Tag: India

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…


Photographer Snaps Antelope Appearing to Leap Over Motorcyclist as Herd Impressively Crosses Road

The amazing moment an antelope appears to leap over a motorbike has been caught on camera. The impressive sequence was shot by photographer Pratik Patel who spotted the herd dramatically crossing a road at the Blackbuck National Park in Velavadar, Gujarat state, India. Pratik, from nearby Ahmedabad, said: “During the month of July, the park is…


Indian Troops Kill 3 Suspected Terrorists in Kashmir Shootout

SRINAGAR, India—Government forces killed three suspected terrorists in a shootout in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said, triggering anti-India protests and clashes between troops and residents. The Indian military said terrorists opened fire at soldiers and police as counterinsurgency troops surrounded a neighborhood in the southern town of Pulwama on a tip that terrorists were hiding there….


Gordon Chang on Chinese Drug Warfare, Military Buildup on the China–India Border, and the Crackdown on Didi

The Chinese regime “is intentionally killing tens of thousands of Americans each year with fentanyl,” says China analyst Gordon Chang. In this episode, we discuss the Chinese Communist Party’s strategy of drug warfare, the military buildup on the India–China border, the likelihood of an invasion of Taiwan, and what the Chinese regime’s crackdown on Didi…


Garcetti’s Likely Departure to India Will Leave Behind Many Unresolved Issues

President Joe Biden is nominating Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to be the new ambassador to India. In a statement regarding his nomination, the mayor acknowledged neither that his moving to India will put him into political obscurity, nor the possible benefits some direct international experience may have later in his career. Of the four…


Chinese Raise a Red Banner and Flags as Indians Celebrate Dalai Lama’s Birthday on Border

NEW DELHI—Chinese civilians put up a red banner and five-stared red flags in view of Indian villagers who were celebrating the birthday week of Dalai Lama on the other side of the Indus River in a village called Koyul in the Nyoma sector of Ladakh on the de facto border between China and India on…


Lightning Strikes in India Kill 38 People in 24 Hours

NEW DELHI—Lightning has killed at least 38 people across two Indian states over the past 24 hours, officials said on Monday. A majority of the deaths occurred in the western state of Rajasthan, where 11 people died after being struck by lightning near a watchtower at the 12th century Amber Fort, police said. Senior police…


As China Deploys S-400 Air Defense on Indian Border, India Set to Buy Same Despite Possible US Sanctions

News Analysis NEW DELHI—China has deployed the Russian S-400 air-defence system in its airbases in Xinjiang and Nyingchi in Tibet. Both these air bases are just across the defacto border with India in Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh, two Indian territories that China claims. Experts said this deployment is to intercept India’s maneuvers and to keep India…


Police Arrest Bangladesh Factory Owners After Fire Kills 52

DHAKA, Bangladesh—Police in Bangladesh arrested eight people Saturday on murder charges in connection with a factory fire that killed at least 52 people, many of whom were trapped inside by an illegally locked door, a senior police official said. The blaze began Thursday night at the five-story Hashem Foods Ltd. factory in Rupganj, just outside…


Xi Jinping’s Call for ‘Rejuvenation’ Means Taking Indian Territory: Analyst

News Analysis NEW DELHI—As the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) celebrated its 100 year anniversary on July 1, Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke of the “rejuvenation of the Chinese nation” and the “rise of the east.” These agendas that the Chinese are likely to relentlessly pursue will have a direct impact on India, the country next…