India
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…
India opens 1st Partition museum 70 years after bloody event
World
August 15, 2017
India opens 1st Partition museum 70 years after bloody event
In the 70 years since India and Pakistan were created from the former British Empire, there has never been a…
Monsoon flooding kills at least 160 across South Asia
Weather
August 14, 2017
Monsoon flooding kills at least 160 across South Asia
Heavy monsoon rains have unleashed landslides and floods that have killed at least 160 people and displaced millions of others…
35 children die in north Indian hospital in 3 days
World
August 12, 2017
35 children die in north Indian hospital in 3 days
Parents of at least 35 children who have died in a hospital in northern India over the past three days…
Diplomacy fails to defuse India, China border crisis
World
August 9, 2017
Diplomacy fails to defuse India, China border crisis
India’s diplomatic efforts to end a seven-week military standoff with China have hit a roadblock, people briefed on the talks…
Baby in India born ‘pregnant’ with his half-formed twin
Science News
August 2, 2017
Baby in India born ‘pregnant’ with his half-formed twin
A baby in India has been born ‘pregnant’ with his half-formed twin. The rare case of ‘fetus-in-fetu’ is a congenital…
Up to 80% of Thailand’s tsunami warning system needs maintenance
World
July 31, 2017
Up to 80% of Thailand’s tsunami warning system needs maintenance
Up to 80 percent of Thailand’s tsunami warning system needs maintenance work, the deputy director-general of its disaster prevention department…
India puts Kashmir in lockdown on rebel’s death anniversary
World
July 8, 2017
India puts Kashmir in lockdown on rebel’s death anniversary
Residents in Indian-controlled Kashmir clashed with government forces Saturday as they defied a stringent curfew on the anniversary of the…