Starbucks will open its first stores in India this year, as part of a 50-50 joint venture with India’s Tata Global Beverages. Company officials said Monday the first stores will open in the Indian cities of Mumbai and New Delhi, with at least 50 stores to be opened across the country by year’s end. The […]
Bangladesh, India Sign $1.5 Billion Power Plant Deal
Posted January 29th, 2012 at 4:45 pm (UTC-5)
State firms from Bangladesh and India have signed an agreement to build a coal-fired power plant in southern Bangladesh. The signing ceremony between Bangladesh’s Power Development Board and India’s National Thermal Power Corp. took place Sunday in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka. The 1,320-megawatt coal-fired power plant will cost approximately $1.5 billion to build. Bangladesh suffers […]
5 Killed in Poll Violence in India
Posted January 28th, 2012 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
Police in northeastern India say militants have shot and killed five people at a polling station. Officials say the rebels killed a woman, three election duty staff members and a soldier Saturday in the Chandel district in the state of Manipur. The attack came as heavy security was put in place across the impoverished state […]
India Celebrates 63rd Republic Day
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
India celebrated its 63rd Republic Day Thursday with a parade showcasing its military and air power, and its rich and diverse cultural heritage. In New Delhi, India displayed missiles that can carry nuclear warheads, while fighter jets, long-range aircraft and helicopters flew overhead. India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and military officials laid wreaths at a […]
India, Pakistan Near Deal on Gas Pipeline
Posted January 25th, 2012 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
Indian and Pakistani officials say they have come closer to an agreement on a pipeline that would transport natural gas from Turkmenistan through Afghanistan. Indian Oil Minister S. Jaipal Reddy said Wednesday that both sides have agreed to settle the issue of a transit fee for the gas as soon as possible. He made the […]
India Road Rage: Bus Driver Goes ‘Berserk’
Posted January 25th, 2012 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
The driver of a bus wreaked havoc on the streets of the western Indian city of Pune Wednesday, plowing the vehicle through cars, pedestrians and anything else that got in his way. Police say the so far unexplained rampage began during the morning rush hour as children headed to school. At least nine people are […]
Rushdie Speech Cancelled Amid Threats
Posted January 24th, 2012 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
The Indian organizers of the largest literary festival in Asia cancelled a televised speech by author Salman Rushdie just minutes before it was scheduled, due to the threat of violent protests. Rushdie was set to address the Jaipur Literature Festival in the western Indian state of Rajasthan on Tuesday, but some Muslim groups opposed the […]
India Protests American Talk Show Host’s Sikh Joke
Posted January 24th, 2012 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
Indian officials are protesting an American television host’s joke that referred to the Sikh religion’s holiest shrine. During his late night show last week, Jay Leno showed a photo of the ornate Golden Temple in the Indian state of Punjab, joking it was the summer home of U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney. The joke was […]
Rushdie Speech Cancelled Amid Threats
Posted January 24th, 2012 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
The Indian organizers of one of the largest literary festivals in Asia cancelled a televised speech by author Salman Rushdie just minutes before it was scheduled, due to the threat of violent protests. Rushdie was set to address the Jaipur Literary Festival in the western Indian state of Rajasthan on Tuesday, but some Muslim groups […]
Hundreds of Rebels Lay Down Arms in Northeast India
Posted January 24th, 2012 at 7:55 am (UTC-5)
Hundreds of rebels in northeast India have laid down their arms as part of a cease-fire agreement with the government. Nearly 700 insurgents wearing fatigues handed over automatic rifles and other weapons during a ceremony Tuesday in Guwahati, the capital of Assam state. The insurgents are members of nine of the more than 20 ethnic […]
