India
Lightning storm kills 20 in eastern India
Patna, Jul 24 (AP/UNB) — A government official says lightning has killed at least 20 people with thunderstorms and heavy rains lashing eastern India.
India disputes that it asked Trump to mediate Kashmir fight
Washington, Jul 23 (AP/UNB) — India is disputing President Donald Trump's comment that it asked him to mediate the long-running dispute over Kashmir.
Dozens feared trapped in building on fire in Mumbai
Mumbai, Jul 22 (AP/UNB) — A fire broke out Monday in a nine-story building with offices of a state-run telephone company in Mumbai, India's financial capital, and dozens of people were feared trapped, an official said.
Indian HC visits Bangladesh Police Academy
Dhaka, July 22 (UNB) – Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das visited the Bangladesh Police Academy in Sardah, Rajshahi on Monday.
Sheila Dikshit, former Delhi CM and Congress leader, passes away
New Delhi, Jul 20 (UNB) - Former chief minister of Delhi and senior Congress leader Sheila Dikshit passed away in Delhi on Saturday at the age of 81 years, reports The Times of India.
Sonbhadra killings: In detention, Priyanka Gandhi meets victims’ family members
Dhaka, July 20 (UNB) - Family members of the victims in Sonbhadra firing case met Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Saturday at the Chunar guest house in Mirzapur where she was detained on Friday from visiting the district. “Two relatives of victims have come here to meet me, 15 others are not being allowed to meet me. Even I am not being allowed to meet them,” Priyanka told, reports The Indian Express.
Priyanka’s illegal arrest shows increasing insecurity of Yogi government: Rahul Gandhi
Dhaka, July 19 (UNB) - Hitting out at the Uttar Pradesh government after Priyanka Gandhi was stopped from proceeding towards Sonbhadra to meet the victims of a clash, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the arrest was an arbitrary use of power by the Yogi Adityanath government, reports India Today.
India reschedules launch of its moon mission for Monday
New Delhi, Jul 18 (AP/UNB) — India's space agency said it will launch a spacecraft to the south pole of the moon on Monday after an aborted effort this week.
32 Indian fishing boats, 516 fishermen repatriated from Bangladesh
New Delhi, July 17 (Xinhua/UNB) -- India has received as many as 516 fishermen along with 32 fishing boats stranded in Bangladesh, confirmed an official statement issued by the Ministry of Defence on Wednesday.
Rescuers look for survivors after building collapse in India
India, July 17 (AP/UNB) — Rescuers cleared debris and used sniffer dogs Wednesday to find possible survivors under the rubble of a dilapidated building that collapsed in India's financial capital of Mumbai. At least 12 people were killed, and several are still feared trapped.