The Latest Breaking News from India

One dead as India protests against new short-term army jobs widen

Man dies as crowds throw stones at police and set train coaches on fire in demonstrations over new recruitment policy.

Al Jazeera · Jun 17, 2022

Expectations high from women at rowing World Cup, says coach Soma

PUNE: Soma Baruah is on her first assignment with the Indian rowing team, having been named as assistant coach for the women's squad at the World Cup 2 in Poland, and she intends to give her best.

The Times of India · Jun 17, 2022

RBI not behind the curve, focus on inflation target could have been disastrous for economy: Shaktikanta Das

MUMBAI: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday refuted criticism of the RBI being behind the curve in its policies, making it clear that the consequences of focusing on the 4 per cent inflation target would have been "disastrous" for the pandemic-hit economy.

The Times of India · Jun 17, 2022

India look to plug defensive loopholes ahead of World Cup

Indian women last week learnt a lesson in attacking hockey when they played against the Belgians.

The Times of India · Jun 17, 2022

India adds 12,847 new Covid cases, 14 fatalities

An increase of 4,848 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload

The Hindu · Jun 17, 2022

In a first, Indian U-16 cagers make it to last-8 in Asian Championship

NAGPUR: Indian cagers scripted history in Qatar on Thursday. For the first time in the Fiba U-16 Asian Basketball Championship history, the Indian boys team made it to the quarterfinals of the continental event.

The Times of India · Jun 17, 2022

Mata Amritanandamayi Math's second hospital in Faridabad soon

KOCHI: The Mata Amritanandamayi Math will soon be starting operations of their 2,400-bedded Amrita Hospital, the biggest private sector hospital in India spread across 133 acres, in Faridabad.

The Times of India · Jun 17, 2022

India vs South Africa: I have to be a step ahead of the batters, says Harshal Patel

Harshal Patel wants slower pitches, bigger grounds

The Times of India · Jun 17, 2022

Nearly 5 million people in India internally displaced due to climate change, disasters in 2021: UN

The largest displacements in the context of disasters in 2021 occurred in China (6.0 million), the Philippines (5.7 million) and India (4.9 million).

The Hindu · Jun 17, 2022

Grim options, grim choices: trafficked girls in India

Poverty and abuse often mean Indian girls and women see human traffickers as their ticket to a better life – and this only grew worse during the pandemic.

360info · Jun 17, 2022