India
India debates holding early elections
NEW DELHI — India’s Congress party is debating holding a general election in November, six months ahead of schedule, senior party leaders said, reflecting an internal discussion...
India’s cyber watchdog probes breach in ATM heist
MUMBAI — India’s cyber watchdog is investigating how the computer systems of two companies that are part of the country’s vast IT services industry were breached in a global ATM...
Indian rebels recruiting children ‘as young as six’
NEW DELHI — At least 3,000 children as young as six are being recruited by insurgent groups across India, according to a new report published by a human rights group.
India govt IT watchdog investigating breach in ATM heist
MUMBAI — The Indian government’s cyber watchdog is looking into how the computer systems of two companies were breached in a sophisticated global ATM heist that saw $45 million...
Indian firms at centre of cyber ATM heist
DUBAI/BOSTON — Two companies with major operations in India were the weak links that opened the door to a US$45 million (S$55 million) global cyber heist brought to light by US...
Beijing, New Delhi end stand-off in disputed area
NEW DELHI — India announced yesterday that its foreign minister will visit China this week as local media reported an agreement between the two Asian giants to end a three-week...
PM Singh’s govt rattled by new scandals
NEW DELHI — After riding high since launching economic reforms in September, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s minority coalition has been brought to a new low, with key...
For India’s poor, a school under a railway bridge
NEW DELHI — Their classroom is a flattened patch of dirt and rocks under the elevated rail tracks. Their blackboards are rectangles painted on a chipped concrete wall. Their...



