Category: India News

UAE to suspend exports of Indian wheat for four months

DUBAI, June 15 – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has ordered a four-month suspension in exports and re-exports of wheat and wheat flour originating from India, the world’s second biggest producer of the grain, state news agency WAM said on Wednesday. The Gulf nation’s economy ministry cited interruptions […]

India’s opposition leader Sonia Gandhi hospitalized with COVID-related issues

NEW DELHI, June 12 – The leader of India’s main opposition party, Sonia Gandhi, has been admitted to hospital in New Delhi with health issues related to COVID-19, her Congress party said. The party tweeted the announcement but gave no other details. Italian-born Gandhi, widow of former prime […]

Indian Muslim groups urge followers to shun protests over anti-Islam comments

MUMBAI, June 13 – Leaders of prominent Islamic groups and mosques in India appealed to fellow Muslims on Monday to suspend plans for protests against derogatory remarks about the Prophet Mohammad made by two members of the ruling Hindu-nationalist party. The message to avoid big gatherings was circulated […]

India, China growing markets for shunned Russian oil

NEW DELHI — India and other Asian nations are becoming an increasingly vital source of oil revenues for Moscow despite strong pressure from the U.S. not to increase their purchases, as the European Union and other allies cut off energy imports from Russia in line with sanctions over its war […]

Two killed as Muslims and Hindus clash in India

LUCKNOW, India, June 11 – Two teenagers were killed on Friday in clashes between Hindus and Muslims in eastern India that followed derogatory remarks about the Prophet Mohammad by two ruling party officials, police said on Saturday. Police opened fire to break up the violence in the city […]

Indian officials step up arrests, demolish houses to stop unrest over anti-Islam remarks

SRINAGAR/KOLKATA, India, June 12 – Authorities in India’s Uttar Pradesh state have demolished the homes of several people accused of involvement in riots last week triggered by derogatory remarks made by ruling party figures about Islam’s Prophet Mohammad, officials said on Sunday. In Indian Kashmir, police arrested a […]

Two killed as Muslim and Hindus clash in India

LUCKNOW, India, June 11 – Two teenagers were killed on Friday in clashes between Hindus and Muslims in eastern India that followed derogatory remarks about the Prophet Mohammad by two ruling party officials, police said on Saturday. Police opened fire to break up the violence in the city […]

India tightens security after militants threaten attacks over anti-Muslim remarks

LUCKNOW, India, June 8 – India tightened public security on Wednesday after the circulation of a letter warning of Islamist militant attacks to avenge derogatory remarks about the Prophet Mohammad by an official of the ruling Hindu nationalist party. Several Indian media groups shared the June 6 letter […]

Death toll rises to 26 after Indian bus falls into gorge

MUMBAI, June 6 – The death toll has risen to 26 after a bus fell into a gorge in India’s northern state of Uttarakhand with 30 people on board, with four of those rescued in critical condition, a police official said on Monday. The updated toll in Sunday’s […]

Indian officials meet Taliban in Kabul in first visit since U.S. exit

NEW DELHI, June 2 – A team of Indian officials met the acting Taliban foreign minister of Afghanistan on Thursday to discuss bilateral ties and humanitarian aid, the Taliban said, in what was the first such visit to Kabul since the chaotic U.S. withdrawal last year. Poverty and […]

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