India

Indian voter chops index finger after realising he voted for wrong political party

An Indian voter says he chopped off his index finger after realising he had voted for the "wrong" political party. BBC reports that Pawan Kumar said he accidentally ended up…

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Over a 1,000 Jet Airways pilots to strike

Around 1,100 Jet Airways pilots, represented by the National Aviator’s Guild (NAG) have decided to stop working from today Monday, 15 April. According to the pilots, they have not been…

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Indian Jet Airways future in doubt…suspends all its international flights

Jet Airways, India's largest private airline, suspended all its international flights, raising fresh fears about it's survival. The airline, saddled with more than $1bn of debt, is seeking a financial…

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Indian court asks political parties to give details of funding through bonds

India's Supreme Court on Friday asked political parties taking part in ongoing elections to provide details of funds received through electoral bonds. In 2017, India proposed these bonds as a…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing

Good morning Brexit's extension, Haftar's march on Tripoli, Elections in Israel and Australia are among the main headlines. The latest: BREXIT: European Council president Donald Tusk has said the UK…

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A quick look: India votes… the world’s biggest election

More than one-eighth of humanity will have the opportunity to vote in the Indian elections that opens today. Those voters will speak 22 official languages and thousands of dialects.…

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India shoots down satellite

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India has shot down a satellite in space with an anti-satellite missile. The Indian Prime Minister hailed the test as a major breakthrough in…

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World’s largest general election set for April-May

The Indian Election Commission announced that the general election will take place in seven phases between April and May. The polls will elect a new Lok Sabha, or lower house…

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Pakistan Navy stops Indian submarine from entering its waters

The Pakistan Navy on Tuesday said it had stopped an Indian submarine from entering its waters, just one week after tensions between the two nuclear rivals peaked in a dogfight…

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Calm returns to India-Pakistan border

Reuters reported that India and Pakistan seem to have wound down the hostilities that brought the two nuclear powers to the brink of another war. At the same time…

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What took Pakistan and India to brink of war?

During the past days India and Pakistan have been ratcheting up tensions by carrying out aerial strikes against each other with many fearing an escalation by these two nuclear…

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Pakistan frees captured Indian pilot

The BBC reported that Pakistan has freed an Indian fighter pilot captured after his plane was shot down in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. The pilot was identified as Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman…

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India welcomes Pakistan’s planned return of captured pilot

Indian military officials said on Thursday they welcomed Pakistan's planned return of a captured pilot, but refused to confirm they would de-escalate a conflict between the two nuclear powers. The pilot, identified as…

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Pakistan’s Prime Minister announces release of captured Indian pilot in ‘de-escalation’ of military crisis between the two countries

Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan announced on Thursday that his country would be releasing a captured Indian pilot as a way to de-escalate the military crisis that has pitted…

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Pakistan shoots down two Indian fighter jets

Pakistan says it has shot down two Indian fighter jets inside its airspace, a spokesperson of the Pakistani army said, in a fresh escalation a day after India bombed targets…

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India carries air strikes on Pakistan

12 days after the deadly Pulwama attack, Indian Air Force early Tuesday carried out air strike on the biggest Jaish-e-Mohammed training camp at Balakot inside Pakistan. In a statement India's foreign minister…

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90 dead in India after drinking poisoned liquor

The death toll from the liquor poisoning in India's northeastern Assam state has risen to at least 90, with some reports putting the number even higher. The owner of a…

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UN urges India and Pakistan to diffuse tensions

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged India and Pakistan to take immediate steps to defuse tensions and offered to help broker a solution. "We are deeply concerned at the…

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India mourns death as Prime Minister promises strong response

Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi on Friday unleashed the country's military against rival Pakistan in response to a terror attack by Muslim separatists that killed 44 on Thursday. "I know there…

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India’s Prime Minister warns Pakistan of strong response to car bomb attack in Kashmir

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned Pakistan on Friday to expect a strong response to a car bomb attack on a military convoy in Kashmir that killed 44 paramilitary policemen,…

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Several Indian soldiers die in suicide bombing in Kashmir

A vehicle filled with explosives rammed into a convoy of Indian paramilitary forces on a busy highway in the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir on Thursday, killing at least 40 soldiers,…

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17 die as fire breaks in a fully occupied hotel in New Delhi

An enormous blaze broke out at a fully occupied hotel in central New Delhi on Tuesday morning, killing at least 17 people, officials said. The fire started before dawn, around…

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Pilot suspended for failing breathalyser alcohol tests

A senior pilot and director of operations at Air India was suspended for three years, after failing two breathalyzer alcohol tests. On Sunday, before Kathpalia boarded his flight from New…

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Saturday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The morning's headlines are dominated by Saudi's admission that Khashoggi's death took place at the country's consulate in Turkey. We also read about Moody's downgrade of Italy's credit…

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60 die after train runs over crowd in India

A speeding train has run over a crowd watching fireworks during a religious festival in northern India, killing at least 60 people, police said. The Guardian The train failed to stop…

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Sunday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your morning briefing brings you an analysis of what is reported on Malta's front pages for today and a round up of the latest headlines from Europe and…

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India’s Supreme Court rules that gay sex is no longer a criminal offence

In a historic verdict, India's Supreme Court ruled that gay sex is no longer a criminal offence in the country. The ruling overturns a 2013 judgement that upheld a colonial-era…

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Wednesday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Here's your morning briefing for today covering the front pages of Malta's newspapers, the revelations from a new book FEAR about 'fear' working at the White House under…

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Bridge collapses in Kolkata, India

A portion of a bridge in the Indian city of Kolkata collapsed on Tuesday, sending vehicles nose-diving into the wreckage, killing at least one person and possibly trapping several others,…

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Over 320 dead from floods in Kerala

The Guardian reports that more than 324 people have died in the worst flooding in nearly a century in the south Indian state of Kerala. Roads are damaged, mobile phone…

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Chartered plane crashes in Mumbai

AP: A small chartered plane crashed Thursday in a busy area of Mumbai, India’s financial and entertainment capital, killing at least six people including two on the ground, police said. They…

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