Posts Tagged ‘India’

German Liberals caught paying for Immigration Ads in India

Germany’s liberal governing party FDP is promoting Germany’s new and more generous immigration laws in India. “Getting a German work visa has never been easier,” reads the message on the placards that the FDP lets Indians ride around in bicycle taxis. The government party states that it is turning to “IT experts, coders and web […]

Christian Family Traumatized by Ethnic Violence in India

Church building ablaze in compound where Christians took refuge in Imphal, Manipur state, India, on May 3, 2023. (Morning Star News) NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – On the evening of May 3, an ethnic Christian in northern India’s Manipur state received a call from a relative advising her to pack up and leave home with […]

Days Of Sweltering Heat, Power Cuts In Northern India Overwhelm Hospitals As Death Toll Climbs

“So many people are dying from the heat that we are not getting a minute’s time to rest,” one hearse driver said. Source

Religious Facet Seen in Ethnic Violence in Manipur, India

Christians (from left) Jungpao Touthang, Kaiman Guite and Domkhohoi Haokip were killed in Manipur state, India on June 9, 2023. (ITLF) NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – A surge of ethnic violence with a growing religious component in northeastern India led to the killing on Friday (June 9) of a woman in her church building and […]

Iran, India agree on forming joint agricultural co-op committee

TEHRAN – Agricultural officials of Iran and India have agreed to form a joint committee for agricultural cooperation between the two countries within the next three months, Mehr News Agency reported on Saturday. Source

India in recent international events

Together with China and Japan, India is one of the three leading Asian powers, whose mutual relations will increasingly determine the situation in the Asia-Pacific region as a whole. In turn, this latter is today in the focus of the current stage of the Great World Game. And if we can speak more or less […]

Hindu Extremists Jail Pastors, Close Churches in India

Pastor R. Kirubendran, wife Manju Tiruvendram and 18-month-old daughter. (Morning Star News) NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Having spent a month in jail on baseless charges before his release on bail, Pastor R. Kirubendran was baffled at hostilities from police, media and villagers after serving a community in northern India without problem for several… Source

India’s Ancient Martial Art Feared by the British Raj (Video)

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, our view is that there exist countless mysteries, scientific anomalies and surprising artifacts that have yet to be discovered and explained. The goal […]

India Train Crash Kills Over 280 In One Of Nation’s Worst Rail Disasters

BALASORE, India (AP) — 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 and injuring hundreds in one of the country’s deadliest rail crashes in decades, officials said Saturday. Chaotic scenes erupted on Friday night as rescuers climbed atop […]

More Than 200 Killed and 900 Hurt After 2 Trains Derail in India; Hundreds Still Trapped in Coaches

NEW DELHI (AP) — Two passenger trains derailed Friday in India, killing more than 200 people and trapping hundreds of others inside more than a dozen damaged rail cars, officials said. The accident that happened about 220 kilometers (137 miles) southwest of Kolkata created a chaotic scene of twisted wreckage and desperate rescuers as teams […]

India’s Ancient Instruments Made from Pumpkins (Video)

The Abdul Majeed family has been hand-carving musical instruments out of pumpkins for seven generations, a craft that has been practiced for almost 200 years in the city of Mirage, in Western India. The city is known for being a hub for classical musicians, and the family has made tanpuras and sitars, among other instruments, […]

Concerning the meeting in New Delhi between the defense ministers of India and China

On April 27 in New Delhi, on the margins of an SCO event, the defense ministers of India and China held talks, the very fact of which could not fail to draw attention. Because it showed that the leadership of the two largest states in the world keeps under control a complex and contradictory set […]

India Smile filmfest screening movies from Iran, Elham Shirvani on panel 

TEHRAN – Three Iranian movies have been selected to be screened at the 9th edition of the Smile International Film Festival for Children & Youth – SIFFCY underway in New Delhi, India. Source

India-Malaysia to Trade in Rupees Bypassing US Dollar

India-Malaysia to Trade in Rupees Bypassing US Dollar By Timothy Alexander Guzman Global Research, April 07, 2023 There is a worldwide movement to stop using what is considered a toxic currency, the US dollar.  The concept of de-dollarization is accelerating, now India, the “I” in the BRICS Coalition has also made significant moves to bypass […]

