Category: India

Apple Says It Will Manufacture iPhone 14 in India

NEW DELHI—Apple Inc. said on Monday it will manufacture its latest iPhone 14 in India, as the tech giant moves some of its production away from China. The company launched the flagship iPhone 14 at an event earlier this month, where it focused on safety upgrades rather than flashy new technical specifications, with the exception…


India Cautions Its Citizens of Hate, Violence in Canada

The government of India is warning its citizens in Canada of a sharp increase in hate crimes, sectarian violence and anti-India activities. India’s External Affairs Ministry issued a statement saying it has taken up the incidents it’s alleging with Canadian authorities and requested an investigation. It says the perpetrators of the crimes have not been…


Ticket Crush for India–Australia Cricket Match Injures 20

HYDERABAD, India—Twenty people were injured in a stampede when thousands of people thronged counters selling tickets for an India–Australia Twenty20 cricket match in southern India, police said on Thursday. The crush of cricket enthusiasts occurred as the tickets sale started at three counters at the Gymkhana grounds in Hyderabad, the capital of Telangana state. Nearly…


Apple May Move a Quarter of iPhone Production to India by 2025: JPM

Apple Inc. may make one out of four iPhones in India by 2025, J.P.Morgan analysts said on Wednesday, as the tech giant moves some production away from China, amid mounting geopolitical tensions and strict COVID-19 lockdowns in the country. The brokerage expects Apple to move about 5 percent of iPhone 14 production from late 2022…


Complete De-escalation Yet to Happen on India-China Border, News Reports False: Satellite Imagery Expert

NEW DELHI—Recent media reports of a complete de-escalation on the India-China border in Eastern Ladakh are false as Chinese troops have not retreated from the friction points last created post May 2020, when the conflict between the two armies escalated, according to an Indian satellite imagery expert. “Latest images do not indicate any significant troop or…


Increasing Persecution Gives Way to a Need for Leaders

Deep in the jungles of the Indian state of Odisha, a man stands on his newly rebuilt concrete balcony overlooking his neighbors in the patioed market just in front of his home in Kandhamal. It was these same neighbors who contributed to burning his home to the ground 10 years prior. “I actually have tea…


India and Pakistan Issue Condemnations Over Hindu–Muslim Unrest in Leicester

Both the Indian and Pakistani governments have condemned the violence between the Hindu and Muslim communities in the English city of Leicester, but their statements presented very different versions of events. Leicester, known for its ethnic diversity, has seen serious incidents of disorder following India’s victory over Pakistan in an Asia Cup cricket match on…


Sri Lanka Mulls Taking On More Debt From China, India to Pay for Energy

Sri Lanka is considering purchasing solar panels through a credit line from India and China to offset rising electricity tariffs, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara said on Tuesday. The Sri Lankan government raised electricity tariffs by 75 percent in August, the first increase in nine years, triggering protest among local Buddhist clergy who were…


UK City Sees ‘Serious Disorder’ After India-Pakistan Cricket Match

Large-scale disorder broke out in the English city of Leicester on Saturday, in the latest flare-up of tensions between Muslim and Hindu communities following a cricket match between India and Pakistan last month. Leicestershire Police said that large crowds formed when groups of young men gathered for an unplanned protest. Two men were arrested after…


India’s Modi Tells Putin Now ‘Is Not the Era of Wars’

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin that now was not the time for war, with nations worldwide facing food and fuel security threats amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and the coronavirus pandemic. Modi made the remarks to Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Uzbekistan on…