Info ministry refutes Afghan Taliban's claim of strikes in border areas

Says "one rudimentary drone" was immediately identified and neutralised near Khyber.

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 02:34pm

Tata's iPhone parts factory in India's Tamil Nadu faces health probe after farmers' contamination complaints

Health inspection finds discharge from the Tata plant has caused a “severe foul smell” and left water “unsuitable for animals to drink”.

Published 19 Jun, 2026 01:37pm

Dar writes to UNSC president, highlights India's 'brazen violations' of Indus Waters Treaty

Pakistan's UN envoy delivers missive to UNSC president; council urged to take cognisance of “fragile and deteriorating situation and hold India accountable".

Published 19 Jun, 2026 09:47am

'Every year the heat is increasing': India learns to live with hotter summers

Years of scientific research have found climate change is causing heatwaves to become longer, more frequent and more intense in the country.

Published 18 Jun, 2026 12:15pm

Modi reports US-India trade progress after Trump meeting

“The leaders noted with particular satisfaction the significant progress made in negotiations towards an interim bilateral trade agreement," India’s foreign ministry says.

Published 18 Jun, 2026 10:54am

Telegram challenging Indian government order that temporarily blocks its use

The Indian govt had blocked the app to prevent leaks ahead of a retest of a nationwide medical college entrance examination.

Published 17 Jun, 2026 03:17pm

Dancing Girl’s bare torso restored in Indian textbook after backlash

The bronze sculpture shows a girl standing with one hand on her hip and is one of the most recognisable artefacts from the Indus Valley civilisation.

Updated 17 Jun, 2026 08:41am

Indian wunderkind Sooryavanshi, 15, loses cool in on-field spat during Sri Lanka match

Sri Lanka’s Vishen Halambage exchanged words with departing Indian batters before Sooryavanshi responded and shoved him.

Published 16 Jun, 2026 11:07am

In search of lost Bengal beyond Tagore and Ray

One now hears a strange linguistic hybrid in urban Bengal — a “khichri” of Bengali, Hindi and English.

Published 15 Jun, 2026 05:58am

A year after deadly Air India crash, families await answers

Indian authorities are expected to issue an interim report, which is a source of frustration to the victims’ relatives, who have been expecting a final disclosure.

Published 12 Jun, 2026 12:39pm

Bangladesh, India to coordinate patrols on border, share intelligence amid migrant tensions

Two sides reaffirm commitment to maintaining peace, tranquillity and stability along the India-Bangladesh border.

Published 12 Jun, 2026 11:45am

Folding clothes, making coffee and sandwich — Indian workers training AI robots to take their jobs

Developers think feeding first-person footage, called “egocentric data”, into specialised AI models will help robots copy humans.

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 01:13pm

Google Cloud outage in India after third-party data centre fire triggers shutdown

Incident affects network traffic from Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai and nearby regions, causing periods of elevated latency.

Published 10 Jun, 2026 01:26pm

India's key objectives in Afghanistan solely driven by singular goal of destabilising Pakistan, envoy tells UNSC

Pakistan's envoy to UN slams India for not even once condemning TTP or BLA, notes New Delhi's "newfound love for the Taliban".

Updated 09 Jun, 2026 02:45pm

India detains and deports 5,000 Bangladeshis

West Bengal CM says arrangements underway to deport 836 people currently in holding centres.

Published 08 Jun, 2026 07:44pm

In pictures: 'Cockroaches' descend on New Delhi as party of social media fame stages protest

The 'Cockroach Janta Party' has garnered millions of followers on social media since its launch last month.

Published 06 Jun, 2026 02:28pm

Teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi called up to India's T20I squad, Shreyas Iyer named captain

Suryakumar Yadav fired as captain following a poor run of form, just three months after he led the country to World Cup glory at home.

Published 06 Jun, 2026 01:56pm

Occupied Kashmir will never be 'integral part of India': Islamabad slams New Delhi for 'misleading' UNSC

Pakistan's envoy notes UNSC's Annual Report highlights the continued relevance of long-standing Kashmir, Palestine issues.

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 02:18pm

Hundreds join protest led by India's viral 'Cockroach Party'

“Cockroaches don’t ever fear, they never die either,” says founder of party; protesters carry paper cockroach masks and pamphlets.

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 01:30pm

India's 'Cockroach Party' chief flies to New Delhi for protest

The parody “Cockroach Janta Party” has won millions of online followers on social media since its launch last month.

Published 05 Jun, 2026 02:27pm