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Five people are killed and 34 others are injured in a crash between a government vehicle and a bus in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India.
2023-06-25

Sri Lanka's power and energy minister Kanchana Wijesekera announces that the government will lift restrictions on fuel imports in response to the country's energy crisis, ending a fuel duopoly between the state-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and the Indian government-owned Lanka IOC.
2022-06-28

India will reopen underground train networks and allow sports and religious events in a limited manner from September as part of the government's efforts to revive the economy, even as COVID-19 infections soar in the country.
2020-08-29

India's Minister of Home Affairs, Amit Shah, tests positive for COVID-19 and is admitted to hospital.
2020-08-2

The Indian Department of Telecommunications bars the state-run telecommunication company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited from upgrading its 4G network with Chinese equipment, as tensions between India and China mount over the recent border skirmishes.
2020-06-17

India expels two officials at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi, accusing them of being involved in espionage activities. Pakistan condemns the expulsion and alleges that the two were detained and tortured by Indian authorities.
2020-05-31

The International Olympic Committee suspends India's national Olympic committee because of government interference in its election process. India's athletes will be barred from competing in Olympic events under their national flag, although the IOC could allow them to do so under the Olympic flag.
2012-12-4

A Russian nuclear submarine, the K-84 "Ekaterinburg", is forced to partially submerge itself at a shipyard in Murmansk to douse a blaze on its hull. No radiation leaks are reported.
2011-12-29

The Indian Navy captures 28 suspected Somali pirates on a Thai fishing vessel in the Indian Ocean.
2011-02-6

The Government of India sets up an inquiry into allegations of corruption and mismanagement at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
2010-10-16