India

Tuesday 03/December/2019 15:12 PM

NASA finds India's crashed moon lander

NASA announced on Tuesday that it found debris from India's "Vikram" lander that shattered on the surface of the moon in September. They...

Monday 02/December/2019 15:20 PM

Swiss firm wins bid to build India's biggest airport near Delhi

New Delhi: Swiss company Zurich Airport International AG has won the bid to design, build and develop a new airport in Jewar in India's northern state...

Saturday 30/November/2019 16:09 PM

Naxals blow up bridge amid local elections in India's Jharkhand

New Delhi: Naxals blew up a bridge Saturday in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand as the first phase of the local elections is underway in its 13...

Sunday 10/November/2019 16:00 PM

Cyclone Bulbul makes landfall as Bangladesh, India evacuate hundreds of thousands

Cyclone Bulbul made landfall on Saturday night in the world's largest mangrove forest between Bangladesh and India. The powerful storm brought...

Saturday 09/November/2019 15:18 PM

India-Pakistan: First pilgrims make new border crossing to Sikh temple

Pakistan and India on Saturday opened a new corridor and border crossing to facilitate the Indian followers of Sikh faith to visit one of their holiest...

Monday 28/October/2019 11:32 AM

Indian capital's air quality falls to "severe” category

New Delhi: The air quality in the Indian capital plummeted to "severe" category on Monday morning, post the festival of lights...

Saturday 12/October/2019 10:55 AM

Xi, Modi meet to promote China-India mutual learning for shared prosperity

Chennai: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed in Chennai on Friday to promote exchanges and mutual learning among...

Friday 04/October/2019 11:49 AM

India announces fifth interest rate cut, loans to be cheaper

Mumbai: Indian expats living in Oman will be able to apply for cheaper loans back home this festive season as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday...

Tuesday 01/October/2019 09:24 AM

At least 148 die as torrential rainfall and flash floods wreak havoc in India

Patna: Torrential monsoon rains have wreaked havoc across parts of India, especially in the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh which have been reeling under...

Monday 30/September/2019 11:27 AM

Indian flight catches fire, makes emergency landing

Panaji: A Delhi-bound IndiGo flight with 180 passengers on board made an emergency landing at Goa airport on Sunday after the aircraft's engine caught...