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India formally repeals three farm laws after a year of protests
Dec 02, 2021 11:02India’s government has formally repealed three controversial farm laws that sparked more than a year of protests around the country, nearly two weeks after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the laws would be rolled back.
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India detects two cases of Omicron variant
Dec 02, 2021 10:33India has detected two cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant in the southern state of Karnataka, a health ministry official said on Thursday.
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Russia, China, India jointly slam Western trade protectionism, sanctions
Nov 26, 2021 14:36The foreign ministers of Russia, China, and India have jointly slammed the West's trade protectionism and unilateral sanctions against countries.
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Indian farmers mark one year of protests against agricultural reforms
Nov 26, 2021 12:04Hundreds of farmers gather on the outskirts of Delhi on Friday to mark one year of protests against agricultural reforms. This comes a week after India's Prime Minister Modi announced a move to repeal the three controversial agricultural reform laws.
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India’s chief Muslim NGO calls for law against Islamophobia
Nov 25, 2021 15:21It was not a long ago when protests against the new citizenship law in India sparked dramatic social and political movements.
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People cry foul after India allots land to its paramilitary forces in Kashmir
Nov 25, 2021 03:36In the southern district of Indian-controlled Kashmir’s Pulwama, Fareeda Bano grows vegetables to sustain her family. For decades this family has survived on this small farmland which is surrounded by a huge agricultural land.
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New Delhi residents struggle with worsening pollution
Nov 19, 2021 13:05New Delhi residents on Friday (November 19) struggled with breathing problems as high pollution levels continued in the Indian capital.
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Indian officials impose new lockdown to tackle dangerous levels of air pollution in Delhi
Nov 17, 2021 10:39India stepped up efforts on Wednesday to combat high levels of pollution in New Delhi that threaten the lives of residents and others nearby, ordering a temporary halt to operations of five power stations and longer school closures.
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India denounced for using civilians as human shields in Kashmir
Nov 16, 2021 13:08Indian government has come under attack from politicians and activists for using civilians as "human shields” in the Indian-controlled Kashmir.
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Former Indian Foreign Minister's house set ablaze by Hindu extremists
Nov 16, 2021 09:29Former Indian foreign minister’s home was vandalised and set on fire by Hindu extremists, days after his new book, which drew a parallel between “Hindutva" and Daesh, sparked controversy.