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Dozens of children drown during Hindu festival in India
Dozens of children drowned while bathing in rivers and ponds in rituals that were part of a three-day Hindu festival in eastern India’s Bihar state, officials said.
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Hopes of finding more survivors in the mud and debris wane after landslides in India kill 194
Hopes of finding more than 180 missing people alive are waning as rescue workers searched through mud and debris for a third day after landslides set off by torrential rains killed at least 194 people in southern India.
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Air India passengers land at SFO
A ferry flight carrying Air India passengers from a diverted San Francisco-bound flight landed in the Bay Area Friday night. Pete Surtos reports.
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Diverted Air India passengers arrived to San Francisco on ferry flight
A ferry flight carrying Air India passengers from a diverted San Francisco-bound flight landed in the Bay Area Friday night.
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Air India flight from Delhi to San Francisco diverted to Russian airport
An Air India flight from Delhi to San Francisco was diverted to an airport in Russia after the pilots “detected a potential issue in the cargo hold area,” the airline said Thursday.
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Air India flight from Delhi to San Francisco diverted to Russian airport
An Air India flight from Delhi to San Francisco was diverted to an airport in Russia after the pilots “detected a potential issue in the cargo hold area,” the airline said Thursday.
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The son of Asia's richest man is set to marry in one of India's most extravagant weddings
Global celebrities, business tycoons and politicians are arriving in India’s financial capital to attend the wedding of the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, the world’s ninth richest man.
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Modi claims victory in Indian election, vows to continue with his agenda despite drop in support
Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared victory Tuesday for his alliance in India’s general election, claiming a mandate to push forward with his agenda, even though his party lost seats to a stronger than expected opposition, which pushed back against his mixed economic record and polarizing politics.
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Indian company sold contaminated shrimp to US grocery stores, ‘whistleblower' says
Congress is looking into allegations of antibiotic-positive shrimp at a Choice Canning factory that supplies Walmart, Aldi and other supermarkets.
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Czech Republic's Krystyna Pyszková is crowned Miss World in India
Krystyna Pyszková of the Czech Republic was crowned Miss World at a glittering contest held in India on Saturday night.
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India's richest man is bringing Rihanna and 1,200 guests to a pre-wedding bash for his son
It might be the biggest party this small west Indian city has ever seen. As billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani prepares for the wedding of his son this summer, he’s expecting famous people from around the world to attend a three-day bash in the family’s hometown.
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Indian police clear a suspected Chinese spy pigeon after 8 months in bird lockup
Indian police cleared a suspected Chinese spy pigeon after eight months’ detention and released it into the wild Tuesday, news agency Press Trust of India reported.
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India is set to open a Hindu temple on top of an ancient razed mosque. Here's why it's so significant
India’s top politicians, religious leaders and celebrities are gathering in the holy city of Ayodhya for the partial opening of a grand temple for one of Hinduism’s most revered deities, Lord Ram.
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276 people stuck in a French airport for days after a tip about human trafficking return to India
The strange ordeal spotlighted a complicated migration situation that often sends trafficking victims through multiple countries before arriving at a final destination, such as the U.S.
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In the salt deserts bordering Pakistan, India builds its largest renewable energy project
Shifting to renewable energy is a key issue at the ongoing COP28 climate summit. Some leaders have voiced support for a target of tripling renewable energy worldwide in any final agreement while curbing use of coal, oil and natural gas, which spew planet-warming gases into the atmosphere.
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Rescuers reach workers who were trapped in Indian tunnel for over two weeks
Indian search and rescue teams reached the dozens of construction workers who were trapped in a collapsed mountain tunnel for over two weeks.
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Indian rescuers pull out all 41 workers who were trapped in a tunnel for 17 days, minister says
Officials in India said Tuesday they had begun rescuing the 41 construction workers trapped in a collapsed mountain tunnel for over two weeks.
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41 workers in India are stuck in a tunnel for an 8th day. Officials consider alternate rescue plans
Officials trying to save 41 workers who have been trapped in a collapsed tunnel in northern India for eight days are contemplating alternative rescue plans after snags with a drilling machine caused them to halt digging. A new drilling machine arrived at the accident site in Uttarakhand state on Saturday to replace one that was damaged while breaking through the...
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40 workers trapped in collapsed road tunnel in north India since Sunday
Rescuers are digging through dirt and parts of a collapsed road tunnel to reach 40 workers trapped by a landslide in northern India.
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13 people killed and 25 injured after two trains collided in southern India
Officials in India say 13 people have died and 25 others are injured after two passenger trains collided in the country’s south.