-
Indian refiners stop buying crude oil from Chinese companies
Aug 28, 2020 08:24India has stopped purchasing crude oil from China-linked companies, as part of New Delhi’s recent move to restrict imports from neighboring countries in the wake of an escalating border dispute.
-
India practicing ‘digital apartheid’ with internet ban in Kashmir
Aug 25, 2020 23:26A report by a rights group in Kashmir says India’s prolonged communications blackout following the scrapping of the disputed Himalayan region’s semi-autonomy last year is “digital apartheid.”
-
India ‘to withdraw 10,000 paramilitaries from Jammu and Kashmir
Aug 20, 2020 07:27India’s Ministry of Home Affairs has reportedly ordered the immediate withdrawal of at least 10,000 paramilitary forces from the disputed Himalayan region of Jammu and Kashmir.
-
Floods in Delhi as South Asia monsoon toll rises to nearly 1,300
Aug 19, 2020 10:51Heavy monsoon rains lashed New Delhi Wednesday, inundating roads and piling on misery for commuters in the Indian capital, as the death toll from the annual deluge across South Asia rose to nearly 1,300.
-
Millions in India face eviction amid coronavirus recovery push
Aug 18, 2020 14:30Thousands of people were evicted across India during lockdowns to contain the coronavirus pandemic, with millions more at risk of being uprooted as authorities push infrastructure projects to spur economic growth, housing rights campaigners said.
-
India: 3 policemen killed in Kashmir militant attack
Aug 17, 2020 06:21Three Indian policemen have been killed in a militant attack on a security checkpoint in the Indian-administered Kashmir, New Delhi says.
-
Anti-Islam Facebook post sparks rallies in India’s Bangalore, 3 killed by police
Aug 12, 2020 03:56Thousands of people have staged protest rallies in India’s southern city of Bangalore following the publication of an offensive social media post about Islam’s Prophet Mohammad (Blessings of God upon him and his progeny) by a relative of a local politician.
-
Indian military killed three cousins in Kashmir, family says
Aug 11, 2020 12:16A family in the Indian-administered Kashmir says three of their members were killed in a staged operation by Indian forces.
-
At least 14 dead as India airliner skids off runway after landing
Aug 07, 2020 15:52At least 14 people have been killed and 15 others seriously injured when an Indian passenger jet skidded off the runway after landing in heavy rain, officials say.
-
At least 7 killed, 80 feared trapped in India landslides
Aug 07, 2020 10:34At least seven people were killed after a landslide triggered by heavy rains and floods hit India's southern Kerala state on Friday (August 7).