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At least 2 dead after police open fire amid raging India protests

Bhuvan Bagga, Jalees Andrabi and Vishal Manve, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 20 04:05 AM

At least 2 people are dead after police opened fire at a demonstration as fresh protests erupted across India against a contentious citizenship law that critics say is anti-Muslim.   Read more »

Screams and goodbyes as scores die in devastating India factory fire

Bhuvan Bagga and Jalees Andrabi, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 09 07:40 AM

NEW DELHI, India – At least 43 people were killed Sunday in a devastating fire that ripped through a bag factory in the congested old quarter of the Indian capital New Delhi, with survivors describing the screams of workers trapped inside.   Read more »

Cities worldwide re-imagine relationship with cars to fight pollution

Somini Sengupta and Nadja Popovich, The New York Times
Updated as of Nov 15 08:48 PM

At a time when most of humanity lives in cities, where do cars belong — especially the old, polluting ones that make city air foul for people to breathe? Read more »

Delhi fights hazardous pollution after Diwali party

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 28 03:33 PM

A thick smog engulfed landmarks such as the capital's Red Fort and India Gate while drivers had visibility cut by the haze that built up after the Diwali holiday weekend. Read more »

'No competition': Duterte seeks more cooperation with India in BPO industry

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 06:35 PM

Instead of competing, the Philippines and India need to “complement” their strengths in the business process outsourcing industry given that both countries are leaders in the field, President Rodrigo Duterte told Indian President Ram Nath Kovind Friday. Read more »

At least 44 killed in north India floods

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 28 03:49 PM

NEW DELHI, India - At least 44 people were killed and thousands moved to relief camps because of flooding caused by torrential rains in northern India's Uttar Pradesh state, officials told AFP Saturday.   Read more »

WATCH: ‘Pollution pods’ give visitors a taste of smog in different countries

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 27 07:57 PM

Ever wondered what it’s like to experience pollution in Beijing or New Delhi? Read more »

India's Modi sworn in, set to name new government

Abhaya Srivastava, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 31 03:43 AM

NEW DELHI, India - India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched his historic second term at a solemn ceremony in front of cheering supporters Thursday ahead of unveiling a revamped Hindu nationalist government. Read more »

PAL to fly to Phnom Penh, Hanoi, New Delhi

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 08 03:14 PM

The flag carrier recently took deliver of Airbus A350 and 321neo jets as it narrowed its losses in the third quarter of 2018. It also secured a a 4 star rating from industry group Skytrax the first for a Filipino airline. Read more »

India's capital chokes as pollution levels hit the worst this year

Reuters
Posted at Dec 24 06:16 PM

NEW DELHI - Pollution levels in New Delhi have hit their worst this year in the past two days - earning a "severe" to "emergency" rating and indicating conditions that can spark a public health crisis. Read more »

Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas celebrate wedding at New Delhi reception

Rahul Singh, Reuters
Posted at Dec 05 05:38 AM

NEW DELHI - Priyanka Chopra, star of Indian film and US television, and Jonas Brothers singer Nick Jonas celebrated their wedding at a glitzy reception in New Delhi on Tuesday, joined by celebrities ranging from India's prime minister to Hollywood stars. Read more »

Tuloy ang wedding: Lalaki binaril, nagpagamot, tumuloy sa kasal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 05:44 PM

Kahit may naiwan pang bala sa kaniyang balikat, binigyan lang ng paunang lunas ang lalaki sa India at tumuloy din sa kaniyang kasal. Read more »

DFA: 21 seafarers stranded in India home soon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 26 03:54 PM

MANILA - Twenty-one Filipino seafarers stranded in India since June will be repatriated soon, the Philippine envoy there reported to home office this week.  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 »

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 »

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 »

India detains mother over dead baby in plane toilet

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 26 03:25 PM

NEW DELHI - A 19-year-old woman was detained after a dead newborn baby was found in the toilet of an Indian passenger plane, police told AFP Thursday. Read more »

At least 2 dead in building collapse outside Indian capital

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 18 03:12 PM

At least two people were killed and more are feared trapped after an under-construction building collapsed onto a residential complex outside Delhi, officials said Wednesday. Read more »

Delhi slum drowning in plastic as Environment Day focuses on India

Abhaya Srivastava, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 04 06:27 PM

NEW DELHI - A sea of plastic spreads through the New Delhi slum of Taimur Nagar, a symbol of the grime and waste that makes the Indian capital one of the world's most polluted cities. Read more »

At least 25 wedding party guests killed in Indian truck plunge

Malini Menon, Reuters
Posted at Mar 06 04:14 PM

NEW DELHI - A truck carrying wedding party guests plunged into a dry river bed in western India on Tuesday, killing at least 25 people and injuring dozens, including children, authorities said. Read more »