Tag: India
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BRICS summit promotes cooperation, closer China-India ties
BRICS leaders meeting in New Delhi called for stronger multilateral cooperation and reforms to global governance, while talks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime ... -
How Indian Gen Z ‘Cockroaches’ dented Modi’s image
For weeks, India’s young protesters waved signs mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government and rallied under an unlikely name: the Cockroach Janta Party. They ... -
India’s capital part of aggressive electric vehicle targets in bid to curb air pollution
In an affluent neighborhood in Delhi, electric vehicle charging stations near a popular shopping area were busy with drivers powering up their scooters, trucks and cars. ... -
BRICS foreign ministers meet in India as Iran war, oil prices and divisions test the bloc’s unity
Foreign ministers from the BRICS nations began a two-day meeting in New Delhi yesterday as the expanding bloc faces divisions over the war in Iran, rising ... -
Voting begins in West Bengal state after a national voter list purge
Voting in one of India’s most closely watched state elections began yesterday after a national voter roll revision removed millions of names and raised concerns over ... -
Modi is pushing to get more women in Parliament – that could have other consequences
India’s Parliament opened debate yesterday on a landmark bill to reserve one-third of legislative seats for women, which could set off a sweeping redrawing of voting ... -
Teacher who created hundreds of learning centers wins $1 million Global Teacher Prize
An Indian teacher and activist known for creating hundreds of learning centers and painting educational murals across the walls of slums won the $1 million Global ... -
Modi praised for US trade deal as opposition questions impact on agriculture
Indian lawmakers from the ruling coalition praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday [Macau time] for striking a deal with the U.S. that seeks to reduce tariffs ... -
Protest erupts in India’s capital city over lynching of Hindu man in Bangladesh
A protest erupted in India’s capital yesterday in response to the death of a Hindu man who was lynched and burned by an angry mob in ... -
India protests ‘arbitrary detention’ of citizen at Shanghai airport
India has lodged a protest with China over what it called an “arbitrary detention” of an Indian citizen at the Shanghai airport after the traveler from ... -
Google announces $15B investment in AI hub meant to drive digital transformation
Google announced yesterday that it will invest $15 billion in India over the next five years to establish its first artificial intelligence hub in the country. ... -
British and Indian prime ministers promote trade deal during visit by Starmer
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his British counterpart Keir Starmer yesterday in talks meant to deepen cooperation on trade, defense and technology while promoting a ... -
India and China to resume direct flights after a five-year suspension
India and China plan to resume direct flights between some of their cities after a five-year suspension as the relations between the two countries begin to ... -
Authorities impose security restrictions in remote Ladakh after deadly clashes
Authorities in India enforced security restrictions in two main districts in the remote Ladakh region yesterday. The restrictions came a day after four people were killed ... -
No handshakes between India and Pakistan players as political tension spills onto field
The strained political relations between India and Pakistan spilled onto the cricket field when no handshakes were exchanged between players — before or after their Asia ... -
Powerful rain and floods devastate northern India as experts blame climate change
Relentless monsoon rains have unleashed some of the worst flooding and landslides in decades across northern India, killing at least 90 people and displacing hundreds of ... -
Modi meets Wang as Asian powers rebuild ties
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed “steady progress” in improving relations with China after meeting its top diplomat yesterday [Macau time] following a yearslong standoff between ... -
India’s Modi to meet China’s top diplomat as Asian powers rebuild ties
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet with China’s top diplomat today [Macau time] in a sign of easing tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors after a ... -
India’s top court orders stray dogs to be removed from New Delhi streets
No stray dogs roaming the streets of New Delhi? That could be possible in the future after India’s top court ordered authorities in New Delhi to ... -
Indian authorities in Kashmir ban books by eminent writers and scholars
Indian authorities have banned 25 books in Kashmir that they say propagate “false narratives” and “secessionism” in the disputed region, where strict controls on the press ... -
Vietnam automaker Vinfast opens factory in India, eyeing growth in Asia
Vietnam’s Vinfast began production at a $500 million electric vehicle plant in southern India’s Tamil Nadu state yesterday, part of a planned $2 billion investment in ... -
Military says 3 militants killed in Kashmir were behind the massacre that sparked a clash with Pakistan
Three suspected militants killed in a gunbattle in the disputed region of Kashmir were responsible for a shooting massacre in which more than two dozen people ... -
Tesla debuts in India, but its cars likely cost too much for most Indians
Tesla Inc. opened its first showroom in India yesterday, marking the electric vehicle maker’s long-anticipated debut in the world’s third-biggest automotive market. Located in the Bandra-Kurla ... -
Climate change makes South Asia’s monsoon season more prone to floods, landslides and heavy rains
Each year from June to September, a series of heavy rains known as monsoons sweep through the Indian subcontinent, providing relief from heat, irrigating the country’s ... -
Dalai Lama says he plans to reincarnate, ensuring the institution will continue
The Dalai Lama yesterday said the centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist institution will continue after his death, ending years of speculation that started when he indicated that he ... -
Three killed and a dozen others hospitalized after crowd surge at eastern India Hindu festival
Three people were killed and more than a dozen hospitalized yesterday following a sudden crowd surge and stampede at a popular Hindu festival in eastern India, ... -
India rejects signing Shanghai Cooperation Organization statement
Beijing’s bid for enhanced regional leadership suffered a setback yesterday when India rejected signing a joint statement put before members of the China-backed Shanghai Cooperation Organization, ... -
Pharrell Williams brings India and Beyoncé to Louis Vuitton’s Pompidou runway
The birds scattered in every direction as the first drumbeat thundered across the plaza outside Paris’ Pompidou Center yesterday [Macau time], clearing the way for a ... -
London-bound Air India flight with more than 240 aboard crashes
An Air India passenger plane bound for London with more than 240 people on board crashed today (Thursday) in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad, the airline ... -
India is preparing to launch its delayed census, including questions about caste
India will start counting its vast population in a mammoth exercise starting next year. The first census in 16 years will be conducted digitally and include ... -
India, a major user of coal power, is making large gains in clean energy adoption
One of the most carbon-polluting countries, India is also making huge efforts to harness the power of the sun, wind and other clean energy sources. Most ... -
After days of heavy firefights, calm reported along borders
Indian and Pakistani authorities said yesterday [Macau time] there was no firing reported overnight along the heavily militarized region between their countries, the first time in ... -
India fires missiles on Pakistan in what Islamabad calls ‘act of war’
India fired missiles at Pakistan early yesterday, in what it said was retaliation for last month’s massacre of Indian tourists. Pakistan called the strikes an act ... -
India and Pakistan ramp up tit-for-tat spat as tensions mount
India and Pakistan cancelled visas for their nationals to each other’s countries and Islamabad warned New Delhi for suspending a water-sharing treaty yesterday. The moves came ... -
US YouTuber remains in custody after visiting restricted island
A 24-year-old American YouTuber who was arrested after visiting an off-limits island in the Indian Ocean with hopes of establishing contact with a reclusive tribe was ...
