In India swine flu panic is more infectious than virus itself; schools close, streets desertedNEW DELHI, India — The streets of the western city of Pune were half-empty, schools in Mumbai were ordered closed, and people suffering aches flooded hospitals across the country as India confronted dueling outbreaks of swine flu and swine flu panic. US panel accuses India of failing to protect religious minorities, places it on watch listNEW DELHI — A U.S. panel on religious freedoms has placed India on its watch list of countries where such freedoms are at risk, noting that there has been a “disturbing increase” in violence against minorities in the South Asian country. Researchers see dramatic drop in Indian groundwater; fear severe water shortagesNEW DELHI — Excessive irrigation and the unrelenting thirst of tens of millions of people are causing groundwater levels in northern India to drop dramatically, a problem that could lead to severe water shortages, according to a study released Wednesday. FBI expert testifies GPS device carried by Mumbai gunmen shows they traveled from PakistanMUMBAI, India — The gunmen who laid siege to the Indian city of Mumbai carried GPS devices and a satellite phone that shows they traveled from Pakistan to India, an FBI expert testified Wednesday at the trial of the lone surviving suspect. Swine flu symptoms India: at a glance
Strong earthquakes hit Indian Ocean and Japan, killing 1 and injuring dozensYAIZU, Japan — A pair of powerful earthquakes struck at opposite ends of Asia just 12 minutes apart Tuesday, leaving one dead and more than 100 injured in Japan and sending panicked islanders in the Indian Ocean running into the streets. Strong earthquake shakes Tokyo area injuring 7; 2nd 7.6 temblor hits Indian OceanTOKYO — A powerful earthquake hit Tokyo and nearby areas shortly after dawn Tuesday, halting trains and forcing two nuclear reactors to shut down for safety checks. More than 30 people suffered minor injuries. Strong earthquake shakes Tokyo area, 2nd hits Indian OceanTOKYO —A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 hit Tokyo and nearby areas shortly after dawn Tuesday, halting trains and forcing two nuclear reactors to be shut down for safety checks. US says huge 7.6 earthquake hits in Indian OceanWASHINGTON —U.S. officials on Monday reported that a huge 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck in the Indian Ocean and issued a regional tsunami watch for India, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand and Bangladesh that was lifted later. 43 people killed in landslides in northern India
England pulls out of badminton worlds in India citing terrorist threat from Islamic groupHYDERABAD, India —England has pulled out of the badminton world championships next week after the tournament reportedly received a terrorist threat from a Pakistan-based Islamic militant group. Police official says 43 people killed in landslide in northern IndiaLUCKNOW, India —Landslides triggered by heavy rains killed at least 43 people in three remote villages in northern India, a police official said Sunday. India’s national airline Air India plans to go low-cost to surviveMUMBAI, India — India’s loss-making national airline Air India says it will transform itself into a budget carrier for domestic flights and float an initial public offering by 2012 as part of a three-year turnaround plan. South Korea, India sign free trade agreement to boost commerce, exchangeSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea and India signed an ambitious free trade agreement Friday that slashes tariffs, encourages investment and promotes exchange of skills in a bid to double fast-growing commerce between two of Asia’s biggest economies over the next decade. South Korea, India sign broad agreement to boost trade, investmentSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea and India signed a broad trade agreement Friday to slash tariffs on goods and services in a bid to increase commerce between two of Asia’s biggest economies. India industrial investment to grow despite economic slowdown, suvery saysMUMBAI, India — Capital expenditure will continue to rise in India despite slowing economic growth thanks to pent-up demand and banks picking up the slack from reduced foreign investment, according to a survey of 500 industrial projects. 3 sentenced to death for 2003 Mumbai blasts
