India
Hyderabad Air Show crash kills 2 India Navy pilots
March 03, 2010By Steve Herman Two elite Indian Navy pilots died when their aerobatic jet crashed in Hyderabad during the inauguration of a high-profile civil air show. Spectators from more than 100 countries were watching the inauguration of India's largest aviation...
India Reacts Calmly to Flu Pandemic Alert
June 12, 2009By Steve Herman India's government health officials say despite the designation of a global pandemic for the H1N1 virus there is no cause for alarm in the world's second most populous country. India has confirmed 16 cases of swine flu in humans and...
Noida Police spoke of honour killing in the case of Arushi
May 23, 2008The Noida Police on Thursday spoke of honour killing in the case of the murder of 14-year-old Arushi Talwar, raising questions over the motive behind the killing of the school girl along with domestic help Hemraj last week, informs Hindustan Times. ...
India’s tigers face increasing threats
October 17, 2007Poaching, prompted both by greed and need, may wipe out India’s tigers, whose population already is down to less than half from six years ago. In a report on the threat to the majestic animals, The Washington Post says hunger and poverty have...
Elephant stable in India yields WWI bomber
April 20, 2007A rare World War I bomber, termite-ridden but rescued from the elephant stable of a palace in India, has been put on display in Britain's Imperial War Museum. The plane is a de Havilland DH 9, made of wood and canvas. About 2,000 of them were...
India mob attacks serial killing suspects
January 25, 2007GHAZIABAD, India, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Two men charged in the serial killings of women and children in Nithari, India, were attacked Thursday by a mob outside a court. Moninder Singh Pandher and his domestic worker Surendra Koli were being escorted to...
Landmark health study to be made in India
January 24, 2007MADRAS, India, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists are starting a landmark genetic study to determine the linkage between lead exposure and children's intellectual development in India. Harvard University and University of Michigan researchers are joining...
Fog delays flights from Indian capital second day running
January 02, 2007New Delhi (dpa) - Dense fog in the Indian capital for the second day running left passengers stranded at airports and disrupted rail traffic Tuesday. As many as 43 domestic and 14 international flights had either been diverted or failed to take off...
Many tsunami survivors still homeless in India
December 26, 2006New Delhi (dpa) - Two years since the Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 7,996 people and left more than 35,000 homeless in India's southern state Tamil Nadu, delay in allotment of permanent houses is holding back rehabilitation in the state. According...
At least 13 killed, 50 injured in bus accident in India
December 21, 2006New Delhi (dpa) - At least 13 people were killed and more than 50 injured in a bus accident in India's north-eastern Manipur state Thursday, news reports said. The accident occurred when the bus overturned and rolled down a hill about 60 kilometres...
