India

India becomes first nation to land spacecraft near Moon’s south pole

BENGALURU, India, Aug 23, 2023 (AFP) - India on Wednesday became the first nation to land a craft near the…

At least 18 killed in Indian railway bridge collapse

NEW DELHI, Aug 23, 2023 (AFP) - At least 18 labourers working on a railway bridge being built across a…

India lunar spacecraft lands safely on Moon: space agency

BENGALURU, India, Aug 23, 2023 (AFP) - India's lunar spacecraft landed safely near the Moon's little-explored south pole on Wednesday,…

Death toll from heavy rain in north India rises to almost 60

DEHRADUN, India, Aug 14, 2023 (AFP) - At least 58 people were killed, nine of them in a temple collapse,…

India’s top court suspends Rahul Gandhi’s defamation conviction

NEW DELHI, Aug 4, 2023 (AFP) - India's top court on Friday suspended the defamation conviction of Rahul Gandhi, a…

Forced to flee: Despair after India deadly ethnic clashes

By Aishwarya KUMAR Agence France-Presse MOIRANG, India (AFP) -- Deadly ethnic violence in India's troubled Manipur state divided communities but…

Women burn down houses of two accused over India naked women video

NEW DELHI, July 21, 2023 (AFP) - Furious women set fire to the houses of two Indian men accused of…

Top rice supplier India bans some exports

MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- The world's biggest rice exporter India has banned some overseas sales of the grain "with immediate…

Rich-poor split could tighten ‘grip of poverty’: World Bank chief

By Bhuvan BAGGA Agence France-Presse GANDHINAGAR, India (AFP) -- The new head of the World Bank said Tuesday that growing…

Sri Lankan leader seeks to disarm India’s China fears

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Sri Lanka's president arrives in India on Thursday for his first visit to the regional…

Death toll rises to 66 in India’s monsoon mayhem

NEW DELHI, July 12, 2023 (AFP) - Days of relentless monsoon rains have killed at least 66 people in India,…

At least 29 killed in India monsoon floods: officials

NEW DELHI, July 10, 2023 (AFP) - Days of intense monsoon rains across northern India have left at least 29…

This website uses cookies.