Indian police on Friday confirmed the arrest of 514 people for deadly Hindu-Muslim violence that broke out in the capital, the government said, as it faced mounting international criticism for failing to protect minority Muslims. Police said the toll from days of blood-letting stood at 35. Tunisian parliament approves new govt under Elias Fakhfakh Meanwhile, […]
Violence continues unabated in the north-eastern part of the Indian capital as protests against a controversial citizenship law have turned into a communal frenzy. Seven persons including a policeman have been killed in clashes, with over 160 injured. READ ALSO: German investigators discover drugs worth over €50m Delhi Police on Tuesday imposed prohibitory orders in […]
After a rousing reception, U.S. President Donald Trump sits down with Indian leaders on Tuesday for talks on arms sales and festering trade disputes that have strained ties in recent months. More than 100,000 people filled into a cricket stadium in western India on Monday for a “Namaste Trump” rally in the biggest reception to […]
Crowds were lining up outside a giant stadium in western India on Monday ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s first visit to the country during which the two sides will aim to reset relations that have been buffeted by a trade spat. Read also: China reports 150 new deaths from coronavirus outbreak Trump lands in […]
A wall is being built along a slum area to serve as a shield to the sight of slum to U.S. President Donald Trump when he visits the city of Ahmedabad in India. However, officials on Thursday said the wall would serve as part of beautification along the route that Trump and India’s Prime Minister […]
India Police on Thursday said a student was shot after a man opened fire during a protest against a controversial citizenship law in New Delhi. “The gunman was overpowered and detained soon after the incident outside the city’s Jamia Millia Islamia University,’’ Senior Police Officer, Chinmay Biswal, said. READ ALSO: Invest your wealth in Nigeria […]
Students in several major Indian cities protested on Monday after students and teachers at Jawaharlal Nehru University were attacked by masked assailants.
A church, on Monday was reportedly vandalised in the Eastern Indian state of West Bengal. According to the Police report, three people had been arrested so far in connection with the crime. Iran condemns U.S. attacks on Iranian-allied militia in Iraq The church was vandalised at Bhagwanpur in East Midnapore district, about 120 km South-West […]
Lucknow (India) – Indian authorities stepped up security and shut down the internet in various places on Tuesday while members of the ruling party planned marches backing a new citizenship law even though nationwide protests against it are escalating. An interior ministry official said the government expected all state security officials to be on duty […]
Indian lawmakers on Monday demanded strict action against culprits in the gang-rape and murder of a 27-year-old woman, as hundreds of protesters nationwide called for a swift probe. Four men, all in their 20s, were arrested on Friday, on charges of raping and murdering the veterinarian near the southern city of Hyderabad. ALSO READ Court […]
A paramilitary trooper belonging to Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was on Friday wounded after a blast went off in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, police said. According to the police the blast took place in Tarrem village in Basaguda area of Bijapur district, about 450 km south of Raipur, the capital city of […]
A domestic flight in India was delayed for nearly 12 hours after a rat was spotted scampering around the aircraft. Air India flight AI-952 was preparing for take off from the southern city of Hyderabad for Vishakapatnam, a coastal city, early on Sunday, when the rodent was seen running around the cabin, the Times of […]
The Republic of India has called on the Federal Government to sustain its policies on boosting local production of rice. The Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Abhay Thakur, made the call in Abuja when the Managing Director of Tiamin Rice Mill Ltd. Aminu Ahmed, led the management of the company on a courtesy call on […]
President and Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote decried the low contributions of the manufacturing sector to Nigeria’s economy, which currently stands at 9 per cent unlike what is obtainable in Asian countries which is about 30 per cent. He made this observation during the plenary session at the ongoing 25th edition of the […]
India’s southern state of Telangana has sacked over 48,000 employees and workers for the regional transport department over an indefinite strike, officials and news reports said on Monday. The striking workers of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation had refused to end their two-day protest by the government deadline on Saturday, after which authorities announced the […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Indian government have agreed to pull more of their energies together in the fight against corruption and economic crimes in Nigeria and India. A statement by the spokesman for the commission Mr Wilson Uwujaren, in Abuja on Thursday, said the India High Commissioner to Nigeria, Abhay […]
Temitope Adebayo The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) has said that it set to hold the 12th Annual Banking and Finance Conference at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja on September 24-25, 2019, to brainstorm on strategic issues that are critical to building a sound and sustainable financial system and economy. The President/Chairman of […]
The Executive Director, National Horticultural Research Institute, Dr Abayomi Olaniyan, has expressed optimism at the Federal Governments robust plan on the tomato value chain, stressing that local production will spur up employment opportunities and curb importation. Olaniyan, at a workshop on tomato and ginger production, and value addition said that tomato production in Nigeria was […]
Temitope Adebayo Access Bank Plc has vehemently denied any wrongdoing in the alleged sale of a customer’s goods worth N2.5 billion. The Police Special Fraud Unit in Lagos had charged Access Bank Plc, its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Herbert Wigwe, and others with 21 counts of conspiracy, fraudulent disposal of trust property, fraudulent […]
Mathew Dadiya, Abuja Nigeria and India have a lot to benefit from each other through development cooperation, the Budget and National Planning Minister, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, told the Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Abhay Thakur, who visited him in Abuja on Thursday. The Minister said that there are lots of potentials in Nigeria […]