The Pigeon Express
A minor boy from an oppressed community was allegedly beaten to death by a teacher in Surana village of Rajasthan. Family members of the nine-year-old boy who died on Saturday in Ahmedabad hospital alleged that the child was assaulted by a teacher on July 20 for touching a drinking pot that was meant for upper […]
Tributes are pouring in for Indian billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, who has died at the age of 62. Jhunjhunwala, who made a fortune from the stock market, died on Sunday at a hospital in Mumbai city. The cause of death has not been officially confirmed yet, reports suggest that it was kidney failure. Often called India’s […]
An Indian man has won a case related to an overpriced railway ticket after almost 22 years. Tungnath Chaturvedi, a lawyer, was charged 20 rupees extra for two tickets he had bought in 1999. The incident occurred at Mathura cantonment railway station in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. A consumer court last week […]
FIFA has reminded India’s football association that it risks losing the upcoming Under-17 Women’s World Cup and faces a ban due to “deviations” from an agreed road map aimed at sorting out governance issues. In May, India’s highest court disbanded the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and appointed a three-member committee to govern the sport, […]
The United States to take part in a joint military exercise with India less than 100 kilometers from the South Asian country’s disputed border with China. The military drills will be held in mid-October at an altitude of 10,000 feet in Auli in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and will focus on high-altitude warfare training, […]
An Indian man who had come to attend the last rites of his brother who died of snakebite was killed after being bitten by a snake in his sleep, police said. Govind Mishara attended the last rites of his brother Arvind Mishra held in Bhawanipur village, Circle Officer Radha Raman Singh told reporters. The brother […]
Indian police have detained dozens of parliamentarians from the opposition Congress party, including key leader Rahul Gandhi, as they attempted to march to the president’s house and the prime minister’s residence to protest soaring food and fuel prices and an increase in the goods and services tax (GST). Police on Friday also detained hundreds of […]
India’s largest auction for 5G airwaves has ended after seven days, potentially setting the stage for a battle of supremacy over India’s digital future between two of Asia’s richest men – Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani. A total of 72 gigahertz of spectrum was on the block in the auction. Ashwini Vaishnaw, India’s telecoms minister, […]
A 27-year-old woman died in Mumbai after accidentally consuming food laced with rat poison, police said. While making instant noodles, the woman accidentally added tomato that was laced with rat poison. The incident occurred in Pascal Wadi area in Mumbai’s Malad. Police said that the woman, identified as Rekha Nishad, had laced tomatoes to kill […]
A popular combat and survival game similar to hit video game PlayerUnknown’s Battleground (PUBG) has been blocked in India. Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) has been taken off the Google and Apple app stores. Google said it had blocked access to the game in the country after receiving a government order. Developer Krafton confirmed the news […]
A health official is being investigated for vaccinating 30 students with a single syringe in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The incident took place in a school in Sagar district where children were being given Covid-19 vaccines. India’s health ministry mandates a “one needle, one syringe, only one time” protocol for Covid-19 vaccines. […]
At a time when the aviation industry is recovering from the adverse impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, a man from India, Ashok Aliseril Thamarakshan, is travelling through Europe with his family on a home-built plane. The plane was built by Ashok Aliseril Thamarakshan, who is now based in London, during the Covid-19 lockdown. Mr Thamarakshan, […]