India
LuLu to inject $500mn in Egypt, establish new hypermarkets
Business
October 22, 2018
LuLu to inject $500mn in Egypt, establish new hypermarkets
Egypt’s government approved on Sunday the Indian hypermarket group LuLu’s $500 million cash transfer to the Egyptian market, aiming to…
Tradition, and mobs, keep women out of Indian temple
World
October 19, 2018
Tradition, and mobs, keep women out of Indian temple
At the Indian temple that is the focus of a battle over gender equality, Hindu hardliners are in festive…
Clashes as Indian temple prepares to accept women
World
October 17, 2018
Clashes as Indian temple prepares to accept women
Clashes erupted in India on Wednesday as traditionalists tried to stop women visiting one of Hinduism’s most sacred temples,…
India, Pakistan clash in UN over support for terrorists
World
September 30, 2018
India, Pakistan clash in UN over support for terrorists
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — India’s foreign minister accused neighboring Pakistan of harboring terrorists in an angry speech Saturday before…
OPEC, allies agree not to further increase oil production
Middle East
September 24, 2018
OPEC, allies agree not to further increase oil production
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — A meeting of OPEC and its allies ended without any decision to further increase oil…
India launches ‘Modicare’, world’s biggest health scheme
Health & Fitness
September 23, 2018
India launches ‘Modicare’, world’s biggest health scheme
India on Sunday launched the world’s biggest health insurance scheme which Prime Minister Narendra Modi said would cover some…
Delhi’s last elephants await marching orders
Environment
September 22, 2018
Delhi’s last elephants await marching orders
The mighty Heera marched through a crowded slum chewing bamboo, oblivious that freedom from life as one of Delhi’s…
US to help nations replace Iran oil, may consider waivers
Middle East
September 6, 2018
US to help nations replace Iran oil, may consider waivers
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Washington will consider waivers for Iranian oil buyers such as India but they must eventually…
India decriminalizes homosexual acts in landmark verdict
World
September 6, 2018
India decriminalizes homosexual acts in landmark verdict
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court on Thursday struck down a colonial-era law that made homosexual acts punishable…
India’s billion-dollar battle to build the world’s biggest statue
World
September 3, 2018
India’s billion-dollar battle to build the world’s biggest statue
The world’s biggest statue is rising in a remote corner of India to honor an independence hero but it…