India’s annual inflation rose to 9.4 percent last month, increasing pressure on the country’s central bank to raise interest rates again. The commerce ministry on Thursday reported the jump in the wholesale price index, which was still below the median forecasts of 9.7 percent. India has been grappling with higher food and fuel costs, with […]
Bombings Kill 17, Wound 133 in Mumbai
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
Indian officials say it is too early to accuse any particular group of carrying out the three consecutive bomb blasts that ripped through the country’s financial capital, Mumbai, on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people and wounding 133 others. Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Thursday police are investigating every possible “hostile” group, and that […]
Bombings Kill 17, Wound 133 in Mumbai
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 2:45 am (UTC-5)
Indian officials say it is too early to accuse any particular group of carrying out the three consecutive bomb blasts that ripped through the country’s financial capital, Mumbai, on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people and wounding 133 others. Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Thursday police are investigating every possible “hostile” group, and that […]
Bombings Kill 17, Wound 133 in Mumbai
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 12:30 am (UTC-5)
Three consecutive bomb blasts tore through India’s financial capital, Mumbai, Wednesday, killing at least 17 people and wounding 133 others. The explosions occurred within 20 minutes of each other in crowded areas of the city during the evening rush-hour — two in the south and one in central Mumbai. Earlier reports said the blasts killed […]
21 Dead, 141 Wounded in India’s Mumbai Bombings
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 7:35 pm (UTC-5)
Three consecutive bomb blasts tore through India’s financial capital, Mumbai, Wednesday, killing at least 21 people and wounding 141 others. The explosions occurred within 20 minutes of each other in crowded areas of the city during the evening rush-hour — two in the south and one in central Mumbai. No one has claimed responsibility, but […]
Indian Officials: Mumbai Blasts ‘Coordinated Terror Attack’
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 5:30 pm (UTC-5)
Three consecutive bomb blasts tore through India’s financial capital, Mumbai, Wednesday, killing at least 21 people and wounding more than 100 others. The explosions occurred within 20 minutes of each other in crowded areas of the city during the evening rush-hour — two in the south and one in central Mumbai. No one has claimed […]
Indian Officials: Mumbai Blasts ‘Coordinated Terror Attack’
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 4:40 pm (UTC-5)
Three consecutive bomb blasts tore through India’s financial capital, Mumbai, Wednesday, killing at least 21 people and wounding more than 100 others. The explosions occurred within 20 minutes of each other in crowded areas of the city during the evening rush-hour — two in the south and one in central Mumbai. No one has claimed […]
Indian Officials: ‘Terrorists’ Coordinated Deadly Mumbai Blasts
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
Three back-to-back explosions hit India’s financial capital Mumbai Wednesday, killing at least 21 people and wounding more than 100 others in what authorities are calling a “coordinated attack by terrorists.” The blasts occurred in crowded areas of the city Wednesday evening — two in the south and one in central Mumbai. The special secretary for […]
Indian Police Arrest Kashmiri Separatists Marking Uprising Anniversary
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
Indian authorities have arrested a Kashmiri separatist leader who tried to hold a rally marking the 80th anniversary of a violent Hindu crackdown on a Muslim uprising in the region. Police detained Shabir Shah and some of his supporters in Indian Kashmir’s main city of Srinagar Wednesday, as they marched toward a memorial to the […]
Indian Officials: ‘Terrorists’ Coordinated Deadly Mumbai Blasts
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
India’s home minister says authorities believe the back-to-back blasts that killed at least 20 people in Mumbai were a “coordinated attack by terrorists.” P. Chidambaram appealed for calm, after three separate explosions struck India’s financial capital Wednesday evening. Authorities say the blasts wounded more than 80 people and that they expect the number of casualties […]
