Tag: India
India: electoral tidal wave for Hindu nationalists in test elections
In India, Narendra Modi is taking a big step towards his re-election as Prime Minister in May 2024. The legislative elections in four states, totaling 250 million voters, turn largely…
First in India, rare earth deposits put up for sale
India launches first auction of rare earth deposits in its history. This follows the discovery of a large lithium deposit in Kashmir. In recent months, the government has highlighted the…
Good news: Road workers stuck in a car tunnel in India were rescued | Foreign countries
The road workers were stuck in a partially collapsed car tunnel for 17 days. In India, all 41 construction workers stuck in a collapsed road tunnel have been rescued. Rescue…
India: 41 workers trapped in tunnel begin to be evacuated after 17 days underground
Light at the end of the tunnel in India: the 41 workers trapped underground for more than two weeks began to be evacuated, after rescue teams laid the last section…
Tensions on the cricket field: ‘Almost a religion in India and Pakistan’
Utrecht – Cultural differences can lead to a different match experience and thus create tension on the cricket field, according to research by the Mulier Institute. “Cricket is almost a…
In India, the third week of trapped road workers in a collapsed tunnel began
Attempts are being made again today to rescue the workers trapped at the Silkyara tunnel site. The drilling of the rescue corridor has been delayed by equipment failures. According to…
In India, the deadly scourge of stray dogs – L’Express
Young Yash Singh was playing with dogs in his neighborhood of Sangam Vihar, in the Indian capital, when one of them, suddenly aggressive, bit his hand. Like this 12-year-old boy,…
The torment of the trapped miners in India has continued for a week – the danger of collapse is slowing down rescue efforts
Rescue crews are considering drilling an escape shaft to reach the 41 miners in the collapsed tunnel. In the northern Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, time is running out. On Friday,…
halal products banned in the state of Uttar Pradesh
In India, the halal label is now banned in the state of Uttar Pradesh, the most populous in the country, with 240 million inhabitants. The authorities cite deceptive commercial practices…
rescue operations continue to extract trapped workers from a tunnel
In India, 40 workers have been stuck since Sunday on a construction site for a tunnel in the Himalayas. The authorities have launched a rescue mission to send them supplies…