Tag: India
2 Indian cousins commit suicide after gang-rape
Two teenage girls have been found hanging from a tree in a northern Indian village after they were gang-raped by…
India PM Modi, Pakistan’s Sharif meet for talks
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif for landmark talks in New Delhi on Tuesday in…
Indian kids outsource homework
School children in the Indian capital New Delhi are hiring “holiday homework providers” to do their assignments while they take…
Borno sponsors 50 students to India
The Borno Government on Sunday said it had sponsored 50 students to India on irrigation agriculture. A statement by Malam…
India’s Congress Party concedes defeat
NEW DELHI (AFP) – India’s triumphant Hindu nationalists declared “the start of a new era” in the world’s biggest democracy…
LASRAB DG, Uthman Dies At 56
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Director-General, Lagos State Records and Archives Bureau (LASRAB), Mr. Rafiu Bolaji Uthman is dead. He died on…
India’s biggest loser: unelected after 158 contests
Indian shop owner Dr K. Padmarajan doesn’t feel like a loser. In fact, he sees much to celebrate in the…
Nokia completes handset deal with Microsoft
Finnish telecom giant Nokia completed the sale of its handset business to Microsoft on Friday 25 April, leaving factories in…
Nigerian nabbed with heroine concealed in lady’s shoes
A Nigerian has been arrested in New Delhi, India with heroine concealed in a lady’s shoes. The 23 year old…
New poll tips Indian opposition alliance to win majority
India’s Hindu nationalist opposition party and its allies are on course to win an overall parliamentary majority in the world’s…
How Indian parties corrupt voters
NEW DELHI(AFP) – Rickshaw puller Rampal Singh remembers vividly the “feast” of democracy he enjoyed last time India went to…
IMF trims emerging market growth outlook
Emerging markets face increasing risks, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned as it trimmed its outlook for the countries…
Indians troop to vote from Monday
The first Indian voters head to the polls Monday for the world’s biggest election, set to sweep the opposition Hindu…
World Bank doubles lending to emerging economies
The World Bank plans to nearly double its annual lending to emerging economies like China and India as part of…
Indian mob attacks, strips Nigerian tourist after missing his way
A Nigerian tourist who lost his way in India was chased and thrashed by a mob that suspected him for…
Nigerian kills Nigerian in India, injures another critically
A 34-year-old Nigerian was stabbed to death in New Delhi, India by another Nigerian at a birthday party, The Times…
India arrests 2 Nigerians running fake job racket
Indian police in New Delhi said it has arrested two Nigerians and 16 Indian accomplices running a fake job racket,…
Indians get polling date
India, the world’s biggest democracy, on Wednesday set April 7 as the start of parliamentary elections expected to see the…
Nigeria, Pakistan, India lead the world in infant deaths
A million newborn babies a year die within 24 hours, charity Save the Children said in a report out Tuesday…
Two men with monkey tails
Akin Obasa Two men are being worshipped in India as incarnations of Hanuman the monkey deity because they have tails…
India to create the 29th state from Andhra Pradesh
India’s upper house of parliament Thursday passed a contentious bill to create a new state by splitting southern Andhra Pradesh…
India’s man eating tiger claims ninth victim
A tiger on the prowl, for close to six weeks, in northern India has claimed its ninth human victim, defying…
India eases visa rules for 180 nations, Nigeria excluded
Tourists travelling to India from 180 countries will no longer have to queue at their local consulates to obtain visas…
New Microsoft Chief Underlines Indian-Bred Success Abroad
India on Wednesday celebrated the appointment of Satya Nadella as the new chief executive of Microsoft, seeing it as another…
Sex crazy Indian men gang rape Danish woman at knifepoint
Indian rapists are proving uncontrollable, despite all the campaigns against their bestiality. A Danish woman is the latest victim of…
India marks 3 years without polio
India marks three years since its last reported polio case on Monday, meaning it will soon be certified as having…
Goa, India: Cannabis found in Nigerian’s bike after a crash
A Nigerian was handed over to police in Panaji, Goa, India by residents Friday after the scooter he was riding…
India launches cutting-edge cryogenic rocket
BANGALORE 2014 (AFP) – India on Sunday successfully launched its first rocket using domestically produced booster technology after several previous…
India or Rapeland? Polish woman the latest in sexual assault
If you are a woman, beware of an Indian man, he could be a potential rapist. With increasing cases of…
India’s new anti-graft party plans to contest national polls
India’s new anti-graft party announced Saturday it would contest most of the seats in upcoming general elections after its stunning…