Crowds of people have taken to the streets across India following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a reported US-Israeli strike on Saturday. Candlelight marches were held in several cities on Sunday, with mourners carrying his photographs and gathering in silent tribute. In some places, they were also seen shouting slogans against US and Israel. Analysts say his death, under such violent circumstances, signals a deeply uncertain chapter for Iran - and could have far
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Crowds of people have taken to the streets across India following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a reported US-Israeli strike on Saturday. Candlelight marches were held in several cities on Sunday, with mourners carrying his photographs and gathering in silent tribute. In some places, they were also seen shouting slogans against US and Israel. Analysts say his death, under such violent circumstances, signals a deeply uncertain chapter for Iran - and could have far
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The walls around Dhaka University are splashed with graffiti echoing the Gen Z-led July 2024 uprising that toppled Sheikh Hasina after 15 years in power. Among the graffiti, one slogan reads ‘Dhaka, not Delhi’. Another one says: ‘We broke free from Pakistan’s slavery; we will not accept Delhi’s dominance’. The relationship between the two neighbours - Bangladesh and India - has fluctuated for decades. But among recent tensions, have Bangladesh’s youth turned against India? As the country heads t
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The walls around Dhaka University are splashed with graffiti echoing the Gen Z-led July 2024 uprising that toppled Sheikh Hasina after 15 years in power. Among the graffiti, one slogan reads ‘Dhaka, not Delhi’. Another one says: ‘We broke free from Pakistan’s slavery; we will not accept Delhi’s dominance’. The relationship between the two neighbours - Bangladesh and India - has fluctuated for decades. But among recent tensions, have Bangladesh’s youth turned against India? As the country heads t
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BBC Minute India: Only full vaccinated people to be allowed to attend India's Republic Day celebrations - top stories today. (Video by BBC Minute India) | BBC News India
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BBC Minute India: Only full vaccinated people to be allowed to attend India's Republic Day celebrations - top stories today. (Video by BBC Minute India) | BBC News India
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BBC Minute India: Pegasus spyware row as Parliament opens, Spotify Covid misinformation, and lonely African elephant in Delhi zoo. (Video by BBC Minute India) | BBC News India
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BBC Minute India: Pegasus spyware row as Parliament opens, Spotify Covid misinformation, and lonely African elephant in Delhi zoo. (Video by BBC Minute India) | BBC News India
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BBC Minute: PM Modi addresses nation as India crosses the one billion Covid jab mark, and Ananya Panday questioned by NCB - the top stories at this hour. In 60 seconds. (Video by BBC Minute India team) | BBC News India
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BBC Minute: PM Modi addresses nation as India crosses the one billion Covid jab mark, and Ananya Panday questioned by NCB - the top stories at this hour. In 60 seconds. (Video by BBC Minute India team) | BBC News India
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On the second day of his India visit, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Mumbai. Sir Keir is on a two-day trade mission with the largest ever delegation of more than 100 CEOs, entrepreneurs, university vice-chancellors and cultural leaders. Modi has called the visit "historic", with the two sides meeting to discuss ways to expand business and trade ties after India and the UK signed landmark trade deal in July. On Thursday, the two leaders announced pla
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On the second day of his India visit, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Mumbai. Sir Keir is on a two-day trade mission with the largest ever delegation of more than 100 CEOs, entrepreneurs, university vice-chancellors and cultural leaders. Modi has called the visit "historic", with the two sides meeting to discuss ways to expand business and trade ties after India and the UK signed landmark trade deal in July. On Thursday, the two leaders announced pla
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BBC Hindi's Anant Zanane is in Lucknow ahead of Yogi Adityanath's swearing in, as Uttar Pradesh's CM. https://bbc.in/3595EeM | BBC News India
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BBC Hindi's Anant Zanane is in Lucknow ahead of Yogi Adityanath's swearing in, as Uttar Pradesh's CM. https://bbc.in/3595EeM | BBC News India
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The BBC has heard devastating accounts of Afghan mothers and babies dying after hundreds of US-backed clinics shut following drastic overseas aid cuts. The Trump administration has justified withdrawing aid over “longstanding concerns that funding was benefiting terrorist groups, including... the Taliban”, who govern the country. The Taliban government denies that aid money was going into their hands. Tap on the link in @bbcnewsindia's Instagram bio to read more. | BBC News India
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India has approved a proposal to change the name of Kerala to ‘Keralam’, starting the process to formally change it in the constitution. Supporters say the new name, which reflects how the state is known in its local language, Malayalam, better represents its linguistic and cultural identity. But critics argue that this will only be a costly and symbolic move. | BBC News India
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Team India made history on Sunday by winning the first Blind Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup, defeating Nepal by seven wickets in the final. The tournament, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, featured six teams. India dominated throughout, winning every match and becoming the first side to reach the semi-finals, where they defeated Australia. In the final match, India restricted Nepal to 114 for 5 after opting to field first - and successfully covered the chase in just 12 overs, losing three wicket
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Life is slowly returning to normal in India and Pakistan, a day after both countries agreed to halt all firing and shelling. The US-brokered ceasefire between the nuclear-armed neighbours has held overnight, following nearly four days of intense shelling and aerial incursions. In the Kashmir region, some residents have returned home hopeful for peace, while others remain anxious as they inspect the damage to their houses. | BBC News India
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India is celebrating its 76th Republic Day on Sunday, marking the anniversary of the day the country’s constitution officially came into effect in 1950. Here’s a look back at the Republic Day celebrations through the years. | BBC News India
