At least 15 trapped as India hospital roof collapses
BHOPAL, India : Up to 15 people, mostly patients, were feared trapped after part of a hospital roof caved in on Friday in the central Indian city of Bhopal, officials and eyewitnesses said.
Rescuers moved in heavy machinery to cut through [...]
India predicted to receive normal monsoon rains
NEW DELHI : India will receive normal monsoon rains this year, the government said on Friday, boosting prospects of a stronger performance this year by Asia’s third-largest economy.
The pounding rains that sweep across the continent [...]
India alleges China troops far inside Indian territory
NEW DELHI : New Delhi on Friday alleged Chinese soldiers have advanced nearly 20 kilometres (12 miles) into Indian-claimed territory after intruding across the disputed border earlier this month, a report said.
Defence Secretary Shashi Kant [...]
India arrest businessman over rape of US charity worker
KOLKATA : Police in eastern India have arrested a local businessman for allegedly raping a US charity worker, an official said on Friday, as anger grows over the high incidence of sexual crime in the country.
“Dinesh Burman, 40, was [...]
Indian foreign minister to visit China amid border spat
NEW DELHI : India’s foreign minister announced plans Thursday to visit China amid a border dispute, saying both countries had a mutual interest in not allowing it to “destroy” long-term progress in ties.
Amid growing calls [...]
Shares in India’s Jet Airways up 20% on Etihad deal
MUMBAI : Shares in Indian carrier Jet Airways surged by a fifth to a near three-year-high in early trade Thursday after Abu-Dhabi-based airline Etihad said it had agreed to buy a 24 percent stake in it.
Jet shares rose 19.99 percent to 688.6 [...]
India’s Jet Airways board agrees deal with Etihad
MUMBAI : The board of Indian carrier Jet Airways said Wednesday it had agreed to sell a near 32 percent stake in the group to Abu Dhabi-based Etihad in a deal worth 20.4 billion rupees ($380 million).
The acquisition, which still needs to [...]
Indian man held for selling baby grandson on Facebook
NEW DELHI : Police in northern India said Wednesday they had arrested a 47-year-old man for selling his newborn grandson to a local businessman in a deal that was struck on Facebook.
Feroz Khan, a resident of Ludhiana city in the northern [...]
India asks China to withdraw troops at disputed border
NEW DELHI : India’s foreign ministry said Tuesday it had asked China to withdraw troops who have allegedly advanced into disputed territory claimed by New Delhi in a remote area of the Himalayas.
“We have asked the Chinese side [...]
Indian police arrest head of collapsed savings scheme
KOLKATA, India : Police said on Tuesday they had arrested the head of a privately run Indian savings company that collapsed, leaving tens of thousands of its investors penniless.
Police in the West Bengal state capital Kolkata said Saradha [...]
