Tag: India
TV4 The news on the ground in India: Facing big challenges
Tomorrow it will be announced who won the Indian election, the largest electoral process in world history so far with close to a billion eligible voters. Regardless of the victor,…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s coalition in the lead, according to polls
After a month and a half of democratic marathon in India, an exit poll on Saturday gives a large majority to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Thus, Modi would be on…
It’s hot as hell… Thermometers showed 52.9 degrees! 43 people lost their lives…
India is struggling with extreme heat. The loss of life is increasing in the heat wave that continues to affect different parts of the country. In the statements made by…
the state of Bihar, one of the poorest in the country, among the last to vote
The marathon started by India on April 19 ends this Saturday with the last phase of voting in the national legislative elections. Nearly a billion Indians were called to the…
Tropical Cyclone Remal hit India and Bangladesh! Many people died and tens of thousands of houses were destroyed
At least 16 people died in India and Bangladesh, hit by Tropical Cyclone Remal. Bangladeshi climate expert Liakath Ali stated that the waters have risen in many places and strained…
Deadly fire at amusement park sparks anger
Around thirty people died in India in a fire at an amusement park in the state of Gujarat. A tragedy for which responsibility in all likelihood lies with the builder…
Fire disaster in amusement park in India! 27 people died
According to the news of NDTV channel, a fire broke out in the amusement park in Rajkot city in the evening. Authorities announced that 27 people, including 9 children, died…
Smart cities in India are hitting the environment and villagers
Today, round six of seven in the Indian parliamentary elections ended. There is now one election day left before the results are expected to be presented on the fourth of…
“The Knife” by Salman Rushdie, story of an attack and ode to literature
In his new essay The knife, Indian-American novelist Salman Rushdie reflects on the near-fatal attack he suffered two years ago at a literary conference in New York. The work is…
Three books to better understand India, Hong Kong and China – L’Express
In Modi’s head By Guillaume Delacroix and Sophie Landrin, published by Solin/Actes Sud. 261 p., €21. A harmless grandfather with a white beard, a fan of yoga and taking the…