India

India monsoon rains above average for second year in row

Sep 30, 2020 14:10

India's monsoon rainfall in 2020 was above average for the second year in a row, the first time that has happened in more than six decades, weather department officials said on Wednesday.
Outrage as woman dies of gang rape in India’s capital

Sep 30, 2020 02:46

In India, another woman has fallen victim to gang rape, and died at a hospital in the capital New Delhi.
Amnesty says halting work in India due to govt. crackdown

Sep 29, 2020 07:56

Amnesty International has halted work in India, alleging the New Delhi government has been cracking down on the human rights group for reporting rights violations.
Indian Nobel laureate fears pandemic may drive up child exploitation

Sep 23, 2020 13:43

For four decades Indian Nobel peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi rescued thousands of children from the scourge of slavery and trafficking but he fears all his efforts could reverse as the coronavirus pandemic forces children into labor.
India building collapse toll climbs to 36, search & rescue continues

Sep 23, 2020 09:05

Rescue workers battled rain and cramped conditions to scour through rubble and look for possible survivors as the toll from an apartment building collapse on the outskirts of Mumbai rose to 36, a senior government official said on Wednesday.
India rejects high status of dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir

Sep 22, 2020 12:22

An Indian official has rejected an assertion by Pakistan’s foreign minister that the dispute over Kashmir region is a global matter high on the agenda of the United Nations (UN).
India facing oxygen scarcity as virus cases surge

Sep 21, 2020 07:44

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), some 15 percent of COVID-19 patients require help with breathing. Some people appear in no evident respiratory distress, but are found to have dangerously low oxygen levels — a condition called silent hypoxia. A fraction of the critically ill patients require a ventilator.
8 dead, many feared trapped in Mumbai building collapse

Sep 21, 2020 05:54

At least eight people were killed in India when a three-story residential building collapsed before dawn on Monday and a disaster agency official said up to 25 people were believed to be trapped in the ruins.
India building tunnel in Himalayas to get soldiers to Chinese border in 10 minutes

Sep 18, 2020 09:05

India has stepped up an infrastructure program on the disputed Himalayan region to bring to an end the construction of a tunnel that will provide an all-weather route for its troops to get to the border with China in only ten minutes.
Clashes erupt in Indian-controlled Kashmir after 4 killed

Sep 17, 2020 06:30

Hundreds of protesters have clashed with government forces in the Indian-administered Kashmir after a fire exchange that left three suspected militants and a woman dead in the disputed Himalayan region.