Tag: India
India’s Apex Court refuses blanket ban on bursting crackers
India’s Apex Court on Tuesday refused to impose a blanket ban on bursting crackers and allowed use of firecrackers within…
50 people killed, 200 injured as train runs into crowd in India
More than 50 people have been killed and 200 hurt after a train ran into a crowd near Amritsar in…
Indian minister resigns amid sexual assault allegations
India’s Junior External Affairs Minister, Mobashar Akbar, resigned on Wednesday over alleged sexual assaults against him by 35 female journalists.
Zika virus outbreak affects 72 people in India
Zika virus outbreak in India is turning out to be worse in 2018, with 72 people being diagnosed with the…
India: More than 300,000 evacuated as cyclone intensifies
Authorities in India’s eastern state of Odisha have evacuated 300,000 people and suspended operations at a major port as a…
India reports 3rd Zika virus outbreak
India has reported its third Zika virus outbreak in the Western State of Rajasthan since January 2017, where 22 people…
Menstruation: India braces for face-off lifting ban on Temple entry
Hundreds of members of a conservative Hindu Group in Southern India still kick against of menstruating age from entering, its…
India quietly seals missile deal with Russia
India agreed a deal with Russia to buy S-400 surface to air missile systems on Friday.
India facing “economic crisis” due to huge oil imports – Minister
India is facing an “economic crisis” due to its huge oil imports, media reported Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari as saying…
7 Rohingya Muslims deported from India
Indian police on Wednesday sent seven Rohingya Muslims, jailed since 2012 on charges of illegal entry, in a bus to…
Obtain appropriate information before coming to India – Envoy
The Nigeria High Commissioner to India, Maj.-Gen. Chris Eze (Rtd) has advised Nigerians traveling to India for medical care or…
Supreme Court says adultery no longer a crime
Adultery is no longer a crime, India’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday, declaring a colonial-era law that punished the offence with…
Criminal charges: Court declines to bar politicians from contesting polls
The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday declined to bar politicians facing criminal cases from contesting elections, saying it did…
India vows not to scrap French jet deal
India has vowed to stand firm on a multi-billion dollar deal to buy warplanes from France’s Dassault Aviation, as the…
49 killed as overcrowded bus veers into gorge
Officials said 49 people were killed and another 40 were injured when a bus fell into a gorge in a…