Lightning strikes kill 11, injure 15 in eastern IndiaCALCUTTA, India — Officials say at least 11 people have been killed and 15 others seriously injured after being struck by lightning in eastern India. Rights group accuses Indian police of abuse, calls for national reformsNEW DELHI, India — India’s poorly trained and overworked police detain people illegally, torture and kill suspects and refuse to investigate crimes against the politically powerful, a human rights group said Tuesday. Jail and trial await Peruvian Indians wounded in protests over economic development in AmazonCHICLAYO, Peru — Santiago Manuin is lucky to be alive. On June 5, the Awajun Indian leader was hit by at least four bullets when police broke up a protest by Indians over government plans for large-scale economic development of their ancestral lands in the Amazon. Buying a cheap local phone may be simplest solution for cell service overseasWORCESTER, Vt. — To prepare for a trip to Tuscany, Paul Boffa visited a local Verizon store to learn about options for taking his mobile phone with him. India’s merchandise exports plunge by 27.7 percent in June, 9th month of deep declinesMUMBAI, India — India’s merchandise exports fell by more than a quarter in June, the Ministry of Commerce said Monday, marking the nation’s ninth month of steeply declining trade. Union Carbide says Bhopal leak couldn’t be foreseen, executive sought for arrest not to blameUnion Carbide is defending its former chief executive now wanted for arrest in India, saying managers couldn’t have foreseen a gas leak at the chemical company’s Bhopal plant that killed 10,000 people 25 years ago. Wife: American wanted in Bhopal gas leak ‘haunted for many years,’ living in NY’s HamptonsBRIDGEHAMPTON, N.Y. — The former head of the chemical company responsible for the gas leak that killed 10,000 people in India 25 years ago has been “haunted” for years by the world’s worst industrial disaster, his wife said Saturday. India court orders arrest of accused American in Bhopal gas leak that killed 10,000India orders arrest of American in Bhopal gas leak NEW DELHI — An Indian court issued a warrant Friday for the arrest of the former head of the American chemical company responsible for a gas leak that killed at least 10,000 people in Bhopal 25 years ago. Queen Elizabeth II swaps bearskin hats for turbans, as Sikh soldiers take up guard dutyLONDON — Queen Elizabeth II has switched bearskin hats for turbans outside Buckingham Palace, where Sikh soldiers have begun guarding the monarch and her treasures, Britain’s defense ministry said Friday. Indian rights activist blast ritual where babies are dropped from roof and caught in sheetsNEW DELHI — Rights activists lashed out at local officials who allowed hundreds of infants to be dropped from the roof of a mosque in western India in the belief that the fall — which ends when the babies are caught in a bedsheet — would ensure good health and prosperity for their families. India’s weak monsoon threatens to dent economic growth and spark inflationMUMBAI, India — India’s weak monsoon has begun to worry economists and policy makers, who fear it could drag down the nation’s resurgent economic growth. Charismatic former Indian royal Gayatri Devi dies at 90JAIPUR, India — The former queen of the western Indian desert kingdom of Jaipur, Gayatri Devi, who was often described as one of the most beautiful women in the world, died Wednesday. She was 90. India central bank leaves interest rates unchanged, says economic growth could beat forecastsNEW DELHI — India’s central bank left interest rates unchanged Tuesday and said Asia’s third-biggest economy could grow faster than forecast as it emerges from the global credit bust. |
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Presently deadly swine flu virus H1N1 is spreading quickly across India. The World Health Organisation already warned about the global swine flu pandemic possibility. According to experts swine flu symptoms are like regular flu symptoms. They include fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, body aches, headache, chills, and fatigue. Many report diarrhea and vomiting.
LUCKNOW, India —Landslides triggered by heavy rains killed at least 43 people in three remote villages in northern India, a police official said. Twenty bodies were pulled from the debris Sunday after the landslide buried the villages in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand state a day earlier, said S.M. Shamim, a paramilitary force commander.
MUMBAI, India — An Indian court sentenced two men and a woman to death Thursday for their roles in a 2003 terrorist attack in the city of Mumbai that killed 52 people. Two taxis carrying explosives blew up within minutes of each other Aug. 25, 2003, at a popular tourist attraction on the city’s waterfront and at a busy shopping complex. In addition to the dead, 100 were wounded in the attacks.
