TEHRAN (Tasnim) – India’s tourism industry has been hit by a wave of violent anti-government protests against a new citizenship law that have rocked several cities this month, with several countries issuing travel warnings. At least 25 people have been killed in clashes between police and protesters, and demonstrations against the law continue. Officials estimate […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): Sunburn, Asia’s biggest electronic dance music festival (EDM) and third-largest dance festival in the world after Tomorrowland and Ultra, has often been criticised for the popularity of illicit substances at the event. Two visitors from the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh died in the seaside resort of Vagator in North Goa on […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): In spite of stringent measures taken by the central government and police in India to curb ongoing protests taking place throughout the country over the controversial Citizenship Act, the demonstrations became violent in several parts of the country, resulting in deaths and arson attacks. Delhi police confirmed on Saturday that 15 arrests […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – India’s Supreme Court on Saturday awarded a bitterly disputed religious site to Hindus, while Muslims also claim the land that has sparked some of the bloodiest riots in the history of independent India. The ruling in the dispute between Hindu and Muslim groups paves the way for the construction of a Hindu […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – India launched a bid to become a leading space power Monday, sending up a rocket to put a craft on the surface of the Moon in what it called a “historic day” for the nation. Chandrayaan-2 — or Moon Chariot 2 — took off on time at 2.43pm (0913 GMT) from the […]
In late May India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi was re-elected to his post for a second term. His Bharatiya Janata Party won a majority in the 543-seat parliament. Three supporters of India’s ruling right-wing party and another from a rival regional party have been killed in a gun battle in the state of West Bengal, […]
The father of the woman has been also arrested, days after her uncles were arrested for allegedly burning the young couple when they visited them recently. New Delhi (Sputnik) — Last week’s incident of a young village couple in the Indian state of Maharashtra allegedly being set ablaze by the woman’s livid relatives over their […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A total of 104 people died in the northern Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand as a result of poisoning with spurious alcohol, IANS news agency reported on Sunday. More than 50 people died in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur district, while 18 more died at the Meerut Medical College, the IANS news […]
