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Floods leave over 120 dead in India’s Gujarat
Jul 28, 2017 07:00Widespread flooding in India’s western industrial state of Gujarat has killed more than 120 people and paralyzed infrastructure, officials said on Friday, with tens of thousands of cotton farmers also suffering heavy damage.
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Heavy monsoon rains lash western India
Jul 26, 2017 12:28At least 48 people have been killed as large swaths of western India have been lashed by heavy monsoon rains and flooding over the last week, officials said Wednesday.
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Venezuela replaces Iran as India’s key oil supplier
Jul 21, 2017 12:40The latest shipping figures show India’s purchases of crude oil from Iran in June dropped drastically but instead increased significantly from Venezuela as well as Iraq and Egypt.
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Indian MPs, legislators elect president from lowest Dalit caste
Jul 20, 2017 14:26Indian lawmakers and provincial legislators have elected a new president from the country's lowest and poorest Dalit caste.
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Death toll from India’s monsoon floods rises to 76
Jul 17, 2017 12:30India has reported rising casualties from monsoon floods that have gripped the states to the northeast, west and east of the country.
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Indian lawmakers voting to elect next president
Jul 17, 2017 08:01Indian lawmakers and state legislators are voting to choose the country’s next president, in an election that will likely tighten the grip of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party over top government posts.
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India: Two million displaced, 83 dead due to floods
Jul 14, 2017 14:25Torrential rains, floods and landslides in northeastern India have left at least 83 people dead in the states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Manipur.
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Seven Hindus killed in crossfire between Kashmir militants, India troops
Jul 11, 2017 04:32At least seven Hindus have died in reported crossfire between Indian forces and suspected militants in New Delhi-controlled Kashmir amid tensions in the disputed Himalayan region.
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India holds joint naval drill with Japan, US
Jul 10, 2017 10:10India began holding naval exercises with the United States and Japan off its south coast on Monday, seeking to forge closer military ties to counter growing Chinese influence in the region.
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Pakistan summons India diplomat over Kashmir killings
Jul 09, 2017 09:10Pakistan has summoned a senior Indian diplomat to protest recent deaths of five civilians who were allegedly killed in shelling by Indian forces along the de facto border in the disputed region of Kashmir.