India
Video of Chile rail tragedy sparks false reports of train crash in India
India's creaking rail network has seen a string of disasters over the years but dramatic footage of a train pile-up was not filmed in the country's southern Chennai megacity...
India’s ISRO carries out successful space docking mission
By Nivedita BhattacharjeeBENGALURU (Reuters) -India on Thursday became the fourth nation in the world to achieve space docking, a technological milestone that underscores its ambitions to expand its share...
Dozens arrested in India over alleged 5-year sexual abuse of teen girl
New Delhi — Police in the southern Indian state of Kerala have arrested 49 of 64 men accused of sexually abusing an 18-year-old girl over the last five years....
Clip of ‘three-faced’ elephant filmed at Thai parade, not giant India festival
Ahead of the world's largest gathering of humanity, the six-week Kumbh Mela festival in northern India, a video purportedly showing a "three-faced" elephant was shared in social media posts...
Hotel policy change highlights struggles faced by unmarried couples looking for privacy in India
Travel can be tough for unmarried couples looking for a bit of privacy in India.Accommodations routinely decline to let this growing segment of the population share rooms — especially...
Clip of vandalised mosque in India falsely linked to attack against minorities in Bangladesh
Minorities in Sunni Muslim-majority Bangladesh have encountered a string of attacks after long-time autocratic leader Sheikh Hasina was ousted in August 2024, but a video of a vandalised mosque...
Footage of India mock train crash sparks false claims about ‘fatal accident’
India has suffered a string of railway disasters over the years, but a video shared online as the aftermath of a "massive accident" in fact shows a mock train...
A journalist’s murder highlights risks of reporting in small-town India
The gruesome murder of Indian journalist Mukesh Chandrakar has shone a spotlight on the dangers of reporting from some of the country's most volatile regions.Chandrakar's body was found last...
Seattle police officer who struck and killed a graduate student from India is fired
Seattle’s interim police chief on Monday fired the officer who fatally struck a 23-year-old graduate student from India with his patrol vehicle in January 2023 while responding to a...
Earthquake in Tibet, China kills at least 53 people
Share✓ Link copied to clipboard! More than 50 people were killed when a powerful earthquake rocked a remote region of Tibet on Tuesday morning, according to Chinese state media.The...
