Tag: India

NTD Business (April 18): Default Risk for Office Building Mortgages? Musk Warns AI Could Destroy Civilization

Elon Musk is again warning of dangers posed by artificial intelligence, saying it could destroy civilization. What’s he concerned about? A market veteran gives a new warning about the commercial real estate sector. He says we’ll see more loan defaults. Apple opens its first-ever store in India, underscoring the importance of the market. A second store in…


Bridge Collapse in Kashmir Kills Girl, Injures at Least 70

SRINAGAR, India—An overcrowded footbridge collapsed into a rocky river in Indian-controlled Kashmir while thronged with more than 100 people celebrating a festival, killing a 10-year-old girl and injuring at least 70 people, authorities said Friday. Police and relief teams rushed to the low metal bridge, which could not withstand the weight of the revelers celebrating…


North Korea’s Powerful New Missile Allows It to ‘Rapidly’ Launch a Nuclear Strike, Analyst Warns

North Korea’s 40-minute test launch of a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile on April 13 caused evacuations on Japan’s Hokkaido Island, and analysts to sound the alarm that the new missile would make it easier for the regime to launch a nuclear attack. The launch off North Korea’s east coast into the Sea of Japan…


IN-DEPTH: Is North Korea’s New Missile a Game-Changer?

North Korea’s 40-minute test launch of a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile on April 13 caused evacuations on Japan’s Hokkaido Island, and analysts to sound the alarm that the new missile would make it easier for the regime to launch a nuclear attack. The launch off North Korea’s east coast into the Sea of Japan…


Japan, India, France Launch Initiative to Coordinate With Sri Lanka’s Creditors

Japan, India, and France on April 13 unveiled a plan to initiate a negotiation process with Sri Lanka’s creditors to coordinate the restructuring of Sri Lanka’s debt as the country seeks to resolve its economic crisis. The plan was announced following a high-level meeting between officials from the three countries on the sidelines of International…


Modi Urges UK Leader to Take ‘Strong Action’ After Protest Outside Indian Embassy

India’s prime minister has demanded “strong action” from the British government after Sikh separatists conducted protests and vandalism outside the Indian High Commission in London last month. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a phone conversation with his British counterpart, Rishi Sunak, on April 13 and raised the security issue of Indian diplomatic establishments in…


Apple Says ‘Hello Mumbai’ at First India Store Launch

MUMBAI—Apple Inc. on Wednesday revealed the look of its first retail store in India, as several people tried to catch a glimpse outside the store’s black and yellow artwork patterned after Mumbai’s iconic taxis. India has become a big market for the Cupertino, California-based company, which launched an online retail store in the world’s second-largest…


Avalanche Sweeps Away Tourists in Northeast India; 7 Killed

NEW DELHI—An avalanche swept away a group of tourists in the Himalayas in northeastern India on Tuesday, killing at least seven and injuring 11, officials said. Army spokesperson Lt. Col Mahendra Rawat said rescuers pulled out at least 23 tourists from the snow and took them to a hospital for treatment. Soldiers clear snow from…


India Stepwell Roof Collapse Leaves 36 People Dead, 16 More Injured

At least 36 people were killed, and 16 others were injured after the roof of a stepwell at a Hindu temple in India collapsed on Thursday, according to local authorities. The incident occurred at the Beleshwar Mahadev Jhulelal temple in the Indian city of Indore. Police said that a concrete slab covering an ancient stepwell…


Rahul Gandhi Expelled From Indian Parliament After Being Convicted of Defaming Modi

India’s top opposition figure Rahul Gandhi was expelled from Parliament after receiving a two-year jail sentence for defamation on Thursday, in what his supporters said was an attempt by the ruling party to silence its critics. In a statement released Friday, the Lok Sabha Secretariat said that Gandhi, who represented the Wayanad parliamentary constituency of…