Two men in the southern Indian state of Karnataka have tested positive for the Omicron coronavirus variant. One of them, a 66-year-old South African national, had travelled from there and has already left India, officials said. The second - a 46-year-old doctor in t

Arif Khan made it look easy as he slalomed downhill on the artificial slopes of Ski Dubai recently. That was the moment he became the first, and so far only, Indian athlete to qualify for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, which begins in February. For the 31-year-old, who h

"We don't have a sense of humour," quips stand-up comic Sanjay Rajoura, in the opening scene of I Am Offended, a documentary on humour in India. He's possibly both right and wrong. Indians have a tangled relationship with humour. They love a staple of family and com

As we approach the third year of the pandemic, epidemiologist Chandrakant Lahariya writes about what India should learn from its fight against Covid-19. Anyone travelling through India's northern states would be forgiven for thinking that the pandemic is over. In th

The actor, known for her provocative and often inflammatory statements, posted a series of questions on Instagram, also bringing in partition as well as Mahatma Gandhi and alleging that he let Bhagat Singh die and did not support Subhas Chandra Bose. Under attack for describing India’s Indepe

Srinagar-Sharjah Flight: Re-routing of flights from Srinagar to the United Arab Emirates (to ensure it doesn't cross Pakistani airspace) adds over an hour of flying time, raising fuel and ticket costs Pakistan has denied use of its airspace to a Srinagar-Sharjah direct flight - operated by lo

India stood out among top emitters, including the U.S. and China, that were being closely watched at the conference. Prime Minister Narendra Modi surprised delegates at the COP26 climate summit with a bold pledge: the world's third-biggest emitter will reach net-zero by 2070. The announcem

An airborne brigade, called Shatrujeet, is the centrepiece of the three-day high-altitude combat manoeuvres. The Indian Army on Monday launched airborne drills in eastern Ladakh to validate its rapid response capabilities including the inter-theatre movement of troops and equipment, precision

Tension prevails in India's north-eastern state of Tripura following attacks on mosques and properties owned by Muslims. Security has been tightened and restrictions on gatherings have been enforced in the affected areas. The violence followed clashes between Hindu gr

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's son has been granted bail 26 days after he was arrested for allegedly doing recreational drugs at a party. Aryan Khan, 23, was taken off a cruise ship that was on its way from Mumbai city to the state of Goa on 2 October. The Nar

India's top court has appointed an independent panel to investigate allegations that spyware sold to governments was used to hack phones of MPs, activists and journalists. The Supreme Court's order followed multiple petitions seeking a probe into allegations of illegal surveillance.

Officials said the Narcotics Control Bureau team visited Shah Rukh Khan's mansion "to complete paperwork" and not for any searches. Mumbai: A Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) team at Shah Rukh Khan's Mumbai home "Mannat" caused a sensation today, hours after the superstar visited his son Aryan

India has administered more than a billion Covid jabs since it started its vaccination drive in January this year. It achieved this milestone in 278 days - the first vaccine was given on 16 January. It has fully vaccinated about 30% (291 million) of the eligible popul

Coal will continue to power much of India for the next few decades, the country told the UN, according to leaked documents seen by BBC News. India is one of several countries that has been lobbying the UN against completely moving away from fossil fuels, the documents show.

An Indian man, who was convicted for killing his wife by making a cobra bite her, has been punished with a rare double life sentence. Sooraj Kumar was arrested last year after his wife, Uthra, died from a snakebite. Police began investigating after her family alleged murder

The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Tuesday permitted to restore the scheduled domestic air operations from October 18, without any capacity restriction. With the daily count of Covid-19 cases falling in the country, the Ministry of Civil Aviation on Tuesday permitted to restore the s

‘The assailants targeted them as they were wearing Kurta pyjama and a skullcap’ NEW DELHI — Two Madrasa students in the Paldi area of Gujarat were reportedly beaten up by a Hindu mob on Sunday night leaving them severely wounded and hospitalised. Umar, 17 and Khizar, 16,  were allegedly ab

The Congress had requested the President of India to grant time for the delegation comprising Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra along with senior party leaders A.K. Antony, Mallikarjun Kharge, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Adhir Ranjan Choudhury and K.C. Venugopal. NEW DELHI — A Congress delegation