With increasing incidents of electric two-wheelers catching fire across India, including one that led to the death of an 80-year-old man, Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said an expert committee would probe the matter while warning the companies that they will be heavily penalised for negligence.

After EV battery explosion claims 1 life, Indian minister takes tough stand on companies

Amid the Ukraine war and sanctions, Russia has begun delivering the second squadron of S-400 advanced surface-to-air missile defence system to India, ahead of schedule, officials said.

Amid Ukraine war, Russia starts delivery of second S-400 missile system to India

In an accident, three army soldiers have died and five others were injured in India’s Kashmir Valley. The army vehicle overturned in South Kashmir’s Shopian district when it was en route to the encounter site in Badigam village, where four terrorists of LeT were killed by the security forces.

Three Indian soldiers die in road accident while on way to anti-terror operation in Kashmir

WhatsApp seems to have got regulatory approval to increase users by more than double for its payments service to 100 million in India, a Reuters report said citing sources on Wednesday.

WhatsApp payment service gets nod for 100 mn users in India: Report

Ali Kashif Jan, the Pakistani handler of the 2016 terror attack on Pathankot air base, has been designated as a terrorist by the government. Jan alias Jan Ali Kashif is the third terrorist to have been designated as a terrorist by the central government in the last five days.

India designates Pak handler of 2016 Pathankot air base attack as terrorist

Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu's entry in the women's 55kg category at the 2022 Commonwealth Games has been rejected, which means she will move back to her pet 49kg division to compete at the quadrennial meet in Birmingham.

Commonwealth Games 2022: Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu's entry in women's 55kg category rejected

The Pakistani rupee fell to a new low of 191 rupees to the dollar on Thursday, as the country's currency was shaken by a continuing political turmoil. The rupee has been falling for months, but it plummeted in March after opposition parties filed a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Imran Khan, which resulted in the national assembly being dissolved last week.

187 to a US dollar: Political crisis in Pakistan led to the free fall of its currency

India's campaign at the Korea Open Badminton Championships 2022 came to an end on Saturday after the country's top shuttlers -- PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth -- lost their respective semifinal matches at the Palma Stadium, here.

Korea Open: PV Sindhu loses to An Seyoung in semi-final, Jonatan Christie topples Kidambi Srikanth

Third seed PV Sindhu beats seventh seed Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand in straight games to enter the semi-finals of the Korea Open Badminton Championships 2022 on Friday here at the Palma Stadium.

Korea Open: PV Sindhu defeats Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan to enter women's singles semifinals

The third-seed PV Sindhu on Thursday stormed into the quarter-finals of the Korea Open Badminton Championships 2022 after defeating Japan's Aya Ohori here at the Palma Stadium.

Korea Open: PV Sindhu outclasses Aya Ohori to enter quarter-finals, Kidambi Srikanth defeats Misha Zilberman

The third-seed PV Sindhu on Wednesday stormed into the second round of the Korea Open Badminton Championships 2022 after defeating USA's Lauren Lam here at the Palma Stadium.

Korea Open 2022: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth march into second round with easy wins

India's Lakshya Sen came from a game down to beat local boy Choi Ji Hoon 14-21, 21-16, 21-18 in the first round of the men's singles match of the Korea Open Badminton Championship that lasted for one hour and two minutes played here at Palma Stadium.

Korea Open: India's Lakshya Sen sweats it out versus Choi Ji Hoon to earn hard-fought win

After a gap of two years, India’s Supreme Court began full-fledged physical hearing on Monday, after it had to switch to virtual hearing due to mounting Covid cases in the country.

As India’s SC resumes physical hearing after 2 years, let’s look at key rulings that marked lockdown

In a bid to strengthen bilateral ties, Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed a slew of agreements on Saturday.

Nepal, India prime ministers jointly launch projects, vow to deepen ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended good wishes to Team Australia, who will be playing in the final of the ongoing ICC Women's ODI World Cup. PM Modi's statement came during the signing of a massive historic trade deal with Australia aiming to boost economic ties between the two countries.

India PM Narendra Modi extends best wishes to Team Australia for ICC Women's World Cup final

India's electricity shortage from March 1 to March 30 was its worst since October, a Reuters analysis of government data shows. A surge in power demand in March has forced India to cut coal supplies to the non-power sector and put on hold plans for some fuel auctions for utilities without supply deals due to a slump in inventories.

India's March electricity shortage worst since coal crisis in October

The New York Times has drawn the ire of Twitter users, especially in the Indian Twitter space for its coverage and characterisation of the general strike. National trade unions in India have called for a two-day general strike beginning on Monday (March 28).

New York Times' coverage of general strike in India draws ire online

The US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday eased its COVID-19 travel advisory for India. The CDC changed risk level from Level 3 (high risk) to Level 1 ( low risk).

COVID-19: US CDC eases travel advisory for India

The minimum temperature in the national capital on Tuesday settled at 18.8 degrees Celsius, a notch above the normal. Delhi on Monday had recorded its hottest day of the season at 39.

Indian national capital Delhi's maximum temperature in city likely to hover around 40 degrees C

Paying for your dream bike can be memorable at times. But for you generally, right? Well, truth is, not always as a man paid Rs 2,60,000 in one-rupee coins for buying the vehicle, making the occasion unforgettable for many people.

Memorable? Man pays in one-rupee coins to buy high-end dream bike in India

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Sri Lankan Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa on Monday and held a discussion over the economic situation of Colombo as well as India's supportive response.

EAM S Jaishankar meets Sri Lankan Finance Minister; discusses economic situation

Airport operators GMR Airports, Groupe ADP together with Airbus, Axens and Safran signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to conduct joint study on Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) and their potential in India.

Airport operators join forces to study sustainable fuel in India

Indian army, in a special initiative, trained six specially-abled youths from Kashmir in skiing at High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) in Gulmarg. The youths underwent two weeks of training.

Indian Army trains specially-abled Kashmiri youths in skiing

A Vietnamese man who tried to row 2,000 kilometres (1,240 miles) from Thailand to India to see his wife was in custody Thursday after being rescued off the Thai coast, a senior navy official told AFP.

Vietnamese man tries to row from Thailand to India to see wife

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