India

Cyclone Hudhud hits India prompting evacuation of 300,000 people

Cyclone Hudhud has hit the eastern Indian coast, causing extensive damage and prompting the evacuation of some 300,000 people. The…

10 years ago

Intex Cloud FX: Mozilla launches $33 smartphone in India

Mozilla has launched low-cost smartphone Intex Cloud FX that will retail for only 1,999 rupees ($33) in India. The Intex…

10 years ago

Kaum De Heere: India blocks Indira Ghandi assassination movie

India has blocked the release of Kaum De Heere (Diamonds Of The Community), a movie about the assassination of former…

10 years ago

Shah Rukh Khan’s dance with policewoman sparks controversy

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan sparked controversy after dancing on stage with a woman officer at a police gala in…

10 years ago

India landslide death toll rises to 23 as rescue teams work to locate survivors

Indian rescue teams are working to locate survivors of a landslide that has claimed at least 23 lives and buried…

10 years ago

India landslide kills at least 17 and traps 150 in Pune village of Malin

A massive landslide buried a remote village in western India on July 30, killing at least 17 people, officials said.…

10 years ago

WTO: US violated global trade rules by imposing tariffs on products from China and India

The United States violated global trade rules when it imposed tariffs on products from China and India, the World Trade…

10 years ago

Carrefour shuts India business

Carrefour is shutting its business in India less than four years after it opened its first store in the country.…

10 years ago

India: Two buildings collapse in Delhi and Chennai killing 16 people

A four-storey building collapsed in India’s capital Delhi on Saturday, killing 10 people, including five children. Just hours later, a…

10 years ago

India: GAIL pipeline explosion kills at least 14 in Andhra Pradesh

A pipeline carrying gas exploded in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh killing at least 14 people, a senior…

10 years ago

India: Five suspects arrested over hanged girls case

Five suspects are now arrested in India in connection with the gang rape and murder of two teenage cousins. Three…

11 years ago

Indian police officers sacked over hanged girls

Two Indian police officers have been sacked for refusing to help search for two missing girls who were later found…

11 years ago

Gold bars found in Indian man’s stomach

A surgeon treating an Indian businessman in Delhi has recovered 12 bars of gold from his stomach. The 63-year-old man…

11 years ago

Rolls-Royce deals put on hold during India bribery inquiry

Indian government has put on hold all deals with Rolls-Royce until it completes an investigation into bribery allegations against the…

11 years ago

Subrata Roy: Sahara chairman arrested in Lucknow

Subrata Roy - the chairman of Sahara, one of India's biggest businesses - has been arrested after he surrendered to…

11 years ago

Ranbaxy halts shipments of ingredients from India

Indian pharmaceutical company Ranbaxy has suspended shipments of ingredients from two of its plants to probe their testing processes. The…

11 years ago

India to be declared polio-free

India has announced polio eradication after three years since its last reported case, a landmark in the global battle against…

11 years ago

2014 Sochi Winter Games: Indian athletes to compete under Olympic flag

Indian athletes participating at next month's Winter Games in Sochi will compete under the Olympic flag, not their national flag.…

11 years ago

Devyani Khobragade indicted and asked to leave US

Indian deputy consul general in New York, Devyani Khobragade, whose arrest in the US sparked protests from India has been…

11 years ago

India: Goa building collapse kills at least 6 people

At least six people died after a building under construction has collapsed in the southern Indian state of Goa. Dozens…

11 years ago

Manmohan Singh to retire after polls

India’s PM Manmohan Singh has announced that he will not stay in the post if his Congress party wins the…

11 years ago

Devyani Khobragade case: US to prosecute Indian diplomat after detention

According to new reports, the US is proceeding with the prosecution of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade after her arrest earlier…

11 years ago

Devyani Khobragade arrest in New York sparks India-US diplomatic row

India is checking the tax statuses of Americans working at schools in the country, after the arrest this month of…

11 years ago

India faces Olympic expulsion

India is facing expulsion from the Olympic movement unless the country complies with ethics rules, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President…

11 years ago

India launches its first mission to Mars

India is preparing to launch its first robotic spacecraft towards Mars. The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) will lift off at…

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