Neighboring rivals Pakistan and India have signed a new visa plan that will make travel between the two countries easier. Indian external affairs minister, S. M. Krishna, signed the agreement with Pakistan’s interior minister, Rehman Malik, Saturday in Islamabad, during Krishna’s three-day visit to Pakistan. The agreement will ease travel restrictions for tourists, businesspeople, and […]
Indian Police Detain Suspects Following Deadly Factory Blaze
Posted September 6th, 2012 at 3:45 am (UTC-5)
Indian police have made arrests in connection with a fire in a fireworks factory that killed at least 39 people in southern India. Indian media had earlier put the death toll from Wednesday’s fire at more than 52. Firefighters worked for hours to control the blaze at the factory on the outskirts of Sivakasi in […]
At Least 52 Killed in Fire at Indian Factory
Posted September 5th, 2012 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
An explosion at a fireworks factory in southern India has triggered a massive blaze that killed at least 52 people. Officials say Wednesday’s blast swept through a fireworks plant on the outskirts of Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu state. Another 50 people were injured. Local media reported that about 300 people were working in the factory […]
Deadly Blast Hits Indian Fireworks Factory
Posted September 5th, 2012 at 8:00 am (UTC-5)
An explosion at a fireworks factory in southern India has killed at least 30 people. Officials say Wednesday’s blast triggered a massive blaze that swept through the fireworks plant in Tamil Nadu state. Witnesses say huge plumes of smoke could be seen rising from the factory in the town of Sivakasi. Authorities were pulling bodies […]
Deadly Blast Hits Indian Fireworks Factory
Posted September 5th, 2012 at 6:20 am (UTC-5)
An explosion at a fireworks factory has killed at least 20 people in southern India. Officials say Wednesday’s blast triggered a massive blaze that swept through the fireworks plant in Tamil Nadu state. Witnesses said huge plumes of smoke could be seen rising from the factory in the town of Sivakasi. Authorities were pulling bodies […]
Indian Police Make Raids Involving Coal Scandal
Posted September 4th, 2012 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
Indian authorities have raided premises across the country as part of a probe into alleged irregularities in the award of coal fields to private companies. The Central Bureau of Investigation says law enforcement officials visited homes and offices Tuesday to learn if companies were guilty of cheating and criminal conspiracy in the latest scandal to […]
India, China to Resume Military Exercises
Posted September 4th, 2012 at 6:20 am (UTC-5)
India and China have agreed to resume joint military exercises, as the two neighbors take steps to reduce mistrust and improve relations. Indian Defense Minister A.K. Antony announced the resumption of military ties Tuesday, following talks with his Chinese counterpart, Liang Guanglie, in New Delhi. Following two rounds of military exercises in 2007 and 2008, […]
India Convicts 32 for Deadly 2002 Religious Riots
Posted August 29th, 2012 at 5:25 am (UTC-5)
A court in India has convicted 32 people, including a former state government minister, in connection with deadly religious riots that swept through the western state of Gujarat in 2002. The court on Wednesday found Maya Kodnani, a former minister in Gujarat, guilty for their role in attacks against Muslims during the riots. It also […]
India Upholds Death Sentence for Mumbai Gunman
Posted August 29th, 2012 at 3:00 am (UTC-5)
India’s Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence for the lone surviving gunman among a group of militants who killed 166 people in the 2008 Mumbai attacks. The ruling Wednesday leaves Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, a Pakistani national, with a final option to appeal to India’s president for clemency. A Mumbai court convicted Kasab in 2010 […]
Violence Flares in Northeast India
Posted August 28th, 2012 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
Security forces are patrolling the streets of Assam, after violence again flared in the northeastern Indian state. Authorities say at least one person was killed and five others wounded after gunmen opened fire late Monday in the state’s Kokrajhar district. The army joined paramilitary and police forces in trying to enforce a curfew and curb […]
