India

A man who died in India after testing positive for monkeypox in the United Arab Emirates may be Asia's first fatality linked to the global outbreak. The 22-year-old died July 30 in a hospital in Kerala state, where he was treated for…

A growing pile of unpaid bills in India's power sector is risking the country's development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, urging states to clear up their arrears to help modernise power systems. The South Asian nation's power…

India will celebrate 75 years of diplomatic ties with Thailand through a festival in Bangkok, themed on India's northeast. The second edition of North East India Festival will be organised on July 30 and 31 in the Thai capital. In a bid…

India has started discussions with vaccine makers for developing a monkeypox vaccine, should the need arise, a senior government official said on Wednesday (July 27) as cases rise globally. "We are already engaging with the potential…

A 34-year-old from the Indian capital New Delhi with no history of foreign travel is the fourth person in the country to test positive for monkeypox, the Press Trust of India reported. The infection comes as India ramps up screening for…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a reputation for imposing policies suddenly on an unprepared nation, but when he pledged in 2019 to eliminate single-use plastics, food and beverage makers had years to prepare. When the first tranche…

Efforts are continuing in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur to find 20 missing people, days after a massive landslide. More than 40 people have died so far in the landslide, which hit a railway construction site late on Wednesday.…

India's flood-hit areas are forecast to receive heavy rain this week, with 532 people losing their lives so far across the nation during the monsoon season and hundreds of thousands staying in temporary relief camps. The north-eastern…

India is expected to push back against an anticipated effort by Chinese President Xi Jinping to use this year's Brics summit as a platform to highlight his efforts to build an alternative to the US-led global order, Indian officials with…

Heavy monsoon rains in India and Bangladesh have flooded an airport and knocked down cellphone towers, bridges and power lines, cutting off communications for millions of people and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of thousands. At…