Train derails in western India, seven killed (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters MUMBAI, Nov 14 (Reuters) – At least seven people were killed and 25 injured when a New Delhi-bound train derailed near the western Indian city of Jaipur early on Saturday, officials said. Fifteen …
India tightens visa policy for Pakistani Americans (The Pakistan Link)
NEW DELHI: As an immediate fallout of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) foiling a Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LT) plot to use US nationals to carry out major terror attacks in India, the Indian embassy in Washington has tightened visa approval norms for Pakistan-born American citizens, whose applications would now have to be cleared by the Home Ministry in New Delhi.
Australian PM refuses to sell uranium to India (People’s Daily)
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has affirmed he will not buckle on Australia’s refusal to sell uranium to India ahead of a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi, The Australian newspaper reported on Thursday. Rudd told reporters in the Indian capital that India’s refusal to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation (NPT) Treaty meant Australia would not sell it uranium, even though …
Rudd rage splashes across Indian media (Brisbane Times)
NEW DELHI: Kevin Rudd has rejected the assertion of a rising tide of racism in Australia after a day of fielding complaints from India’s leaders and media about attacks on Indian students.
Seven dead in India train accident (AsiaOne)
JODHPUR, INDIA – A Delhi-bound express train derailed in the western Indian state of Rajasthan on Saturday, killing seven people and injuring around 26, police said.
China-India tensions rising (The Japan Times)
NEW DELHI The India-China relationship has entered choppy waters due to a perceptible hardening in the Chinese stance. Anti-India rhetoric in the state-run Chinese media has intensified, even as China has stepped up military pressure along the disputed Himalayan frontier through cross-border incursions. Beijing also has resurrected its long-dormant claim to the northeastern Indian state of …
