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Fraud claims wipe $45 bn off India's Adani Group stocks

Nivrita Ganguly, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 27 07:08 PM

Shares in the business empire of Asia's richest man Gautam Adani nosedived Friday, extending this week's losses to $45 billion. Read more »

S.Africa to send more than 100 cheetahs to India

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 27 06:11 AM

South Africa said Thursday that it had reached a deal to transfer more than 100 cheetahs to India as part of an ambitious project to reintroduce the spotted cats in the south Asian country. Read more »

Pompeo says US averted nuclear war between India, Pakistan

Shaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 25 06:54 AM

"No other nation could have done what we did that night to avoid a horrible outcome," Pompeo wrote. Read more »

Will foreign universities succeed in India?

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Jan 17 09:17 AM

The Indian government is set to welcome foreign universities — such as Harvard, Oxford and Yale — to India. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 13, 2023

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 11:52 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Pilgrims gather for Gangasagar Mela

Piyal Adhikary, EPA-EFE
Posted at Jan 13 11:22 PM

Hindu pilgrims perform evening prayer as they gather during the Gangasagar Mela annual fair on Sagar Island, India on Friday Read more »

Indians evacuated from 'sinking' holy town

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 09 07:57 AM

Authorities in one of the holiest towns in the Indian Himalayas were evacuating panicked residents Sunday after hundreds of houses began developing yawning cracks and sinking, officials said. Read more »

India Pride marchers call for same-sex marriage rights

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 09 07:19 AM

Hundreds of people took part in the first Delhi Queer Pride march in three years on Sunday as pressure grows for legal recognition of same-sex marriage in India. Read more »

Indian executive arrested for urinating on plane passenger

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 07 08:44 PM

A sacked executive of US banking giant Wells Fargo accused of urinating on a fellow passenger aboard an Air India flight has been arrested, a police spokesperson said Saturday. Read more »

India probes cough syrup blamed for child deaths

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 29 07:28 PM

Indian authorities on Thursday halted production at a pharmaceutical company under investigation for a cough syrup blamed by Uzbekistan health officials for the deaths of at least 18 children. Read more »

What's in store for emerging Asian economies in 2023?

Srinivas Mazumdaru, Deutsche Welle
Posted at Dec 27 07:41 PM

Many countries' economies in the region could be in for a bumpy ride next year but some may also be set to benefit as companies diversify from China. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 26, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 26 11:50 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Indian Muslims participate in Christmas event

Farooq Khan, EPA-EFE
Posted at Dec 26 06:35 PM

Muslim women wearing veils and Hijab take a selfie as they participate in a Christmas event to promote communal harmony and brotherhood in Srinagar, India. Read more »

India: COVID reverses gains in fight against tuberculosis

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Dec 23 09:46 AM

Around half a million people died of tuberculosis in India in 2021 — an increase of over 5% compared to 2020 for the country that shoulders the highest share of the global TB burden. Read more »

China says situation 'stable' on India border after reports of clashes

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 13 04:51 PM

China said the situation was "stable" on its border with India, after New Delhi reported a stand-off between the two countries' militaries last week. Read more »

Philippines halts OFW deployment to India

Zen Hernandez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 08:16 PM

The Philippines is halting the deployment of Filipino migrant workers to India. Read more »

Elon Musk's Twitter takeover is unsettling Indian users

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Dec 05 04:56 AM

Just a few weeks after Elon Musk completed his embattled purchase of Twitter, a video appeared on the platform showing a Muslim student in India reacting after being "jokingly" compared to a terrorist by his university professor. Read more »

Hair transplant fad turns deadly in India

Abhaya Srivastava, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 02 11:52 AM

In an increasingly materialistic Indian society, men are also feeling pressure to look young and presentable for fear of losing their social standing. Read more »

Dreams of wealth turn to dust for Qatar migrant workers

Shafiqul Alam with Aishwarya Kumar in New Delhi and Mikhail Flores in Manila, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 16 05:46 PM

The Gulf state has faced harsh criticism over deaths, injuries, and unpaid wages of foreign laborers. Read more »

G20 ministers launch billion-dollar pandemic fund

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 13 04:17 PM

G20 health and finance ministers launched a $1.4-billion fund Sunday to tackle the next global pandemic. Read more »