Tag: India
General Strikes for 24hrs in India
Indian people wait for train at Sealdah station during an industrial strike in Calcutta, capital of eastern Indian state West Bengal, on Feb. 28, 2012. Markets, banks, factories are closed […]
India Avalanche Kills 11 Soldiers
Kashmiri villagers search for belongings on the site where their homes were buried in snow after an avalanche in Ramwari, some 70 kilometers northeast of Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Feb. […]
“We Need Classroom”
Students have their outdoor exams at a slum school in northern Indian state of Haryana, Feb. 17, 2012. The school has some 100 students and only three courses: Hindi, English […]
Indian gov’t plans to promote menstrual hygiene hampered
The Indian government’s plans to promote menstrual hygiene among the adolescent girls by making subsidized sanitary napkins available in Indian-controlled Kashmir seems to have gone slack, with major portion of […]
Israeli Diplomat’s Car Balsts in India
The remains of an Israel diplomat’s car is seen at the site of of car blast near the Prime Minister’s Residence in New Delhi, India on Feb. 13, 2012. The […]
India on 13 February 2012
India on 13 February 2012 < India Today>: Khurshid clarifies stand to PM over spat with EC news@theasian.asia
[The AsiaN Video] Plight of the HIV Infected in India
Families affected with HIV are mostly poor , living in deplorable conditions. The video posted on our website shows three stories of women Manjula, Gangamani and Laxmi who got infected […]
India Muslims Celebrate Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi
Kashmiri Muslims gather at Hazratbal shrine, a holy relic of Prophet Mohammed, in Srinagar, summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Feb. 5, 2012. Muslims in Indian-controlled Kashmir Sunday celebrated Eid-e-Milad-un- […]
India Train Derailed, 3 Dead
Indian disaster response personnel search as onlookers gather around derailed cars of a passenger train following an accident at Sathi Sarapa village near Gauhati, India, Feb. 3, 2012. At least […]
India Marks 64th Anniversary of Gandhi’s Decease
Indian President Pratibha Patil (front) salutes at a two-minute silence observed to mark the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat, the memorial of Gandhi, in New Delhi, India, Jan. […]