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Time in India

Time in India works like a clock. Time in India is Twelve Hour Clock. That means it has two parts: AM and PM. AM stands for ante meridiem or before noon and PM stands for post meridiem which is after noon.

In India, the day begins at 12:00 am (midnight) and runs until 11:59 pm. Each hour is divided into 60 minutes. Each minute is divided into 60 seconds.

India is late by 10:30 hours compared to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). So when it is 12:00 pm in London it is 10:30 pm in India. Indian Standard Time (IST) is 5.30 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+5:30).