India

The White House rolled out the red carpet for the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday during a state visit by Modi to Washington hosted by President Joe Biden. Though the countries are not formal treaty-bound allies and India…

At least nine people were killed in India's north-eastern state of Manipur late on Tuesday night in a violent gunfight, a top police official said. "The gun battle started around 10 p.m. (IST) on Tuesday and continued for a long time. We…

The United States and India have concluded a roadmap for defence industry cooperation that is expected to bolster New Delhi's defence manufacturing ambitions. The roadmap was finalised at a meeting between visiting U.S. Defence Secretary…

Officials say the death toll in India's worst rail crash in over two decades reached 288 on Saturday. The collision occurred at around 7 p.m. (1330 GMT) on Friday when the Howrah Superfast Express from Bengaluru to Howrah in West Bengal…

India unveiled guidelines on Wednesday requiring streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video to display prominent warnings about smoking and other forms of tobacco use while airing shows with such scenes. While film and…

India says it will host a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in a virtual format in July. India’s external affairs ministry said heads of state of all members, including Russia, China and Pakistan have been invited.…

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has met with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, in Sydney to discuss regional security and economic ties. Modi is visiting Australia for the first time since 2014, and two months after…

India is holding a key G20 tourism meeting in Kashmir amid heightened security and opposition from China. The working group meeting is being held in Srinagar, the summer capital of the federally administrated territory, from Monday to…

At least eleven people have died and nine others hospitalised after a gas leak in Ludhiana in the northern Indian state of Punjab. A team from the National Disaster Response Force was at the site along with a team of experts to determine…

India and Russia have agreed to strengthen defence partnership between both countries amid worries in New Delhi that the war in Ukraine was hurting its own military supplies from Moscow. The Indian government said the agreement was…