India
Indian kidney traders smuggle donors to Egypt to beat strict donation rules
Egypt
September 15, 2017
Indian kidney traders smuggle donors to Egypt to beat strict donation rules
Indian police are investigating a major organ trade racket after they arrested two men, including an alleged kingpin, at Mumbai…
Old Mumbai building overdue for demolition collapses, killing 21
World
August 31, 2017
Old Mumbai building overdue for demolition collapses, killing 21
An 117-year-old condemned building collapsed in the Indian financial hub of Mumbai on Thursday after two days of torrential rain,…
The Latest: Indian spiritual guru gets 10 years in prison
World
August 28, 2017
The Latest: Indian spiritual guru gets 10 years in prison
A judge has sentenced a flamboyant and controversial Indian spiritual guru to 10 years in prison on charges of raping…
India, China to pull back troops from border confrontation
World
August 28, 2017
India, China to pull back troops from border confrontation
India and China have agreed to pull back their troops from a face-off in the high Himalayas where China, India…
After deadly protests, Indian states in lockdown for ‘godman’s’ rape sentencing
World
August 27, 2017
After deadly protests, Indian states in lockdown for ‘godman’s’ rape sentencing
India is deploying thousands of riot police and shutting down internet services in two northern states, as it prepares for…
Uneasy calm after 30 die in India riots over guru verdict
World
August 26, 2017
Uneasy calm after 30 die in India riots over guru verdict
Thousands of security forces have marched through a northern Indian town to maintain calm after supporters of a quasi-religious sect…
5 dead as Guru’s backers riot after rape verdict
World
August 25, 2017
5 dead as Guru’s backers riot after rape verdict
5:00 p.m. A hospital doctor says five people have been killed in riots by supporters of the leader of a…
McDonald’s to close 169 outlets in India in franchise battle
Business
August 22, 2017
McDonald’s to close 169 outlets in India in franchise battle
McDonald’s India has announced it will close nearly 170 McDonald’s outlets in northern and eastern India after the American fast…
Muslim divorce law ‘unconstitutional’, rules India’s top court
Middle East
August 22, 2017
Muslim divorce law ‘unconstitutional’, rules India’s top court
India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled a controversial Muslim instant divorce law unconstitutional, a landmark victory for Muslim women who…
India investigates after fourth big train accident in past year kills 23
World
August 20, 2017
India investigates after fourth big train accident in past year kills 23
India began investigating on Sunday a train crash in which 23 people were killed, the fourth major accident over the…