India tells citizens not to travel to Israel and Iran
BY SHAKIR HUSAIN NEW DELHI: The Indian government has told its citizens not to travel to Israel and Iran amid heightened fears of a potential Iranian retaliation against Israeli targets. “In view of the prevailing situation in the region, all Indians are advised not to travel to Iran or Israel until further notice. All those […]
India tells nationals to leave Myanmar’s Rakhine region
NEW DELHI: India has told its nationals in Myanmar’s Rakhine region to leave immediately due to fighting there. The conflict between Myanmar security forces and the Arakan Army, an armed group of the Rakhine ethnic minority, has intensified in the area bordering Bangladesh. “Indian citizens already in Rakhine are advised to leave the state immediately. […]
India, Pakistan exchange lists of nuke installations, prisoners
NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan on Monday exchanged a list of nuclear installations, said an official announcement by India’s Ministry of External Affairs. “India and Pakistan today exchanged, through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad, the lists of nuclear installations and facilities,” said the statement according to Xinhua. According to an agreement between […]
3 killed in stampede in India
NEW DELHI: At least three people were killed, including a child, and 14 others injured in a stampede Monday evening at a festival congregation in India’s eastern state of Bihar, said local police, reported Xinhua. The incident occurred in the Gopalganj district of Bihar where hundreds of people had gathered to offer prayers at the […]
12 newborns among 24 patients die in Indian hospital
NEW DELHI: At least 24 patients, half of them newborns, have died in the last 24 hours at a government-run hospital in India’s Maharashtra state. The deaths at the Dr Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College and Hospital in Nanded, about 600 km east of India’s financial capital Mumbai, were blamed on a shortage of medicines […]
US urges India to ‘fully cooperate’ with Canada’s probe of slain Sikh leader
WASHINGTON: The White House urged India on Wednesday to “fully cooperate” with Canada’s investigation into a Sikh separatist leader’s apparent assassination on Canadian soil. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said the Biden administration is “deeply concerned” by allegations put forward by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that New Delhi was complicit in the killing […]
India expels senior Canadian diplomat in tit-for-tat move
NEW DELHI: India has decided to expel a senior Canadian diplomat, asking to leave the country within five days, in response to a similar move by Ottawa, reported Sputnik, quoting the Indian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday. On Monday, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said that Ottawa expelled an Indian diplomat after a link was […]
India denies allegations of involvement in Canadian citizen’s death
NEW DELHI: India rejected Ottawa’s accusation it was involved in the alleged murder of a Canadian citizen, calling the claims “absurd” on Tuesday before expelling a senior diplomat. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday said there were “credible allegations” linking the Indian government to the death of Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar. The Indian […]
India becomes first country to land spacecraft on moon’s south pole
NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday became the first country to land a spacecraft on the moon’s largely unexplored south pole. The Chandrayaan-3 moon mission was launched on July 14. Its lander module detached from the propulsion system a few days ago and the “soft”, or controlled, landing began at 5.44 pm India time on Wednesday. […]
Death toll in India’s rain-hit Mimachal Pradesh rises to 71
NEW DELHI: The death toll over the past three days from rain-related incidents in India’s northern state of Himachal Pradesh has risen to 71, confirmed a senior disaster management official on Wednesday, said Xinhua. Commenting on the disaster situation in the hilly state, Principal Secretary of the Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority, Onkar Chand […]
