US President Joe Biden hailed US-India ties, while rolling out the pomp and pageantry for visiting Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday. This included marching bands, a lavish vegetarian dinner and a 21-gun salute on the South Lawn of the…
Nearly 100 Die as India struggles with sweltering heatwave
At least 96 people died in two of India’s most populous states over the last several days, officials said Sunday, with swaths of the country reeling from a sweltering heatwave. The deaths happened in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh…
India and Pakistan braced for “very severe” Cyclone Biparjoy landfall
Authorities in India and Pakistan evacuated tens of thousands of people from coastal areas on Tuesday as the “very severe” Cyclone Biparjoy looms. The India Meteorological Department said that the cyclone had weakened from “extreme” to “very severe” amid forecasts…
Probe into Indian rail disaster opens as trains start running
India on Monday began its official investigation into the deadliest rail crash in over two decades after preliminary findings pointed to signal failure as the likely cause for a collision. The disaster struck on Friday killing at least 275 people…
President Tinubu commiserates with India over train crash
President Bola Tinubu has sent a message of commiseration to the government and people of the Republic of India over a multiple train crash in the country which killed over 280 passengers. The fatal crash involving two passenger trains and…
Modi opens India’s new parliament as opposition boycotts
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated a new parliament building in New Delhi in a grand ceremony boycotted by more than a dozen opposition parties. Modi opened the new parliament house, which he called “a cradle of empowerment”, on…
US national security advisor to visit Saudi Arabia
President Joe Biden’s national security advisor said on Thursday he will travel to Saudi Arabia at the weekend for talks with Saudi leaders as well as Indian and Emirati officials. “This weekend I will be in Saudi Arabia for meetings…
2nd cheetah brought to India from Africa dies
A cheetah has died in India’s Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh state, the second in less than a month. Forest officials said the cause of the six-year-old male animal’s death was not immediately known. It was one of 12…
India’s population to surpass China this week – UN
India will overtake China to become the most populous country in the world by the end of this week, the United Nations has said. India’s population is expected to reach 1,425,775,850 people by the end of April, the new data…
Sikh separatist leader arrested in India after weeks on the run
A Sikh separatist leader accused of reviving a movement for a Sikh homeland was arrested in the north Indian state of Punjab Sunday after being on the run for weeks, authorities said. Punjab police had launched a hunt for Amritpal…