Feb 01 U.S. approves $4 billion drone sale to India for maritime security needs By Associated Press The State Department notified Congress on Thursday of the $3.99 billion sale that will include 31 Sky Guardian drones, 170 Hellfire missiles, 310 small-diameter bombs and related support material. Continue reading
Jan 22 Millions celebrate opening of Hindu temple built on mosque ruins in India By Biswajeet Banerjee, Sheikh Saaliq, Krutika Pathi, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Dec 25 Charter plane with 276 Indians stuck at French airport for days in human trafficking probe have left for India By Christophe Ena, Associated Prerss, Angela Charlton, Associated Press Local authorities said 276 of the 303 original passengers were en route to Mumbai, and 25 others stayed in France and requested asylum. Two others were detained and released and appeared before a judge as part of an investigation into… Continue reading
Dec 23 Flight from India freed to leave France after being held for days amid human trafficking probe By Angela Charlton, Elise Morton, Associated Press A charter plane sequestered while carrying 303 Indians to Nicaragua was authorized Sunday to leave the French airport where it has been grounded for four days for a human trafficking investigation. A lawyer for the airline said the plane would take… Continue reading
Dec 03 Watch 5:36 Why production of Apple iPhones has been moving from China to India By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery Apple’s new iPhone 15 is already looking like one of the hottest, in-demand items this holiday season. But several factors like shifting supply chains, labor disputes and geopolitics are combining to keep the smartphone hard to find. Nilesh Christopher, the… Continue watching
Nov 29 Indian official plotted to assassinate Sikh separatist leader in New York, U.S. prosecutors say By Larry Neumeister, Ashok Sharma, Associated Press India had set up a high-level inquiry after U.S. authorities raised concerns with New Delhi that its government may have had knowledge of a plot to kill a Sikh separatist leader on American soil. Continue reading
Nov 28 Watch 3:00 News Wrap: Hunter Biden offers to testify publicly before Congress In our news wrap Tuesday, Hunter Biden countered a subpoena from House Republicans with an offer to testify publicly before Congress, the powerful Koch network formally endorsed Nikki Haley's presidential campaign, 41 trapped construction workers were rescued from a collapsed… Continue watching
Nov 28 Indian rescuers free trapped workers after 17 days stuck in a collapsed tunnel By Associated Press After the first worker was pulled out, Pushkar Singh Dhami, the top elected official in the state of Uttarakhand, presented him with a garland and hung it around his neck as rescuers, other officials and relatives cheered. Continue reading
Nov 19 India officials consider new methods to rescue 41 workers still trapped in collapsed tunnel By Biswajeet Banerjee, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Nov 19 Sugar sees global price hike after crops in Asia hit by dry weather tied to El Nino By Aniruddha Ghosal, Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press Sugar worldwide is trading at the highest prices since 2011, mainly due to lower global supplies after unusually dry weather damaged harvests in India and Thailand, the world's second- and third-largest exporters. Continue reading