India's eight Union Territories, directly governed by the Central Government, each have unique roles. Highlights include the creation of Ladakh from Jammu and Kashmir in 2019 and the merger of ...

Currently India has eight Union Territories – Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Chandigarh, Delhi, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

India is home to 28 states, eight union territories and a capital that has a history with both British rule and independence.

New Delhi: India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories after the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Before the ...

India protests China's new map claiming disputed territories, days after both countries agreed to reduce border tensions.

He said India on Tuesday formally lodged the objection through diplomatic channels with the Chinese side on the so-called 2023 “standard map” of China that lays claim to India’s territory.

India and China share a de facto border, parts of which are located in Arunachal Pradesh India says it has lodged a "strong protest" with China over a new map that lays claim to its territory ...

The Supreme Court of India granted a final opportunity on Tuesday for states and union territories to comply with its directives to eradicate caste discrimination within prisons. This development ...

The Survey of India has redrawn the map of India to depict the newly formed Union Territories (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and Ladakh. Areas such as Gilgit, Gilgit Wazarat, Chilhas and the ...

The map also includes Taiwan and the South China Sea as Chinese territory. On Tuesday evening, India's Ministry of External Affairs announced it had contacted its Chinese counterpart to object.