Colin and Ryan Pyle are in Rajasthan, famous for brightly painted palace hotels. The first stop in the heat of the Indian desert is the world-famous rat temple in Bikaner. …
Rajasthan to Mumbai | Tough Rides Season 2 Ep3
Fire in Residential Building Kills 6, Injures 15 in Mumbai
NEW DELHI—A major fire in a 19-story residential building killed at least six people and injured 15 others on Saturday in Mumbai, India’s financial and entertainment capital, officials said. The fire was caused by a short-circuit in an air conditioner in one of the apartments, Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar said. Residents said the fire started…
Heavy Rains Cripple Indian Cities; at Least 35 Killed
MUMBAI—India’s capital New Delhi and the main financial center of Mumbai were drenched with heavy rain on Monday, a day after at least 35 people were killed across the country in landslides and house collapses triggered by downpours. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rain in north India, including New…
Landslides Kill 20 After Monsoon Rains in India’s Mumbai
NEW DELHI—At least 20 people have been killed in landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains in the Indian city of Mumbai, officials said Sunday. India’s National Disaster Response Force said 17 people were killed and two others were injured after a wall collapsed on several slum houses in the Mahul area of the city early…
Judge Keeps India Terror Attack Suspect in US Custody
LOS ANGELES—A former Chicago businessman will remain in the United States as a federal judge in Los Angeles weighs whether he will be extradited to India for his alleged role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack that killed more than 160 people. Tahawwur Rana, a Pakistani-born Canadian, is wanted by Indian authorities for his alleged…
India Navy Hunts for Missing at Sea After Barge Sinks, 2nd Adrift Following Devastating Cyclone
NEW DELHI—The Indian navy is working to rescue crew members from a sunken barge and a second cargo vessel that was adrift Tuesday off the coast of Mumbai after a deadly cyclone struck the western coast. The navy said it has rescued 177 of the 400 people on the two barges in the Arabia Sea….
Mumbai’s Electrical Blackout: Chinese Gray-Area Warfare?
Commentary Let’s start with relevant facts. Mumbai is India’s largest city (20 million residents), its major financial center (India’s central bank is located there) and the capital of the state of Maharashtra, a financial powerhouse unto itself. Those facts alone make Mumbai a target for any group seeking to weaken India, much less wage war…
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