Tag: India
India launches doorstep delivery of government services
The Indian capital on Monday rolled out an ambitious scheme to deliver government services at the doorsteps of residents.
Indian state recommends release of 7 killers of ex-PM Rajiv Gandhi
India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu has recommended the release of seven convicted killers of the country’s former Prime Minister…
India govt under fire over fuel prices
Nationwide protests against record high petrol and diesel prices shut down businesses, government offices and schools in many parts of…
India has the highest female pilots in the world
India has the highest proportion of female pilots in the world at 12 percent, despite the country’s patriarchal society, which…
Supreme Court says homosexuality is legal
India’s Supreme Court has legalised homosexuality and gay sex and decriminalised Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, holding out…
India’s top court scraps colonial-era ban on gay sex
India’s top court scrapped a colonial-era ban on gay sex on Thursday in a landmark judgment that activists hope will…
9 injured as bridge collapses in India
Police on Tuesday said that nine people were injured seriously on Tuesday as a bridge over a railway track collapsed…
India: Militants kidnap family members of six policemen
Militants have kidnapped family members of six policemen in India-administered Kashmir have been kidnapped by militants, official sources said on…
Climate change: Pakistan, India hold water talks
Pakistan and India are holding a fresh round of talks to sort out disputes over water resources from rivers that…
India: 4 killed, 30 injured in Political violence
Police on Wednesday said four political party workers were killed after activists of rival parties clashed in India’s Eastern State…
Flood: India to decline relief assistance from foreign governments
India will not accept relief assistance from foreign governments for the flood-ravaged state of Kerala, the government has said, following…
India successfully tests anti-tank guided missile, guided bombs
India successfully flight tested its indigenously developed helicopter launched anti-tank guided missile and guided bombs — Smart Anti-Airfield Weapons (SAAW)…
Flood kills 324 people in India
At least 324 people have been killed in flooding in the southern Indian state of Kerala in what local officials…
Flood kills 164, displaces 223,000 in India
The worst floods in a century in the Indian state of Kerala have killed 164 people and forced more than…
India pays tribute to popular ex-PM Vajpayee
Thousands of Indians paid their respects to late premier Atal Vajpayee amid full state honours in New Delhi on Friday.