Indian actor arrested after stampede death at film screening
An Indian actor was arrested on Friday after his appearance at a movie screening allegedly prompted a stampede by fans that crushed a woman to death, police and local media…
At least six dead in India hospital fire
A fire at a private hospital in southern India killed at least six people, police said today, with more than two dozen others injured in the blaze. Building fires are…
US charges Indian billionaire Gautam Adani with fraud
Morakinyo Akinosun NEW YORK – The United States of America has charged Indian billionaire Gautam Adani with fraud, accusing him of orchestrating a $250m (£198m) bribery scheme and concealing it…
Three charged as Modi slams Canada Hindu temple violence
TORONTO, Canada – Canadian authorities charged three people on Monday following violence at a Hindu temple which provoked angry condemnation from India and sent already frosty bilateral ties between the…
At least 15 killed as bus overturns in India’s Uttarakhand state
At least 15 people died and 20 were injured after a bus fell into a deep gorge in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand on Monday, an official told Reuters.…
Eleven injured in militant attack in India’s Kashmir
NEW DELHI – At least 11 people were injured when militants threw a grenade at Indian security forces on Sunday in a crowded flea market in Srinagar, capital of India-administered…
Spanish PM in India seeking to bolster trade ties
NEW DELHI, India – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was welcomed to India Monday with a flower-filled open-top parade alongside counterpart Narendra Modi, as Madrid seeks to boost investment in…
More than a million Indians flee as cyclone approaches
AFP At least 1.1 million people on India’s eastern coast are fleeing to storm shelters inland, hours before a powerful cyclone is expected to hammer the low-lying region, ministers said…
India, China and S.Africa leaders underpin Putin at key summit
AFP KAZAN, Russia – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a quick end to the Ukraine conflict during talks with President Vladimir Putin in Russia on Tuesday, as Chinese…
US pressures India for quick accountability in Sikh separatist murder plot
WASHINGTON – U.S. officials have told their Indian counterparts they want a speedy result and more accountability after their investigation into Indian involvement in a foiled murder plot against a…