Tag: Indian

Indian Microbiologist Passionate About Photographing the Moon Captures Dramatic Images

An Indian microbiologist who is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Life Sciences has been snapping some incredibly dramatic images of the moon from the terrace and balcony of his house. “I am most passionate about photographing the moon only,” Anup Raj, who currently resides in India’s capital, New Delhi, told The Epoch Times in an…


Search Resumes for Victims of Deadly Indian Landslide

NEW DELHI—Rescuers resumed their search Thursday for survivors and victims of a large landslide that swept across a highway in the mountains of northern India a day earlier, killing at least 13 people. A bus, a truck, and two cars were smashed in the landslide in Himachal Pradesh state’s Kinnaur district. Dozens of people are…


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….


5 Suspected Rebels, Indian Soldier Killed in Kashmir

Five suspected rebels and an army soldier were killed in a gunfight in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Friday, officials said, as violence in the disputed region has increased in recent weeks. The gunfight erupted shortly after scores of counterinsurgency police and soldiers launched an operation based on a tip that militants were present in a village…


Indian Navy Recovers 22 Bodies From Barge That Sank in Storm

NEW DELHI—Indian navy ships recovered 22 bodies of people who were aboard a barge that sank off Mumbai as a cyclone blew ashore this week, officials said Wednesday. The search is continuing for 55 more missing people, navy spokesman Mehul Karnik said. He said the three ships and helicopters involved in the search had rescued…


Indian Navy Recovers 26 Bodies From Barge That Sank in Storm

NEW DELHI—Indian navy ships recovered 26 bodies of people who were aboard a barge that sank off Mumbai as the most powerful storm to hit the region in more than two decades blew ashore this week, officials said Wednesday. The search is continuing for 49 more people who are missing after the cyclone hit Monday,…


Hundreds of Bodies Found Buried Along Indian Riverbanks

PRAYAGRAJ, India—Police are reaching out to villagers in northern India to investigate the recovery of bodies buried in shallow sand graves or washed up on the Ganges River banks, prompting speculation on social media that they’re the remains of COVID-19 victims. In jeeps and boats, police used portable loudspeakers with microphones asking people not to…


Early Data Suggest Vaccines Work Against Indian CCP Virus Variant: UK Health Minister

Early lab data suggest the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus vaccines work against the Indian variant, UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Sunday. Speaking to Sky News, Hancock said the data gave the government a high degree of confidence. “There is new, very early data out from Oxford University. And I would stress that this…