Violent clashes between Muslims and Hindus broke out across the Indian states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Jharkhand on Sunday during local observances of a Hindu religious festival, prompting authorities in two of the three states to impose curfews or gathering bans later Sunday, the Times of India reported on Monday. Communities across Hindu-majority India held…
Reports: ‘Stand with Putin’ Twitter Hashtag Trends in India amid Ukraine War
March 6, 2022 by
The hashtag â#IStandWithPutin,â referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin, was among the trending topics on Twitter in India on Thursday, Chinaâs state-run Global Times reported on Friday. âAs of Thursday [March 3], #IStandWithPutin had become a trending topic on Twitter in 12 countries, including Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, the US, Australia, Pakistan, Canada, the UK…
India to skip Winter Olympics opening ceremony over Chinaâs torchbearer selection
February 3, 2022 by
India will not attend Friday’s opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, after one of the torchbearers reportedly chosen by Chinese authorities riled up New Delhi’s anger. India’s foreign affairs spokesman Arindam Bagchi on Thursday said it was “regrettable that the Chinese side has chosen to politicize an event like the Olympics.” LIVE UPDATES: BEIJING […]
Ivermectin: An Untold Story Of A âWonder Drugâ That Made a Difference In India (Eyewitness Account)
August 27, 2021 by
I have a story to tell. But will you listen? During the winter of 2020, I flew from the United States with my parents to Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, in India. The purpose of our visit was to return to the place I had known as a young child and complete the important mission of relocating […]
Study: 68 Percent of People over Age 6 in India Have Coronavirus Antibodies
July 25, 2021 by
More than two-thirds of people in India aged above six years have antibodies against the Chinese coronavirus, the Times of India reported on Friday, citing a new analysis by the state-run Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). âTwo-thirds of the general population above the age of six, or 67.6 percent were found to have SARS-CoV-2…
India: 2,000+ People in Mumbai âDupedâ into Buying Fake Vaccines
June 27, 2021 by
Police in the Indian city of Mumbai recently shut down a group of fraudulent Chinese coronavirus vaccine clinics for distributing fake vaccines and counterfeit certificates to over 2,053 paying clients, the Times of India reported on Thursday. Deepak Thakare, a public prosecutor for the Indian state of Maharashtra â of which Mumbai is the capital â…
Boeing to Outsource 600 U.S. Tech Jobs While Expanding Production in India
February 10, 2021 by
The Boeing Company is outsourcing 600 American information technology (IT) jobs to Dell Technologies, which regularly imports foreign visa workers, while expanding its production base in India. This month, Boeing executives announced that they would be outsourcing hundreds of IT jobs to Dell Technologies â about 10 percent of the companyâs IT employees â as…
Passenger Found with 3,200 Viagra Pills for ‘His Friends’ on Flight from India, Say Feds
February 9, 2021 by
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Chicagoâs OâHare International Airport seized 3,200 Viagra pills from a man on a return flight from India. The man claimed the more than $96,000 worth of pills were for âhis friends.â CBP officers conducting a search of baggage on a flight from India to Chicago OâHare found eight…
India: Hindu Group Conducts Fire Ritual for Trump Victory
January 8, 2021 by
An Indian group known as Hindu Sena (Hindu Army) in Delhi on Tuesday conducted fire rituals and chanted verses for U.S. President Donald Trumpâs victory in the November 3 presidential election. Joined by a Hindu priest dressed in saffron robes, over a dozen members of the group sat around a ritual fire in a Hindu…
India Dismisses Reports of China Using âMicrowave Weaponsâ in the Himalayas
November 19, 2020 by
The Indian Army issued a statement on Wednesday denouncing media reports of China using âmicrowave weaponsâ against Indian troops in the Himalayas as âbaselessâ and âfake.â Media articles on employment of microwave weapons in Eastern Ladakh are baseless. The news is FAKE. pic.twitter.com/Lf5AGuiCW0 â ADG PI â INDIAN ARMY (@adgpi) November 17, 2020 The report…
India flight’s deadly runway skid likely due to low visibility, wet runway: expert
August 8, 2020 by
KOCHI, India â The plane swayed violently as it approached a hilltop runway drenched in monsoon rain, and moments later the special return flight for Indians stranded abroad by the pandemic skidded off, nosedived and cracked in two, leaving 18 dead and more than 120 injured.Among the injured on Friday night, at least 15 were…
VIDEO: Hillary slips down stairs in India â despite two men holding her up
March 13, 2018 by
Even though Hillary Clinton had help going down a set of stairs in India today, she still nearly fell down. While visiting Jahaz Mahal in Dharâs Mandu, Clinton was attempting to descend about 15 stairs. Despite both men helping her get to the bottom of the stairs, she slipped again, nearly doing the splits. Huma […]
India rolled out the red carpet for Ivanka Trump.
November 28, 2017 by
Hyderabad welcomes Ivanka Trump at business summit HYDERABAD, India (Reuters) – India rolled out the red carpet on Tuesday for Ivanka Trump, daughter of the U.S. president, who was set to attend a business summit in the southern tech hub of Hyderabad, where thousands of policemen stood on guard. As political and economic ties expand, […]
Guatemalan Recruited Illegal Immigrants from India, Smuggled Them Through Central America to U.S.
April 26, 2016 by
A woman from Guatemala has been sentenced to three years in prison for her role in a smuggling operation that recruited illegal immigrants in India and smuggled them through Central America into the United States. According to the Department of Justice, Rosa Astrid Umanzor-Lopez was extradited to the U.S. from Guatemala and pled guilty to […]