Category: India News

India’s Modi invites protesting farmers for talks on farm bills

NEW DELHI – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday invited protesting farmers for talks to address growers’ concerns about three new agricultural laws that seek to deregulate the country’s vast farm sector. Tens of thousands of farmers have been camping out on main highways on the outskirts […]

Mamata did nothing for tribals, farmers of Bengal: Nadda

Kalaikunda (WB), Feb 10: Alleging that the Mamata Banerjee dispensation has not done anything for the welfare of the farmers and tribals in West Bengal, BJP president JP Nadda said on Wednesday that his party will ensure all-round advancement of the people of the state if voted to power. […]

E-commerce grows by 36 per cent in last quarter in India: Report

Bengaluru, Feb 10: The last quarter of 2020 saw e- commerce order volume growing by 36 per cent in India with Personal care, Beauty and Wellness (PCB&W) segment being the biggest beneficiary, according to a report. In October to December 2020 period, PCB&W and FMCG & Healthcare (F&H) categories’ […]

Rescue operation to locate 25-35 workers trapped inside Tapovan tunnel continues

Joshimath (U’khand), Feb 10: Rescuers from multiple agencies like the ITBP, NDRF and Army continued their operation on Wednesday to penetrate deeper through tonnes of silt to reach out to workers trapped inside the Tapovan tunnel as the toll in the Uttarakhand flash floods has mounted to 32 with […]

Indian police arrest man suspected of leading farm protest violence

NEW DELHI – Police in the Indian capital arrested a man on Tuesday accused of leading a group of farmers who clashed with police and stormed the historic Red Fort last month during the worst day of violence in months of protests against agriculture reforms. Tens of thousands […]

Survey shows Indian Americans split over direction India headed

NEW DELHI – Indian Americans, who turned out in huge numbers at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rock star-like rallies in the United States, are divided over the direction India is headed, a new survey showed on Tuesday. Modi’s nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party has extolled the achievements of the […]

COVID-19: New cases fall below 10,000 second time in February

New Delhi, Feb 9: The daily new COVID-19 cases fell below 10,000 for the second time this month taking India’s tally of cases to 1,08,47,304, while fresh fatalities remained below 100 for the fourth consecutive day, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. A total of […]

U’khand glacier disaster: Toll rises to 28; op to rescue those trapped in Tapovan tunnel on

Joshimath/ Dehradun, Feb 9: The death toll from the Uttarakhand glacier disaster rose to 28 with the recovery of two more bodies, even as a multi-agency operation to rescue around 30 workers feared trapped inside a swamped tunnel at the Tapovan power project in Chamoli district continued on Tuesday, […]

Rescuers in India digging for 37 trapped in glacier flood

RUDRAPRAYAG, India — Rescuers in northern India worked Monday to rescue more than three dozen power plant workers trapped in a tunnel after part of a Himalayan glacier broke off and sent a wall of water and debris rushing down a mountain in a disaster that has left […]

Factbox: What caused the deadly avalanche in the Indian Himalayas?

NEW DELHI – An estimated 200 people are missing and 18 are confirmed killed after an avalanche in India’s Himalayan region broke dams, swept away bridges, and left dozens of construction workers trapped in tunnels. Here are answers to some questions on the disaster: WHAT DO WE KNOW? […]

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