Tag: Indian

Iran fires missiles into Indian Ocean for first time

Iran said on Saturday it test-fired two long-range missiles into the Indian Ocean earlier this year, the first time it has fired missiles into...

Indian minister resigns over fresh graft claims

A second Indian cabinet member resigned on Thursday over allegations of corruption within government, dealing another blow to embattled Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Textiles Minister...

Indian FM in Bangladesh amid ‘anti-Indian’ row

India’s top diplomat arrived in Bangladesh on Wednesday keen to placate his hosts after comments by the prime minister last week calling many Bangladeshis...

Indian duplicity over MFN status to Pakistan

The Most Favorite Nation (MFN) status given to Pakistan by India remains only on paper, as they have done very little to enhance bilateral...

Coach sacked in Indian doping scandal

India’s sports minister on Tuesday sacked the Ukrainian coach of the country’s top female 400m runners after six of them tested positive for banned...

Ruling party MPs quit Indian parliament in blow for PM

Nine ruling Congress party members of India's parliament resigned on Monday to press their demands for a separate state of Telangana, roughly halving the...

Indian actress sentenced over TV producer killing

An Indian court has sentenced an actress and her naval officer boyfriend in connection with the killing of TV executive Neeraj Grover in 2008....

Freed by Indian govt, eleven Pakistani children reach Karachi

Eleven Pakistani children released by the Indian government were received by their relatives when they reached Karachi on Thursday. When the freed children arrived...

Probe into deaths of 17 babies at Indian hospital

The Indian state of West Bengal has ordered an investigation into the deaths of 17 newborn babies at a children’s hospital after distraught parents...

Indian batsman will have to relinquish T20 mode

It is usual for the Indians to lose the first game of a series outside the sub-continent because they have not had enough time...

Dhoni offers West Indies hope after Indian victory

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni gave West Indies’ team a boost after their 63-run first Test defeat by suggesting they could push the visitors...

Indian sailors recount 10-month piracy ordeal

Indian sailors on Friday recounted the horrors they faced during their 10-month captivity by Somali pirates who kept them in chains, often without food...

Pakistan lodges protest against Indian navy actions

Pakistan lodged a formal protest with Indian authorities through the Indian High Commission in Islamabad on Friday against a serious maritime incident on June...

Indian graft campaigner threatens new protest

A veteran Indian activist on Thursday threatened to launch another protest against corruption, accusing the government of trying to scuttle a proposed anti-graft bill....

British actress Hurley and Indian tycoon divorce

British actress Liz Hurley’s four-year marriage to Indian businessman Arun Nayar ended in divorce Wednesday amid continued speculation about her romance with Australian cricketer...

Indian activist dies after four-month fast

An Indian holy man and social activist has died after a four-month fast to highlight corruption and rising pollution in the Ganges river, doctors...

Gandhi’s glasses go missing from Indian museum

Gandhi's spectacles have reportedly gone missing from the Sevagram Ashram (museum) in Wardha, Maharashtra. The incident reportedly took place in February 2011 but came...