Updated 12:31 am PST, Monday, January 14, 2019 A Hindu devotee takes a spiritual-cleansing dip at the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati river during the Kumbh Festival, in Allahabad, India, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. India's Hindu nationalist-led government is splashing out on a religious megafest, spending unprecedented sums as part of a strategy to focus on the country's majority Hindu population ahead of a general election due this year. less A Hindu devotee takes a spiritual-cleansing dip at the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati river during the Kumbh Festival, in Allahabad, India, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. ... more Photo: Rajesh Kumar Singh, AP Photo: Rajesh Kumar Singh, AP Image 1 of / 15 Caption Close Image … [Read more...] about India’s gov’t boosts massive Hindu festival, eyeing election
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Citizenship bill protest nearly shuts down India’s northeast
Updated 3:45 am PST, Tuesday, January 8, 2019 An Indian security person patrols during an eleven hour general strike called by All Assam Students' Union (AASU) and North East Students' Organization (NESO) in Gauhati, India, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. India’s populous northeast saw a near-total shutdown Tuesday with sporadic incidents of violence as federal Home Minister Rajnath Singh introduced a bill in the lower house of Parliament to grant citizenship to non-Muslim migrants who may have fled to India in the wake of alleged persecution in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. less An Indian security person patrols during an eleven hour general strike called by All Assam Students' Union (AASU) and North East Students' Organization (NESO) in Gauhati, India, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. India’s ... more Photo: Anupam Nath, AP … [Read more...] about Citizenship bill protest nearly shuts down India’s northeast
Samsung vacillates between Vietnam and India for new facility
Vietnam and India are Samsung’s two leading destinations to develop its next mobile phone factory after its decision to close its factory employing 2,600 workers in China’s Tianjin city on December 31. Samsung's mobile phone factory in China (Source: Gettly) Discussing the place of Samsung’s new facility, thanhnien.vn cited an expert, who wishes to be unnamed, as saying that Samsung may select India instead of Vietnam to build its next facility due to the country’s huge interest in its high-end Galaxy smartphones and plentiful labour resources. In addition, in July this year, Samsung launched its largest mobile phone factory to date, with the annual output of 120 million devices. However, according to Nguyen Mai, chairman of the Vietnam Association of Foreign Investment Enterprises (VAFIE), Vietnam also has many advantages over India. “The local research and development (R&D) centre is one of Samsung’s biggest research centres in the … [Read more...] about Samsung vacillates between Vietnam and India for new facility
India’s Mahindra brings Jeep look-alike to Detroit auto show
Mark Phelan Detroit Free Press Published 6:59 PM EST Jan 7, 2019 Wanna see a Fiat Chrysler executive’s head explode? Get to the Detroit auto show this month, when Indian automaker Mahindra touts a Jeep Wrangler-lookalike off-road all-terrain vehicle. FCA has tried to bar Mahindra from selling the two-seat Roxor ATV in the United States, but the Indian company's first appearance at a U.S. auto show debut will be just yards from the Wrangler, one of FCA’s most cherished and profitable vehicles. The auto show kicks off with press conferences Jan. 14 and opens to the public Jan. 19. Mahindra has been selling the Michigan-assembled Roxor since March. It has 330 dealers in the United States and Canada. Prices start at $14,999. FCA says the Roxor’s styling — particularly the grille — is too much like the Wrangler. Mahindra counters that it has been building descendants of the original WWII Jeep for 70 years, initially under license with Willys, one of the … [Read more...] about India’s Mahindra brings Jeep look-alike to Detroit auto show
India declares tycoon Mallya fugitive economic offender
Updated 3:28 am PST, Saturday, January 5, 2019 In this, Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, file photo, Indian businessman Vijay Mallya is surrounded by the media as he leaves Westminster Magistrates Court in London. An Indian court has declared tycoon Vijay Mallya a fugitive economic offender, a ruling that empowers authorities to confiscate his properties and assets. less In this, Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, file photo, Indian businessman Vijay Mallya is surrounded by the media as he leaves Westminster Magistrates Court in London. An Indian court has declared tycoon Vijay Mallya a ... more Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth, AP Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth, AP Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Image 1 of 3 In this, Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, file photo, Indian businessman Vijay Mallya is surrounded by the media … [Read more...] about India declares tycoon Mallya fugitive economic offender