News from India
A special police officer (SPO) was shot dead by suspected militants inside his home in Jammu and Kashmir’s southern Anantnag district on Thursday evening. His wife was critically injured in… Continue reading SPO shot dead by militants at his home in J&K
India’s government has decided to sell a controlling stake in the loss-making national carrier, Air India. It is putting 76% of the business up for sale in what would be… Continue reading Air India sale: Who’ll buy the debt-laden carrier?
The Income Tax department has frozen Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp’s bank accounts and deposits in Chennai and Mumbai for allegedly evading a dividend distribution tax (DDT), according to a report… Continue reading Accounts of Cognizant in Chennai, Mumbai frozen over tax irregularities
For oncologists worldwide, India can look like a puzzling outlier when it comes to cancer. For one, despite reporting more than 1.5 million new cases every year, India’s cancer rate… Continue reading Why cancer strikes more women than men in India
A video of a wild elephant in India blowing out ash from a fire has baffled wildlife experts around the world. Vinay Kumar, a scientist belonging to the Wildlife Conservation… Continue reading ‘Smoking’ elephant in India baffles experts
Indian PM Narendra Modi’s official mobile application has been criticised for sending personal user data to a third party without their consent. A security researcher had tweeted that the app… Continue reading India PM Modi app sparks social media furore
A “wedding bomb” that killed a newly-married software engineer and left his wife grievously wounded has shattered the peace of a small town in India. Nearly a month after the… Continue reading Who sent the wedding gift bomb that killed this newlywed?
Saudi Arabia opened its airspace for the first time to a commercial flight to Israel with the inauguration on Thursday of an Air India route between New Delhi and Tel… Continue reading In world’s first, Air India scripts history by flying to Israel via Saudi airspace
India’s cricket board has renewed the contract of fast bowler Mohammad Shami after clearing him of charges levelled by his estranged wife. Shami’s contract was put on hold after Hasin… Continue reading India renews Mohammad Shami cricket contract after violence charge
India has taken down the local website of Cambridge Analytica following allegations the company used personal data of 50 million Facebook members to influence the US presidential election. SCL India,… Continue reading India takes down local website of Cambridge Analytica
Families of 39 Indians who were killed by the Islamic State group in Iraq say they only found out about their deaths when they were announced on television. Foreign minister… Continue reading Families of IS India victims learned of deaths on television
India has confirmed the deaths of 39 construction workers kidnapped by Islamic State militants (IS) in Iraq. Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said the DNA of 38 workers matched with bodies… Continue reading India confirms killing of 39 workers kidnapped by IS
