World Nov 16 Ten infants killed in fire that engulfed a hospital ward in northern India The fire occurred late Friday at a hospital in Jhansi city in India's Uttar Pradesh state. Forty-five babies were rescued and are receiving medical care, said Bimal Kumar Dubey, a local official.
World Jul 10 At least 18 dead in northern India after double-decker bus collides with milk truck India has some of the highest road death rates in the world, with hundreds of thousands of people killed and injured annually.
World Jul 03 How did a religious gathering in northern India lead to a deadly stampede? Authorities are investigating after more than 120 people died Tuesday in a stampede following a large religious gathering in northern India, one of the deadliest such accidents in recent years.
World Jul 02 Stampede at religious event in India leaves at least 105 people dead, many women and children Officials say scores were admitted to hospitals after the stampede Tuesday in the Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh state. Local media say the stampede occurred as attendees rushed to leave after the Hindu gathering.
World Jan 22 Millions celebrate opening of Hindu temple built on mosque ruins in India The event is a political triumph for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is seeking to transform the country from a secular democracy into a Hindu state.
World Nov 19 India officials consider new methods to rescue 41 workers still trapped in collapsed tunnel Officials trying to reach 41 workers who have been trapped in a collapsed tunnel in northern India for eight days were contemplating alternative rescue plans Sunday after snags with a drilling machine caused them to halt digging.
World Nov 15 Some of the 40 workers trapped in India tunnel collapse get sick as glitches delay rescue Rescuers have been trying to drill through the rubble and insert wide steel pipes to free the construction workers. They have been trapped since Sunday when a portion of a tunnel collapsed in the mountainous Uttarakhand state.
World Nov 13 Rescuers in northern India dig to reach 40 construction workers trapped by landslide Authorities have confirmed the construction workers are safe and they've been supplied with oxygen and water. The rescuers had an additional 35 meters still to dig as of Monday.
World Nov 12 Diwali celebrations in India set a world record amid rising concerns about air quality Millions of Indians celebrated Diwali on Sunday with a Guinness World Record number of bright earthen oil lamps as concerns about air pollution soared in the South Asian country.
World Jun 18 Deaths climb to around 100 as heat wave scorches India’s northeastern states At least 96 people died in two of India's most populous states over the last several days, officials said Sunday, with swaths of the country reeling from a sweltering heat wave.