Tag: India

A child holds on to the sari of her grandmother standing in a queue to cast her vote in Rajnandgaon, in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, now the center of India's four-decade Maoist insurgency, Thursday, April 17, 2014. Indians cast ballots Thursday on the biggest day of voting in the country's weekslong general election, streaming into polling stations even in areas where rebels threatened violence over the plight of India's marginalized and poor. The state of Chhattisgarh itself was formed only in 2000, carved from its western neighbor Madhya Pradesh based on its large tribal population. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

India struggles with rebel threats during election

Katy Daigle · April 17, 2014 11:34 am

Court extends NYC officer’s weapons case in India

Court extends NYC officer’s weapons case in India

Washington Examiner · April 17, 2014 11:22 am

Michigan State grads to hear India IT entrepreneur

Michigan State grads to hear India IT entrepreneur

Washington Examiner · April 17, 2014 8:01 am

An Assam police officer, left, takes a photograph on his mobile of a train that derailed near Jagiroad Railway Station, about 90 kilometers (56 miles) east of Gauhati, India, Wednesday, April 16 2014. According to a Northeast Frontier Railway officer, dozens of people were injured when the train jumped the tracks and derailed early Wednesday. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Passenger train derails in northern India; 42 hurt

Washington Examiner · April 16, 2014 1:07 pm

India’s Transgenders Celebrate Historic Ruling

India’s Transgenders Celebrate Historic Ruling

Washington Examiner · April 15, 2014 9:11 pm

Indian eunuchs dance after Supreme Courtâs verdict recognizing third gender category, in Nagpur, India, Tuesday, April 15, 2014. India's top court on Tuesday issued a landmark verdict recognizing transgender rights as human rights, saying people can identify themselves as a third gender on official documents. (AP Photo)

India’s top court recognizes third gender category

Nirmala George · April 15, 2014 1:36 pm

Indian troops kill 2 rebels in Kashmir fighting

Indian troops kill 2 rebels in Kashmir fighting

Washington Examiner · April 14, 2014 12:28 pm

Security officers stand guard at the door as Karbi tribal women in traditional outfits stand in a queue to cast their votes at a polling booth in Diphu, in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, Saturday, April 12, 2014. The multiphase voting across the country runs until May 12, with results for the 543-seat lower house of parliament announced May 16. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Rebels kill 14 in anti-election campaign in India

Indrajit Singh · April 12, 2014 1:14 pm

In this April 7, 2014 photo, Indian women travel in the ladies compartment of a local train in Mumbai, India. Women form more than 49 percent of India's 814 million voters, but many of them, especially in rural India, feel their concerns are not taken seriously by political parties, and that they take a back seat to men in everything from health care to education to legal protection. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

In rural India, women want politicians to deliver

Nirmala George · April 11, 2014 7:04 am

Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan, India's top central banker, criticized the Federal Reserve in two appearances in Washington on Thursday, saying that the U.S. central bank should take into consideration the impact of its monetary-easing programs on emerging economies like India's. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Chief of India’s central bank criticizes Federal Reserve’s monetary-easing efforts

Joseph Lawler · April 10, 2014 4:00 am

Indian voters wait in queues to cast their votes during the first phase of elections in Dibrugarh, in the northeastern state of Assam, India, Monday, April 7, 2014. Indians began voting Monday in the world's biggest election, with the opposition heading into the polls with strong momentum on promises of economic renewal. The country's 814 million eligible voters will vote in stages over the next five weeks. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

India starts voting in world’s largest election

Wasbir Hussain · April 8, 2014 1:39 am

An Indian couple smile as they come out of a polling booth after casting their votes during the first phase of elections in Agartala, in the northeastern Indian state of Tripura, India, Monday, April 7, 2014. The Indian national elections will be held over several weeks in phases to ensure safe and fair elections. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

India kicks off world’s largest election

Wasbir Hussain · April 7, 2014 3:59 am