Bengaluru, India – Within five hours, sitting at home in India, retired professor Kamta Prasad Singh handed over his hard-earned savings to online fraudsters by impersonating the police. Cyber crime known as “digital arrests” – where fraudsters pose as law enforcement officers online and order people to transfer huge amounts of money – has become … Read more
Privacy can be difficult to find in India. Life is a community maze of relatives, neighbors and friends. Cities are crowded, and prying eyes are everywhere. Enter Oyo, a popular hotel-booking platform. Backed by big names in venture capital, the company built a stellar reputation as a gateway to “love hotels” for unmarried couples. Inside … Read more
New Delhi – According to analysts, the first high-level diplomatic meeting between India and the Taliban leadership is an important step in rebuilding New Delhi’s influence in Afghanistan. He says New Delhi’s growing engagement with the Taliban is driven by strategic considerations in the Central Asian country, which has significant implications for its security and … Read more
Washington — US President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed an executive order to boost the development of artificial intelligence infrastructure in the US. A day earlier, his administration announced sweeping measures to block access to the most advanced semiconductors by China and other adversaries. But the US excluded India, its strategic partner in the Indo-Pacific, … Read more
New Delhi – China’s decision to build the world’s largest hydroelectric dam on a river that flows through India and Bangladesh has raised concerns in both countries over the project’s potential impact on millions of people living downstream. Beijing last month approved the construction of a super dam on the lower reaches of the Yarlung … Read more
New Delhi – After the world’s stellar economic growth last year, India’s policymakers are struggling to deal with a sharp recession as worsening global conditions and domestic confidence have put an end to the stock market’s recent rally. On Tuesday, Asia’s third-largest economy forecast annual growth of 6.4% in the fiscal year ending in March. … Read more
New Delhi – Supporters hold candlelight vigil for Mukesh Chandrakar and demand justice for the slain journalist. Chandrakar, who was part of the Mahar community in the Indian city of Bijapur, was known for his coverage of corruption. He worked for the TV news channel NDTV and runs a YouTube channel “Bastar Junction”, which has … Read more
New Delhi – US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in New Delhi on Monday that the United States is finalizing steps to remove barriers on civil nuclear cooperation with Indian companies, and this will help strengthen the bilateral partnership between the two countries. An important step was taken. A landmark agreement signed in 2007 … Read more
Srinagar, Indian Administered Kashmir – Nomadic shawl sellers from the Indian region of Kashmir told VOA on Friday that extremist Hindu groups are harassing, threatening and hindering them from selling their goods in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Hindu groups claim that local shopkeepers suffer business losses when nomadic vendors sell their goods … Read more
Banda Aceh, Indonesia – People in Indonesia’s Aceh province gathered for prayers and visited mass graves on Thursday to mark the 20th anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami, one of the worst natural disasters in modern history. Many people cried as they laid flowers at a mass grave in the village of Uli Lehue, where … Read more