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Indian businessman Mehul Choksi who is currently wanted in connection with a Rs 13,000 crore bank fraud case was removed from the Interpol database of Red Notices. The Red Notice is an international arrest warrant issued by Interpol, which is used to locate and apprehend individuals wanted by a country for extradition or prosecution. It […]
The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) had a difficult season in the 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL), finishing in ninth place in the league table. However, in the previous seasons, they have been a strong team, having won the IPL championship four times. For the upcoming IPL season, CSK has made some changes to their squad, […]
At least 32 people have died since Friday in flash flooding and landslides triggered by heavy monsoonal rains in two of India’s northern states. The rainfall has overwhelmed villages, sweeping away houses and leaving residents stranded as rescue crews race to evacuate survivors. Twenty-seven were killed in the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh and, as […]
An Indian gang operated a fake police station from a hotel for eight months where they dressed up as officers and are believed to have extorted money from hundreds of people, an official has said. Incidents of fraudsters pretending to be police or soldiers are common in India, where there is widespread fear of and […]
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, […]