india lockdown a major blow for kashmir tourism

India lockdown a major blow for Kashmir tourism

On Srinagar's Dal Lake, intricately decorated houseboats usually packed with tourists lie empty as Kashmir's tourism sector reels from a three-weeks-long lockdown imposed as India revoked the picturesque region's autonomy.
india flood toll jumps to 144 as roads highways cut off

India flood toll jumps to 144 as roads, highways cut off

Indian authorities on Sunday (Aug 11) mounted major rescue and relief efforts as the death toll from monsoon floods which cut off roads in the country's south and west rose to 147.
rolls royce faces probe over india deals

Rolls Royce faces probe over India deals

Indian investigators have launched a criminal probe into millions of dollars paid by a Rolls Royce energy firm to an intermediary in connection with deals with state-owned firms in the South Asian nation, according to documents seen by AFP.
indian navy rescues hundreds stranded on train in floods

Indian navy rescues hundreds stranded on train in floods

Indian navy helicopters and emergency service boats came to the rescue of more than 800 people stranded on a train in floods near Mumbai on Saturday (Jul 27).
fresh waves to surf for indian investors

Fresh waves to surf for Indian investors

Indian investors are now heading to garment and textiles, energy, IT, and pharmaceuticals/healthcare in Vietnam, in anticipation of the growing local demand. Vaibhav Saxena, general secretary of the Indian Business Chamber in Vietnam, gives a deep analysis of new movements in Indian investment and future trends on the back of Vietnam’s newest free trade agreements.
monsoon toll tops 650 as rains unleash flood fury in south asia

Monsoon toll tops 650 as rains unleash flood fury in South Asia

Severe floods and lightning have claimed the lives of more than 650 people across India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan, officials said Monday (Jun 22) as the annual monsoon took its toll on the rainfed region.
10 dead at least 10 feared trapped in mumbai building collapse

10 dead, at least 10 feared trapped in Mumbai building collapse

Ten people were killed and at least 10 others were feared trapped under rubble after a building collapsed during heavy monsoon rains which lashed India's financial capital Mumbai on Tuesday (Jul 16), officials said, the second such tragedy in two weeks.
monsoon rains kill 17 in nepal 11 in india

Monsoon rains kill 17 in Nepal, 11 in India

At least 17 people have been killed across Nepal after torrential monsoon rains induced floods and landslides, officials said on Friday (Jul 12).
vinamilk vietcombank and petrovietnam in top 100 of asia300 ranking

Vinamilk, Vietcombank, and PetroVietnam in top 100 of Asia300 ranking

Covering everything from Indian computer services companies to Indonesian property developers, Asia300 offers a glimpse of the players aiming to be the dominant forces in the 21st century and the multinationals poised to challenge established Western brands, of whom Vietnam contributes five representatives.
plan bee gets indian elephants to buzz off railways

'Plan Bee' gets Indian elephants to buzz off railways

Indian Railways have come up with a novel way of getting elephants to buzz off from train tracks: Speakers that play the sound of bees to scare the jumbos away.
black box reveals last moments of doomed himalayan climbers

'Black box' reveals last moments of doomed Himalayan climbers

Indian authorities on Monday (Jul 8) showed heart-wrenching images of the final moments of an international team of climbers swept away in an avalanche as they attempted to scale an unconquered Himalayan peak.
44 dead in india after bus plunges into gorge officials

44 dead in India after bus plunges into gorge: Officials

At least 44 people were killed when a bus in India's mountainous state of Himachal Pradesh plunged into a gorge on Thursday (Jun 20), officials said.
anger in india as lychee linked brain fever kills 113 children

Anger in India as lychee-linked brain fever kills 113 children

Ten more children died on Tuesday (Jun 18) from a mysterious brain fever potentially linked to lychees, officials said, taking the death toll to 113 this month and sparking angry protests in India's poorest Bihar state.
jet airways lenders to go to bankruptcy court

Jet Airways lenders to go to bankruptcy court

Lenders to crippled Jet Airways said Monday (Jun 17) they would start bankruptcy court proceedings after failing to find someone to take over the Indian carrier.
pm vietnam india should further promote bilateral trade ties

PM: Vietnam, India should further promote bilateral trade ties

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc suggested that Vietnam and India step up their trade ties during his reception for outgoing Indian Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish in Hanoi on June 17.