Indian efforts to deepen investment in Afghanistan’s reconstruction are the topic of the first session of an Afghan-Indian partnership council. Afghanistan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul and his Indian counterpart S.M. Krishna met in New Delhi – the first step in a strategic partnership agreement the countries signed last October. It was Afghanistan’s first such deal […]
Indian, Afghan Officials Discuss Reconstruction Efforts
Posted May 1st, 2012 at 8:10 am (UTC-5)
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Indian Ferry Capsizes Killing 103, Many Others Missing
Posted May 1st, 2012 at 1:30 am (UTC-5)
Divers and rescue teams in northeastern India have resumed their search for more than 100 people still missing after an overcrowded ferry capsized on one of the country’s largest rivers. At least 103 people drowned after the double-decker ferry capsized and broke into two pieces late Monday in the swollen Brahmaputra River. The police chief […]
Indian Ferry Capsizes Killing 103, Many Others Missing
Posted April 30th, 2012 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
Indian officials say heavy rain and darkness have temporarily halted rescue operations after at least 103 people drowned when an overcrowded ferry capsized on one of India’s largest rivers. Efforts to find more than 100 people still missing are set to resume Tuesday morning. Jayanta Choudhury, the police chief of Assam state, where the boat […]
Ferry Carrying 350 Capsizes in Northeast India; 68 Dead
Posted April 30th, 2012 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
Authorities say at least 68 people are dead and 130 others are missing, after a ferry capsized in northeastern India. Police say the double-decker ferry carrying about 350 passengers broke into two pieces and sank Monday in the Brahmaputra River in Assam state. Some 150 people were rescued or managed to swim to safety in […]
Ferry Carrying 350 Capsizes in Northeast India
Posted April 30th, 2012 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
Authorities say at least 40 people are dead and 160 others are missing, after a ferry capsized in northeastern India. Police say the double-decker ferry carrying about 350 passengers sank Monday in the Brahmaputra River in Assam state. Roughly 150 people were rescued or managed to swim to safety in the Dhubri district, 300 kilometers […]
Poll: Third of Indians Say They Are ‘Suffering’
Posted April 30th, 2012 at 8:25 am (UTC-5)
A new poll finds one-third of Indians surveyed say they are “suffering” due to a poor quality of life. According to a Gallup survey released Monday, India’s poorest and least educated are most likely to be “suffering,” while 56 percent of those surveyed were “struggling” and only 13 percent were “thriving”. The survey found the […]
India Launches ‘All-Weather’ Satellite
Posted April 26th, 2012 at 4:00 pm (UTC-5)
India has successfully launched an advanced “all-weather” satellite that can “see” detailed images of the Earth, even at night and in cloudy conditions. The head of the Indian Space Research Organization, K. Radhakrishnan, described the launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh, as a victory for India. He said […]
Maoist Rebels Release Indian Lawmaker
Posted April 26th, 2012 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
Maoist rebels in eastern India have freed a state lawmaker after holding him captive for more than a month. Jhina Hikaka, a member of the Orissa state assembly, was released from a remote jungle hideout on Thursday. He told reporters he was held in adverse conditions but treated well. The rebels said Hikaka had agreed […]
Maoist Rebels Release Indian Lawmaker
Posted April 26th, 2012 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
Maoist rebels in eastern India have freed a state lawmaker after holding him captive for more than a month. Jhina Hikaka, a member of the Orissa state assembly, was released from a remote jungle hideout on Thursday. The rebels said Hikaka had agreed to resign from his post in exchange for his release. The deal […]
S&P Downgrades India’s Outlook to Negative
Posted April 25th, 2012 at 8:00 am (UTC-5)
Standard and Poor’s has cut India’s credit rating outlook from stable to negative, citing the country’s slowing economic growth and widening deficit. The U.S. ratings agency on Wednesday maintained India’s credit rating at BBB-, the lowest investment grade rating. But it said India has a one in three likelihood of a downgrade if growth prospects […]
