Category: India

PHOTOS: Drone Images of India’s Great Flamingo Migration, Dangerous Roads in the Himalayas, and More

Every time photographer Raj Mohan witnesses India’s great flamingo migration, he is completely spellbound. “They leave me bewitched. Honestly, words can’t describe my feeling,” Mohan told The Epoch Times, talking about how the vast flocks form into sprawling patterns. The 32-year-old Indian IT specialist travels to Pulicat Lake in Tamil Nadu, South India, for the…


Indian Court Grants Extradition for Australia Murder Suspect

NEW DELHI—A court in New Delhi on Tuesday approved an extradition request for the prime suspect in the killing of a woman on an Australian beach four years ago. Rajwinder Singh, who is of Indian origin, was arrested in November on the outskirts of the Indian capital. His arrest came three weeks after he was…


China Offers to Extend Sri Lanka’s Debt by 2 Years Over IMF Deal

China has reportedly offered Sri Lanka a two-year debt moratorium as “an immediate contingency measure” to support Sri Lanka in securing a $2.9 billion bailout package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In a letter sent to Sri Lanka’s Finance Ministry on Jan. 19, the Export-Import Bank of China said that it would grant a…


Earthquake in Nepal Kills at Least 1, Sends Tremors as Far as New Delhi

KATHMANDU—At least one person died and more than two dozen houses were damaged in a remote Nepalese district after an earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck the Himalayan nation on Tuesday, officials said, as tremors were felt as far as India’s capital New Delhi. Military and police teams have been rushed to the affected area in…


Sri Lanka Secures India’s Support for IMF Deal, China’s Approval Pending

Sri Lanka has secured India’s support for its debt restructuring plan, a key to Sri Lanka securing a $2.9 billion bailout package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), but it still requires support from its biggest bilateral lender, China. Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said Friday that India will extend financing assurances to the…


Police in India Arrest Third Man in Smuggling Deaths of Family in Canada

Police in India say a third man has been charged in the deaths of four members of a family who froze in southern Manitoba while trying to cross into the United States. They say the man allegedly acted as a scout for potential immigrants to the U.S. and helped the family get documents for the…


Japan, India Boost Defense Ties With First Joint Air Combat Drill

Japan and India on Jan. 12 launched their first joint air combat drill in a move to bolster their military alliance amid the security challenges posed by the Chinese communist regime in the Indo-Pacific region. Japan deployed four F-2 and four F-15 fighters to participate in the Veer Guardian 2023 joint drill, while India sent…


Police in India Charge Two Men in Deaths of Family Who Froze Crossing Into US

Police in India say two men are facing charges in the deaths of a family who froze a year ago while trying to cross from Manitoba into the United States. Deputy Commissioner Chaitanya Mandlik of the Ahmedabad crime branch in the state of Gujarat says the two men were arrested Sunday and other suspects are…


Removal of Beijing Trade Sanctions Still a Priority for Australian PM

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has continued publicly calling for Beijing to remove the trade sanctions on Australian exports. “What I’ve said very clearly is that I want to cooperate with China where we can, disagree where we must, but engage in Australia’s national interest. It is in Australia’s interest to be able to export without any…


India Should Declare End to Pandemic, Recognize Natural Immunity: COVID Task Force

A task force of India’s top health experts is advising the Indian government to only recommend COVID vaccines to certain high-risk population groups, saying that natural infection provides superior immune protection than any of the current vaccines alone can offer. “There is some evidence that suggests that natural infection may even provide lifelong immunity,” the…