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A 35-year-old Nigerian man was arrested for alleged possession of mephedrone worth more than Rs 1 crore in Thane district, Maharashtra, police said on Saturday, June 10, 2023.    Acting on a tip-off, the anti-narcotics cell of the Mira Bbayander-Vasai Virar police intercepted the accused at Mira Road area on …

The New York Times; aerial drone image via Reuters Investigators of the deadly multi-train crash in India have focused on the possibility that it was caused by an electronic signal system failure. Here’s how officials say the disaster unfolded. 1 Two passenger trains approach At around 7 p.m. local time, …

The UN Secretary-General has expressed his deep sadness over the loss of life and injuries sustained during India’s worst rail disaster this century, when three trains collided in the eastern state of Odisha on Friday. Read the full story, “India train disaster: UN chief deeply saddened by loss of life”, …

Video shows rescuers attempting to free people trapped in the wreckage after two trains derailed in the eastern state of Odisha.

Two Nigerian nationals were arrested in India for allegedly swindling at least 20 women of crores of rupees after befriending them on Instagram.   A team of the Manesar Cyber Police Station in Gurugram arrested the accused identified as Ebuka Felix and Chukwuka Ewere, from their residence in Delhi’s Nilothi …

A Nigerian national and his associate have been arrested in Hyderabad, India with 60 grams of mephedrone, a synthetic drug.   Additional deputy commissioner of police (central zone) Ramana Reddy said Chukwuemeka and Sohail Ahmed Mohamed Hassan Shaik were caught on Friday, May 26, 2023, after they came to Hyderabad …

Jaggery making on a sugarcane farm in Mandla. Small-scale farmers in India are benefitting from a scheme where they are able to diversify their farms and get support through Farmer Producer Organisations. Credit: Rina Mukherji/IPS by Rina Mukherji (mandla, jhargram & ahmednagar, india) Friday, May 26, 2023 Inter Press Service MANDLA, …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party on Saturday lost its only state government in India’s relatively prosperous south, results from elections in Karnataka showed, in a boost to the otherwise struggling opposition ahead of general elections next year. The Indian National Congress, which governed India for much of its time …

India’s foreign minister holds talks with counterparts from China and Russia ahead of a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. India’s foreign minister has held talks with counterparts from China and Russia ahead of a meeting of a Central Asian security forum being held in the tourist hub of Goa. …

A 40-year-old Nigerian national, Obinoze Alexander, has been arrested for allegedly killing a fellow citizen identified as Flora Gold in South Delhi, India.   The body of the woman was found wrapped in bedsheets and tucked away in a box bed on Friday, April 28, 2023.    DCP (South) Chandan …