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Floods and landslides in Indian Kashmir kill 60, over 200 missing

Posted on August 15, 2025 by Reuters

SRINAGAR (Reuters) -Rescuers in Indian Kashmir used shovels and earthmovers to search for survivors under boulders and debris on Friday, a day after sudden floods triggered by heavy rains killed at least…

Magic Moments maker ties up with Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan to launch premium tequila

Posted on August 12, 2025 by Reuters

By Chandini Monnappa and Hritam Mukherjee (Reuters) -Radico Khaitan, the maker of “Magic Moments” vodka, will invest up to $4.56 million and team up with Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan and Zerodha…

Rahul Gandhi among opposition leaders detained during protest against India election panel

Posted on August 11, 2025 by Reuters

Rahul Gandhi, a lawmaker and a leader of India’s main opposition Congress party, is stopped by police along with other lawmakers during a protest against what they say are electoral malpractices, in…

India’s top court orders Delhi authorities to move stray dogs to shelters

Posted on August 11, 2025 by Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Dogs walk on empty roads in New Delhi, India, September 10, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s top court ordered authorities in the capital Delhi and its suburbs…

Pilot union objects to India’s call for global code of conduct on pilot poaching

Posted on August 11, 2025 by Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Members of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) agency take photos of the logo as they arrive at ICAO headquarters in Montreal, Quebec, Canada October 1, 2022. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi/File Photo…

India decries ‘sabre rattling’ after Pakistan army chief’s reported nuclear remarks

Posted on August 11, 2025 by Reuters

Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan Asim Munir holds a microphone during his visit at the Tilla Field Firing Ranges (TFFR) in Mangla, Pakistan May 1, 2025. Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)/Handout via…

Mathura J. Sridharan, the new Solicitor General of Ohio, target of racist attacks

Posted on August 7, 2025 by From News Dispatches

Mathura J. Sridharan, the new Solicitor General of Ohio. PHOTO: linkedin.com @mathura-j-sridharan On July 31, Ohio State Attorney General Dave Yost named Indian American Mathura J. Sridharan as his pick for the…

Fewer Young Adults Are Getting Married or Having Kids Early

Posted on August 5, 2025 by Paul Hemez and Jonathan Vespa | US Census

Moving out of the parental home, getting a job, tying the knot and having kids used to be the most common pathway to adulthood, with almost half of 25- to 34-year-olds having…

Grammy Award-winner Falu performs “Songs For The Soul” at AIA event to support Indian farmers

Posted on August 5, 2025 by Desi Talks Chicago

Grammy Award-winning singer Falu with her band performing at the July 27, 2025, charitable event to support Indian farmers, hosted by AIA-NY, and held in Long Island, NY. ALL PHOTOS: Akshat Kaul…

Kremlin slams Trump tariff pressure on India over Russian oil as illegal

Posted on August 5, 2025 by Reuters

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend an awarding ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia July 9, 2024. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/File Photo MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia accused the United…

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