Tag: India
16 dead as bus plunges off bridge in India
A bus smashed into a bridge and plunged into a river in India, killing at least 16 people after the…
Torrential rains kill more than 200 in Pakistan, India
Over 200 people in Pakistan and northern India have been killed in torrential monsoon rains which triggered flooding, landslides and…
50 feared dead as bus plunges into gorge in India
At least 50 people were feared killed when flood waters swept a bus carrying a wedding party into a gorge…
Maker of N6000 smartphone hails ‘new era’
The maker of a new $33 (N5280) smartphone billed as India’s cheapest said Wednesday it aims to sell half a…
Indian woman kills leopard with sickle
A 56-year old Indian woman is recovering in hospital after killing a leopard that attacked her as she tended her…
Temple stampede in India kills at least 10
A stampede at a Hindu temple in central India killed at least 10 people and injured scores early Monday, the…
Four killed in India-Pakistan border fire
Four people were killed when nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan traded heavy fire across their border early Saturday, with each…
India court orders release of 14-year hunger striker
An Indian court Tuesday ordered the release of a woman who has staged a 14-year hunger strike in protest at…
Nigerian Ebola Victim Dies In UAE
A Nigerian woman with cancer who died in the Emirati capital had shown signs “that may be consistent with Ebola,”…
34 screaming survivors found in container at UK port
One man was found dead and 34 others still alive in a shipping container on Saturday after staff at a…
Pakistan hope for peace with India through football series
Pakistan football captain Kaleemullah said Thursday he hoped a two-match series against arch-rivals India next week would lead to “peace…
India stray dogs to be part of security squad
Stray canines roaming the Indian capital may soon find themselves attending police training school with civic authorities planning to turn…
India, Nigeria to strengthen ties on education, health sector
India’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ghanashyam Rangaiah, on Tuesday, said his tenure would mostly be directed at promoting education and…
Commonwealth Games: Nigeria Upset India To Win Bronze
Nigeria on Monday restored some table tennis pride at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games after beating India 3-1 to claim…
Asylum-seekers held on high seas to be taken to Australia
A group of 157 asylum-seekers in custody on the high seas for weeks will be taken to Australia and held…
India train hits school bus, at least 11 children dead
A passenger train rammed into a school bus in southern India on Thursday killing at least 11 children, with fears…
Indian protesters demand arrests in child rape case
Thousands of demonstrators marched Saturday to demand arrests in the case of a six-year-old girl allegedly raped in a school…
Over 28,000 Nigerian graduates educated in India
Dr Collins Nyenze, President of the Indian Universities Alumni Association of Nigeria, on Monday said that about 28,732 Nigerians have…
India nurses return from Iraq to emotional welcome
A group of 46 Indian nurses held “against their will” in a part of Iraq seized by Islamic militants returned…
Survivors pulled from rubble of India building tragedy
Rescuers plucked two survivors from the ruins of a collapsed apartment block in southern India on Monday as they raced…
Gas pipeline blast kills 16 in India
A massive explosion Friday on a state-owned gas pipeline running through the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh killed at…
India largest importer of Nigeria’s crude oil
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Thursday said India had replaced the United States as the largest importer of…
Nigeria’s educational system where India was in the ’70s – Devesh
Variam Devesh, Director of Training for EduSoft Associates believes that Nigeria’s educational system today is still where India was in…
40 Indians in Iraq missing
Forty Indian employees stranded in violence-hit Iraq are “uncontactable”, the foreign ministry said Wednesday, with a newspaper reporting the construction…
2015 General Elections And Lessons From India
By Samuel Akpobome Orovwuje India, the world’s most populous country gained its flag independence from her imperial majesty of Great…
Two Russian tourists dead in India bus accident
A bus carrying Russian tourists plunged into a river in northern India on Tuesday, killing at least two and injuring…
Indian minister says rapes happen ‘accidentally
A minister from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party has said rapes happen “accidentally” in the latest controversial remarks…
Another Indian woman gang-raped and strangled
Maneka Gandhi, India Minister for Women and Child Development, said police in Uttar Pradesh were trying to identify the body…
Celebrations as India gets new state of Telangana
Celebrations erupted in southern India to mark the creation of the new state of Telangana on Monday at the culmination…
Five suspects in custody over gang-rape, death of cousins
Five men have been arrested over the gang-rape and deaths of two girls found hanging from a mango tree in…