New Delhi, Mar 27 (EFE).- India on Wednesday summoned US diplomat Gloria Berbena to convey its “strong objection” to recent comments by Washington on the arrest of an opposition leader just weeks ahead of the general elections. The comments came in the wake of the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by the Enforcement … Read more
New Delhi, Mar 18 (EFE).- The Hindu nationalist government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has drawn global flak for using “politically motivated” tactics to revoke visa privileges to overseas critics of Indian origin. A Human Rights Watch statement on Monday pointed out how Modi often attends mass gatherings of his diaspora Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) … Read more
New Delhi, Jan 13 (EFE). – The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court granted bail to a 26-year-old man accused of raping a 13-year-old girl, saying the relationship was the product of “love and attraction” and not “lust.” “It seems that the alleged incident of a sexual relationship is out of the attraction between … Read more
New Delhi, Dec 29 (EFE). – The Indian government announced Friday that it has again asked Pakistan to extradite Hafiz Saeed, the leader of the Islamist group accused of organizing the 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people. “The person in question is wanted in numerous cases in India. He is also a UN-designated terrorist. … Read more
By David Asta Alares New Delhi, Dec 29 (EFE).- A Hindu temple in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, newly built on the remains of a Muslim mosque, is taking center stage in Indian politics ahead of its controversial inauguration on Jan. 22. Workers are putting the finishing touches to the temple dedicated to … Read more
Paris, Dec 23 (EFE). – A plane with 303 Indian passengers bound for Nicaragua remains immobilized at a French airport due to suspicions of human trafficking, in a case in which two people were arrested on Saturday. Since Thursday, Dec. 21, the plane of the Romanian company Legend Airlines, which was supposed to fly from … Read more
New Delhi, Jul 20 (EFE).- At least 10 people died and dozens remain trapped following a landslide in a village in western India, with rescue teams working around the clock to recover possible survivors, officials said Thursday. This landslide occurred on Wednesday night in Maharashtra state’s Raigad district, which, like the rest of the region, … Read more
New Delhi, Mar 22 (EFE).- The arrest of a Kashmiri journalist by an anti-terror agency in India sparked global criticism, with rights and media bodies calling it an attack on press freedoms and civil society in the disputed region. Irfan Mehraj was arrested from Srinagar, the main city in Kashmir, on Monday for “funding terror … Read more
New Delhi, Mar 14 (EFE).- India’s top court on Tuesday set aside a government request for additional compensation to the victims of the 1984 gas tragedy that caused thousands of death, with chronic health effects persisting nearly four decades later. The federal government had urged the court to order the American chemical company Union Carbide’s … Read more
New Delhi, Mar 13 (EFE).- India continues to be the world’s top arms importer even as the imports declined by 11 percent in the last decade, a global arms sales watchdog said on Monday. The decline in the arms imports to India was linked to “a complex procurement process, efforts to diversify arms suppliers and … Read more
New Delhi, Mar 13 (EFE).- India woke up ecstatic on Monday after two films from the country ended up with wins at the Oscars, accounting for the country’s sixth and seventh Academy Awards in all. The song “Naatu Naatu” from the movie “RRR” won the Best Original Song, while “The Elephant Whisperers” won the Best … Read more
New Delhi, Mar 2 (EFE).- A meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of Twenty (G20) leading economies ended without a joint declaration in the Indian capital due to widening differences of opinion on the Russia-Ukraine war. It was for the second time in a week that the bloc under the presidency of India failed … Read more