India’s health minister is backtracking from statements he made earlier this week, in which he called homosexuality a disease. Ghulam Nabi Azad insisted Tuesday that the media had misquoted him, even though video of the comment he made a day earlier at an HIV/AIDS conference has aired repeatedly on Indian television. Azad said he was […]
India Health Minister Clarifies ‘Homosexuality is a Disease’ Comments
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 4:05 pm (UTC-5)
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India Health Minister: Homosexuality is a Disease
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 4:25 am (UTC-5)
India’s health minister has called homosexuality a disease, saying it is “unnatural” and “fast-spreading” in the country. Ghulam Nabi Azad told a conference dealing with HIV/AIDS on Monday that homosexuality was only recently imported from “the developed world.” The comments enraged many gay activists in India, who say that homosexuals in the country are routinely […]
Indian Authorities Scramble to Secure Temple Treasure
Posted July 4th, 2011 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
Indian authorities on Monday scrambled to secure a temple in southwestern Kerala state where a hidden treasure worth at least $11 billion was discovered last week. The Supreme Court appointed a team of investigators to take a formal inventory of the find, which includes diamonds, emeralds, gold and silver coins and figurines. The precious artifacts […]
Treasure Worth Billions Found in Indian Temple
Posted July 3rd, 2011 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
Indian officials have found a hidden treasure worth billions of dollars in a temple in southern India. The diamonds, emeralds, and gold and silver coins and figurines were found in underground vaults in the temple, which was the royal chapel of the former rulers of Travancore, in southern Kerala state. Hundreds of armed police were […]
Comments by India’s Singh Sting Bangladesh
Posted July 2nd, 2011 at 9:30 am (UTC-5)
Controversial comments by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made to newspaper editors and posted on his official website are sparking anger and dismay in neighboring Bangladesh. Bangladeshi newspapers printed the remarks Saturday, even as the prime minister’s office removed them for an official transcript. During the meeting with editors Wednesday, Mr. Singh said Bangladeshis are […]
Maoists Kill 6 Indian Villagers
Posted July 2nd, 2011 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
Indian officials say Maoist rebels, disguised in police uniforms, have shot dead six residents of a remote village in eastern India. The rebels stormed Kairali, 200 kilometers from the Bihar state capital, Patna. They accused some of the inhabitants of being police informers. Police officials say five of the villagers were killed on the spot […]
India to Test Telecom Equipment for Spyware
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 11:35 am (UTC-5)
India’s government is responding to fears that equipment and software for its booming mobile phone sector could be used to spy on the country and its businesses. Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal announced Thursday India will build a $11 million facility in Bangalore to test all foreign-made telecommunication products. Indian regulations already require their country’s telecom […]
Indian State Probes 17 Infant Hospital Deaths
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
A state in eastern India is investigating the deaths of 17 infants at a government-run hospital. Authorities say all of the babies died in the last 48 hours at the B.C. Roy Hospital in Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal. The state’s chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, on Thursday called the deaths a “very sad” and […]
US Stands By India on Nuclear Trade
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
The United States says it will back India’s exemption from international rules on nuclear trade. The global Nuclear Suppliers Group tightened rules on the exchange of sensitive nuclear technology last week, but outgoing U.S. Ambassador Timothy Roemer said Washington “strongly and vehemently” supports a waiver for India. Roemer spoke at a ceremony in new Delhi […]
Top Indian Court Sides with Tata Motors in Land Dispute
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
India’s Supreme Court has sided with automaker Tata and blocked a decision by the government of West Bengal state to return land that the company purchased for a new factory to farmers. The court Wednesday ordered the state government to await directions from its local high court in the state capital, Kolkata, before handing back […]
