A camera has captured footage of the 41 workers trapped in a tunnel in India’s Uttarakhand state for the first time in nine days. The video was filmed using an endoscopic camera that was slipped inside a new pipe drilled…
Jammu: At least 36 die after bus falls into India gorge
At least 36 people have died and 19 others have been injured after a bus plunged into a gorge in northern India’s Jammu district. Officials said more than 50 passengers were on board when the bus veered off the road…
Russia-Ukraine crisis impacts Nigeria’s crude oil exports, prompts shift to European markets, says NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has shed light on how the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis has disrupted Nigeria’s crude oil inflow into the international market, affecting demand in the Asian market and prompting a notable shift towards European…
India’s top court declines to legalise same-sex marriage
India’s top court on Tuesday said it cannot legalise same-sex marriages, with the chief justice of the country saying making such a law is the domain of parliament. A five-Judge bench headed by the Chief Justice of India, D.Y. Chandrachud,…
G20: Putin tells India PM Modi he will not attend Delhi summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin has told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he will not attend the G20 Summit in Delhi next month. India is hosting this year’s summit, which will be held in the capital Delhi from 9-10 September.…
India’s Gandhi gets parliamentary seat back after top court ruling
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has regained his seat as a member of parliament following a decision by the Supreme Court, the parliament announced on Monday. Gandhi, 53, lost his mandate in March after a court sentenced him to two…
Manipur: India outrage after women paraded naked in violence-hit state
A video showing two women being paraded naked by a mob in the north-eastern state of Manipur, hit by violent ethnic clashes, has sparked outrage in India. The police say they have opened a case of gang rape and arrested…
India’s Modi, France’s Macron agree on defence ties, show bond but differ on Ukraine
India is close to buying new French warplanes and submarines and played a starring role in France’s Bastille Day celebrations Friday. But for all the camaraderie on display this week between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel…
Indian authorities extend internet ban till July 10 in violence-hit state
Local government in India’s northeastern state of Manipur extended the ongoing ban on internet services till July 10, officials have said on Thursday. The ban had been extended owing to the fears of loss of life, damage to property, and…
India’s transgender people demand inclusion in police forces
It has been a trying day for Nikita Mukhydal, a transgender woman from the western Indian state of Maharashtra who is fighting for the inclusion of transgender people in the state police force. Dressed in camouflage attire, she led a…