Sources: Times of India
At least 46 people, including 37 children, who were taking part in Jivitputrika festivities in Bihar, India, drown in rivers and bodies of water swollen by ongoing flooding across India. 2024-09-26
The final phase of the general election in India is held, with the ruling National Democratic Alliance projected to win a majority. Results will be announced on June 4. 2024-06-1
India reports 349,691 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is a world record for the fourth consecutive day, thereby bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 16.9 million. The country also reports a record 2,767 deaths in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 192,311. 2021-04-25
Pakistan releases Indian fishermen caught in its territory as a gesture of goodwill. 2016-12-25
A court in the Indian city of Mumbai convicts and sentences Ankur Panwar to the death penalty for a fatal acid-throwing attack. 2016-09-8
An Indian court sentences four men to death for the 2012 Delhi gang rape case. 2013-09-13
At least 10,000 people gather in the Indian capital New Delhi to support a hunger strike by social activist Anna Hazare in support of tougher anti-corruption legislation. 2011-08-20
Trade unions in India declare a bandh or general strike to protest a hike in fuel prices. India is crippled. 2010-09-7
Clashes break out between Indian and Pakistani troops near the border in the disputed Kashmir region. 2010-05-23
186 members of the 245-seat Rajya Sabha of the Sansad in India vote in favour of a bill giving one third of available seats in the national parliament and state legislatures to women. One member votes against, several parties boycott the vote and seven MPs are suspended after expressing their disagreement. 2010-03-9