Asia India The Border Roads Organisation on Saturday reopened the strategic Zoji La; the Pass, at 3.550 meters above sea level, is a link with Ladak region on the Srinagar-Kargil-Leh road to China, and usually reopens in mid April
Asia India Nobel peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi honored a woman cop for rescuing 73 missing children in the last 8 months and an e-rickshaw driver for saving two girls from getting kidnapped
Asia India The country abstained on a US-sponsored UN Security Council resolution that "deplores in the strongest terms" Russia's "aggression" against Ukraine, New Delhi said dialogue was the only answer to resolving differences and disputes
Asia India Over the next month elections will be held in 5 states, including Uttar Pradesh, crucial as the most populous state - if it were a separate country, it would be the world's 5th most populous - and therefore with the most MPs elected
Asia India Thousands of office workers, government employees, teachers and pensioners marched in Vijayawada, a municipal corporation in Andhra Pradesh, to protest against the wage revision, considering it detrimental to their interests
Asia India A standoff has arisen at a women's college in the southern Indian state of Karnataka after six female students say they have been barred from classes for weeks because they insist on wearing the hijab
Asia India Gregory Stanton, founder of Genocide Watch, warns of violence against Muslims in India, as attacks perpetrated by Hindus increase with little apparent official condemnation
Asia India SOIL - School of Inspired Leadership in Gurugram is collaborating with several leading business schools around the world for an MBA that focuses on the socio-economic system by studying how businesses can help promote a more just and equitable society
Asia India Antidumping duties have been imposed for five years on five Chinese products - from aluminium to silicone sealant - all used in key industry production, to guard local manufacturers from cheap imports from the neighboring country
Asia India Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Twitter account, with more than 70 million followers, doubles the number of any world leader and was hacked with a message saying India had adopted bitcoin as legal tender and would distribute it to all citizens
Asia India Alpine skier Arif Khan is the first, and so far only, Indian athlete to qualify for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics; he said he was proud of the big boost that can come for winter sports for the youth of his region, Kashmir
Asia India The ban on construction work ends today, while the ban on schools, imposed last week due to worsening air pollution levels, continues; the air quality index has reached values 20 times higher than WHO warning values
Asia India The country's exports of cotton are estimated to potentially grow up to 81% by 2026 - from 36 to 65 US$ million in value - following the industry stakeholders try to take distance from China