Jun 04 Train disaster renews safety questions as India’s government pushes rail upgrade By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press The massive derailment involving two passenger trains is a stark reminder of safety issues that continue to challenge India's vast railway system that transports nearly 22 million passengers each day. Continue reading
Jun 04 Signaling system error led to deadly India train crash, railway official says By Krutika Pathi, Sheikh Saaliq, Ashok Sharma, Associated Press The derailment in eastern India that killed 275 people and injured hundreds was caused by an error in the electronic signaling system that led a train to wrongly change tracks and crash into a freight train, officials said Sunday. Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch 2:41 News Wrap: Biden signs debt limit deal in final days before deadline In our news wrap Saturday, Biden signed the bipartisan deal to suspend the debt limit and avoid a potentially catastrophic default, three Israeli troops and an Egyptian officer died in an unusual shootout on the Israel-Egypt border, more than 280… Continue watching
Jun 02 More than 280 killed, about 900 hurt after 2 trains derail in India By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press Rescuers found no more survivors in the overturned and mangled wreckage of two passenger trains that derailed in eastern India, killing more than 280 people in one of the country's deadliest rail crashes in decades, officials said Saturday. Continue reading
Jun 01 India pauses plans for new coal plants for five years to focus on renewable energy By Sibi Arasu, Associated Press The Indian government will not consider any proposals for new coal plants for the next five years and focus on growing its renewables sector, according to an updated national electricity plan released Wednesday evening. Continue reading
May 22 Watch 4:20 News Wrap: India faces blackouts and water shortages during extreme heat wave In our news wrap Monday, a United Nations report says extreme weather killed more than 2 million globally between 1970 and 2021, India faces blackouts and water shortages during heat wave, more than 80 fires are burning in Alberta forcing… Continue watching
May 20 WATCH: Biden and Indo-Pacific leaders hold Quad partnership talks at G7 meeting By Josh Boak, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden tried to reassure world leaders on Saturday that the U.S. would not default as he consulted with the heads of Australia, Japan and India in a meeting of the so-called Quad partnership that had been hastily rescheduled… Continue reading
May 13 Hindu nationalist party loses crucial state election ahead of India’s national vote By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press India’s main opposition Congress party wrested control of the crucial southern Karnataka state from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party, according to a near complete vote count Saturday that boosted its prospects ahead of national elections due next year. Continue reading
May 05 What jewels will King Charles III use in his coronation? By Kenichi Serino When King Charles III is coronated, the ceremony will feature several jewels that have become synonymous with the British Royal Family. Some have histories tied to violence and colonialism. Continue reading
May 04 Watch 7:49 India faces challenge of feeding its people as it becomes world’s most populous nation By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Morgan Till, Sarah Clune Hartman As India takes on the title of the world’s most populous nation, a question that looms thanks to climate change is how to feed 1.4 billion people. Small-scale farming families say crops are withering under record-high temperatures, cycles of drought… Continue watching