27-08-2019 08:59
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.
12-08-2019 12:09
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.
01-08-2019 11:45
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.
28-07-2019 10:39
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).
24-07-2019 16:00
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.
23-07-2019 08:58
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.
17-07-2019 10:29
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.
13-07-2019 08:55
At least 17 people have been killed across Nepal after torrential monsoon rains induced floods and landslides, officials said on Friday (Jul 12).
12-07-2019 14:54
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.
11-07-2019 09:07
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.
09-07-2019 15:01
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.
21-06-2019 09:22
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.
19-06-2019 09:06
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.
18-06-2019 16:27
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.
17-06-2019 15:00
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.