A total of 106 Nigerian nationals were arrested in India last year for drug trafficking offences, making them the second-highest group of foreign nationals involved in such cases, according to the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). The figures, published in the NCB’s 2024 annual report and cited by The Indian Express, revealed that Nepalese citizens topped…
India’s hopes of hosting the 2036 Olympic Games are under serious threat as the country continues to battle a long-standing reputation as one of the world’s worst doping offenders in sport. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has expressed concern over the high number of Indian athletes caught using performance-enhancing drugs—a concern echoed by the country’s…
On Monday, 200 students from the Niger East Senatorial District departed Abuja for India and China under the Senator Mohammed Sani Musa International Undergraduate Scholarship Scheme. During a send-off ceremony, Senator Musa — represented by his wife, Hajia Saadatu Sani Musa — explained that the initiative was designed to close educational gaps and develop a…
Seven people, including a toddler, lost their lives in a helicopter crash in India’s northern Uttarakhand state while en route for a Hindu pilgrimage, according to officials. The helicopter, operated by the Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority, took off around 5:30am (00:00 GMT) on Sunday from Kedarnath, a temple town, heading towards Guptkashi—approximately 37 kilometers…
On Thursday, President Bola Tinubu joined King Charles III, Queen Camilla, and other world leaders in expressing condolences to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi following a devastating plane crash that claimed over 200 lives. The tragic incident involved a London-bound Air India flight, carrying 242 people, which crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai…
AHMEDABAD, India, June 12 (Reuters) – More than 290 people were killed when an Air India plane bound for London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from the western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, authorities said, in the world’s worst aviation disaster in a decade. The dead included people on the…
Pakistan’s airspace was shut on Saturday, after the military said India had launched a series of attacks on airbases. “Pakistan’s airspace will remain closed for all kinds of flights until Sunday 12:00 PM,” the statement said.
Meta has banned a prominent Muslim news page on Instagram in India at the government’s request, the account’s founder said Wednesday, denouncing the move as “censorship” as hostilities escalate between India and Pakistan. Instagram users in India trying to access posts from the handle @Muslim — a page with 6.7 million followers — were met…
