medallist overcame odds … Read more
A rescue operation underway after a landslide, in Wayanad. | Photo Credit: PTI Gandhi-King foundation plan runs into FCRA hurdles Four years after then-U.S. President Donald Trump signed the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act, U.S. and Indian officials are trying to overcome the hurdles posed by the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), which has held up funding … Read more
A view of a polling station that was damaged by a crowd during the first phase of the general election, in Khurai in Imphal East, Manipur, India, April 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Election Commission orders re-polling in 11 Manipur booths on April 22 The Election Commission of India has declared void the polling conducted at … Read more
An Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) displayed outside the office of the Election Commission of India | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP Supreme Court says EVMs are accurate unless they are maligned by human bias The Supreme Court on Tuesday disagreed with the idea of a return to paper ballots to restore the “little man’s” confidence … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with BJP President J.P. Nadda during the BJP’s manifesto launch in New Delhi on April 14, 2024 | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy BJP manifesto drops NRC, says CAA to give citizenship to all ‘eligible persons’ The BJP has dropped compilation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) from its manifesto that … Read more
An anti-missile system operates after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel on April 14, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel closes airspace as Iran launches drones in first-ever full-scale military assault Iran launched drones toward Israel late Saturday, the Israeli military announced, and Iran’s state-run media reported that dozens … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a review meeting for preparedness for a heat wave-related situation, in New Delhi on Thursday. | Photo Credit: ANI PM Modi chairs meet to review preparedness for heat wave conditions Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reviewed India’s heat preparedness plans with senior officials on Thursday. The India Meteorological Department … Read more
Police detain AAP supporters who were staging a protest outside the Tihar Jail in West Delhi. The Enforcement Directorate has said that that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is the “kingpin” and the “key conspirator” in the excise policy case | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Sri Lankan media hit out at Modi’s Katchatheevu remarks The Sri … Read more