Jet Airways lenders hope bidding process can save airline
Creditors of India’s beleaguered Jet Airways have said they are “reasonably hopeful” a bidding process with potential investors for a controlling stake in the airline will save the company.
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Dalai Lama leaves hospital after treatment for chest infection
The Dalai Lama says he feels “normal, almost normal” after leaving a New Delhi hospital where he was treated for a chest infection.
Local politician killed as Indian general election polling begins
At least four people have been killed on the first day of polling in India’s general elections, which are seen as a referendum on prime minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist party.
Voting begins in first phase of India’s general election
Polls have opened in the first phase of India’s general elections.
Husband accused of murder ‘offered man £20,000 to kill previous wife’
A wealthy businessman on trial for the murder of his wife allegedly asked another man to kill his previous spouse for £20,000 four years beforehand, a court heard.
Dalai Lama praises New Zealand’s PM for response to Christchurch mosque attacks
The Dalai Lama has praised New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern for her compassionate handling of a recent attack on two mosques by a gunman that left 50 Muslim worshippers dead in Christchurch.
India gives no response after Nasa says test debris threatens space station
India has declined to comment on a statement by a US space official that India’s recent test of an anti-satellite weapon created debris that could threaten the International Space Station.
India gives no response after Nasa says test debris threatens space station
India has declined to comment on a statement by a US space official that India’s recent test of an anti-satellite weapon created debris that could threaten the International Space Station.
Nasa says India’s anti-satellite missile test was a ‘terrible thing’
Nasa has criticised India’s satellite destruction test for endangering astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS).
Foreign Secretary to meet with family of Scottish Sikh held in India
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt is to meet the family of a Scottish Sikh who has been held in India without trial.
Facebook takes steps to reduce spread of false stories during India election
Facebook is taking steps to reduce the spread of false information on its platforms ahead of India’s general election, company officials said.
Dundee students make splash for Hindu festival Holi
Students at Dundee University added a splash of colour to their campus while celebrating the Hindu festival Holi.
Trevor Noah defends his controversial joke on India-Pakistan conflict
Comedian Trevor Noah has defended his joke about the conflict between India and Pakistan.
Deaths as India and Pakistan resume shelling in Kashmir
Soldiers from India and Pakistan have targeted each other along the volatile frontier in disputed Kashmir, killing at least six civilians and wounding four others, officials said.
VIDEO: Dundee girl, 8, recites ‘I dinnae like the midge’ in message to Pakistani PM Imran Khan
A Dundee schoolgirl has published a video thanking the prime minister of Pakistan for releasing an Indian airman shot down over Kashmir.
UK engaged in round-the-clock diplomacy to calm situation in Kashmir: Hunt
Round-the-clock diplomatic efforts are under way in a bid to defuse the “very volatile” crisis over Kashmir, Jeremy Hunt has said.
Indians and Pakistanis are pleading for their leaders to #SayNoToWar
Thousands of Indian and Pakistani social media users have been pleading with their leaders to find peace amid escalating tensions as #SayNoToWar began trending on Twitter in both countries on Wednesday.
Why are India and Pakistan at loggerheads 72 years after partition?
Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan face their worst tension in years over the disputed region of Kashmir, with Islamabad saying it shot down two Indian warplanes on Wednesday and captured a pilot.
Pakistan captures two pilots after Indian warplanes shot down
Pakistan’s air force said it has shot down two Indian warplanes after they crossed the boundary between the two nuclear-armed rivals in the disputed territory of Kashmir, with two Indian pilots being captured.
Pakistan captures two Indian pilots after aircraft shot down
Pakistan’s military said it has captured two Indian pilots after the Pakistani air force shot down their aircraft on its side of the disputed region of Kashmir.