India

Severe heat kills dozens in India’s Bihar state

PATNA, India (AFP) -- Severe heat has left dozens dead over a 24-hour period in India's Bihar state, as the…

Encephalitis from lychees kills 31 children in India: official

PATNA, India (AFP) -- At least 31 children have died in northern India in the last 10 days from a…

Indian toddler dies after 110 hours down well

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- A two-year-old Indian boy stuck in a narrow well for more than four days was…

India heatwave takes temperatures near record highs

CHURU, India (AFP) -- Temperatures in an Indian desert city hit 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) for the second time…

India’s Modi sworn in, set to name new government

by Abhaya SRIVASTAVA NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched his historic second term at a…

India’s Modi and Pakistan PM highlight need for ‘peace,’ after vote

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani rival Imran Khan sent messages highlighting the need for "peace" Thursday after…

Modi’s party confident after polls predict India election victory

by Jalees Andrabi and Abhaya Srivastava NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party said Monday that…

India’s acrimonious election comes to an end

by Sailendra Sil in Kolkata and Abhaya Srivastava in New Delhi Voting in one of India's most acrimonious elections in…

Indian cyclone death toll rises, anger grows

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- The death toll from a major cyclone that hit eastern India and Bangladesh in early…

Cyclone Fani death toll rises to 42 in India, Bangladesh

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- The death toll from a cyclone that battered India and Bangladesh rose to 42 on…

At least nine dead as cyclone barrels into Bangladesh

Cyclone Fani, one of the biggest to hit India in years, barrelled into Bangladesh on Saturday after leaving a trail…

India races to evacuate coast before monster storm hits

by Samarenda Raut BHUBANESWAR, India (AFP) -- Indian and Bangladesh authorities raced Friday to complete the evacuation of more than…

This website uses cookies.