The world’s population is expected to reach eight billion on November 15, the UN forecast Monday in a report that said India will surpass China as the most populous country on earth in 2023, but growth rate is declining. That…
18 dead in India, Bangladesh floods; millions without homes
At least 18 people have died as massive floods ravaged northeastern India and Bangladesh, leaving millions of homes underwater and severing transport links, authorities said Saturday. In India’s Assam state, at least nine people were killed in the floods and…
Muslim nations slam India over insulting remarks about Islam
India is facing major diplomatic outrage from Muslim countries after top officials in the governing Hindu nationalist party made derogatory references to Islam and the Prophet Muhammad, drawing accusations of blasphemy across some Arab nations that have left New Delhi…
Punjabi rapper and politician Sidhu Moose Wala shot dead aged 28
Popular Punjabi singer, rapper and politician Sidhu Moose Wala has been shot dead in India, aged 28. The artist – real name Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu – was killed while driving in the Mansa district of the Punjab state in northern…
The Kashmir Files movie banned in Singapore
A controversial Hindi-language movie released in India in March has been banned in Singapore as it could potentially cause enmity between different communities and disrupt religious harmony here. The Infocomm Media Development Authority, which classifies films, said it had assessed…
Helicopter carrying India’s military chief, his wife and several officers crashes and bursts into flames
A helicopter carrying India’s most senior general has crashed and burst into flames in a forest, leaving at least 11 dead, the air force confirmed. General Bipin Rawat was on board a Russian-made Mi-17V5 chopper when it crashed in a…
India to ease lockdown rules as coronavirus cases decline to lowest in two months
India reported 114,460 new coronavirus infections on Sunday (June 6), the lowest in two months, while the death toll increased by 2,677, as parts of the country prepared to ease movement restrictions. India has the world’s second-largest number of coronavirus…
India gifts Nigeria 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine
The government of India has donated 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Nigeria. A consignment of 100,000 doses of Covishield vaccines, manufactured at the Serum Institute of India, was delivered to the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), according…
Pakistan to India: ‘Time to bury the past’ for regional peace
Pakistan’s military chief Thursday advocated a “stable” relationship with archrival India, saying unsettled disputes between the nuclear-armed South Asian neighbors are “dragging the region back to the swamp of poverty and underdevelopment.” Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa told a conference of…