NEW DELHI — As many as 47 people have been killed after a passenger bus skidded off a steep mountain road and plunged into a deep gorge in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand Sunday, police said. The accident occurred on the Pipali-Bhoan motorway in Pauri Garhwal district, some 200 km from the state capital of … Read More
MANILA — President Rodrigo R. Duterte said Tuesday night that India is “interested” to be a new major player in the Philippine telecommunications industry. “India is also interested to enter into the telecom industry. And we are considering,” Duterte said during the induction of the new board of directors of the Federation of Indian Chambers of … Read More
NEW DELHI — The death toll in a building collapse in India’s Maharashtra state has risen to 17, while 11 others were rescued in injured condition from the rubbles, officials said Wednesday. The 40-year-old four-story building collapsed on Tuesday in Ghatkopar, an eastern suburb of Mumbai, India’s financial capital. “We pulled out 17 bodies and … Read More
NEW DELHI– At least 10 people were killed and more than 30 others injured after a private bus fell into a gorge in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh Thursday, a senior police official said. “The accident happened when the bus carrying a group of traders from the neighboring state of Punjab skidded off … Read More
MOSCOW — At least nine people died after eating rice and pork at an after-church holiday in the Indian state of Meghalaya. At least nine people died and over 200 got food poisoning after eating rice and pork at an after-church holiday in the Indian state of Meghalaya, local media reported Wednesday. “Eight persons, including … Read More
NEW DELHI — Auto major Mahindra & Mahindra on Saturday reported 8 percent increase in total sales at 46,130 units in September. The company had sold 42,848 units in the same month last year, a company statement said. In the domestic market, sales were up 7 percent at 42,545 units last month as compared with … Read More
Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales receives the 2016 Ramon Magsaysay Award from Vice President Leni Robredo and Ramon Del Rosario, Board of Trustee of Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation, during the awarding ceremony at the Cultural Center of the Philippine (CCP) in Pasay City on August 31, 2016. DANNY PATA/northboundasia.com
NEW DELHI — India on Wednesday launched with a rocket named Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) 20 satellites from the Sriharikota space center in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, said officials. The satellites launched included the country’s earth observation satellite Cartosat, Google company Terra Bella’s SkySat Gen2-1 and 18 other satellites. The PSLV rocket … Read More
NEW DELHI — At least 150 people have died so far in an intense heat wave that have been sweeping large parts of India since the beginning of April, an official said Saturday. “The worst-hit have been the eastern state of Odisha, which accounts for half of the deaths, and the southern states of Telangana … Read More
HONG KONG — An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale jolted 190km SSE of Port Blair, India at 20:32: 57 GMT on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 13.74 km, was initially determined to be at 10.1815 degrees north latitude and 93.6242 degrees east longitude. PNA/Xinhua/northboundasia.com
MOSCOW — The police commissioner of the city of Thane said on Sunday that a man killed 14 of his family members and committed suicide outside the Indian city of Mumbai. “The man hung himself after killing 14 members of his family. The reason behind the killings is not known yet. There is only one … Read More
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has sent two US combat vessels carrying guided missiles in a show of strength to participate in India’s 2016 Fleet Review Exercise, the US Navy announced in a news release. From February 4 through February 8, more than 50 countries will participate in the event. “Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam … Read More
NEW DELHI — In a tragic incident, some 45 whales that washed up on a beach in the seaside town of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu late Monday night died Tuesday. “Over 100 small fin whales had been washed up on the beach in Tuticorin. While 45 whales died on the shores, nearly … Read More
NEW DELHI — The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Friday intensified its relief and rescue operations in the rain and flood-battered eastern Indian city of Chennai and its adjoining areas as it added 20 more teams for the job and rescued over 10,000 people so far. Director General of the force, O P Singh, … Read More