(Bloomberg) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing his first challenge after forming the government as a national entrance exam for admission to India’s medical colleges sparked outrage over allegations of corruption. Most Read from Bloomberg Some 2.4 million students took the exam this year to get admissions for over 100,000 seats in state-run and […]
NEW DELHI (AP) — At least 34 people have died and dozens hospitalized after drinking illegally brewed liquor in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, local media reported on Thursday. The state’s chief minister M K Stalin said the 34 died after consuming liquor that was tainted with methanol, according to the Press Trust […]
As the “first” regenerative cotton standard centred on the needs of small farmers, the RCS provides practical approaches to boost climate resilience and environmental sustainability. The RCS claims to offer advantages for both farmers and textile companies. In addition to supporting farmers with climate-smart agricultural methods, it provides companies with a traceable source of regenerative […]
By Krishn Kaushik, Aditi Shah and Lisa Barrington NEW DELHI/DUBAI (Reuters) – China is pressing India to restart direct passenger flights after a four-year halt, but New Delhi is resisting as a border dispute continues to weigh on ties between the world’s two most populous countries, officials said. India-China relations have been tense since the […]
An old video of a protest involving supporters of a political party in southern India that has joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s coalition government has recirculated in posts. It misleadingly claimed they were “jihadists” opposed to their leader joining forces with Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In fact, the clip circulated in news reports before […]
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s cabinet approved development on Wednesday of a new deep-water port that the government said will be a crucial part of a plan to connect the Asian country with Europe by sea and rail links through the Middle East. The Vadhavan port will be built on India’s western coast, about 150 […]
A bipartisan US congressional delegation has met the Dalai Lama at his residence in India’s Dharamshala. The move sparked anger from China, which views the exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism as a dangerous separatist. The visit came after Washington and Beijing restarted talks after several years of turmoil that began after the imposition of […]
Two researchers discovered what may be the longest snake ever to have crawled across the continent when they uncovered the fossilized remains of a partial vertebral column in Western India. Measurements and calculations by the researchers determined the ancient snake, identified as Vasuki indicus, grew about longer than a school bus. A pair of biologists […]
A key medical exam in India has sparked anger, protests and allegations of cheating after thousands of candidates secured abnormally high marks in this year’s test. The National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate), or NEET-UG – conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) – is the gateway to studying medicine in the country, as its […]
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A scion of India’s Nehru-Gandhi dynasty is due to make her electoral debut, potentially strengthening the opposition’s challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in parliament after he was humbled in a recent election, politicians and analysts said. The family has long been the glue holding factions of the main opposition Congress […]
By Jaspreet Kalra MUMBAI (Reuters) – India should avoid “adventurism” and continue to focus on bringing down inflation towards the target of 4% despite the growing clamour to signal a pivot in monetary policy, Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Tuesday. “At this point there is again clamour that one should change […]
Searing heatwave temperatures in northern India pushed power demand to a record high, the government said Tuesday, with residents of the capital New Delhi also struggling with water shortages. Much of northern India has been gripped by a brutal month-long heatwave, with temperatures regularly soaring above 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit). Northern India has […]