Tag: India
Delhi’s new chief minister shuns trappings of office
.Arvind Kejriwal is the new moral face of Indian politics Anti-corruption champion Arvind Kejriwal Saturday rode the subway to his…
Nigeria formally protests killing of citizen in India
Nigeria told India on Tuesday that it feared for the safety of its nationals in the resort state of Goa…
India on record space mission probes Mars
NEW DELHI(AFP) – India began a countdown Sunday to the launch of its most ambitious and risky space mission to…
Stampede at Indian temple kills over 60
A stampede on a bridge outside a Hindu temple killed at least 60 people in India Sunday and dozens more…
You can vote for ‘none of the above’, court rules
It used to be the stuff of Hollywood film, but it is now reality in India: voters being given the…
Indian terror suspect escapes
An Indian terror suspect accused of involvement in deadly bomb attacks five years ago escaped from a court in Mumbai…
Indian gang rapists could get death penalty
NEW DELHI (AFP) – An Indian judge will today consider the sentences for four men found guilty of the brutal…
Nigerian dies of alcohol overdose in India
A 28-year-old Nigerian has died while undergoing treatment at Inamdar Hospital, in India only a few minutes after a group…
India arrests 7 Nigerians for bank fraud, lottery scams
Eleven persons, including seven Nigerians, have been arrested in India’s capital of New Delhi for involvement in net-banking fraud and…
Akwa Ibom pays for life-changing treatment for deaf kids
Nigeria’s Akwa Ibom state Government plans to sponsor five deaf children from the state to India for life-changing treatment. Governor…
Number of Indian poor falls to 22% of population
The percentage of Indians living below the poverty line has fallen to 22 percent from 37 percent in just seven…
6 Indian rapists get life sentence
Six men accused in the gang-rape and robbery of a 39-year-old Swiss woman cyclist holidaying in India were sentenced to…
Nigerian student needs $30k for open heart surgery
Jeremiah Emmanuel is a Nigerian student of the Yaba College of Technology, Lagos. He is just 22, but looks an…
Britain plans £3000 visa bonds for Nigerians, others
Britain is planning to force visitors from Nigeria, India, Pakistan, and other countries whose nationals are deemed to pose a…
Air pollution becomes China, India’s migraine
PARIS (AFP) – Air pollution has become a curse for millions of city-dwellers in Asia, posing a mounting risk to…
Actress commits suicide
Bollywood actress Jiah Khan, who made her debut starring opposite acting legend Amitabh Bachchan, died in an apparent suicide at…
Simple vinegar test to detect cervical cancer
A simple vinegar test could prevent 73,000 deaths from cervical cancer worldwide each year, the authors of a large-scale study…
2 films toast Bollywood centenary
MUMBAI (AFP) – India’s movie industry toasted its 100th birthday on Friday with the release of two films celebrating its…
Bollywood celebrates 100th birthday
MUMBAI(AFP) – One hundred years after the screening of a black-and-white silent film, India’s brash, song-and-dance-laden Bollywood film industry celebrates…
India: 5 year-old rape victim improving
Anti-rape protesters staged fresh rallies Sunday sparked by the brutal rape of an abducted five-year-old Indian girl in New Delhi,…
Indian rape madness claims another victim
A five-year-old Indian girl was battling for her life on Friday after being kidnapped and brutally raped, in the latest…
10 Nigerians Held For Lottery Fraud In India
Cyber crime police of the Crime Investigation Department (CID), on Tuesday, arrested 10 Nigerian nationals, who allegedly duped people in…
Like Nigeria, India’s voters register a big mess
Reports said that Indian authorities have prepared a voters register, with the usual Nigerian trade-mark, a jumble of names and…
India arrests five villagers for rape of Swiss woman
Five villagers have confessed to gang-raping a Swiss tourist in central India, police said Sunday, in an incident that has…
Swiss tourist gang-raped in India
India’s rape addiction is on the roll again as reports spoke of the gang-raping of a A Swiss female tourist…
India scraps Sovereign Wealth Fund
India has dumped the Sovereign Wealth Fund proposal, describing the whole idea as stupid. News reports said the Prime Minister’s…
India tech tycoon donates $2.3 bn to charity
Indian software tycoon Azim Premji said Saturday he has given $2.3 billion to an education charity that he controls, reportedly…
Nigerian drug suspect bites Indian cop’s finger
Three Nigerians have been arrested in Mumbai, India by agents of the country’s Anti-Narcotic Cell (ANC), after they recovered 100gms…
Hitler, Frankenstein contest local Indian polls
SHILLONG, India (AFP) – Politicians named after Adolf Hitler and Frankenstein are among 345 candidates competing in elections this week…
India’s auto industry faces hard times
India’s once-booming passenger car sector appeared set for its worst performance in a decade, an industry official said on Monday,…