India

India’s Modi lays foundations for renewable energy megapark

AHMEDABAD, India (AFP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundations Tuesday for what he said would be the…

Heavy metals found in hunt for source of India’s mystery illness

BANGLORE, India (AFP) -- Traces of heavy metals such as lead and nickel have been found in samples taken from…

Mystery illness frays India’s coronavirus nerves

BANGLORE, India (AFP) -- Hundreds of people have been treated for mystery illness in a southern Indian town, with one…

Second cyclone in a week threatens Sri Lanka, India

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Sri Lanka and southern India battened down the hatches for the second time in a…

Russia says India to produce 100 million doses of Sputnik vaccine

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- One of the developers of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine announced Friday that India-based drugmaker…

Homes evacuated as cyclone threatens India

PUDUCHERRY, India (AFP) -- Tens of thousands of people in southeastern India fled their homes on Wednesday, out of the…

India’s southeastern coast braces for powerful cyclone

MAHABALIPURAM, India (AFP) -- Local Indian authorities banned public gatherings and closed shops as more than 1,000 rescue personnel mobilized…

India’s coronavirus cases pass nine million as Delhi struggles

  by Abhaya SRIVASTAVA Agence France Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India's coronavirus caseload passed nine million on Friday,…

Huge India oil well fire extinguished after five months

NEW DEHLI, India (AFP) — A massive oil well fire that raged for more than five months in northeast India…

12 dead in India factory blast

AHMEDABAD, India (AFP) -- At least 12 workers were killed Wednesday when part of a chemical warehouse collapsed following a…

India passes eight million coronavirus cases

  NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India on Thursday passed eight million coronavirus cases, with the world's second-worst-hit country bracing…

Millions queue to vote as India state election gets under way

  by Prakash Singh and Archana Thiyagarajan Agence France Presse PATNA, India (AFP) -- Millions of Indians turned out to…

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