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Uttar Pradesh: Angry residents rename Agra areas ‘smelly town’
Some angry residents in India's Agra city have temporarily renamed housing complexes as "gutter colony" or "smelly town" to protest against civic issues.
Residents of Shahganj and Jagdishpura localities blame an unfinished…
Monsoon in South Asia is becoming more extreme
India's tens of millions of small farmers whose lives depend on the annual monsoon keep a firm eye on the sky. At a village in the shadow of the Western Ghats mountain range, the rainy season usually starts in June. Winds over the…
India’s lax drug regulatory mechanism under spotlight after 69 killed in Gambia
The drug regulatory mechanism in India, which bills itself as the "pharmacy of the world", has come under the spotlight with a revelation that four India-made cough syrups may have killed at least 69 children in the Gambia, a west African…
Mulayam Singh Yadav, veteran Indian politician, dies at 82
Mulayam Singh Yadav, a veteran Indian politician and three-time chief minister of the country’s most populous state, has died after more than six weeks in hospital, his son said.
Yadav, who was 82, entered politics in his 20s, rising to…
Deadly bus-truck collision in western India’s Maharashtra state
At least 12 people were killed in India when a bus caught fire after hitting a truck on a highway in western India early on Saturday, an official said.
Another 43 people with serious burns were taken to a hospital in Nashik, a city in…
Top UN official praises India for “thoughtful leadership and commitment”
A top UN official has hailed India for its "thoughtful leadership and commitment" to advancing high-impact South-South cooperation, as New Delhi stressed that it has never let geography or geometry "define us" as it assists countries across…
Indian workers rescued from digital job scams in Southeast Asia
India’s government says it has rescued about 130 Indians who were forced to work in Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia after they were lured by agents who had offered well-paying job opportunities in the information technology sector that turned…
Apple iPhone exports from India doubling in boon to PM Modi’s plan
Apple Inc.'s iPhone exports from India crossed US$1 billion in the five months since April, according to people familiar with the matter, signaling the South Asian nation is making progress with its bid to become a force in electronics…
Powerful Modi-linked Hindu group decries rising India inequality
India must encourage local entrepreneurship to combat unemployment in the country, said a top official of a Hindu group affiliated to the ruling party, ahead of elections in the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
"One figure says…
India has a $1.6 trillion plan to snatch factories from China
In India, half of all infrastructure projects are delayed, and one in four run over their estimated budget. Prime Minister Narendra Modi believes technology is the solution to these perennial and notorious bottlenecks.
Under a…