India

Singh, Li pledge to resolve differences

11 hours 12 min ago

Indian PM and visiting Chinese counterpart also agree to boost economic, military cooperation

India debates holding early elections

19 May

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

13 May

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’

13 May

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

12 May

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

12 May

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

07 May

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

07 May

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

06 May

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...