All news on the topic: India

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Meta intends to connect the US and India with the world’s longest undersea cable project
Project Waterworth, which involves a cable longer than the Earth’s circumference, will also reach South Africa and Brazil.
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At least 15 dead in stampede at train station in New Delhi
As thousands travel for India’s Maha Kumbh festival, a train collision has left at least 15 dead.
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Man convicted of the rape and murder of Irish backpacker in India
A man has been found guilty of the rape and murder of Irish backpacker Danielle McLaughlin in 2017.
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Roman Spiridonov and Russia’s shadow fleet: How a businessman with a Greek passport is trading sanctioned oil and leaking schemes to the West?
The is very little information about the Russian entrepreneur with Greek citizenship, Roman Spiridonov. His name is increasingly mentioned in the context of the work of Russia’s shadow fleet and connections with Putin’s entourage.
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What are rare earth elements, and why does Trump want them from Ukraine?
Trump hopes to secure rare earth resources from Ukraine as part of a deal for US aid.
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Beyond China: Other countries supplying precursor chemicals to Mexico
On September 21, 2021, Javier Algredo Vázquez was on his way to a US law enforcement office to reclaim chemical substances authorities had seized from him days earlier. In some respects, his trip that day was a remarkable act of hubris.
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Stampede at world’s largest religious festival kills 15 as panic ensues
The world’s largest religious festival, the Maha Kumbh Mela in India, has seen at least 15 people killed as millions throng at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers.
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India collaborates with Google and Meta to tackle ’pig butchering’ crypto scams
India intensifies crypto scam crackdown by teaming up with Google and Meta to combat $2 billion loss from "pig butchering" schemes.
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Masked men storm London cinema, shouting ’down with India’
A group of masked men stormed a west London cinema shouting ‘down with India’ during a Bollywood film leaving customers ‘terrified’.
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Indian police volunteer gets life sentence for raping and murdering trainee doctor
Judge rejects death penalty for Sanjay Roy as victim’s parents suspect more were involved in killing, which sparked strikes.
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Smuggled Starlink devices allegedly used to defy India’s internet shutdowns
Civilian and armed groups in conflict-ridden state of Manipur using SpaceX’s satellite internet, sources say.
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Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh dies aged 92
Singh was admitted to New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences late Thursday after his health deteriorated due to “sudden loss of consciousness at home,” the hospital said in a statement
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Schoolgirl, 13, ’falls from pod’ on 60ft Ferris wheel in shocking video footage
Terrified onlookers whipped out their phones and captured the moment a 13-year-old girl was forced out of a Ferris wheel pod and left dangling out the side for a gruelling few minutes
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India successfully tests its first hypersonic missile
India successfully conducted flight tests of its first long-range hypersonic missile. The tests took place yesterday evening, November 16, according to the Indian Ministry of Defence website.
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Tricked and threatened: African migrants coerced into Russian military service
Since the start of 2024, a total of 3,344 foreign nationals who went to fight in Ukraine have received Russian citizenship, according to the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.
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At least 36 people have died after a bus fell 200 feet into a ditch
At least 36 people have died after a passenger bus veered off-road and plunged into a deep gorge in India today.
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Canada’s spy agency has stated that India is utilizing cyber technology to monitor Sikh separatists
CSE report says India is also stepping up cyber-attacks against Canada government networks
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Canada and India expel each other’s diplomats following the murder of a Sikh leader
Canada and India traded barbs this week, with both countries expelling diplomats following allegations that New Delhi conspired with extremists to carry out acts of violence against the Canadian Sikh community.
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Indian politician Baba Siddique was shot dead in Mumbai
An Indian politician has been shot dead in the commercial capital, Mumbai.
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Indian authorities seize $5.6 million in BitConnect assets
Authorities in Gujarat have seized another 47.7 crore worth of assets tied to BitConnect (~$5.6 million).
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UK auction house cancels ’disrespectful’ sale of shrunken heads and skulls
Museums and Indian minister criticised Swan auction house in Oxfordshire over sale of human remains
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British climber rescued after going missing on 23,000-foot mountain
A British climber and her counterpart have reportedly been rescued safely after their food and equipment fell down a ravine.
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UK’s Aviva conspired to dodge India compensation and tax rules
An Indian tax agency has found that British insurer Aviva (AV.L), opens new tab breached local regulations capping commissions to sales agents with a system of fake invoices and clandestine cash payments, according to a notice seen by Reuters.
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Chair of Indian regulator invested in funds connected to Adani, Hindenburg Research alleges
Madhabi Buch and her husband deny claims she is biased and say their finances are an ‘open book’
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Kenya’s President Ruto: No airport deal with Adani Group
Kenyan President William Ruto said on Sunday that reports about the government’s intention to lease the country’s main international airport to India’s Adani Group are “fake news.” But he admitted there would be a private-public agreement for its extension.