30-05-2018 08:00
India's federal police Tuesday (May 29) raided the local offices of budget carrier AirAsia as investigators accused the airline's boss Tony Fernandes of illegally obtaining licences.
23-05-2018 08:25
NEW DELHI: A deadly virus carried mainly by fruit bats has killed at least three people in southern India, sparking a statewide health alert on Monday (May 21).
16-05-2018 14:37
At least 18 people died Tuesday (May 15) after a flyover collapsed in northern India, crushing vehicles and passengers under tonnes of concrete, a rescue official said.
09-05-2018 20:40
US retail behemoth Walmart said Wednesday it will buy a 77 percent stake in Indian online sales giant Flipkart for $16 billion in the world's biggest e-commerce deal.
07-05-2018 17:03
A Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight from Singapore to Kolkata was stuck on the runway for a time after landing in India on Saturday (May 5) night due to a "technical fault".
06-05-2018 16:45
The Indian government's attempt to sell debt-laden national carrier Air India is in danger of hitting the skids as a key deadline looms with no bidder in sight.
04-05-2018 11:07
An Indian tea vendor caught on video taking water from a train toilet before selling his drinks to passengers has been fined amid heightened concern in India over food safety.
03-05-2018 13:34
In 2018, the Ministry of Health (MoH) will use three new vaccines for the national expanded vaccination programme (NEVP). The India-made ComBe Five will replace Quinvaxem vaccine in the NEVP.
26-04-2018 14:53
At least 13 children were killed and five critically injured on Thursday (Apr 26) after a train smashed into a small school bus in northern India, an official said.
18-04-2018 17:14
At least 21 revellers were killed en route to a wedding when their truck flew off a bridge, police said on Wednesday (Apr 18), the latest horrific crash on India's accident-prone roads.
17-04-2018 17:43
Investment ties between Vietnam and India are expected to further develop in the months to come with energy as one of the focuses. Vaibhav Saxena, executive committee member of the Indian Business Chambers in Vietnam (INCHAM), gave VIR an insight into the recent moves of Indian firms and future investment opportunities.
16-04-2018 16:52
The central province of Binh Dinh’s authorities are sealing off the factory of loss-making Binh Dinh Sugar JSC (Bisuco), in which India-based NIVL JSC - a big debtor of Standard Chartered Bank both in Singapore and Vietnam, holds 97 per cent, for causing serious environmental pollution.
10-04-2018 09:16
At least 30 people, including 27 children, were killed Monday in northern India when a school bus plunged into a deep ravine in the Himalayan foothills, police said.
09-04-2018 09:28
India's railway ministry said Sunday a "ghastly" accident was narrowly avoided after 22 train coaches carrying about 1,000 passengers became detached from the engine and sped backwards for miles before being stopped.
03-04-2018 09:19
Indian police say a 16-day-old baby boy believed to have been snatched by a monkey has been found drowned in a well.