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Transgender mystic Zoya Lobo turns over three oracle cards, studies them for a minute and then looks up. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will definitely win India's general election this summer, she proclaims. Clairvoyant Larra Shah also predicts a victory for Modi owing to his "extremely ...
Diamond tycoon Nirav Modi, whose jewels once adorned stars from Bollywood to Hollywood, was arrested in London on Tuesday, more than a year after Indian authorities alleged he was involved in a $1.8 billion bank fraud. Modi, 48, was detained in central London and remained ...
Indian court acquits four men in 2007 India-Pakistan train blast case
An Indian court on Wednesday acquitted four Hindu men accused of bombing a train between India and Pakistan in 2007 that killed 68 people, mostly Pakistanis, citing a lack of evidence, defense lawyers said. Pakistan's acting foreign secretary described the ruling as a "travesty of ...
Toyota Motor Corp. is considering offering Suzuki Motor Corp. a hybrid system for global sales and enhancing a joint car development project for India, according to an expanded tie-up deal unveiled Wednesday. Under the agreement, Suzuki can sell hybrids developed by Toyota, namely the RAV4 ...
India deployed nuclear subs and carrier group amid soaring tensions with Pakistan
India's Navy has confirmed it sent nuclear submarines, an aircraft carrier battle group and dozens of other naval vessels to the North Arabian sea after a suicide bombing in February led to a tense military stand-off with Pakistan. India was conducting large-scale military exercises off ...
India and Pakistan threatened to unleash missiles at each other: sources
The sparring between India and Pakistan last month threatened to spiral out of control, and only interventions by U.S. officials, including national security adviser John Bolton, headed off a bigger conflict, five sources familiar with the events said. At one stage, India threatened to fire ...
Foreign adoptions to U.S. fell by 14% in 2018, continuing trend
The number of foreign children adopted by U.S. parents plunged nearly 14 percent last year, extending a decline that's now continued for 14 years, according to State Department figures released Thursday. Sharp drops in adoptions from China and Ethiopia more than offset notable increases from ...
The United States and India on Wednesday agreed to strengthen security and civil nuclear cooperation, including building six U.S. nuclear power plants in India, the two countries said in a joint statement. The agreement came after two days of talks in Washington. The United States ...
A nuclear nightmare is brewing between India and Pakistan
India's election and Pakistan's economic crisis are coming at a very bad time.
India said Saturday that it was returning a key diplomat to Pakistan's capital amid an easing of tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors, but also demanded that its archrival take concrete steps against terrorists operating from its territory. India's high commissioner to Pakistan was set to ...
India accuses Pakistan of hiding something by blocking access to bombing site
India said on Saturday Pakistan had "plenty to hide" by preventing journalists from accessing the site of an airstrike by Indian fighter jets inside Pakistan. Citing "security concerns," Pakistani security officials on Thursday barred a Reuters team from climbing a hill in northeastern Pakistan to ...
U.S. military official says diplomatic 'quad' meetings will continue
An American military official says that the U.S., Australia, India and Japan continue to have regular diplomatic meetings to "coordinate our respective visions of and efforts in the Indo-Pacific region." Pentagon spokesman Lt. Col. Dave Eastburn made the comments late Friday in Washington to clarify ...
