Schools, colleges and cinema halls in India’s commercial capital of Mumbai have been ordered to shut over a mounting H1N1 scare, officials said Wednesday.
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India’s Airline Industry Goes From Boom to Bust
A few years ago, India’s airline industry was flying high. A booming economy made India one of the fastest growing and most competitive aviation markets in the world.
Tsunami watch issued after Indian Ocean quake
A tsunami watch has been issued after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake in the Indian Ocean near India’s Andaman Islands, authorities said. The watch covers India, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia and Bangladesh, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. The quake struck at 1:55 a.m
Dozens feared dead in India mudslide
At least 43 people are feared dead after a massive mudslide swept away three hamlets in northern India, authorities said Sunday.
A Visit to India’s First Wal-Mart (a.k.a. Best Price)
Amritsar lives in many centuries at once. This holiest city of the Sikhs is home to their most revered shrine, the mystical and awe-inspiring Golden Temple, where nihangs — members of an armed Sikh order — live on in traditions dating back centuries, sporting distinctive electric blue tunics and a panoply of weapons, even speaking a unique martial dialect of the Punjabi language. Other parts of this prosperous merchant city wears Levi’s, hanging out at cafes or following the latest diet fad or carrying the latest iPod
At least 38 feared dead in India rains
At least 38 people are feared dead in landslides and heavy rains in two hilly hamlets of northern India, authorities said Saturday. The Irishman, returning to form ahead of the defense of his PGA Championship title, leads by one shot at the World Golf Championships event following a one-under-par 69 in the second round on Friday. Harrington, who will be paired with world No.
Sorry times for Indian saris
Gopal Das lugs a torn canvas bag on his frail shoulder, as he goes from door to door across neighbourhoods in Mumbai, India. His method of selling is almost as dated as what he sells: traditional Indian saris.
Fight for future of Afghanistan’s culture plays out on TV
Hundreds of excited music fans wait in line on the lookout for their favorite singers on a hit television show. Instead of spending the time outside a New York venue or Hollywood soundstage though, these fans braved barbed wire and gun-toting guards in Kabul to attend Afghanistan’s premier pop music event: the finals of “Afghan Star,” the embattled country’s answer to “American Idol.” In line, bright mod outfits have replaced Kabul’s normally conservative dress code
Indian court orders death for 2003 Mumbai bombers
An anti-terror court in India Thursday sentenced a couple and their accomplice to death for the 2003 attacks in Mumbai that prosecutors said were carried out at the behest of Pakistan-based militants.
After the Oil Crisis, a Food Crisis?
Is the world headed for a food crisis? India, Mexico and Yemen have seen food riots this year.