New Delhi (Sputnik): The Indian government has approved the introduction of a complete ban on e-cigarettes, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday following a cabinet meeting.
Related topics: India
New Delhi (Sputnik): Days ahead of participating in the UN General Assembly, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday warned all the notorious elements in his country not to meddle in Kashmir by resorting to any terror activity.
Related topics: Terrorism, India
New Delhi (Sputnik): India’s leading man, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, celebrated his 69th birthday in his home state of Gujarat and visited the world’s largest Statue of Unity, where he released a basket full of butterflies, leaving many...
Related topics: World Videos, India, Narendra Modi
Only about 10% of India’s 1.3 billion people know English. Yet, that is the only language Amazon’s digital assistant Alexa understands in the nation. That changes today.
At a press conference in New Delhi on Wednesday, the e-commerce giant said...
Related topics: Amazon, India
New Delhi (Sputnik): As the showdown between India and Pakistan continues over New Delhi’s decision to strip the restive state of Jammu and Kashmir of its special status, there have been several purported attempts by Pakistani forces to push...
Related topics: Pakistan, World Videos, India
New Delhi (Sputnik): Indian Foreign Minister Dr Subrahmanyan Jaishankar’s statement that the country would have “physical jurisdiction over” Pakistan-occupied Kashmir has evoked a strong response from Islamabad.
Related topics: India, Pakistan, Islamabad
New Delhi (Sputnik): Ever since nuclear missile-equipped India and Pakistan have been head-to-head in the wake of New Delhi’s decision to strip the restive state of Jammu and Kashmir of its constitutionally-guaranteed quasi-autonomy, US President...
Related topics: Donald Trump, Narendra Modi, India, Pakistan
New Delhi (Sputnik): Pakistan’s Minister for Science and Technology has stirred a hornets’ nest by making an off-colour remark on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to mock him on his 69th birthday.
Related topics: India, Pakistan, Narendra Modi
New Delhi (Sputnik): Amid declining global sales, American tech giant Apple Inc is set to invest $1 billion to launch iPhone production in India; strengthening its grip on the highly competitive Indian smartphone market and increasing its ability to...
Related topics: Apple (AAPL), India
New Delhi (Sputnik): Several helicopters carrying stranded foreign trekkers from Nepal’s Lukla town had to make emergency landings at various locations due to zero visibility on Tuesday.
Related topics: India
TNI Staff
Security,
Back in 2015, Indian media claimed that one of New Delhi’s Russian-built Kilo-class diesel-electric attack submarines managed to “sink” a nuclear-powered U.S. Navy Los Angeles-class attack submarine during exercises in...
Related topics: India
New Delhi (Sputnik): A college principal in the Indian state of Karnataka created a social media uproar when he recently confiscated and publicly smashed 16 mobile phones belonging to students.
Related topics: Social Media, World Videos, India
New Delhi (Sputnik): India’s stock market fell sharply on Monday after crude oil prices spiked by nearly 10% following drone attacks on key producer Saudi Aramco’s oil facilities over the weekend.
Related topics: Drones, India
New Delhi (Sputnik): India’s federal Home Minister’s call to adopt Hindi as the national language has angered the political leaders of southern states; some have even threatened to launch agitation against the imposition of Hindi. Shah, while...
Related topics: India
New Delhi (Sputnik): Pakistani Human Rights minister Shireen Mazari amused social media after falsely accusing the Indian government of felling apple trees to stop Kashmiri Muslims from having them.
Related topics: World Videos, India, Human Rights, Social Media
New Delhi (Sputnik): Amid skyrocketing crude oil prices after the Houthi drone attacks on two major Saudi oil fields, India’s energy analyst expressed concern over its impact on the financial health and inflation on the world’s third-biggest oil...
Related topics: India, Drones, Inflation
New Delhi (Sputnik): India and Iran held the 16th round of Foreign Office Consultations in Tehran to review bilateral cooperation between the two nations. The meeting, co-chaired by Indian Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale and Iranian Deputy Foreign...
Related topics: India, Iran, Tehran
New Delhi (Sputnik): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to address a huge gathering of Indian-born Americans in Houston, Texas on 22 September, during his visit to the US; President Donald Trump will also be at the event.
Related topics: Donald Trump, Narendra Modi, India
A major UN conference on fighting desertification agreed on Friday to make the Sustainable Development Goal target of achieving “land degradation neutrality” (LDN), a national target for action.
Related topics: India
A plan to combat air pollution in New Delhi was announced by authorities Friday, as the Indian capital looks to lighten the toxic smog blanket that chokes the city, especially in winter.
Related topics: India