Sources: Reuters
A court in Geneva, Switzerland, sentences Indian-born billionaire Prakash Hinduja and three of his family members to four years in prison for exploiting domestic workers at their villa in Cologny. 2024-06-21
At least 25 people are killed when a wedding bus crashes and catches fire in Buldhana district, Maharashtra, India. 2023-07-1
India reports 904 new COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, which is the largest number of fatalities in a single-day as new cases reach 56,000. 2020-08-6
Violent clashes in North East Delhi, India, between Hindu and Muslim protesters over the Citizenship Amendment Act continues leaving 13 people dead and at least 150 injured. 2020-02-25
Wells Fargo, the fourth-largest bank in the United States, misses its third quarter profit estimates due to interest rate declines and the shrinkage of its mortgage lending business. 2019-10-15
Police in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India, kill nine people who protested against Vedanta Resources' copper smelter operation, alleging that it is a major source of pollution and a risk to fisheries. State Minister D. Jayakumar says that it was "unavoidable" that the people were shot. National Congress opposition leader Rahul Gandhi calls the killings "state sponsored terrorism". 2018-05-22
A powerful, magnitude 7.2 earthquake has shaken Tajikistan. It was felt as far away as India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. No damage or casualties have been reported as the epicenter lies within the vast Badakhshan national park. The US Geological Survey describes the area as one of the “most seismically hazardous regions on Earth” because of tectonic activity along shifting fault lines. 2015-12-7
A Saudi-led air raid on Yemen's Al Hudaydah port reportedly kills 20 Indian nationals involved in oil smuggling. 2015-09-8
The death toll from floods in the Indian state of Assam rises to seven, with 650,000 people displaced. 2015-08-23
More than 700 species of ancient insects are discovered preserved in amber in an ancient rainforest in India. 2010-10-25