India’s Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a powerful politician and a businessman in connection with illegal iron ore mining in mineral-rich Karnataka state. Indian officials said federal agents raided the home of former minister in Karnataka state, G. Janardhana Reddy, early Monday and also arrested his cousin, managing director of the family-run Obulapuram mining […]
2 Prominent Indians Arrested in Mining Scandal
Posted September 5th, 2011 at 4:10 pm (UTC-5)
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Indian Mining Baron Arrested
Posted September 5th, 2011 at 3:55 am (UTC-5)
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a former politician who is a mining baron in India’s mineral-rich Karnataka state. Federal agents arrested G. Janardhana Reddy early Monday. The agents also arrested Reddy’s cousin, Srinivas Reddy, managing director of the family-run Obulapuram mining company. Officials say the men were arrested on charges of illegal mining […]
15 Killed in India Bus Crash
Posted September 4th, 2011 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
Indian officials say at least 15 people were killed and many more injured in a bus accident in the northern state of Uttarakhand. Local authorities say the accident happened Sunday near the state capital, Dehradun. They say the bus fell into the Tons river after the driver lost control of the vehicle while negotiating a […]
Bangladesh: India Approves $750M Loan for Infrastructure Projects
Posted September 4th, 2011 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
A senior Bangladeshi official says India has approved a $750 million loan to Bangladesh to develop ports, railways and other infrastructure ahead of a visit to Dhaka by the Indian prime minister. Bangladeshi economic relations division chief Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan says the Indian government approved the disbursement of the money as part of a 2010 […]
Indian Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Mumbai
Posted September 3rd, 2011 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
An Indian jet has made an emergency landing in the city of Mumbai, the latest in a series of incidents involving airliners in India. Officials at a Mumbai airport say the budget carrier SpiceJet plane with 137 people on board landed Saturday under emergency conditions after a technical problem was detected. They say all passengers […]
India Signs Pact With Separatist Group
Posted September 3rd, 2011 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
India has signed a pact with an outlawed separatist group to end violence in the northeastern state of Assam and pave the way for peace talks. National and Assam government representatives signed the agreement with the United Liberation Front of Asom, also known as ULFA. Under the agreement, ULFA vowed not to stage attacks while […]
Turkish Airlines Plane Skids Off Mumbai Runway
Posted September 2nd, 2011 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
A Turkish Airlines plane has skidded off the runway in India’s western city of Mumbai, the second such incident so far this week. The plane was carrying 104 passengers when it lost control shortly after landing early Friday. Turkish Airlines said all passengers and crew were evacuated safely and there were no injuries. The airline […]
India Says China Confronted Ship in Vietnamese Waters
Posted September 2nd, 2011 at 2:05 am (UTC-5)
Indian officials say a naval vessel travelling off the coast of Vietnam was confronted by a Chinese warship last month in the South China Sea. An Indian foreign ministry spokesman says the INS Airavat was 83 kilometers off the coast of Vietnam on July 22, when it received a radio transmission from an unidentified Chinese […]
Indian Anti-Corruption Activist Returns Home
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
Indian anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare has returned to his native village, after being released from the hospital following a 13-day hunger strike. Hazare was greeted by a crowd of cheering supporters as he arrived in Ralegan Siddhi in the western state of Maharashtra late Wednesday. The 74-year old activist had been hospitalized in New Delhi […]
Pakistan: Indian Forces Kill 3 Pakistani Soldiers in Kashmir
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani army officials say Indian forces fired across the de facto border in the disputed region of Kashmir early Wednesday, killing three Pakistani soldiers. Pakistan’s army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told reporters Thursday that the shooting was “unprovoked.” He said the soldiers had been moving between posts in the Neelam valley before the gunfire […]
