The Indian coast guard is working to clean up an oil spill from a cargo ship that sunk off the coast of Mumbai last week. The defense ministry said Monday that an aerial survey detected oil up to 12 nautical miles from the vessel. The ministry said the slick had decreased and oil was now […]
India Works to Clean Oil Spill from Sunken Ship
Posted August 8th, 2011 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
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Police, Soldier Arrested in Connection With Civilian Deaths in Kashmir
Posted August 8th, 2011 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
Indian officials said Monday that a soldier and a police officer have been arrested in connection with the killing of a civilian in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Security forces had claimed that they killed a senior commander of the militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba during a gunbattle. But an autopsy determined the victim was a civilian with no ties […]
India Pays Part of What it Owes Iran for Crude
Posted August 8th, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
Iran has received $1.4 billion from India in the past 10 days, a portion of overdue payments for Iranian oil. Iran’s central bank says India owes it nearly $5 billion for oil deliveries in recent months. India suspended payments for Iranian crude since December, in response to U.S. sanctions on banks doing business with Iran. […]
Police, Soldier Arrested in Connection With Civilian Deaths in Kashmir
Posted August 8th, 2011 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
Indian officials said Monday that a soldier and a policeman have been arrested in connection with the killing of a civilian in Kashmir. Security forces had claimed that they killed a senior commander of the militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba during a gunbattle. But an autopsy determined the victim was a civilian with no ties to the […]
Militant Commander Killed in Indian Kashmir
Posted August 7th, 2011 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
Indian security forces says two senior militant commanders were killed during separate gunfights in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Officials say Abu Usman, a commander for the militant Lashkar-e-Taiba, was killed during a clash Sunday in southern Poonch district. Another senior militant was killed during a separate operation in northern Kashmir. Muslim separatists have been fighting for Kashmir’s […]
Some 1 Million Bank Workers Strike in India
Posted August 5th, 2011 at 2:10 pm (UTC-5)
An estimated 1 million bank employees in India observed a day-long strike Friday to protest government plans to reform the banking industry. The United Forum of Bank Unions organized the strike, which observers say disrupted some banking operations throughout the country. An official with the group said his members were opposed to the government’s Banking […]
India Plans Roads, Railway to Counter China Influence
Posted August 5th, 2011 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
India says it plans to build new roads and railway lines to counteract the buildup of Chinese infrastructure along the two countries’ disputed border. According to a defense ministry report submitted to parliament, three proposed rail lines would connect the northeastern state of Assam with the neighboring state of Arunachal Pradesh, which China labels “South […]
India’s Supreme Court Partially Lifts Mining Ban
Posted August 5th, 2011 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
India’s Supreme Court has partially lifted a ban on the mining of iron ore in the southern state of Karnataka. Last week, the court ordered a halt to all mining in the Bellary district, where roughly 80 percent of the state’s iron ore is produced, citing concerns about environmental degradation. On Friday, the court said […]
Indian Audit Slams Govt on 2010 Commonwealth Games
Posted August 5th, 2011 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
Auditors are accusing the Indian government of mismanagement, favoritism and corruption in the planning and execution of last year’s Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. The final audit by India’s Comptroller and Auditor General, which was released Friday, says millions of dollars were wasted in the construction of venues and in improvements to New Delhi’s infrastructure. […]
India’s Sonia Gandhi Undergoes Successful Surgery
Posted August 5th, 2011 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
India’s most powerful politician is said to be recuperating from a successful surgery overseas. India’s ruling Congress Party said Friday that its leader, Sonia Gandhi, underwent a successful operation for an undisclosed medical condition. A party spokesman said Gandhi’s children, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra, are with her and that the family has requested privacy […]
