Category: India

Vice President Harris’s uncle in India says will visit U.S. after vaccination

NEW DELHI – Kamala Harris’s Indian uncle plans to visit the United States to congratulate her once he receives a COVID-19 vaccine, he said on Thursday, after his niece became the first woman, Black American and Asian American to hold the office of vice president. The political success […]

Cold weather conditions persist in HP

Shimla, Jan 18: Parts of Himachal Pradesh shivered amid cold weather conditions on Monday with Keylong being the coldest place in the state at minus 4.7 degrees Celsius, the meteorological department here said. A fresh western disturbance is very likely to affect the Western Himalayan region from January 22 […]

Bumrah an injury doubt as India fast bowlers rested from training

MELBOURNE – India’s fast bowlers were rested from training on Wednesday ahead of the fourth test against Australia amid reports pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the decider in Brisbane. Indian media, citing unnamed team sources, said Bumrah would not be selected for the test, […]

Strike by transporters hits normal life in J-K

Jammu, Jan 6: The day-long strike by transporters in support of their various demands hit normal life across Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday as commuters faced hardships to reach their destinations. The strike from Lakhanpur to Kashmir was called by the All J-K Transport Welfare Association in support of […]

Police charge army officer, civilian for killing three labourers in Kashmir

SRINAGAR – Police in Kashmir filed charges against an army officer and a civilian for allegedly killing three labourers and planting weapons to pass them off as militants, in a rare indictment of the military fighting an insurgency in the region. The three labourers were killed in July […]

Divergences in rural, urban inflation do not persist for long: RBI paper

Mumbai, Dec 27: Rural-urban inflation divergence does not persist in the long run and converges over time, and both exhibit a long-term equilibrium relationship, said an RBI article. This convergence of rural-urban inflation supports the relevance of one inflation target as nominal anchor at the national level, said the […]

India detains 75 in Kashmir after local election

SRINAGAR, India – India’s government detained at least 75 Kashmiri political leaders and activists to forestall political unrest after an alliance of Kashmir’s regional political parties won a local election, leaders and a police official said on Saturday. The District Council election, concluded early this week, was the […]

Pakistan violates ceasefire along IB in J-K’s Kathua

Jammu, Dec 26: Pakistani Rangers violated the ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing at forward posts along the International Border (IB) in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. Firing from across the IB in the Satpal Border Outpost area of Hiranagar sector started around 9.35 […]

Indian automakers fear container shortage to hit parts supply, output

NEW DELHI – Automakers in India are bracing for a parts shortage and possible production losses over the next three to four months due to a global shortage of available shipping containers, said a trade body in the world’s fifth biggest auto market. Shipping freight rates have surged […]

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