Roof collapses at Delhi airport, one dead, flights cancelled
A roof collapsed under heavy rainfall and winds at the main airport in India’s capital New Delhi on Friday, killing one person and leading to the cancellation of flights ...
At least 31 die in India’s Tamil Nadu state after consuming tainted liquor
At least 31 people died and over 60 were still being treated in hospitals after consuming tainted liquor in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, a government spokesperson said on Thursday.
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Railway collision in eastern India kills 15, injures several
A freight train smashed into the rear of a stationary passenger train in India’s West Bengal state on Monday, killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens, police said, in ...
India’s Modi, allies to meet after humbling election verdict, markets down in early trade
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was set to meet his allies on Wednesday to discuss forming the government, a day after his Hindu nationalist party lost its outright majority in ...
Heat wave kills 56 in India, nearly 25,000 heat stroke cases recorded from March-May
Nearly 25,000 people have suffered suspected heat stroke and 56 died after several heatwaves across India between March and May, local media reported, citing government data.
May has been a particularly bad ...
Elections in India
He once sold tea, now India’s Modi seeks his own ‘tryst with destiny’
Having sold tea at a railway station as a boy while his mother washed dishes to make ends meet, the man who could be only the second Indian to win ...
Indian elections: fascism is not necessarily India’s future
Extreme nationalism always looks foolish or even deranged to those who have not caught the virus, but in India it’s now official.
In January, India’s Ministry of Defence ...
India on track to become one of largest economies
By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides
In recent years, India has experienced strong economic growth. In 2023, its GDP grew by about 6.5 per cent and a similar performance is expected in 2024. ...
Samsung, Qualcomm flag concerns with India’s push for live TV on phones
Samsung and Qualcomm are among those opposing India’s choice of technology to bring live TV broadcasts on smartphones, arguing the required hardware changes will push up a device’s ...
Eurobank spotlights prospects in Cyprus-India investment relations
High-profile event in Nicosia explores strengthening economic ties between Cyprus and India
Eurobank Cyprus hosted a working dinner on Thursday at the Hilton Hotel in Nicosia, featuring top executives from ...
Global hedge funds are boosting their presence in the long-shunned Indian market
Global hedge funds are making a beeline to set up shop in India, a market long-shunned by international investors, tempted both by its growing depth and liquidity and its emergence ...
Clinical India retain perfect World Cup record v Pakistan
India steamrollered Pakistan by seven wickets in a lopsided blockbuster match at a heaving Narendra Modi Stadium on Saturday to maintain their unblemished 50-overs World Cup record against their arch-rivals.
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Fourteen dead, 102 missing after Indian glacial lake bursts bank in heavy rain
At least 14 people were killed and 102, including 22 army personnel, were missing in northeast India on Thursday after heavy rain caused a glacial lake to burst its banks, triggering flash floods ...
India police raid media office, journalists’ homes in illegal funding probe
Indian police raided the New Delhi office of a news portal and the homes of journalists and writers linked to it on Tuesday as part of an investigation into suspected ...
Death toll from Pakistan blast rises to 59 as minister blames India
The death toll from a large blast at a mosque in Pakistan rose to 59 on Saturday as the government vowed to find the perpetrators and accused India’s intelligence agency ...
So Hard to Choose: Canada or the Quad?
First Prize: Two Fabulous Days in Beautiful Delhi! Second Prize: Four Days in Delhi!
Having to wait an extra two days in Delhi after the G20 while the Canadian armed ...
India stops new visas for Canadians, asks Ottawa to downsize missions as spat worsens
India suspended new visas for Canadians and asked Ottawa to reduce its diplomatic presence in the country, sharply escalating a spat triggered by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s accusations linking ...
India dismisses as ‘absurd’ Canada’s accusation on Sikh leader’s murder
India characterised as “absurd and motivated” an accusation by Canada that it was involved in the murder of a Sikh separatist leader, urging the country instead to take legal action ...
Asian powerhouse India new focus for trilateral meets
Despite catching most observers off guard, the decision to include India in trilateral meetings between Cyprus, Greece and Israel has long been in the pipeline, the foreign ministry confirmed on ...
After the moon, India launches rocket to study the sun
Following quickly on the success of India’s moon landing, the country’s space agency launched a rocket on Saturday to study the sun in its first solar mission.
The ...
China’s Xi likely to skip G20 summit in India -sources
Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to skip a summit of G20 leaders in India next week, sources familiar with the matter in India and China told Reuters, a development ...
Chandrayaan-3 rover rolls onto moon’s surface as ecstatic India celebrates
The moon rover of India’s Chandrayaan-3 exited the spacecraft on Thursday to begin its exploration of the lunar surface and conduct experiments to help future probes, as the media ...
India counts down to crucial moon landing
India will make its second attempt to land on the moon on Wednesday, a mission seen as crucial to lunar exploration and the country’s standing as a space power, ...
Ten dead, more than a 100 feared trapped in landslide in India after heavy rain (Update)
Rescue workers in India battled difficult terrain and bad weather on Thursday as they searched for more than 100 people feared trapped in a landslide that killed at least 10 villagers after ...