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13 May 2024 –
At least 14 people are killed, 75 are injured, and others are trapped after a billboard collapses during heavy rains in Mumbai, India. (Reuters)
10 May 2024 – Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
Indian security forces kill 12 Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh. (Reuters)
10 May 2024 – Arrest of Arvind Kejriwal, 2024 Indian general election
The Supreme Court of India grants Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal interim bail for 21 days in connection with the Delhi liquor policy money laundering case, thereby permitting Kejriwal to campaign in the ongoing general election. (The Hindustan Times)
9 May 2024 – Israeli–Palestinian conflict
The Houthis claim responsibility for attacks on three container ships in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. (Al Jazeera)
9 May 2024 –
Air India Express cancels 85 flights due to staff calling in sick at the last minute, which is related to a protest against working conditions imposed by the airline's new owner Tata Group. (Al Jazeera)
8 May 2024 – Human trafficking in India
The Indian Central Bureau of Investigation arrests four people linked to a network of human traffickers who have been luring young men to go to Russia with the promise of jobs or university admission, then forcing them to fight in the war in Ukraine. The Ministry of External Affairs is working with Russia to secure discharges for 20 Indian nationals in the Russian Army. (Al Jazeera)
4 May 2024 – India–United States relations
Indian Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar rejects comments made by US President Joe Biden saying that India's economic growth was being held back by "xenophobia". (Reuters)
3 May 2024 – Canada–India diplomatic row
Three Indian men are arrested in Canada and charged with the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year. The Canadian government is investigating whether the men had ties to the Indian government. (Reuters) (Toronto Star)
1 May 2024 –
At least nine people are killed in an ongoing heatwave in eastern India. (Reuters)
29 April 2024 –
Two people die in a heatwave in Kerala, India. (The Straits Times)