Category: India

Nearly 200 People in Himalayan Town Evacuated After Homes Develop Cracks

LUCKNOW—Indian authorities have moved nearly 200 people from their homes in the Himalayan town of Joshimath, an official said on Saturday, after hundreds of buildings in the area popular with pilgrims and tourists developed cracks due to shifting soil. For years, experts have warned that large-scale construction work, including hydro power projects, in and around…


Pakistan Says It Has Provided List of Nuclear Facilities to India Under Annual Practice

ISLAMABAD—Pakistan said it had handed a list of its nuclear installations and facilities to the Indian mission in Islamabad on Sunday under a decades-old agreement between the two nuclear-armed rivals. The neighbours have fought three wars and have had a number of military skirmishes in recent years. Last year an Indian missile accidentally landed in…


India Wicketkeeper Pant ‘Stable’ After Fiery Car Crash

NEW DELHI—India cricketer Rishabh Pant suffered multiple injuries but is in a stable condition after his car hit a central divider, flipped over and caught fire in the early hours of Friday morning. Police said the wicketkeeper-batsman, who was alone in the car when it crashed in the northern state of Uttarakhand, had lost control…


Together Forever | Documentary

This film is only available in North America, the UK, and Australia because of territorial licensing. Four couples from the United States, Japan, India, and Germany open up about their relationships, which have all lasted, remarkably, longer than 50 years. In frank and funny interviews, each pair reflects on life before and beyond the moments…


Uzbekistan Says 18 Children Die After Consuming India-Made Syrup

NEW DELHI—Uzbekistan’s health ministry has said at least 18 children have died after consuming a medicinal syrup manufactured by Indian drugmaker Marion Biotech Pvt Ltd. The ministry said 18 out of 21 children who took the Doc-1 Max syrup while suffering from an acute respiratory disease died after consuming it. It is marketed on the…


Japan Tightens Border Controls for Travelers From COVID-Hit China as Accurate Virus Data Obscured

Japan is the latest country to tighten border controls for people who have visited mainland China, as the communist regime removes cross-border traveling restrictions despite a COVID-19 outbreak sweeping across the country. Starting from midnight on Dec. 30, travelers from mainland China are required to present a negative COVID test result upon arrival, Japanese Prime…


Truck Carrying Indian Soldiers Falls Into Gorge, Killing 16

GUWAHATI, India—A truck carrying Indian soldiers skidded down a steep slope into a gorge in India’s remote northeast on Friday, killing at least 16, the army said. Four other soldiers were injured in the accident in Chatten, 100 kilometers (60 miles) north of Gangtok, the Sikkim state capital, it said. The accident occurred when the…


India Probing 12 EV Makers Over Alleged Misappropriation of Government Subsidies

India has launched a probe into the alleged misappropriation of incentives given under a 100 billion rupee ($1.2 billion) scheme, which was designed to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in the country. Indian Minister for Heavy Industries Mahendra Nath Pandey told Parliament on Tuesday that the investigation was initiated in response to complaints…


Experts: China a ‘Wild Card’ for Ending Pandemic

Experts are calling China’s sudden U-turn on virus policy a “wild card” for the globe. How will China’s current COVID-19 outbreak play out on the global stage? Fever drugs are out of stock in China. A U-turn in the country’s COVID-19 policy is catching drugmakers off guard and shaking the global supply chain. Millions of…


Anything Mao Can Do I Can Do Better: Xi Jinping

Commentary For months, China watchers have been focused like laser beams on the Taiwan Strait, with much speculation on whether and when communist China will attempt a cross-Strait invasion to “absorb” Taiwan by force into the “People’s Republic.” That speculation became a fever pitch due to two events: Nancy Pelosi’s 19-hour visit to Taipei back…