Category: India News

India’s ruling party suspends official over comments about Islam

MUMBAI, June 5 – India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday said it had suspended BJP spokeswoman Nupur Sharma in response to comments she made during a TV debate about the Prophet Mohammed. The BJP said in a statement on its website that the party respected all […]

PM Addresses ‘Save Soil’ Programme Organised by Isha Foundation

“Key programmes of the last 8 years carry an insistence on environment protection” “On World Environment Day, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi attended a programme on ‘Save Soil Movement’ today” “India’s role in climate change is negligible but India is working on a long term vision in collaboration […]

ECI celebrates World Environment Day

Our endeavor is to make elections and related infrastructure more eco-friendly: EC Anup Chandra Pandey JUNE 5, 2022 Election Commissioner Shri Anup Chandra Pandey along with Secretary General Shri Umesh Sinha, Director General Shri Dharmendra Sharma and other senior officers of ECI today planted saplings at India International […]

At least 10 people killed in India factory explosion

LUCKNOW, June 4 – At least 10 people were killed and 22 injured in a chemicals explosion at an electronics factory in northern India’s Hapur district on Saturday, a police official said. The accident happened at an industrial facility in Dhaulana, about 60 km (37 miles) from the […]

U.S. says some Indian officials ignoring or supporting attacks on minorities

NEW DELHI, June 3 – Some officials in India are ignoring or even supporting rising attacks on people and places of worship in the country, a U.S. official said late on Thursday, drawing an angry reaction from New Delhi which called the comments “ill-informed”. The remarks by Rashad […]

Vice President holds delegation level talks with the President (Speaker) of the National Assembly of Senegal

VP praises Senegal as one of the most stable and model democracies in Africa VP calls for having mutual respect for one’s political opponents in democracy Debates, discussions and dialogues are essence of the legislative process, says Shri Naidu VP interacts with Indian community in Senegal, says ‘you […]

Rapid rise in Mumbai pushes India’s COVID numbers to month high

MUMBAI, June 2 – India’s health ministry reported 3,712 new coronavirus infections for the past twenty four hours on Thursday, the highest in nearly a month, driven up by a record number cases recorded in the financial capital, Mumbai. The city reported 739 cases on Wednesday night, more […]

Indian opposition’s Gandhis summoned in money laundering probe

NEW DELHI, June 1 – India’s financial crime-fighting agency wants to question the two most senior members of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, who lead the main opposition Congress party, as it investigates a complaint of money laundering, the party said on Wednesday. The summons by the enforcement directorate is […]

India asked to supply more than 1.5 mln tonnes wheat

NEW DELHI, May 30 – India has received requests for the supply of more than 1.5 million tonnes of wheat from several countries that need the staple to overcome shortages triggered by the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, trade and government sources said on Monday. “More than half […]

Indian court sentences Kashmiri leader to life in prison

NEW DELHI — An Indian court sentenced a Kashmiri separatist leader to life in prison on Wednesday after declaring him guilty of terrorism and sedition, triggering a clash between protesters and police and a partial shutdown of businesses in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir. Mohammed Yasin Malik, 56, […]

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