PRAYAGRAJ, India, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Hindus seeking absolution of their sins immersed themselves on Monday in freezing waters at the confluence of sacred rivers, as India began a six-week festival expected to draw the world’s largest gathering
CHENNAI/HYDERABAD, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Authorities in southern India on Monday closed schools and offices, halted flights and evacuated coastal areas ahead of a severe cyclonic storm expected to make landfall in the next 24 hours, causing torrential rains. Cyclone Michaung is
NEW YORK/NEW DELHI, Dec 1 (Reuters) – The alleged plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist on U.S. soil began in May, with a text message between what the American indictment says was an Indian security official and an alleged drugs trafficker. “Save
New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) Most exit polls on Thursday put the BJP ahead in Madhya Pradesh and gave it an edge in Rajasthan while predicting that it was advantage Congress in Telangana and Chhattisgarh. India Today-Axis My India, Today’s Chanakya and
NEW DELHI, Nov 30 (Reuters) – India’s main opposition Congress party is likely to win two of five state assembly elections while it is in close contest with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling nationalist party in two heartland states, TV exit polls