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Flight attendant sa India, nahulog mula sa eroplano

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 16 12:45 PM

Sugatan ang isang flight attendant ng Air India matapos mahulog mula sa eroplano nitong Lunes sa Mumbai international airport.  Read more »

Airport police sa India, pinagbabawas ng pagngiti

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 06:14 PM

Ipinag-utos sa mga pulis sa mga paliparan sa India ang pagbawas ng kanilang pagngiti bilang isa sa mga hakbang para mapaigting ang seguridad. Read more »

India on alert as zika virus hits tourism hotspot of Jaipur

Alasdair Pal, Reuters
Posted at Oct 09 03:53 PM

NEW DELHI - India has sent experts to try to contain an outbreak of the zika virus in the popular tourist destination of Jaipur, capital of the northern state of Rajasthan, with a close watch on pregnant women.   Read more »

Nigeria, Singapore and India fuel wealth gap - Oxfam

Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Oct 09 07:46 AM

Nigeria, Singapore and India are among countries fueling the gap between the super-rich and poor, aid agency Oxfam said on Tuesday as it launched an index spotlighting those nations doing least to bridge the divide. Read more »

Ilang Pinoy seafarers, inabandona ng amo sa India

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 06 01:26 AM

MAYNILA - Inatasan na ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) ang Philippine Embassy sa New Delhi, India na tulungan ang 21 Pilipinong seafarers na na-stranded sa isang port matapos umanong abandonahin ng kanilang employer. Read more »

India quietly seals missile deal with Russia despite US warning

Vladimir Soldatkin and Sanjeev Miglani, Reuters
Posted at Oct 05 08:29 PM

The US has said countries trading with Russia's defense and intelligence sectors would face automatic sanctions under a sweeping legislation. Read more »

Indians arrested for illegally entering U.S. nearly triples

Andrew Hay, Reuters
Posted at Sep 29 06:10 AM

UNITED STATES - The number of Indians arrested for illegally entering the United States has nearly tripled so far in 2018, making them one of the largest groups of illegal aliens apprehended, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said on Friday. Read more »

Sued by Starbucks, Indian coffee chain changes name

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 28 06:15 PM

Starbucks, which entered the vast Indian market in 2012 and now has 125 outlets, began legal proceedings against "SardarBuksh", which has 25 shops in New Delhi, in July. Read more »

India’s top court rules adultery no longer a crime

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 27 06:45 PM

Adultery is no longer a crime, India's top court ruled Thursday, declaring a colonial-era law that punished the offense with jail time unconstitutional and discriminatory against women. Read more »

Pasahero, pinalayas sa eroplano nang tangkaing mag-charge sa cockpit

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 27 04:31 PM

Isang pasahero ang pinalayas mula sa eroplano nang tangkain niyang pumasok sa cockpit para mag-charge ng cellphone.   Read more »

Emergency evacuation: Airline passenger mistakes exit door for toilet

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 26 02:35 AM

An Indian passenger sparked panic in mid-air when he tried to open a plane door, apparently mistaking it for the toilet, the airline and reports said.   Read more »

Bug in cake gives Ikea India fresh embarrassment

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 21 05:44 PM

It is the second such embarrassment for the home retailer since the Hyderabad store opened in August, after another customer said he found a caterpillar in his rice earlier this month. Read more »

Tatay, inaayos ang mga lubak sa Mumbai para sa nasawing anak

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 04:57 PM

Sa dami ng lubak sa Mumbai, may ilang nagsusulong na bigyan ng Guinness world record ang lugar bilang siyudad na may pinakamaraming lubak sa mundo.  Read more »

Jeep files patent suit vs Mahindra, sparking US probe

Reuters
Posted at Sep 12 08:17 AM

The US International Trade Commission (ITC) said in a statement that it was launching a patent-related investigation into the Indian automaker's ROXOR vehicle. Read more »

India's Supreme Court ends colonial-era ban on gay sex

Abhaya Srivastava, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 06 05:28 PM

India's Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a ban on gay sex after a decades-old campaign against a colonial-era law used to hold back LGBT rights. Read more »

Google races to parry the rise of Facebook in India

Paresh Dave and Sankalp Phartiyal, Reuters
Posted at Sep 04 04:53 PM

Google officials in India earlier this year were alarmed to learn that Facebook Inc was likely to generate about $980 million in revenue in the country in 2018, according to one of the sources. Google's India revenues reached $1 billion only last year. Read more »

Indian postmen to turn bankers with Modi's new payments bank

Aditya Kalra, Reuters
Posted at Sep 02 09:03 AM

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a payments bank on Saturday to turn postmen into bankers so they can offer financial services to the poor in rural areas and boost digital transactions. Read more »

Pentagon official cautions India over buying Russian arms

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 30 08:20 AM

WASHINGTON - A top Pentagon official cautioned India on Wednesday that there are no guarantees for a special waiver from US sanctions if it buys new weapons platforms from Russia. Read more »

2 Indian grocery store, sinalakay dahil sa 'opium sa gamot'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 28 08:03 PM

Nakumpirma sa laboratory test ng NBI na may lamang opium ang Kamini Vidrawan Ras na alok sa 2 Indian grocery store sa Paco, Maynila. Read more »

Flood toll in India's Kerala rises to 445

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 26 03:47 PM

The death toll from devastating floods in the southern Indian state of Kerala rose to 445 Sunday with the discovery of 28 more bodies as the waters recede and a massive cleanup gathers pace, government officials said. Read more »