India

Death toll from India floods, landslides likely at 40

Jul 03, 2016 14:06

Indian officials have updated the death toll from flash floods that have hit the northern regions of the country in recent days, saying at least 40 are feared dead following the heavy downpours.
Essar clears $500mn of Iran oil debts

Jun 30, 2016 10:10

India’s Essar Oil has reportedly cleared $500 million of a debt it owed to Iran for previous purchases of crude oil.
India sends 20 satellites into space in single mission

Jun 22, 2016 11:28

India has successfully sent 20 satellites into space in a single mission, a record-breaking event for the country’s space agency that received its premier’s warm praise.
India sentences 11 to life in jail for 2002 massacre of Muslims

Jun 17, 2016 09:32

A court in India has sentenced 11 Hindus to life in prison for their roles in the massacre of dozens of Muslims during riots in the state of Gujarat in 2002.
Seven killed in latest Kashmir fighting

Jun 16, 2016 16:27

At least five pro-independence fighters and two Indian soldiers have been killed in a series of separate clashes across the restive disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, military sources say.
Iran outmuscles India 8-0 in Freestyle World Cup 2016

Jun 12, 2016 12:34

National Iranian freestyle wrestling team has registered its second victory in a row at the Freestyle World Cup 2016, which is currently underway in the United States, and trounced the Indian side.
India clearing remaining Iran oil dues via German Bank

Jun 09, 2016 15:36

Indian refiners have started to settle the rest of their outstanding oil dues to Iran via State Bank of India and Germany-based bank Europaeisch-Iranische Handelsbank AG (EIH), a report said.
US, India, Japan to stage major drill in Western Pacific

Jun 07, 2016 10:43

Fleets from the United States, India and Japan are planned to stage a large-scale naval drill in the Western Pacific region, where China has territorial claims.
Three Indian soldiers killed, 9 wounded in disputed Kashmir

Jun 04, 2016 03:59

At least three Indian soldiers have been killed and nine others injured in a shooting attack by armed men against a convoy of paramilitary forces in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
India police clash with squatters kills 23

Jun 03, 2016 10:57

At least 23 people have been killed in clashes that erupted after Indian police tried to evict members of a revolutionary sect that has occupied public land for the last two years.