The leader of a state in northern India is vowing to take tough action after a number of brutal rapes. There have been a series of reported attacks in Uttar Pradesh state in recent days, one involving a woman who was gang-raped and burned alive. In another incident, a girl was blinded while resisting her […]
Indian State Leader Vows to Probe Attacks on Women
Posted June 21st, 2011 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
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Indian Parliament Session Postponed Due to Corruption Bill
Posted June 21st, 2011 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
India’s government has postponed the next session of parliament to give it more time to reach an agreement with civil society activists on a draft for a tough new anti-corruption bill. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Bansal told reporters Tuesday that the new session would begin on August 1, instead of mid-July, and run through September […]
Indian State Halts Land Takeover for Steel Plant
Posted June 21st, 2011 at 9:20 am (UTC-5)
The eastern Indian state of Orissa has temporarily halted plans to acquire land for a South Korean steel plant after protest by locals. The South Korean steel giant POSCO wants to build a $12 billion facility on some 1,250 hectares of tribal land. A local official says the land acquisition process for POSCO has been […]
Google Suspends Bangalore Street View Project
Posted June 21st, 2011 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
The Google company says it has suspended photography in the Indian city of Bangalore for its Street View project, in compliance with a request from city officials. Google said in a statement Tuesday that it had received a letter from Bangalore’s commissioner of police and will not be collecting any more images of Bangalore city […]
India: Terrorism to Dominate Talks with Pakistan
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
India says two days of talks between the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan in Islamabad later this week will likely focus on terrorism issues. In a statement Monday, Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna said the two countries must deal with terrorism “firmly and transparently” for the common good of both nations. He also stressed […]
Indian Military Delegation Visits China
Posted June 19th, 2011 at 4:05 pm (UTC-5)
An Indian military delegation has arrived in China for a visit aimed at re-establishing defense ties between the two Asian giants after a year-long freeze. The eight-member delegation led by Major General Gurmeet Singh arrived in Beijing Sunday. The week-long visit will include meetings with Chinese counterparts in Beijing, Shanghai and the restive Xinjiang region […]
India Releases 108-Year-Old Inmate
Posted June 19th, 2011 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
Prison authorities in India have released the country’s oldest inmate, a 108-year-old man serving a life sentence for murder. Brij Pandey was released Friday from prison in northern Uttar Pradesh state on humanitarian grounds. Pandey, a Hindu priest, was 84 years old when he was charged, along with 15 others, for his part in the […]
Pakistan-India Talks Set for June 23
Posted June 17th, 2011 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say India’s foreign secretary will visit the country next week to discuss security and peace, including the disputed Kashmir region. The formal talks on Kashmir will be the first since India broke off peace negotiations following the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai that killed 166 people. The Pakistan-based militant group, Lashkar-e-Taiba, was blamed […]
Monsoon Storms Flood India, Bangladesh
Posted June 17th, 2011 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
Monsoon storms have flooded parts of eastern India and Bangladesh, washing some 33 fishing boats out to sea in the Bay of Bengal. Officials say at least 500 fishermen are unaccounted for after a tropical depression swept through India’s West Bengal state late Thursday. At least seven people were reportedly killed in the state, including […]
Indian Police Defuse ‘Powerful Bomb’ on Passenger Train
Posted June 17th, 2011 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
Police in eastern India say security forces have defused a powerful bomb found on a train carrying about 1,000 passengers. Senior police officials in Assam state said security forces were conducting a routine search when they found an unattended small, but heavy, bag before the train arrived in Guwahati. They discovered what they called a […]
