The Latest Breaking News from India

India's Kashmir sees upsurge in violence, tense after separatist convicted

Indian security forces have killed six militants in Kashmir in the past 24 hours while militants shot dead a female TV performer and a police officer, officials said on Thursday, following the conviction of the region's best-known separatist.

Reuters · May 26, 2022

Chessable Masters: All you need to know about the tournament where India's Praggnanandhaa is playing the final

NEW DELHI: Indian teenage chess sensation Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa is currently playing the final of the Chessable Masters online tournament.

The Times of India · May 26, 2022

Why India's Crypto Lobby Won't Legally Challenge Central Bank's Curbs On UPI

Internet & Mobile Association of India (IMAI), a body representing the interests of Indian crypto investors, said that it has no plans to file a legal challenge against the Indian central bank after it restricted the use of UPI for crypto exchanges.

Benzinga · May 26, 2022

Nilima Jogalekar goes down memory lane

The former India player, who is a match referee now, recalls the country’s first women’s National tournament in 1973

The Hindu · May 26, 2022

India logs 2,628 COVID-19 cases in a day

The COVID-19 death toll across the country climbed to 5,24,525 with 18 more fatalities.

The Hindu · May 26, 2022

COVID-19: India reports 2,628 infections; Active cases comprises at 0.04 per cent of the total

India saw a single day rise of 2,628 new coronavirus infections, taking the infection tally to 4,31,44,820, while the active cases have increased to 15,414 on Thursday. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · May 26, 2022

Food crisis can be contained if Asia remembers not to panic: expert

The world’s food problem is already severe as prices jump and protectionism flares, but a food security expert says there is a good chance governments can stop it from getting way worse if they heed a lesson from the crisis in 2008: do not panic.

Bangkok Post · May 26, 2022

Dispute over mosque becomes religious flashpoint in India

For nearly three centuries, Muslims and Hindus in India’s Varanasi city have prayed to their gods in a mosque and a temple that are separated by one wall

The Independent UK · May 26, 2022

Tamil Nadu: ‘Scaling’ odds to make daughter a doctor

MAYILADUTHURAI: Making ends meet by cutting and cleaning fish, Ramani will have much to rejoice when her daughter Vijayalakshmi writes the national exit test (NExT) next month and clears it to practise medicine in India.

The Times of India · May 26, 2022

India outperforms as visitor forecasts receive upgrades

The forecast for Asia-Pacific tourism has been upgraded thanks to further easing of travel restrictions after an improvement in the viral situation and vaccine coverage across destinations, according to the Pacific Asia Travel Association (Pata).

Bangkok Post · May 26, 2022