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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 »

India rejects UAE govt's $100 million flood disaster fund offer

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 23 08:31 AM

India on Wednesday rejected an offer by the United Arab Emirates government to give $100 million to a special fund for Kerala state after its floods which killed more than 400 people.   Read more »

India orders death sentence for rapists of 8-year-old

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 21 11:43 PM

In Indian court on Tuesday sentenced two men to death for the gang-rape of an eight-year-old girl that sparked angry protests. Read more »

One million pack India flood relief camps

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 21 08:32 PM

More than one million people have swarmed relief camps in India's Kerala state to escape devastating monsoon floods that have killed more than 410 people, officials said Tuesday as a huge international aid operation gathered pace.   Read more »

Bodies found as floods recede in India

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 21 01:15 AM

Floodwaters receded in Kerala on Monday, leaving Indian rescuers the grim task of retrieving bodies as the death toll from the worst monsoon rains in a century rose above 400. Read more »

More than 320 dead in India flood crisis

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 18 05:51 PM

Kerala, popular among international tourists for its tropical hills and beaches, has been battered by record monsoon rainfall this year. Read more »

India's 3-time prime minister Vajpayee dead at 93

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 16 09:03 PM

Vajpayee had battled poor health for years but his condition deteriorated sharply in recent days. Read more »

India's Modi announces space mission, health scheme as election nears

Krishna N. Das and Promit Mukherjee, Reuters
Posted at Aug 15 03:15 PM

India will launch its first manned space mission by 2022 and roll out a health insurance scheme from September, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday in his last Independence Day speech ahead of next year's general election. Read more »

India's Cosmos Bank loses $13.5-M in cyber attack

Rajendra Jadhav, Reuters
Posted at Aug 14 09:46 PM

Cyber criminals hacked the systems of India's Cosmos Bank and siphoned off nearly 944 million rupees ($13.5 million) through simultaneous withdrawals across 28 countries over the weekend, the bank has told police. Read more »

Babae sa India, kinagat ang ari ng mister, tumakas kasama ang kalaguyo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 03 11:42 PM

Nakuha ang natanggal na bahagi ng ari ng biktima ngunit hindi pa alam kung naibalik ito. Read more »

Indian runner fails dope test ahead of Asian Games

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 03 05:55 PM

India has suspended steeplechase runner Naveen Dagar after he failed a dope test in a crucial blow to the country's medal hopes at this month's Asian Games, an athletics source told AFP on Friday. Read more »

BRICS nations pledge unity as trade war threatens

Beatrie Debut and Michelle Gumede, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 27 08:16 AM

The heads of the BRICS group -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- met in Johannesburg for an annual summit dominated by the risk of a US-led trade war, although leaders did not publicly mention President Donald Trump by name. Read more »