At least 22 people, including children and women, drowned after a double-decker boat ferrying passengers turned turtle and sank in the southern Kerala state on Sunday.

At least 22 drown after tourist boat sinks in India’s Kerala state

In a veiled attack on Pakistan, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said things are changing for the better in Jammu and Kashmir but attempts will be made to disturb it as "there are interested parties, one lives right across.

'Things are changing for better when it comes to J&K...': Jaishankar takes dig at Pak

If reports are to be believed, the USA, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and India may soon develop a joint infrastructure that connects Gulf and Arab countries via a railway network and also extends to India via shipping lanes.

India, US, Saudi Arabia and UAE to develop joint railway infrastructure: Report

Five Indian Army soldiers have been killed in an ongoing encounter in the Kandi Forest of the Rajouri sector in the Jammu region. Four more soldiers, including an officer, were injured in the encounter and have been shifted to the hospital for treatment.

Five Indian army soldiers killed during anti-terror operations in J&K's Rajouri

At least 11 people have been killed after a truck collided with a car, on Wednesday night (May 3), in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, reported news agency ANI citing a police official.

India: At least 11 killed in Chhattisgarh car-truck collision

Domestic air traffic in India hit a record high as 456,082 passengers travelled on a single day on Sunday (April 30). India's Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia took to Twitter to announce this.

Domestic air travel hits record high in India

A late-night scuffle broke out between protesting wrestlers and the police in the Indian capital city, Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Wednesday (May 3). According to media reports, the alleged incident also caused some protesters to sustain head injuries.

WATCH | Delhi: Three detained after ‘minor altercation’ between police, protesting wrestlers at Jantar Mantar

A five-judge Constitution Bench which comprises Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice Hima Kohli, Justice PS Narasimha, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice S Ravindra Bhat is listening to a batch of petitions related to ‘marriage equality rights' for LGBTQIA+ community.

India: Will form committee to address issues being faced by same-sex couples, govt tells SC

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday informed that authorities had evacuated 229 more stranded Indians from Sudan. They were brought back to the country under 'Operation Kaveri', a day after 365 people landed in Bengaluru from the African country.

Operation Kaveri: India brings back another batch of 229 people from Sudan

In what comes as an intriguing decision, 300 police officers in the Indian northeastern state of Assam have been offered voluntary retirement for being 'habitual drinkers'.

India: Assam govt offers voluntary retirement to 300 police officers for being ‘habitual drinkers’

India's Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday posted a timelapse video of the making of the country's first cable-stayed rail bridge called “Anji Khad bridge”, which is now been completed.

Watch | India gets its first 'cable-stayed rail bridge' with 96 cables

India's Directorate of Enforcement (ED) raided the offices of ed-tech unicorn Byju's in Bengaluru, Karnataka on Saturday (April 29). The ED raided two business premises linked to the company and one residential property linked to its founder Raveendran Byju, under provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).

India’s edutech unicorn Byju’s three offices in Bengaluru raided by ED sleuths

Reports claimed that Shirdi Temple, a famous shrine located in India’s western state of Maharashtra and a premier religious tourism destination, will be shut down indefinitely starting May 1.

India: Shirdi Temple authorities deny reports of shutdown, say 'aartis, religious traditions will continue'

After much speculation, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh finally met his Chinese counterpart General Li Shangfu in a one-on-one meeting on Thursday and in a joint defence ministers' meeting on Friday.

India and China release statements after SCO meet, with no apparent breakthrough

India and Russia have agreed to boost their defence ties, said a statement by the Indian government after the defence ministers from both countries held bilateral talks on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ meeting in New Delhi, on Friday (April 28).

New Delhi, Moscow to boost defence ties, increase Russia's participation in ‘Make in India’

In a recent update, the Indian External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Friday (April 28) said that an aircraft carrying nearly 400 more evacuees from the conflict-hit Sudan has landed in New Delhi.

Operation Kaveri: Indian Army aircraft with 392 evacuees reaches New Delhi from conflict-hit Sudan

A day after Indian National Congress (INC) President Mallikarjun Kharge likened Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a 'venomous snake', a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from the poll-bound southern Indian State of Karnataka has returned the favour.

India: 'Poison politics' continues in Karnataka, BJP MLA calls Sonia Gandhi 'vishkanya'

Two commanders belonging to the unit of Jack Teixeira (the Massachusetts Air National Guardsman accused of leaking intelligence documents) have been temporarily suspended by the US Air Force, a spokesman informed on Wednesday.

US Air Force suspends two commanders belonging to unit of Jack Teixeira, the classified docs leaker

India's Border Road Organisation (BRO) put up a signboard saying 'India's first village' in Mana, a village in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand which borders China.

India puts up 'first village' signboard in village on India-China border 

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday (April 26) that 2023 summit of leaders of the Quad countries will take place in Sydney on May 24. This will be the third in-person meeting of the leaders of Australia, the US, India and Japan.

Quad leaders' summit to take place in Sydney on May 24: Aus PM

At least 10 policemen and a driver were killed after Maoists blew up a vehicle carrying them in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. The attack took place in the Dantewada district of the state and the Maoists used a powerful 50-kg Improvised Explosive Device (IED) to carry out the attack.

India: 10 police personnel killed in 50-kg IED blast by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada

After World Health Organization (WHO) issued an alert against India-manufactured cough syrup being sold in the Marshall Islands and Micronesia, the company manufacturing the syrup has responded.

'Someone duplicated it': Indian pharma firm responds after WHO issues alert against another cough syrup

German magazine Der Spiegel has come under heavy scrutiny from Indians after it published a cartoon that many deemed to have racist undertones. After a UN report stated that India was set to overtake China as the world's most populous country by mid-year, the magazine published a cartoon on the topic but could not hide its casual racism in the garb of creative freedom.

Indian netizens and politicians slam German magazine for 'racist' cartoon

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Kochi Water Metro's first phase on Tuesday. The water metro, which is India's first-of-its-kind public boat service integrated with a metro rail network, will be integrating Kochi's water transport system.

PM Modi inaugurates India's first water metro in Kochi

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