SRINAGAR, India—Emergency workers rescued thousands of pilgrims after flash floods triggered by sudden rains swept through their makeshift camps during an annual Hindu pilgrimage to an icy Himalayan cave in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said Saturday. At least 16 people have died and dozens were injured. Authorities suspended the pilgrimage for two days as rains continued…
Floods Leave 13 People Dead at Hindu Pilgrimage in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India—At least 13 people were killed when sudden rains triggered flash floods during an annual Hindu pilgrimage to an icy Himalayan cave in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Friday, police said. Officials said in addition to the deaths, at least three dozen people were missing while an unspecified number of injured devotees were airlifted to hospitals…
India Seizes $58.7 Million From Chinese Smartphone Maker Vivo Over Tax Evasion
India’s anti-money laundering agency said on Thursday that it seized 119 bank accounts containing 4.65 billion rupees ($58.75 million) from Indian businesses linked with Chinese smartphone maker Vivo for tax evasion. The Indian Enforcement Directorate said that Vivo India remitted 62.47 billion rupees ($7.9 million), or almost 50 percent, of its total turnover outside the…
Twitter Files Petition Against Indian Government’s Online Censorship
Twitter Inc. has petitioned an Indian high court to overturn the government’s content removal orders after the Indian government warned of “serious consequences” for noncompliance with such orders. The social media giant filed a writ petition with the Karnataka High Court on July 5 and sought judicial review of some of the content included in…
China Is More Likely to Attack India Than Taiwan in Near Future: Author
NEW DELHI—The likelihood of the Chinese regime launching an attack in the near future on its disputed border with India is more than it attacking Taiwan, according to the author of a new book on the subject. India and China are building up their military forces along their disputed border in Ladakh as 15 rounds…
Rescuers Recover 26 Dead From Mudslide in India’s Northeast
GAUHATI, India—Fresh rain and falling boulders on Saturday hampered rescuers who have so far pulled out 26 bodies from the debris of a mudslide that wiped out a railroad construction site in India’s northeast, officials said. Rescue work is expected to continue for a couple of days in rugged hilly terrain with little hope of…
India, EU Kick-Start Free Trade Pact Negotiations After 9-Year Lull
India and the European Union (EU) have resumed their free trade agreement negotiations after a nine-year hiatus since the previous negotiations ended in 2013. India and the 27-nation bloc held their first round of negotiations from June 27 to July 1 in New Delhi. “For the European Union, the partnership with India is one of…
Mudslide Kills 16 People in India, 60 Others Feared Trapped
At least 16 people were killed and 60 others were feared trapped in a mudslide triggered by prolonged heavy rain at a railroad construction site in northeast India, Indian officials said on July 1. Nineteen people have been sent to the Noney Army Medical unit for treatment, and rescue operations are still ongoing, The Times…
7 Dead, 55 Feared Dead in Massive Eastern Indian Landslide
GUWAHATI, India—At least seven people have died and another 55 are feared to have been killed after a massive landslide in a remote area of the north-eastern Indian state of Manipur, local officials said on Thursday. Rescue workers battled heavy rains and inclement weather to pull out nineteen survivors from the rubble on Thursday morning…
Japanese Semiconductor Firm Bonds With India’s Tata Motors For Advanced Chip Solutions
Renesas Electronics Corp, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, collaborated with Tata Motors Ltd and Tejas Networks Ltd., both Tata Group companies. The partnership builds on their longstanding relationship as technology and business partners. Renesas, with deep expertise in semiconductor technology, will partner with TML to accelerate the development of electric and connected vehicles. Renesas and TML…
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