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780,000 evacuated in India ahead of major cyclone

BHUBANESWAR, India (AFP) -- Nearly 800,000 people in India's eastern coastal districts have been evacuated ahead of the expected arrival…

India braces for cyclone, puts navy on alert

BHUBANESWAR, India (AFP) -- India deployed emergency personnel Wednesday and ordered the navy on standby as it braced for an…

Strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake rocks NE India: USGS

NEW DELHI, United States (AFP) -- A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck India's northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh early Wednesday, the…

Thunderstorms kill 35 in India

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Thunderstorms swept across western India killing at least 35 people and leaving widespread damage, officials…

Successive quakes hit Mohean, India; strongest tremor recorded at 5.1 magnitude

  (Eagle News) – A succession of moderately strong quakes hit near Mohean, India with the strongest recorded at magnitude…

The three women hoping to upset India’s Modi at the polls

by Abhaya SRIVASTAVA Agence France-Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) - India's alpha-male Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces three formidable women looking…

Modi declares India ‘space superpower’ as satellite downed by missile

by Jalees Andrabi NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India said Wednesday it destroyed a low-orbiting satellite in a missile test…

Finland tops world happiness rankings, South Sudan bottom: UN

Finland ranked as the world's happiest country for the second year running while war-torn South Sudan sank to the least…

Negligence case over deadly Mumbai bridge collapse

MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- Indian police said Friday they had filed a negligence case against Mumbai's civic and railway authorities…

Mumbai bridge collapse kills six: officials

MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- Six people were killed and dozens injured when a footbridge collapsed near Mumbai's main train station…

Mumbai bridge collapse kills four

  (AFP) -- Four people were killed and dozens injured when a footbridge collapsed near Mumbai's main train station on…

India dominates list of world’s most polluted cities

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India dominated a list of the world's most polluted cities in 2018, taking 22 of…

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