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…
Former Indian lawmaker, his brother fatally shot live on TV
A former Indian lawmaker convicted of kidnapping and facing murder and assault charges was shot dead along with his brother in a dramatic attack that was caught live on TV in northern India, officials said Sunday. Atiq Ahmad and his…
India town mourns burning of historic library at Muslim school
Glass shards, stones, bricks and liquor bottles are spread all across the compound. The door at the entrance of the main building is missing. The wreckage of burned fans, windows, doors and furniture is lying on the floor, blackened with…
At least 35 killed after falling into underground stepwell in Indian temple
At least 35 people were killed Thursday after falling into a stepwell at a Hindu temple in central India after its floor covering collapsed, according to local officials. The incident happened at the Shri Beleshwar Mahadev Jhulelal Temple in the…
Gandhi ousted from Indian Parliament
Rahul Gandhi, leader of India’s main opposition Congress Party, was ousted from his parliament seat Friday. Gandhi was expelled from his lower house seat a day after a court ordered a two-year jail term for him in a defamation case…
