India’s government is hitting back at corruption allegations and urging opposition lawmakers to end protests that have shut down parliament for a fourth day. Opposition members have been calling for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s resignation since the release of a national auditor’s report claiming the government sold coal fields to private companies without transparency […]
Indian Govt Calls for End to Political Deadlock
Posted August 24th, 2012 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
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India Blames Pakistan for Migrant Panic
Posted August 19th, 2012 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
India has accused websites in Pakistan of spreading rumors that caused migrants from the country’s northeast to flee fearing impending attacks in retaliation for recent ethnic clashes in their home state. India’s Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Sunday called on the Pakistani government to investigate Indian claims that most of the threatening messages and […]
Audit: India Lost Billions in Awarding of Coal Mining Contracts
Posted August 17th, 2012 at 8:45 am (UTC-5)
India’s national auditor says the government has lost billions of dollars by awarding mining contracts to private companies without competitive bidding, in the latest scandal to hit the country’s ruling coalition. The report released Friday by India’s Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) estimated that private companies that were allocated coal blocks have seen more than […]
Thousands Flee Southern India Amid Rumors of Ethnic Violence
Posted August 16th, 2012 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
Thousands of Indians from the country’s northeast have fled the southern city of Bangalore following rumors of impending attacks in retaliation for recent ethnic clashes in their home state. Railway authorities added extra cars to trains heading to Assam state from Bangalore to handle the crush of passengers, many of whom were students and workers. […]
Thousands Flee Southern India Amid Rumors of Ethnic Violence
Posted August 16th, 2012 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
Thousands of Indians from the country’s northeast have fled the southern city of Bangalore following rumors of impending attacks in retaliation for recent ethnic clashes in their home state. Railway authorities added extra cars to trains heading to Assam state from Bangalore to handle the crush of passengers, many of whom were students and workers. […]
Thousands Flee Southern India Amid Rumors of Ethnic Violence
Posted August 16th, 2012 at 6:35 am (UTC-5)
Thousands of Indians from the country’s northeast have fled the southern city of Bangalore following rumors of impending attacks in retaliation for recent ethnic clashes in their home state. Railway authorities added extra cars to trains heading to Assam state to handle the crush of passengers. Officials say they are investigating the source of the […]
Indian PM: India to Launch Mission to Mars
Posted August 15th, 2012 at 8:20 am (UTC-5)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says his country plans to launch a spacecraft that will orbit Mars, marking another advancement in India’s ambitious space program. Mr. Singh said Tuesday the unmanned spacecraft will collect important scientific information. The prime minister called the plan a huge step for India in science and technology. The spacecraft is […]
Indian Yoga Guru Ends Anti-Corruption Hunger Strike
Posted August 14th, 2012 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
A popular Indian yoga guru has ended a six-day hunger strike but vowed to continue his fight against government corruption. Baba Ramdev sipped a glass of juice Tuesday to break his fast as several thousand supporters cheered him in New Delhi. Ramdev criticized Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the ruling-Congress Party, calling for its downfall […]
Indian Yoga Guru Ends Anti-Corruption Hunger Strike
Posted August 14th, 2012 at 8:00 am (UTC-5)
A popular Indian yoga guru has ended a six-day hunger strike but vowed to continue his fight against government corruption. Baba Ramdev sipped a glass of juice Tuesday to break his fast as several thousand supporters cheered him in New Delhi. Ramdev criticized Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the ruling-Congress Party, calling for its downfall […]
