NEW DELHI — Thousands of farmers crowding buses and trains traveled to the Indian capital on Thursday to press their demand for new legislation to guarantee minimum profitable crop prices, after weeks of being blocked from the city. They avoided using their tractors after authorities barricaded highways into New Delhi with cement blocks and barbed … Read more
NEW DELHI — Hundreds of Tibetans in exile marched on the streets of New Delhi on Sunday to commemorate the 65th Tibetan National Uprising Day against China. Over 300 protesters gathered near India’s Parliament House and chanted slogans including “Tibet was never a part of China” and ”China should leave Tibet.” The protesters carried Tibetan … Read more
Dabang Delhi KC (DEL) and the Patna Pirates (PAT) go head-to-head in the 72nd match of PKL 10 on Sunday, January 14, at the SMS Indoor Stadium in Jaipur. The Pirates come into this match after suffering one of the worst collapses in PKL history as they bottled a 10-point lead in the final few … Read more
NEW DELHI — The Afghan Embassy in New Delhi is permanently closed, it announced Friday, due to challenges from the Indian government and a lack of diplomatic support. In a press release, it said the decision was already effective from Thursday and follows the embassy’s earlier move to cease operations starting Oct. 1 due to … Read more
The world famous Gateway of India monument in Mumbai, India was built during the 20th century to commemorate the visit of king George V and Queen Mary. It is located on the waterfront of the Apollo Bunder area of south Mumbai and is the city’s top tourist attraction. Darren Robb | The Image Bank | … Read more
India’s capital, New Delhi, is preparing a new weapon in the fight against deadly air pollution: cloud seeding. The experiment, which could take place as early as next week, would introduce chemicals like silver iodide into a cloudy sky to create rain and, it’s hoped, wash away the fine particulate matter hovering over one of … Read more
TORONTO — Canada has recalled 41 of its diplomats from India after the Indian government said it would revoke their diplomatic immunity, the foreign minister said Thursday, in an escalation of their dispute over the slaying of a Sikh separatist in Canada. The moves come after Canada’s allegations that India may have been involved in … Read more
A poster of the previous Gurdwara President Hardeep Singh Nijjar is displayed on a fence exterior the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara temple in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, on September 19, 2023. Don Mackinnon | Afp | Getty Photographs India warned its residents to “train utmost warning” in Canada, deepening the diplomatic rift between each nations … Read more
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (2L) addresses the opening session of the G20 Leaders’ Summit on the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on September 9, 2023. Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty Photos NEW DELHI — The Group of 20 nations on Saturday overcame variations in references to the battle in Ukraine, reaching a consensus … Read more
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the G20 Leaders’ Summit on the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on September 9, 2023. Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty Pictures NEW DELHI — The African Union grew to become the second regional grouping to be admitted to the Group of 20 main industrialized and growing nations as … Read more