india

Nearly 4000 arrested for violating immigration laws at Beitbridge border

Nearly 4000 people were arrested for violating immigration laws in December, state media in Zimbabwe reported on Friday. According to a report in the Herald, the department of immigration arrested 3967 people for border jumping, failure to get a passport stamped and

January 3, 2020

Asia·World

Seven people die while cleaning septic tank at Indian hotel

Seven people have suffocated to death while cleaning a hotel septic tank in western India without safety gear, police said Saturday. The hotel owner has been charged with causing death due to negligence following the incident Friday night in Gujarat state’s Vadodara

June 15, 2019

Asia·india

India evacuates 300,000 people as ahead of Tropical Cyclone Vayu

More than Six million people could be impacted by Tropical Cyclone Vayu, which is barreling towards northwest India and expected to make landfall in the next 24 hours. As cyclone ‘Vayu’ advances towards the Gujarat coast, the state government launched a massive evacuation exercise to shift

June 12, 2019

World

4 dead in shootout between rival Indian political parties

Three supporters of India’s ruling right-wing party and another from a rival regional party have been killed in a gun battle in West Bengal state, police and a local politician said Sunday. The conflict in the North 24 Parganas district of the

June 9, 2019

Asia

India’s Narendra Modi sworn in ahead of unveiling of revamped government

New Delhi – India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi was sworn in Thursday in front of cheering supporters ahead of unveiling a drastically revamped Hindu nationalist government for his historic second term. Modi was the first of more than 50 cabinet ministers and

May 30, 2019

Breaking News

800,000 evacuated in India ahead of major cyclone

About 800,000 people are being evacuated from low-lying areas of India’s east coast, as a cyclone is expected to make landfall on Friday afternoon near the Hindu holy town of Puri. Boats, buses and trains are being used to move residents in

May 2, 2019

Breaking News

‘Peace Gesture’- Pakistan hands back Indian pilot shot down over Kashmir

Pakistan has handed back an Indian pilot who has become the face of the worst military crisis between the two countries in decades in a gesture aimed at demonstrating its willingness to de-escalate the conflict. Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was handed over to Indian

March 1, 2019

Breaking News

India’s military acted to protect country, minister says after air strikes inside Pakistan

India’s military has taken steps necessary to defend the country, a government minister said after Indian combat planes carried out raids on alleged militant camps in Pakistan. Prakash Javadekar, human resource development minister, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had given a free

February 26, 2019

Business·Zimbabwe

Africa-India trade records 10-fold growth, report shows

Trade between Africa and India rose more than 10-fold between 2001 and 2014, making India Africa’s fourth-largest national trading partner, according to a new report jointly produced by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and Exim Bank of India (Exim India). The report,

July 24, 2018

Breaking News

Girl, 10, told she cannot have abortion after she was raped

A 10-year-old girl who was allegedly raped by her uncle cannot have an abortion, India’s highest court has ruled. The country’s Supreme Court refused to allow the girl an abortion, ruling that she is too far into her pregnancy. A panel of doctors said

July 28, 2017

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