A railway bridge being built in India collapsed on Wednesday killing at least 26 workers and injuring two, police said, as the state-run railway authority opened an investigation. The accident happened in Sairang town in the northeastern state of Mizoram, its chief minister, Zoramthanga, said on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter. Media reported… Continue reading Railway bridge collapses in India’s Mizoram
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India’s Modi survives no-confidence vote over his handling of ethnic violence
NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday easily defeated a vote of no-confidence taken by the opposition over his handling of a deadly ethnic conflict in Manipur, and in a two-hour speech dismissed the move as a vain attempt to “defame India.” More than 180 people have been killed, many hundreds more wounded and… Continue reading India’s Modi survives no-confidence vote over his handling of ethnic violence
India’s Rahul Gandhi set to return to Parliament as top court suspends conviction
NEW DELHI — India’s top court suspended opposition Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi’s defamation conviction on Friday, allowing him to return to Parliament and contest national elections due next year. Gandhi was convicted in March in a case brought by a lawmaker from the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the western state of Gujarat… Continue reading India’s Rahul Gandhi set to return to Parliament as top court suspends conviction