November 30, 2022
Cyber attackers have crippled systems at one of India’s most prominent hospitals for a week, forcing the institution to operate a raft of key medical services and labs manually. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences — a hospital that’s …
December 8, 2019
At least 43 people died in a blaze in New Delhi early Sunday morning, authorities said. The fire broke out in a factory operating in a residential area, Anil Mittal, a spokesman for the Delhi police said. The state government …
October 20, 2017
As global attention focused on hurricanes Harvey and Irma, more than 41 million people across South Asia battled floods and displacement. From Afghanistan in the west to Bangladesh in the east, floods could cost South Asia — home to a …
December 23, 2014
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi risks failing to win approval from lawmakers for one of his biggest policy changes yet, a setback that dims prospects for other key bills until he wins greater sway in the upper house. In a …
December 10, 2014
Max India Ltd., the Indian partner of MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc., Japan’s biggest casualty insurer, surged to its highest in a month after a parliament panel recommended the nation increase the cap on foreign investment in the sector. Max, …
June 21, 2013
Flash floods triggered by torrential rain in northern India may have killed hundreds of people, a government official said, as the armed forces stepped up searches for those stranded in mountainous areas. Narrow valleys in the foothills of the Himalayas, …
June 19, 2013
Air force helicopters and rescue teams searched for survivors in northern India after days of monsoon rains triggered flash floods and landslides, killing at least 138 people and leaving hundreds missing. Parts of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, the worst-hit states …