Coastal regions of India and Pakistan are on high alert as they prepare for the arrival of Cyclone Biparjoy. Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated in anticipation of the cyclone’s landfall, which is expected to occur near Jakhau port in
Indian authorities have launched an inquiry into an allegation that a local pharmaceutical regulator, in return for a bribe, helped switch samples of cough syrups that the World Health Organization (WHO) had linked to the deaths of children in Gambia before the
Pakistan’s army and civil authorities are planning to evacuate 80,000 people to safety along the southern coast, and thousands in neighboring India sought shelter ahead of Cyclone Biparjoy, which is forecast to slam ashore in the densely populated region later this week,
A U.S.-bound Air India plane carrying 216 passengers and 16 crew members was diverted to a port city in Russia after the aircraft developed an engine problem, officials said on Wednesday. The aircraft was “likely” carrying U.S. citizens, a U.S. State Department
An Indian state government on Monday ordered a probe into the collapse of a portion of an under-construction bridge over the Ganges River over the weekend, the second time the structure has crashed in a year. No casualties were reported with no
Rescue efforts have ended for India’s worst train accident in more than two decades, which left at least 261 people dead, officials said Saturday. A passenger train derailed and hit another one on Friday in the eastern district of Balasore in Odisha
Dozens of people are feared dead in India Friday after a passenger train reportedly collided with a freight train in the eastern part of the country. The Hindustan Times is reporting at least 50 deaths following the collision involving the Coromandel Express
Ten people have been killed at least 100 people are feared to have been injured after a train derailed in India after colliding with a goods train in Odisha’s Balasore. The accident reportedly occurred near Bahanaga station in Balasore on Friday evening.
On a hot summer afternoon, 23-year old Nizamudin Abdul Rahim Khan is playing cricket on a muddy, unpaved road in the Rafiq Nagar slum in India’s financial capital, Mumbai. Here, there is scant evidence of India’s fast-growing economy. Bordering what was once
A bus carrying Hindu pilgrims to a shrine in Indian-controlled Kashmir skidded off a highway bridge into a Himalayan gorge Tuesday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 55, police said. The bus was on the way to Katra town from the