Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page By Diane Bair and Pamela Wright Globe correspondents September 11, 2018 Even in the ultra-modern HITEC district of Hyderabad, one of the fastest-growing, most sought-after locales in southern India, the ITC Kohenur is a standout. The new luxury hotel is a giant mass of concrete, glass, and chrome, sprawling more than 5 acres, jutting out in angles, covered with hanging gardens and a living roof. The design reflects its name, meaning “Mountain of Light” in Persian, and also draws inspiration from the priceless 13th-century Kohinoor diamond, one of the largest cut diamonds in the world, which was discovered in this area. And like its namesake, this behemoth dazzles.The lobby is an airy expanse of white marble and art. A large shimmering mobile made from Hyderabad’s famous bangles hangs from the ceiling; an angular pool behind the lobby counter is … [Read more...] about Dazzling like a diamond: The ITC Kohenur opens in Hyderabad, India
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In sewage worker deaths, a new India confronts an old scourge
Joanna Slater, The Washington Post Published 7:13 am PDT, Saturday, September 15, 2018 Satya and Angad Pasi, the siblings of Vishal Pasi, one of the victims of Sunday's fatal incident at a sewage treatment plant in New Delhi. Satya and Angad Pasi, the siblings of Vishal Pasi, one of the victims of Sunday's fatal incident at a sewage treatment plant in New Delhi. Photo: Washington Post Photo By Joanna Slater Photo: Washington Post Photo By Joanna Slater Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Satya and Angad Pasi, the siblings of Vishal Pasi, one of the victims of Sunday's fatal incident at a sewage treatment plant in New Delhi. Satya and Angad Pasi, the siblings of Vishal Pasi, one of the victims of Sunday's fatal incident at a sewage treatment plant in New Delhi. … [Read more...] about In sewage worker deaths, a new India confronts an old scourge
India’s 102-Year-Old Female Runner Wins Gold Medal In Masters Athletics Race
ASIAN VOICES 09/14/2018 07:11 pm ET Man Kaur, a Sikh centenarian, just won (another) track and field competition. By Carol Kuruvilla A 102-year-old Indian woman has earned yet another world championship medal after running a 200-meter race in Spain this week. Man Kaur, from Chandigarh, India, may have been the only person in her age and gender bracket to participate in the World Masters Athletics Championships, but her gold medal is still proof that this great-grandmother is not satisfied with resting on her laurels. The champion Sikh runner has claimed at least 32 gold medals since she took up running in 2009, according to NPR. She picked up several prizes at World Masters Games in Auckland, New Zealand, last year. This week, she joined 8,000 other athletes from over 100 countries to compete in track and field events in Malaga, Spain. Kaur finished the 200-meter race with a time of 3 minutes, 14 seconds on Sunday. She also participated in the javelin … [Read more...] about India’s 102-Year-Old Female Runner Wins Gold Medal In Masters Athletics Race
Kashmir man, 5 rebels die in anti-India clashes, gunbattle
Updated 5:26 am CDT, Saturday, September 15, 2018 SRINAGAR, India (AP) — A young man was killed and more than a dozen other people were injured on Saturday when government forces fired at anti-India protesters in Indian-controlled Kashmir after soldiers killed five rebels in fighting, police and residents said. Indian troops laid a siege around a southern village in Qazigund area overnight on a tip that militants were hiding there, police said. A fierce gunbattle erupted early Saturday, and hours later, five local Kashmiri rebels were killed. Residents said troops blasted at least one residential house with explosives. The slain rebels belonged to the region's largest rebel group, Hizbul Mujahideen, police said. The fighting sparked anti-India protests and clashes as hundreds of residents chanting pro-rebel slogans and seeking end of the Indian rule over the disputed region tried to march to the site of the battle in solidarity with the militants. Government … [Read more...] about Kashmir man, 5 rebels die in anti-India clashes, gunbattle
Exclusive: India’s Iran oil purchases to fade ahead of U.S. sanctions
By Nidhi VermaNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian refiners will cut their monthly crude loadings from Iran for September and October by nearly half from earlier this year as New Delhi works to win waivers on the oil export sanctions Washington plans to reimpose on Tehran in November. India's loadings from Iran for this month and next will drop to less than 12 million barrels each, after purchases over April-August had been boosted in anticipation of the reductions. The United States is renewing sanctions on Iran after withdrawing from a nuclear deal forged in 2015 between Tehran and world powers. Washington reimposed some of the financial sanctions from Aug. 6, while those affecting Iran's petroleum sector will come into force from Nov. 4. India, Iran's No.2 oil client behind top buyer China, does not recognize the reimposed U.S. sanctions, but winning a waiver from the restrictions is a must for New Delhi to protect its wider exposure to the U.S. financial system. India's oil ministry in … [Read more...] about Exclusive: India’s Iran oil purchases to fade ahead of U.S. sanctions