Google Maps directs car onto broken bridge, causing fatal crash in India

SEOUL, November 28 (AJP) - A vehicle heading to a wedding in northern India, fell about 15 meters into the Ramganga River after following Google Maps directions onto an under-construction bridge, leaving three occupants dead. The accident happened on Sunday in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district. Local police said the bridge was damaged in last year's floods and undergoing repairs. The driver was unaware the structure was incomplete, causing the car to fall. Authorities s

November 28, 2024

Indian coast guard seizes record amount of methamphetamine in smuggling bust

SEOUL, November 27 (AJP) - A group attempting to smuggle the largest-ever amount of methamphetamine from Myanmar to India was apprehended by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG). The ICG discovered a suspicious fishing vessel while conducting an aerial patrol in the Andaman Sea early on Saturday. After the vessel entered Indian waters, the Coast Guard conducted an inspection. The vessel was carrying six people and about 5,500 kg of methamphetamine was found. ICG emphasized that this

November 27, 2024

India rejects Apple's request to withhold antitrust report

SEOUL, November 26 (AJP) - India's regulatory authority has rejected Apple's request to withhold a report investigating the company for alleged violations of antitrust laws in the Indian app market. According to news reports on Monday, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) denied Apple's request to withhold a report investigating alleged violations of antitrust competition laws. With the rejection, authorities have decided to continue the legal proceedings related

November 26, 2024

Pakistani director wins best director award at Indian film festival

SEOUL, November 25 (AJP) - Pakistani director Iram Parveen Bilal was honored with the Best Director Feature Film award at the 5th Yellowstone International Film Festival for her film Wakhri, meaning "one of a kind" in Punjabi. The movie takes inspiration from the life of Qandeel Baloch, a murdered Pakistani social media star. In the movie, Baloch appeared as Noor, a schoolteacher who becomes a social media sensation after losing her spouse. She faces unexpected chall

November 25, 2024

India's second-richest man summoned in US on fraud, bribery charges

SEOUL, November 25 (AJP) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a summons to India's second-richest man Gautam Adani on charges of securities fraud and bribery. According to news reports on Sunday, the SEC sent the summons to Adani's home in India, seeking clarification on bribery allegations against him. Along with Adani, his nephew Sagar Adani, an executive at Adani Green Energy, a renewable energy company, has also been included in the summons.

November 25, 2024

Woman's dance at India Gate stirs controversy

SEOUL, November 22 (AJP) - A woman dancing in front of a war memorial wearing only a towel has sparked controversy. On Tuesday, Sannati Mitra, a model from Kolkata, shared an Instagram video of herself dancing at India Gate, a war memorial in New Delhi, while wrapped in only a towel. The video shows Mitra dancing to music, with the towel draped around her body. At one point, she removes the towel, briefly exposing parts of her body. India Gate was built to honor Indian soldier

November 22, 2024

Kenyan government cancels projects with India's Adani Group

SEOUL, November 22 (AJP) - The Kenyan government has canceled procurement procedures for airport expansion and power transmission line construction projects involving India's Adani Group. Kenyan President William Ruto directed agencies under the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum to cancel the procurement immediately on Thursday. He cited the indictment of Adani Group's Chairman Gautam Adani in the United States on charges of fraud and bribery a

November 22, 2024

India's second-richest man indicted on bribery charges in New York

SEOUL, November 21 (AJP) - Gautam Adani, India's second-richest individual, was indicted in New York on Wednesday. Adani and his accomplices are accused of offering billions of dollars in bribes and committing other crimes. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York announced that Adani and seven accomplices have been charged with bribing Indian government officials with more than $250 million to secure lucrative solar energy supply contracts. Prosecuto

November 21, 2024

India, China reaffirm commitment to strengthening bilateral ties

SEOUL, November 21 (AJP) - The foreign ministers of India and China met on the sidelines of the G20 Summit and reaffirmed their commitment to improving bilateral relations. According to China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where the G20 Summit took place. Yi said that the recent meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime

November 21, 2024