India's financial capital Mumbai has been witnessing "very poor" air quality in recent days.
It's capital Delhi that usually makes headlines for having dangerous levels of air pollution during the winter months.
But Mumbai, which has a vast (...)
farm tractor pulling a wagon loaded with people overturned and fell into a pond in northern India, killing 26 people, most of them women and children, officials said Sunday, according to AP.
Superintendent of Police Tej Swaroop Singh said the wagon (...)
Popular Indian comedian Raju Srivastava has died aged 58, his family has confirmed.
Srivastava was being treated at a hospital in the capital, Delhi, following a heart attack on 10 August.
The comedian had been taken to hospital and put on (...)
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia condemned the statements of the spokesperson of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) insulting Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
In a statement issued on Sunday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed its (...)
It is a matter of great joy for me to wish all Indians, living in India and abroad, a very Happy Independence Day! This day has a special significance as it marks the beginning of the 75th year of India's independence for which 'Azadi Ka Amrit (...)
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JEDDAH — Fascist and divisive forces in India can only be defeated at the hustings when all parties having secular leanings join hands burying their differences and egoist tendencies in the larger interest of the country, a noted (...)
Wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant and left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav were picked Thursday for India's limited-over tour of the West Indies comprising five One-Day Internationals and one Twenty20 starting June 23.
The two youngsters replace (...)
Delhi Daredevils pulled off a successful run chase against Gujarat Lions to win by two wickets with two balls left on Wednesday in the Indian Premier League.
Both teams were already unable to advance to the playoffs.
Lions reached a challenging (...)
India's most populous state is running out of meat.
After the Hindu right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party came to power in Uttar Pradesh this month on the back of a resounding electoral victory and named a Hindu priest-cum-politician as the state's (...)
JEDDAH — The Jeddah Cricket Association (JCA) will launch the Jotun Saudi Cup at a ceremony in Fine Grill Restaurant on Tuesday. Parvez Rasool, current Indian ODI & T20 cricketer, will be the chief guest on this occasion, with Khaled Almaeena, a (...)
WHEN in doubt, go back to basics. That's what the BJP is doing in Uttar Pradesh. Staring at what looks like a humiliating debacle in India's largest state, the party has chucked the facile "sab ka saath, sab ka vikas" mantra and is pushing its core (...)
India has rested leading spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja for the three-match Twenty20 international series against England, the country's cricket board said Monday.
Off-spinner Ashwin and left-arm colleague Jadeja played all five (...)
A train derailed in northern India on Wednesday, killing two and injuring at least 60 people, police and rail officials said, at least the third such accident in recent weeks that has raised concerns about the safety of the ageing rail network.
The (...)
The death toll from India's worst train accident in years rose to 145 on Monday, as rescuers used cranes to lift the twisted metal wreckage to check for more bodies underneath, AP reported.
The passenger train was about midway through a 27-hour (...)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with senior ministers on Monday to counter the opposition, which is up in arms against the demonetization move.
Meanwhile, a combined opposition on Monday disrupted the proceedings of the lower (...)
Indian rescuers on Monday called off a search of the mangled carriages of a derailed train after pulling more bodies from the wreckage, taking to at least 146 the number of passengers killed in the disaster.
Sunday's derailment in the northern state (...)
Indian rescue workers concluded their search of the mangled carriages of a derailed train on Monday, bringing the number of passengers killed in the disaster to at least 142 and the injured to more than 200, according to Reuters.
Sunday's derailment (...)
At least 104 people were killed when 14 coaches of an overnight passenger train rolled off the track in northern India on Sunday, with rescue workers using cutting torches to try to pull out survivors, police said.
Daljeet Chaudhary, a director (...)
At least 90 people were killed and more than 150 injured when an Indian express train derailed in northern Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, with the toll set to rise amid a desperate scramble to locate survivors from the mangled wreck, Reuters (...)
NEW DELHI — At least 60 people were killed and 100 injured when several carriages of an Indian express train derailed in northern Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, with the toll set to rise amid a desperate scramble to locate survivors from the mangled (...)
Mohammad Amir quit Pakistan's one-day series against the West Indies and flew home Tuesday after his mother was taken seriously ill, the Pakistan Cricket Board said.
The 24-year-old left for Lahore and will miss the third and final One-Day (...)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked up five wickets in a fine display of seam bowling to floor New Zealand after Wriddhiman Saha's battling half-century helped India reach 316 on the second day of the second Test at Eden Gardens Saturday.
After India was (...)
Gutsy fifties from Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane helped India reach 239 for seven in the second test against New Zealand after a see-saw opening day Friday.
The touring side claimed three wickets in the first session and four in the third but (...)
India Test captain Virat Kohli remains sceptical on the accuracy of ball-tracking technology but hinted India might be ready to finally embrace the Decision Review System (DRS).
The influential Indian cricket board (BCCI) has been a staunch opponent (...)
Veteran opener Gautam Gambhir was Tuesday recalled to the Indian Test squad after two years in place of the injured Lokesh Rahul for the remainder of the Test series against New Zealand.
The 34-year-old Gambhir, who last played a Test in 2014 (...)
