Manto Kumar was traveling on the Coromandel Express with six of his friends when his train compartment began to violently shake like an earthquake.
"Suddenly something crashed into us. Some of the coaches rolled to the other side," the 32-year-old (...)
The Indian Premier League (IPL) has fined two players, including star batsman Virat Kohli, and a team mentor for an altercation caught on camera.
Kohli and Lucknow Super Giants' mentor Gautam Gambhir were fined 100% of their fee for an IPL match (...)
An Indian actor who was arrested this week over a tweet criticizing Hindu nationalist ideology has often made headlines for his political views.
Chetan Kumar was arrested on Tuesday over a recent tweet where he said the Hindutva ideology promoted by (...)
During his current visit to the Republic of India, the Saudi Space Commission CEO Dr. Mohammed bin Saud Al-Tamimi held several bilateral meetings with government agencies, Indian companies, and leaders of the space sector to discuss ways to enhance (...)
Minister of Finance Mohammed Bin Abdullah Al-Jadaan took part in the symposium which took place in the Indian city of Bangalore under the theme Public Digital Infrastructure leading to Innovative, Resilient, and Inclusive Growth and Effective (...)
Minister of Finance Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Jadaan has taken part in the symposium which took place in the Indian city of Bangalore under the theme Public Digital Infrastructure leading to Innovative, Resilient, and Inclusive Growth and Effective (...)
Plane maker Boeing plans to cut about 2,000 jobs in finance and human resources this year, as it focuses on engineering and manufacturing.
The move comes as the company puts more of its resources into "products, services and technology (...)
Balkrishna Doshi, one of the Indian subcontinent's most celebrated architects, has died at the age of 95.
Doshi passed away on Tuesday, according to a spokesperson from the Pritzker Prize. He was India's first — and to date, only — winner of the (...)
The architectural reference to the Taj Mahal is immediately discernible as you enter the Microsoft office in Noida, northern India.
Bathed in ivory white and punctuated with beautiful arches and "jaali" – perforated lattice screens – the office is (...)
Police in the southern Indian state of Karnataka have arrested an influential Hindu religious leader for allegedly raping two minor schoolgirls.
Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru from the Lingayat community, a dominant Hindu sect in the state, is (...)
An Indian woman who needed an emergency surgery was airlifted from the United States to her home country this week in one of the longest aeromedical evacuations in recent years here.
The flight lasted 26 hours and stopped three times on the way — (...)
India's Supreme Court has granted interim bail to Mohammed Zubair, a leading fact-checker and journalist who spotlighted the ruling party spokesperson Nupur Sharma's controversial comments against the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).
The top court ordered (...)
When it comes to matters such as marriage, divorce, inheritance and adoption, India has different laws for different communities based on their religion, faith and beliefs.
But since Independence there's been talk of a Uniform Civil Code or UCC, a (...)
India's badminton team on Sunday stunned 14-time champions Indonesia at the men's finals for a historic win at the 2022 Thomas Cup. Sports journalist Susan Ninan reports on the significance of the title for a team that had never made it to the (...)
Two Indian states have issued a health warning over reported cases of hand, foot and mouth (HFMD) disease in a neighboring state.
Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have asked officials to be cautious after Kerala state reported 80 cases.
The affected (...)
Last week one of India's richest women tweeted an unusual appeal to ruling politicians.
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, who heads Biocon, a leading biotechnology firm, urged the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in Karnataka to "resolve the growing (...)
In the early hours of 24 March, Filippo Osella flew into India's southern city of Trivandrum from London on a routine research trip to India.
Professor Osella, an anthropologist at the University of Sussex, had been visiting India on work for more (...)
Bhavana Menon, a popular actress from the southern Indian state of Kerala, who was abducted and sexually assaulted in 2017, has broken her silence after five years, describing her "difficult journey from being a victim to a survivor".
Menon, who has (...)
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi called him a "dear friend." Chinese leader Xi Jinping went a step further, calling him his "best and bosom friend." But Russian strongman Vladimir Putin's unprovoked assault on Ukraine has thrown Russia's (...)
An Indian actor has been arrested for tweeting against one of the judges hearing pleas against a ban on Muslim girls wearing hijabs in schools.
Chetan Kumar was arrested in the southern state of Karnataka after he criticized Justice Krishna (...)
Nabeela Shaikh was 30 when she started wearing the hijab. She was the last of three sisters to take to it.
The eldest, Muzna, first wore it when she was eight, inspired by a cousin. She would then wear it depending on the company around her - until, (...)
Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) — operator of Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (BLR Airport), one of the world's fastest growing airports has signed an agreement with ACES India Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of (...)
In November last year, Aneera Kabeer attended her 14th job interview in two months wearing a cap, a mask that hid most of her face, and men's clothes.
The 35-year-old trans woman says it was an act of desperation borne of the transphobic remarks she (...)
S. Somnath, an eminent rocket scientist, has been appointed as the chairperson of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), a personnel ministry order issued on Wednesday said. K. Sivan, the outgoing chairperson, will be completing his extended (...)
Indian police have arrested the alleged creator of an app that shared photos of more than 100 Muslim women saying they were on "sale", BBC reported.
Neeraj Bishnoi, 20, is the fourth person to be held in connection with this case.
The app - "Bulli (...)
