Tag: India
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American Youtuber arrested after trying to make contact with an isolated tribe
Indian police have arrested a 24-year-old American Youtuber who visited an off-limits island in the Indian ocean to try to make contact with an isolated tribe ... -
Locals patrol the beaches at night to protect endangered sea turtles
For nearly four decades, residents in southern India’s coastal city of Chennai have patrolled moonlit beaches at night trying to protect sea turtles and their hatchlings ... -
Comedian’s jokes about a state leader are being investigated as defamation
A comedian popular for his biting political humor is being investigated for possible defamation over jokes made about an Indian state leader who is an ally ... -
Police in disputed Kashmir raid bookstores, seizing books related to Islamic group
Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir raided bookstores and seized hundreds of books linked to a major Islamic organization in the disputed region, where strict controls on the ... -
An Indian court sentences a man to life in prison for raping and murdering an Irish backpacker
A court in India’s western Goa state yesterday sentenced a 31-year-old man to life in prison for raping and murdering an Irish woman at a popular tourist resort ... -
Court sentences a police volunteer to life in prison in the rape, killing of trainee doctor
An Indian court yesterday sentenced a police volunteer to life in prison after finding him guilty in the rape and killing of a trainee doctor last ... -
India docks two satellites in space, a milestone for its scientific ambitions
India docked two satellites in space yesterday to become the fourth nation in the world to achieve the mission, officials said, in an ambitious milestone in ... -
Indian Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan is stabbed by an intruder at his home in Mumbai
Indian Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan was stabbed in a scuffle with an intruder at his home yesterday and underwent surgery at a hospital, media reports ... -
India’s navy launches submarine, warships to guard against China’s presence in Indian Ocean
India’s navy yesterday simultaneously launched a submarine, a destroyer and a frigate built at a state-run shipyard, underscoring the importance of protecting the Indian Ocean region ... -
Modi marks the opening of a strategic tunnel in disputed Kashmir
India’s prime minister marked yesterday the opening of a tunnel in the northeast of disputed Kashmir that will grant all-year accessibility to a town that is ... -
Tens of thousands displaced by ethnic violence suffer squalid conditions in camps
Phalneivah Khonsai ran for her life when violence struck her neighborhood in India’s restive northeast, carrying just the bare essentials in the hope that she and ... -
A tiny village where Kamala Harris has ancestral roots is praying for her victory
The temple reverberated with rhythmic Sanskrit and Tamil hymns, as a Hindu priest held a flame before the god. As this tiny South Indian village gathered ... -
India says frontier disengagement with China along their disputed border is ‘almost complete’
India and China have moved most of their frontline troops further from their disputed border in a remote region in the northern Himalayas, India’s defense minister ... -
River and air pollution in Delhi pose a severe health threat to residents
One of India’s most sacred rivers, the Yamuna in New Delhi, is covered with white toxic foam, with vast sections frothing as a result of pollutants ... -
Delhi plans to punish people making hoax bomb threats against flights
The Indian government plans a new law to punish those making hoax bomb threats against flights, which disrupt the schedules of airlines and cause massive inconvenience ... -
India says it has reached a pact with China on military patrols along disputed border
India and China have agreed to a pact on military patrols along their disputed border in the Himalayas after a long-running standoff between the two countries ... -
Gunmen kill seven people working on a strategic tunnel project in Kashmir
Gunmen fatally shot at least seven people working on a strategic tunnel project in Indian-controlled Kashmir and injured at least five others, officials said yesterday. Police ... -
‘Global Mayors Challenge’ launches ever to inspire city leaders globally
The beauty of Rourkela, India’s city-changing idea is in its simplicity. Giving farmers affordable access to cold storage for their crops reduces waste and increases sales. ... -
An elephant procession for Dussehra draws a crowd in the former Mysore kingdom
The spectators were getting restless after hours of waiting when a drizzle began. But an announcer over scratchy loudspeakers urged them in Kannada, the language of ... -
Politician known for his close ties with Bollywood killed in Mumbai
A senior politician in India’s financial capital, Mumbai, who was also known for his close ties with Bollywood has been shot dead weeks before a key ... -
Biggest Kashmir opposition party wins most seats in election
Kashmir’s biggest political party opposed to India’s stripping of the region’s semi-autonomy won the most seats in a local election, official data showed yesterday, in a ... -
India offers financial support to Maldives after talks to repair ties
India stepped up its development assistance to the Maldives after the two leaders held talks in New Delhi yesterday in a bid to repair strained ties ... -
Dozens of children drown while bathing during three-day Hindu festival
Dozens of children drowned while bathing in rivers and ponds in rituals that were part of a three-day Hindu festival in eastern India’s Bihar state, officials ... -
New Delhi’s chief minister announces resignation two days after he was released on bail
One of India’s main opposition figures and New Delhi’s chief minister said he would resign from office yesterday, two days after he was granted bail in ... -
Modi visits Ukraine this week, after a recent trip to Moscow
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a historic visit today to Ukraine, a month and a half ... -
India, Malaysia to expand ties as Kuala Lumpur tries to move closer to Beijing
India and Malaysia will seek to expand economic ties and strengthen cooperation on defense and security, the leaders of the two countries said yesterday. This came ... -
Buyers wanting their money back for undelivered Teslas shows how drastically the EV market changed
In April 2016, Elon Musk invited Indians to preorder the upcoming Tesla Model 3. Vishal Gondal was one of the first to sign up, paying a ... -
Modi has pushed hard for solar, but as its billions demand more power, coal always gets the call
India Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in the midst of a monthslong reelection campaign this April when he took to social media to trumpet a “remarkable ... -
Hopes of finding more survivors in the mud and debris wane after landslides kill 194
Hopes of finding more than 180 missing people alive waned as rescue workers searched through mud and debris for a third day yesterday after landslides set ... -
Japan, US, Australia, India at Tokyo talks on maritime and cyber security
Top diplomats from Japan, the U.S., Australia and India met Monday to discuss security concerns and joint support to reinforce maritime safety and cybersecurity in the ... -
India and China agree to work urgently to achieve the withdrawal of troops
India and China have agreed to work urgently to achieve the withdrawal of tens of thousands of troops stationed along their disputed border in a long-running ... -
Indian Prime Minister Modi makes first visit to Russia since the start of its war on Ukraine
India’s prime minister began a two-day visit to Russia yesterday, his first since Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine, a war that has complicated the relationship ... -
India is likely undercounting heat deaths, affecting its response to increasingly harsh heat waves
Months of scorching temperatures sometimes over 50 degrees Celsius in parts of India this year — its worst heat wave in over a decade — left ... -
Modi enters record third term as nations congratulate his coalition on election victory
China, Ukraine and other nations sent their congratulations yesterday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government began preparations for his swearing-in for a record third term following ... -
World’s largest electional could also be one of its most consequential
India has close to 970 million voters among its more than 1.4 billion people, and its general election pits Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an avowed Hindu ...
