Tag: India
India’s imports from Russia rise 3 folds since Ukraine conflict
The surge in imports from Moscow is seen as New Delhi’s commitment to chart its own path despite mounting Western…
India seizes yarn coated with $58m heroin
The container was filled with yarn, but an examination showed that the threads were laced with a heroin derivative, before…
India jacks up petrol, diesel prices, 8th time in 9 days
A litre of petrol in Delhi now costs INR 101.01 (1.33 U.S. dollars or N550.69) and diesel was sold at…
Trade, banks, other unions begin strike
The bank unions are protesting against India government’s move to privatise two public sector banks as announced in this year’s…
India restores e-tourist visas
Indian authorities had been operating special international flights since May 2020 and under bilateral “air bubble” arrangements with some countries…
India’s forex reserves jump to $630 billion
Modi made the revelation while addressing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers Wednesday on the 2022 budget.
How Nigeria’s Ifeanyi busted in India transferred N7.4m scam proceeds to family
Ifeanyi allegedly spent the money in buying imported clothes, shoes and transferred them to his family in Nigeria.
India says International flights remain suspended
India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), said the restriction would not be applicable for international all-cargo operations and flights…
How I was raped by 400 people – 16-year-old girl
A 16-year-old girl has said she was raped hundreds of times by 400 people including two policemen between four to…
India surpasses 1 billion COVID-19 vaccinations
Around 75 per cent of the country’s adult population of an estimated 944 million had received a single shot of…
Man gets two life sentences for killing wife using cobra
India’s Supreme Court recently warned about a trend of snake-bite murders
Indian President Kovind greets Nigeria
The Indian president in a congratulatory message sent to President Muhammadu Buhari conveyed his best wishes and prayed for continued…
India seizes $2.72B heroin from Afghanistan
Afghanistan is the world's biggest illicit opiate supplier, but since taking power, the Taliban have said they plan to ban…
2 Nigerians arrested in India for raping tech woman
According to the Karnataka police, the victim was dating Tony, one of the Nigerians before the alleged rape on 29…
Nigerian Michael Ohenhen arrested in India for $14.5K crypto fraud
The duped Indian is resident in Dehradun in the state of Uttarakhand, about 280km from Delhi, where Ohenhen lives..