The presidential candidate for India’s ruling coalition – Pranab Mukherjee – has declared victory in last week’s poll. Indian media report the Congress Party leader has garnered enough votes cast by national and state legislators to become India’s 13th president. He thanked cheering supporters outside his New Delhi home on Sunday and expressed his gratitude […]
India’s Mukherjee Claims Presidential Poll Victory
Posted July 22nd, 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
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Indian Lawmakers Vote to Elect New President
Posted July 19th, 2012 at 3:25 am (UTC-5)
Indian lawmakers are voting Thursday to elect a new president, with former Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee an apparent lock to take over the mainly ceremonial post. Nearly 5,000 members of parliament and assembly members are casting ballots in national and state capitals to elect India’s 13th president. Mukherjee, a member of the ruling United Progressive […]
Bollywood Superstar Rajesh Khanna Dies
Posted July 18th, 2012 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
The first actor to gain superstar status in Bollywood — Rajesh Khanna — has died at the age of 69, following a brief illness. His son-in-law, actor Akshay Kumar, told reporters that Khanna died Wednesday at his home in the western Indian city of Mumbai. Kumar said, “my father-in-law is no more. He has left […]
Pakistani Court Rejects Mumbai Attack Report
Posted July 17th, 2012 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
A Pakistani court has rejected the findings of a commission that traveled to India to investigate the 2008 terrorist attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai. India had allowed an eight-member group made up of Pakistani prosecutors and defense attorneys to visit and gather information related to the cases of seven Pakistanis currently on trial […]
Pakistan Rejects Indian Charges of Involvement in Mumbai Attacks
Posted July 5th, 2012 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan has rejected new Indian charges of Pakistani state involvement in the 2008 terror attacks that killed 166 people in India’s financial capital, Mumbai. Pakistani Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani denied the allegations Thursday, after wrapping up two days of talks in New Delhi with his Indian counterpart, Ranjan Mathai. Jilani also urged India to […]
Pakistan Rejects Indian Charges of Involvement in Mumbai Attacks
Posted July 5th, 2012 at 4:50 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan has rejected new Indian charges of Pakistani state involvement in the 2008 terror attacks that killed 166 people in India’s financial capital, Mumbai. Pakistani Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani denied the allegations Thursday, after wrapping up two days of talks in New Delhi with his Indian counterpart, Ranjan Mathai. On Wednesday, Indian Home Minister […]
India, Pakistan Hold Talks on Mumbai Attacks
Posted July 4th, 2012 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
The foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan have opened a round of talks partly aimed at strengthening a peace deal shaken by fresh tensions linked to the 2008 terror attacks that killed 166 people in India’s financial capital, Mumbai. India’s Ranjan Mathai and Pakistan’s Jalil Abbas Jilani met in New Delhi, days after India repeated […]
India, Pakistan Hold Talks on Mumbai Attacks
Posted July 4th, 2012 at 3:00 am (UTC-5)
The foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan have opened a round of talks partly aimed at bolstering a peace deal shaken by fresh tensions linked to the 2008 terror attacks that killed 166 people in India’s financial capital, Mumbai. India’s Ranjan Mathai and Pakistan’s Jalil Abbas Jilani met Wednesday in New Delhi, days after India […]
Floods Kill 79 in India, Displace 2 Million
Posted July 2nd, 2012 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
Floods triggered by monsoon rains have killed at least 79 people and displaced two million others in eastern India. Entire villages were washed away in the state of Assam, when the Brahmaputra river breached its banks. The Indian army has been deployed to help flood victims. Major General R.N. Nair told reporters on Monday, “we […]
Floods Kill 79 in India, Displace 2 Million
Posted July 2nd, 2012 at 8:20 am (UTC-5)
Floods triggered by monsoon rains have killed at least 79 people and displaced two million others in eastern India. Entire villages were washed away in the state of Assam, when the Brahmaputra river breached its banks. The Indian army has been deployed to help flood victims. Major General R.N. Nair told reporters on Monday, “we […]
