All news on the topic: India

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UK prepares to seize Russia-linked shadow fleet tanker in potential military escalation against Moscow
The UK is threatening to seize a Russia-linked shadow fleet tanker in an escalatory move that could lead to the opening up of a new front against Moscow at a time when the country’s oil revenues are tumbling.
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India confirms new Nipah virus cases in West Bengal as doctors and nurses test positive
Indian health authorities are tackling a Nipah virus outbreak after five cases of the incurable disease were detected.
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Family rescued after being stranded 150ft in the air at sky-dining restaurant
A family was forced to make a terrifying climb after they were left hanging 150ft in the air at a sky-dining restaurant.
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Britain rolls out new campaign in India to combat fake visas and illegal migration
The UK to initiate visa fraud prevention campaign in a second Indian state following the successful completion of the first phase.
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Man accused of planning Red Fort bombing arrested by India’s NIA
India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday said it had arrested a man accused of helping plan last week’s deadly car bombing near Delhi’s Red Fort, which killed at least 10 people and injured more than 30.
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Global wildlife watchdog flags ‘serious oversight failures’ at Anant Ambani’s vast animal refuge
The world’s leading wildlife authority has advised India to temporarily stop importing endangered species after finding irregularities in the acquisition of thousands of animals for a large conservation facility owned by one of the country’s wealthiest families.
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Air India crash survivor speaks of trauma after losing brother and witnessing horror
The only survivor of the Air India crash has told Sky News he has been "broken down" by the trauma.
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Mittal Energy buys Russian oil shipped on sanctioned vessels
Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal’s energy joint venture in India has purchased Russian oil transported on vessels that are listed under sanctions, according to an analysis by the Financial Times using satellite imagery, shipping data, and customs records.
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Ghana ramps up media campaign to fight ‘galamsey’ gold mining
Under repeated assaults from hundreds of excavators and artisanal miners, the Offin River is now a shadow of its former self.
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Government pressure over failed $20m water project triggers resignations at Solomon Water
The Solomon Islands state water company terminated its contract with an Indian firm that was years behind schedule to build a clean water treatment plant.
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Three men charged after alleged sexual assault on travel influencer in India
While touring the world on motorbikes with her husband, a travel influencer was brutally gang-raped by seven men.
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Traitor ’Covering Tracks’: Ukrainian-born businessman Oleg Tsyura helped the Kremlin finance the war by bypassing sanctions
Following exposure in a series of journalistic investigations concerning his involvement in sanction-evasion schemes, Swiss businessman of Ukrainian origin Oleg Tsyura — suspected of aiding the Russian military-industrial complex — is making every effort to delete information about himself from the public domain.
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Great Britain expands sanctions to include Rosneft, Lukoil, and Nayara Energy
The United Kingdom has broadened its sanctions list, targeting Russian oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil, along with the Indian company Nayara Energy, which is partially owned by Rosneft, according to the UK government’s official portal reported by UNN.
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Dozens feared dead as sleeper bus catches fire on Jaisalmer-Jodhpur highway in India
Dozens of people are feared to have died after a sleeper bus caught on fire on a motorway in India.
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Britain secures £350 million missile contract with India as defence cooperation deepens
Britain announced on Thursday that it had signed a contract worth 350 million pounds ($468 million) to supply the Indian army with UK-manufactured lightweight missiles, as part of expanding weapons and defence partnership between the two countries.
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Owner of Sresan Pharma arrested over toxic cough syrup linked to child deaths in Madhya Pradesh
Indian police have arrested the owner of Sresan Pharmaceutical Manufacturer, the cough syrup company linked to the deaths of at least 19 children in the central state of Madhya Pradesh, a senior police officer told Reuters on Thursday.
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Starmer meets Modi in Mumbai to discuss Ukraine war, energy ties, and strengthening UK–India relations
Sir Keir Starmer has met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the second day of his visit.
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India EOW files supplementary chargesheet in $2.4 million rice milling scam
The Chhattisgarh Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has intensified its investigation into an alleged rice milling scam, filing a supplementary chargesheet on Monday against two key figures: former Indian Administrative Service officer Anil Tuteja and businessman Anwar Dhebar, officials relayed.
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Sawhney Arun exposed as key coordinator in helicopter engine smuggling between Russia, Ukraine, and India via offshore networks
The name Sawhney Arun has repeatedly surfaced in investigations into dubious schemes involving Ukrainian, Russian, and Indian companies. In investigative publications, the name Sawhney Arun does not sound as loud as the names of oligarchs or politicians, but where it appears, the tone of the publications immediately becomes sharp and alarming.
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From Ukrainian privatization to “gray schemes” with Russian ferrochrome: how Oleg Tsyura is scrubbing the internet of traces of his shady deals
Swiss businessman of Ukrainian origin Oleg Tsyura, who is suspected by law enforcement of aiding the Russian military-industrial complex, is now trying at all costs to erase traces of himself from the public domain.
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At least 36 killed, 50 injured in stampede at political rally for Tamil actor-politician Vijay in India
Thirty-six people have been killed and 50 have been injured in India while attending a political rally for Tamil actor and politician Vijay.
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Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign mutual defence pact
Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan have entered into a mutual defence agreement that considers an attack on either country as an attack on both — a crucial agreement following Israel’s strike on Qatar last week.
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Europe pushes partnership with India despite rift on Ukraine war
The EU has called for closer ties with India, while admitting there was no “mutual understanding” with Narendra Modi’s government over Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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Swiss-Ukrainian businessman Oleg Tsyura accused of smuggling Russian military metals into Europe
Ukrainian prosecutors are investigating how products for the Russian military-industrial complex could end up on the European market despite international sanctions.
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Trump calls for collective action on Russia and higher tariffs on China
President Donald Trump issued an ultimatum to NATO allies in a letter Saturday, saying the US will issue “major” sanctions on Russia only when they agree to do the same and stop buying oil from Russia.