Faster Than China? India’s Road, Rail Drive Could Lay Doubts to Rest
New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reformist, but hard-up government has begun a splurge on road and rail building that analysts say could remove doubts over whether economic growth in India...
View ArticleIndian Army Kills 4 Militants in Kashmir Region After 16-Hour Gun Battle
Srinagar, India. The Indian army killed four militants during a sixteen-hour gun battle in the disputed Kashmir region that ended late on Sunday, foiling an attack on a military base after the men...
View ArticleIndian Chicken Prices Surge to Record as Heat Wave Kills Millions of Birds
Mumbai. Chicken prices in India soared to a record high after a heat wave killed more than 17 million birds in May, as temperatures regularly above 40 degrees Celsius led to mounting casualties among...
View ArticleIndian Navy’s Eastern Fleet Docks in Jakarta
Jakarta. As part of India’s “Look East Policy” — and its more recent “Act East Policy” — two ships belonging to the Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet have docked in Jakarta. The INS Ranvir and the INS...
View ArticleCommentary: Is India’s Heatwave a Freak Event?
A heatwave over India that started on May 21 and has produced India’s highest recorded temperatures in two decades has claimed more than 2,000 lives and caused widespread devastation. It would be easy...
View ArticleIndian Woman Accuses Uber Driver of Sexual Harassment
New Delhi. An Indian woman has accused a driver contracted with online taxi company Uber Technologies of trying to sexually harass her after she hailed his cab, prompting the US-based firm to suspend...
View ArticleBangladesh and India to Swap 18th-Century Border Enclaves
Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bangladesh and India will seal an agreement simplifying their 4,000 kilometer border at the weekend, over four decades after the neighbors first tried to untangle complex territorial...
View ArticleCommentary: India — A Silicon Valley for Emerging Markets?
Providers make money when cell phone users answer a call, and entrepreneurs in India have found a way of profiting when calls go unanswered as well. The story of “missed call” entrepreneurs epitomizes...
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Modi to Launch India’s Biggest Labor Overhaul in Decades
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers a speech at presidential residence Bangabhaban in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka on June 7, 2015. (AFP Photo/Munir uz Zaman) New Delhi. Prime Minister...
View ArticleIndia Hunts Militants on Myanmar Border After Deadly Ambush
New Delhi. India’s army conducted a military operation against separatist guerrillas near the border with Myanmar on Tuesday, it said, days after 20 of its soldiers were killed in the deadliest attack...
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India Proposes Gold-Linked Bonds to Lower Bullion Imports
An Indian woman shows a gold coin representing Lakshmi, the Hindu Goddess of Wealth, on the occasion of the Akshaya Tritiya festivities, in Bangalore, India, on April 21, 2015. (EPA Photo/Jagadeesh NV)...
View ArticleMoonshine Kills at Least 94 in India City Slum
Mumbai. Toxic homemade liquor has killed at least 94 slum dwellers in India’s financial capital Mumbai, with more than 45 in hospital, police said on Sunday, in the latest disaster involving moonshine....
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Indian Steelmakers Upset as Japan, South Korea Eat Local Market Share
A worker stacks steel pipes in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad on Nov. 4, 2014. (Reuters Photo/Amit Dave) Mumbai/New Delhi. India could raise steel tariffs further to check a surge of imports, a...
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India’s $100B Solar Push Draws Firms as Locals Take Backseat
Villager Mohan Bharwad poses next to a Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL) powered by solar energy, outside his house on the outskirts of Gandhinagar, India, June 25, 2015. (Reuters Photo/Amit Dave) New...
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Indian Court Revokes Ban on Uber in New Delhi
The Uber smartphone app, used to book taxis using its service, is pictured over a parking lot as auto-rickshaws, background, ply a road in the Indian capital New Delhi on Dec. 7, 2014. (AFP...
View ArticleCommentary: Beijing’s Maritime Silk Road Passes Through Islamabad
In most countries, governments change and policy follows. In China, where the Communist Party is determined to stay in power for perpetuity, the government can lay down policies and carry them out over...
View ArticleFears for Tribes, Forests as India Eyes Andaman Island Expansion
Jirkatang, India. Bollywood music blares from a line of food stalls serving tourists outside the entrance to a thickly-forested tribal reserve on India’s far-flung Andaman and Nicobar islands. Beyond...
View ArticleIndian Sprinter Chand Cleared to Compete After CAS Ruling
Mumbai. Indian sprinter Dutee Chand feels her life is back on track after being cleared to race following the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s, or CAS, ruling on gender testing guidelines. The...
View ArticleIndia Hangs Mumbai Blasts Convict 22 Years After Attack
Mumbai/New Delhi. India hanged Yakub Memon on Thursday for his role in the country’s deadliest bombings, which killed 257 people in Mumbai in 1993, after the Supreme Court threw out his final plea for...
View ArticleFears for Tribes, Forests as India Eyes Andaman Island Expansion
Jirkatang, India. Bollywood music blares from a line of food stalls serving tourists outside the entrance to a thickly-forested tribal reserve on India’s far-flung Andaman and Nicobar islands. Beyond...
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