NEW DELHI, India-- In the run-up to rural body elections, locally called panchayat polls, in India's eastern state of West Bengal, at least four people were killed in poll-related violence, officials said Friday. The deaths took place on Thursday in four districts, namely South 24-Parganas,...
NEW DELHI, July 3 (Xinhua) -- One person was killed and another wounded critically in a crude bomb explosion in India's eastern state of West Bengal, police said Monday. The explosion took place late Sunday night in Shalipur village in the Haroa area of North 24 Parganas district, about 41 km east...
NEW DELHI, India -- At least seven people, including five women and a child, died and 12 others sustained severe injuries in a road accident in India's southern state of Karnataka on Friday, confirmed a local police officer over the phone. Â Â Â The mishap occurred when a heavy vehicle...
NEW DELHI, India -- At least six people died and two others were seriously injured when a car collided with a parked truck on the roadside in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India in the early hours of Friday, confirmed a local cop over the phone. Banda District Magistrate Durga Shakti Nagpal...
NEW DELHI, India -- Fifty-two bodies from India's deadly train crash on June 2 haven't been identified yet and they will be cremated soon, said a senior government representative on Friday. Nearly 300 people died in the crash, in which two passenger trains and one goods train collided in the eastern...
* India has offered the Philippines help in bolstering its defense capability through the acquisition of naval assets and expansion of maritime training. Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and External Affairs Minister of India Dr. S. Jaishankar hold a bilateral meeting in New Delhi on June...
NEW DELHI, India - Twelve people, including seven of a family, were killed and seven others injured early Monday after a bus carrying them collided head-on with another in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, police said. Â Â Â The accident took place near Digapahandi in Ganjam district, about...
Top diplomats of the Philippines and India will meet in New Delhi on Thursday, June 29, to discuss existing areas of bilateral cooperation as well as new ones between the two countries. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo will co-chair the 5th meeting of the...
A handout picture released by the Egyptian Presidency on June 25, 2023 shows Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) standing with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi after signing an agreement in the capital Cairo. AFP CAIRO, Egypt -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Egypt's President...
US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden greet India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on arrival for a State Dinner at the North Portico of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 22, 2023. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP WASHINGTON, United States -- US President Joe Biden and Indian Prime...
The Philippines and India have sealed a partnership in Financial Technology (FinTech) as the two countries see the need for cooperation to share and learn from each others' expertise and potentials. Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Benjamin Diokno and Indian Ambassador to the Philippines...
This handout photograph taken on June 5, 2023 and released by the Indian Ministry of Defence shows India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh (R) and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (L) during their meeting in New Delhi. (Indian Ministry of Defence / AFP) NEW DELHI, India -- The United States and...
