Internet giants Google and Facebook have told an Indian court that it is not possible to block offensive content that appears on their websites, in a case that underscores a clash over free speech in the world’s most populous democracy. At the heart of the dispute is a law passed in India last year that […]
Internet Giants Fight Web Control in India
Posted January 16th, 2012 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
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Somali Pirates Free Indian Crew of 21
Posted January 15th, 2012 at 5:00 am (UTC-5)
Indian shipping officials say all 21 Indian crew members of a chemical oil tanker held hostage by Somali pirates since August have been released. An Indian shipping spokesman said late Saturday the crew and the ship, the MV Fairchem Bogey, are heading towards a safe port. He did not give any details of the release, […]
India Marks a Polio-Free Year
Posted January 13th, 2012 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
India marked a year Friday since its last new case of polio, a major victory in the global effort to eradicate the disease. If no previously undisclosed cases are uncovered in the coming weeks, India will be removed from the list of countries where the crippling disease is endemic. Polio remains a threat in Afghanistan, […]
India Marks Milestone in Fight Against Polio
Posted January 12th, 2012 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
The World Health Organization says India on Friday will have gone one year without a reported case of polio for the first time in the country’s history. WHO official Sona Bari welcomed the milestone, but said Thursday it is only the start of a process. She said the next few weeks will be critical as […]
India Lifts Restrictions on Some Foreign Retailers
Posted January 10th, 2012 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
The Indian government is allowing foreign single-brand retailers like Sweden-based IKEA and U.S.-based Starbucks to open stores in the country without local partners. Tuesday’s decision allows such companies to own 100 percent of stores in India, previously capped at 51 percent. The single-brand retailers will need to source 30 percent of their goods from smaller […]
India, Israel Pledge Cooperation on Counterterrorism, Trade
Posted January 10th, 2012 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
India and Israel are pledging greater cooperation in counterterrorism and trade. Indian Foreign Minister S. M. Krishna said Tuesday that the two countries will have to work out a strategy on how to address the “scourge of international terrorism which has become the curse for the entire humanity.” Krishna made the comments during a visit […]
Indian Muslim Group Urges Ban on Author Salman Rushdie
Posted January 10th, 2012 at 8:35 am (UTC-5)
Prominent Muslim clerics in India are urging the government to ban author Salman Rushdie from entering the country to attend a literary festival. Rushdie’s 1988 book The Satanic Verses was considered blasphemous by many Muslim leaders. The Indian-born author spent years in hiding after Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa calling for his […]
PM Calls India’s Malnutrition “National Shame”
Posted January 10th, 2012 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says the country’s malnutrition rate is a matter of “national shame,” with 42 percent of children under the age of five underweight. Mr. Singh Tuesday released results of the Hunger and Malnutrition Survey, which monitored 73,000 households across nine Indian states. The survey found that nearly 60 percent of children […]
India Deploys Commandos to Protect Tigers
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
The Indian government on Thursday deployed a team of commandos to two major wildlife sanctuaries in the south to protect tigers from hunters and poachers. The government said a 54-member “Special Tiger Protection Force” began patrolling tiger reserves in Bandipur and Nagarhole, straddling the border of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka states, after three months of […]
India, China Meet Over Indian Traders Allegedly Held Hostage
Posted January 4th, 2012 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
China’s ambassador to India met with India’s foreign minister in New Delhi on Wednesday and vowed to resolve a diplomatic dispute over two Indian traders allegedly beaten and held against their will in eastern China. Following the meeting, China’s envoy to India, Zhang Yan, said the Chinese government “attaches great importance to this matter” and […]