Russia, China, and India developing digital ‘new currency,’ diplomat says

According to the Indian outlet The Cradle, Russian diplomat Alexander Babokov said the plan will be discussed at the upcoming BRICS summit in August. Babokov, the Deputy Chairman of Russian State Duma, said the countries want a currency less reliant on the US dollar.  Source

How One Town Keeps India’s 500-year-old Papermaking Industry Alive (Video)

The town of Sanganer, located in the western state of Rajasthan in India, is home to a 500-year-old papermaking industry. Read more Section:  News Video History Ancient Traditions Read Later  Source

Ambassador Ioannou: “India and Greece are natural allies, we support India’s UNSC seat”

Greek Ambassador to New Delhi, Dimitrios Ioannou, expressed his strong belief that India and Greece are natural allies, citing the many common features shared by the two countries, before adding that India can rely on Greece’s support to become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. He also emphasised the importance of increasing… […]

India scolds UK for diplomatic ‘indifference’

READ HERE: Separatist protesters pulled down the Indian flag from the High Commission in London   Source

Foreign ministers from the world’s leading countries met in India at various locations

In the first days of March India was the center of international politics. The formal occasion for the appearance on its territory of the forty foreign ministers was one of the calendar events of the Forum G20, that is the twenty leading economies in the world which together account for 85% of world GDP. Another […]

India, US to Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Semiconductors

NEW DELHI—The United States and India will sign a memorandum of understanding on semiconductors as both countries discuss coordination of investment and continue dialogue around policies to spur private investment, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Thursday. Raimondo, who is on a four-day trip to India, is accompanied by the chief executive officers of […]

India, Sri Lanka moving toward using Indian rupee for international transactions (while ditching the dollar)

(Natural News) India and Sri Lanka are currently negotiating the possibility of using the Indian rupee, instead of the United States dollar, for international transactions as the two South Asian nations look to strengthen their economic ties through trade and investments. Three state-owned and public banks from India and Sri Lanka recently participated in a… […]

India defeat Iran at 2023 Junior Kabaddi World Championship final

TEHRAN – India defeated Iran 40-33 to win the second edition of the 2023 Junior Kabaddi World Championship. Source

Biden’s Covid Criminal Cabal Hellbent on Disrupting India’s G20 to Prevent Discussion of Wrecked Economies of the Global South

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G20 Talks End In India With No Consensus On Ukraine War

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said there were “divergences” on the issue of the war in Ukraine “which we could not reconcile as various parties held differing views.” Source

OPINION: G20 FM’s Meeting a Chance for India to Become a Prominent Force in Changing World Order

India has the near impossible task of balancing the West and Russia-China as it hosts a G20 event in New Delhi. India has the herculean task of overcoming the great divide between the West and Russia-China as it hosts the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meet in New Delhi on March 1-2. Interestingly, this meet arrives days […]

The Red Taj Mahal and the Dutch Hessings of India

When we ask an average European family on a trip to India what they are hoping to see, their preference and plan, the answer we tend to get is: ‘the beautiful Taj Mahal Read more Section:  News Ancient Places Asia Read Later  Source

India’s Sinking Holy Town Faces A Grim Future

For months, residents in Joshimath, a holy town burrowed high up in India’s Himalayan mountains, have seen their homes slowly sink. Source

What is India’s stance on Russia’s Special Military Operation in Ukraine?

Following the launch of Russia’s Special Military Operation (SMO) in Ukraine, India’s senior authorities did not openly denounce Moscow and adopted a more measured approach to the situation. The neutrality of New Delhi is primarily attributable to the fact that Russian-Indian ties have long been cordial. Russia and India are BRICS members; the two nations […]

Police Thwart Plan to Burn Church Buildings in India

Fire damage to church building in Chaukipura village, Madhya Pradesh, India, discovered on Feb. 12, 2023. (Morning Star News) NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Plans to burn several church buildings in central India came to an end on Sunday (Feb. 12) after officers arrested three Hindu extremists, but not before they had set one structure […]

Pastor in India Kept in Jail on Baseless Charges, Christians Say

ECI church building in Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. (Morning Star News) NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – A pastor in northern India remains in jail after more than three months despite winning bail because Hindu extremists filed new false charges against him, his wife said. “We are going through troubled times, and we don’t know when […]

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