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A 1,000 year-old human skeleton buried sitting cross-legged in India is still without a museum to house it because of bureaucratic wrangling, six years after it was unearthed. Archaeologist Abhijit Ambekar made the significant discovery in 2019, when he spotted what looked like the top of a human skull while excavating in western India's Gujarat state. As his team dug deeper, they found the well-preserved remains in a pit in what appeared to be a meditative posture. Similar remains have been fou
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India is one of the world’s fastest-growing major economies, with growth of more than 8% in the last quarter. But US tariffs and slower global demand are putting pressure, even as Delhi pushes ahead with new trade deals to diversify its markets. Ahead of the budget on Sunday, the BBC’s Archana Shukla looks at the key economic priorities for the finance minister. | BBC News India
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UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is in India for a two-day trade visit aimed at strengthening economic and cultural ties between the UK and India. He has said there are "massive opportunities" to improve trade and cultural ties with India and has also pushed for three Bollywood films to be made in the UK. The prime minister is leading a delegation of more than 100 entrepreneurs, cultural leaders and university vice chancellors, as he attempts to boost UK investment and improve sluggish economi
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi told a translator to "use English words" after she appeared to be struggling with translating a speech by UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer into Hindi. The light-hearted moment took place during a joint press conference on Thursday, after both countries signed a landmark free trade deal. The deal took three years to finalise and also includes a new India-UK plan to tackle illegal migration. Tap on the link in @bbcnewsindia's Instagram bio to read more. | BBC News In
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India's capital Delhi and its suburbs experienced heavy rainfall on Wednesday morning. India's weather department has issued an orange alert for the city and neighbouring states, predicting heavy rains for 24 hours. | BBC News India
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Many schools have reopened in Indian-administered Kashmir and students are trickling back as life slowly returns to normal. Visuals from Udhampur and Srinagar from Tuesday and Wednesday show students returning to academic life after a period of escalated tensions between India and Pakistan. “It feels nice to be back,” one student told ANI news agency. There were similar scenes in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, where schools had been shut in light of the conflict. | BBC News India
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Millions of Indians across the country are celebrating the colourful festival of Holi. | BBC News India
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At least 23 people have died in West Bengal's Darjeeling region as torrential rains triggered floods and landslides. The downpour has inundated large parts of the area, damaging homes and sweeping away bridges. Rescue operations are under way and authorities say the full extent of the destruction is still unclear, with several regions cut off due to poor access. Thousands of tourists are stranded in the area as highways and roads remain closed. India's weather department has issued a red alert,
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Ukraine to hold talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky. The trip comes just weeks after he met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. But why is this visit significant? The BBC's Nikita Mandhani explains. | BBC News India
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Muhammad Yunus, interim leader of Bangladesh, spoke to the BBC’s Samira Hussain about law and order in the country, possible elections in December and his country's relationship with India. The 84-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate was chosen to lead Bangladesh's interim government after former prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country following weeks of violent unrest in August 2024. Hasina is currently in India. | BBC News India
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“A crucial turning point.” Renewable energy overtook coal as the world’s leading source of electricity in the first half of this year, according to new data from the global energy think tank Ember. It has been described as a historic first and is being led by countries like China, India, Pakistan and Nigeria, even US and Europe have increased their reliance on gas and coal . Tap the link in @bbcnewsindia's bio to read more. | BBC News India
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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks to a crowd at the BJP headquarters after winning a third consecutive term. | BBC News India
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President Donald Trump has said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has agreed to stop buying Russian oil, as the US seeks to put economic pressure on the Kremlin as part of efforts to end the war in Ukraine. The US president has sought to leverage India's purchases of Russian oil in his trade war, but Delhi has so far resisted. Reacting to the Trump remarks, an Indian government spokesman said discussions were "ongoing" with the US administration which had "shown interest in deepening energy co
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Chinese President Xi Jinping were among a group of more than 20 world leaders attending a regional security summit in China over the weekend. This year's gathering of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation was the largest since it was founded. It was created by China, Russia and four Central Asian countries in 2001, as a countermeasure to limit the influence of Western alliances such as Nato. The BBC World News Correspond
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP has fallen short of getting an outright majority of 272 seats. He will return as prime minister but will heavily rely on allies to run the government. He had set an ambitious target of winning seats for the BJP-led alliance. But they are way short of that target. So, what happened? The BBC’s Yogita Limaye explains. | BBC News India
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A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan, near its border with Pakistan, on Sunday night local time. Hundreds of people are feared dead and several aftershocks have occurred all through the night and early this morning. The earthquake is another cruel shock for the people of Afghanistan, already reeling under severe drought, aid cuts and what the World Food Programme describes as an unprecedented crisis of hunger. The BBC’s South Asia and Afghanistan correspondent, Yogita Limaye, repor
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Warning: distressing content Raman Raghav went on a killing spree over three years in the 1960s, casting a spell of fear over Mumbai city (then Bombay). He murdered 41 people and was described as India’s ‘Jack the Ripper’. Raghav was also the subject of a feature film made by director Anurag Kashyap. His victims were all poor people who either slept on the pavements or lived in ramshackle huts and temporary shanties in the northern suburbs of the city. They included men, women and children - eve
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