Canada postponed its much-ballyhooed trade mission to India without explanation, but the prime ministers of the two countries clashed at the recent G20 Summit about Sikh separatist protests. On the Canadian federal government trade website, International Trade Minister Mary Ng had hyped the trip, scheduled for Oct. 9, as important in its strategy to expand … Continue reading Canada announces postponement of trade mission to India
Imran Khan has been arrested for the second time in a matter of months, but this time the reaction looks very different. What could happen next? There could not have been a starker contrast between 9 May and 5 August this year. While Imran Khan's first arrest led to protests in the streets from Peshawar … Continue reading Is Imran Khan’s political career over with jail sentence?
"I cannot carry on God, please help me," a mother says as she struggles to understand what has happened to her family. Her pain and trauma is unimaginable. Her 21-year-old daughter was gang raped, assaulted and paraded naked by a mob in northeast India. Her husband and 19-year-old son were bludgeoned to death when they … Continue reading Indian woman suicidal after husband and son died trying to save her from rapists
Jennifer Mistry has revealed that even when she wanted to quit Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah a few years ago, the producers threatened her. Jennifer Mistry revealed that ever since she accused the producers of the popular TV show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah of sexual misconduct, the people in her housing society have stopped … Continue reading Jennifer Mistry: Society women avoid me for accusing famous producer Asit Modi
According to senior railway officials, the Coromandel Express, a high-speed train that was traveling from Kolkata to Chennai, was diverted onto a loop line and slammed into a heavy goods train idled at Bahanaga Bazar railway station. Anger is growing in India, now the world’s most populous nation, renewing calls for authorities to confront safety issues … Continue reading Anger in India over the nation’s underfunded and poorly maintained railway system
Manto Kumar was traveling on the Coromandel Express with six of his friends when his train compartment began to violently shake like an earthquake. “Suddenly something crashed into us. Some of the coaches rolled to the other side,” the 32-year-old restaurant worker told CNN from a hospital in India’s eastern Odisha state. “I got up and wrapped … Continue reading INDIA TRAIN CRASH: Hospitals and morgues full to capacity
A student of Uttar Pradesh's Shiv Nadar University allegedly shot and killed his woman classmate on campus before shooting himself dead, police said. The 21-year-old later killed himself at the boy's hostel. Both were third-year students of BA Sociology, the police informed. The spot at where the incident took place in Shiv Nadar University in Greater Noida. … Continue reading CCTV footage shows chilling details of murder at India’s Shiv Nadar University
Sanctioned Russian banks now have access to one of the world’s largest markets, due to a recent decision by the Indian government to permit cross-border trade settlements in rupees to promote Indian exports. To settle trade deals under rupee trading, Indian banks have to open special rupee-vostro accounts in the trading partner country’s banks. The … Continue reading INDIAN VOODOO: How Russian banks are bypassing SWIFT sanction
A joint investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and the Sunday Times found that an Indian computer hacking group allegedly targeted dozens of British government officials, businessmen, and journalists critical of Qatar ahead of the FIFA World Cup this month. The investigation found that criminal activity began in 2019, and was allegedly commissioned by “one particular client,” … Continue reading Qatar 2022: Cybercriminals targeting high-profile critics of the World Cup
India has called on rich countries to fulfilL a decade-old promise to provide $100 billion in annual climate finance to developing nations. In 2009, a coalition of economically developed countries - including the USA, France, Germany, and the UK - pledged to give climate change-impacted nations $100 billion (€101 billion) per year by 2020. This promise has not … Continue reading India mounts pressure on rich countries, says they should pay for increasing climate change costs
India continues to favour a self-regulatory body for social media content disputes, a federal minister told Reuters, despite a lack of consensus among Big Tech companies to form a joint appeals panel. The government on Friday said it would set up an appeals panel amid concerns users had no recourse if they objected to moderation decisions of … Continue reading India declares openness to freedom of speech, self-regulation of social media content
Photo by Sue Rickhuss on Pexels.com is for reference purpose and was not taken at the accident site Three students from India who were attending universities in Connecticut died in a two-vehicle crash in western Massachusetts this week, authorities said on Thursday. Five other people were taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries suffered … Continue reading 3 Indian students involved in Massachusetts crash
People in India – especially in the northern part – generally get a bonus from their employers during the auspicious occasion of Diwali. The bonus may vary from a small to an expensive gift or from a little to large amount of cash given in hand or transferred to a bank account. While any type … Continue reading How to earn large bonus on Diwali
An Iranian hermit nicknamed the “world’s dirtiest man” for not taking a shower for more than half a century has died at the healthy old age of 94, state media has reported. Irna news agency reported that “Amou Haji”, an endearing nickname for an elderly person, died on Sunday in the village of Dejgah in the … Continue reading ‘World’s dirtiest man’ dies in Iran at 94 a few months after first wash
Emphasizing India's strides towards financial inclusion and digital economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the banking sector has become a vehicle for good governance and better service delivery in the country. With an aim to promote financial inclusion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday dedicated 75 Digital Banking Units (DBUs) to the nation. … Continue reading PM Modi praises Indian banking sector for supporting good governance, improved service delivery
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