India
Seven workers killed in India tunnel accident
The landslide incident occurs in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, where workers were constructing a tunnel for a state-run hydropower project.
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Air India mandates drug tests for all pilots after mid-air plunge
Air India orders mandatory drug screening for all pilots after reports that a captain involved in a mid-air incident tested positive for marijuana.
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Indian-origin teen charged with murdering mother, brother after ‘kill family’ searches
Investigators say the teenager was found in his mother’s car after an overnight search, while authorities continue to determine how the victims were killed.
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India's Dharavi project faces delays, family rehabilitation remains uncertain
Indian PM Modi-linked Adani Properties plans to transform the area into a modern urban hub but the project faces challenges over land needed to rehouse residents.
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'Did order come from PMO?': Kejriwal questions India's BJP over 'zombie' video linked to Punjab
Former Punjab chief minister shares social media video wrongly showing drug addicts belonging to Punjab; asks whether the BJP received orders to publish the video from the Indian Prime Minister's Office.
3 DAYS AGO
Police use water cannons to disperse Jharkhand students
Ranchi police told the Indian media that water cannons were used to disperse the students' march towards the state assembly of the eastern Jharkhand state of India. Students and unemployed youth are protestint against irregularities in the state civil service examinations.
4 DAYS AGO
Chinese experts call India’s Arunachal naming move ‘self-deception’
Chinese analysts say New Delhi’s latest move could reinforce its territorial claims and complicate efforts to ease the longstanding border dispute with Beijing.
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Air India pilot reportedly fails drug test after flight drops 300 feet
Flight AI2379, carrying 137 passengers and eight crew members, flying from Phuket to New Delhi on Aug 4, hit severe turbulence over the eastern Indian state of Odisha. The Times of India reports that the flight crew has been removed from flying duties pending the investigation, in accordance with protocol.
5 DAYS AGO
India's 'cockroach' protest movement keeps heat on Modi
Led by the online Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), the demonstrations spread from New Delhi to other cities, broadening from anger over exam irregularities into a wider movement over unemployment, opportunities for young people, and what critics describe as Modi's increasingly authoritarian rule.
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