India

Is Kashmir a new Palestine in making?

Jul 21, 2020 03:23

Since August 2019 with the scrapping of Kashmir’s special status, New Delhi has started to implement new laws and amend the previous ones with an aim to what it calls ‘mainstreaming Kashmir’ to rest of India, a statement that has been repeatedly questioned by the people of Kashmir.
Floods kill at least 189 people, displace 4 million in India, Nepal

Jul 19, 2020 06:24

Nearly four million people in India’s northeastern state of Assam and neighboring Nepal have been displaced by heavy flooding from monsoon rains, with dozens missing as deaths rose to at least 189, government officials said on Sunday.
New Delhi police failed to protect Muslims in Feb. riots: Minority Commission report

Jul 19, 2020 05:03

The Indian police has failed to protect Muslims campaigning against a new citizenship law during violent riots in New Delhi this year, says a government-appointed commission promoting the rights of India's religious minorities.
India re-imposes lockdowns as coronavirus cases jump

Jul 16, 2020 06:51

The Indian government has re-imposed lockdown restrictions on several states as the number of confirmed coronavirus infections in the country nears the one million mark.
Indian state governments tasked with protecting children from traffickers amid virus threat

Jul 15, 2020 13:36

Village councils and community groups in India have been asked to protect children from traffickers and help authorities identify and rescue missing residents, amid concerns that the coronavirus pandemic is pushing more people into modern slavery.
Indian film star Amitabh Bachchan, son stable after contracting COVID-19

Jul 13, 2020 05:11

India’s most famous film star Amitabh Bachchan, and his son Abhishek, are in stable condition after testing positive for the coronavirus, a hospital official and government health authorities said on Sunday.
India reports record daily coronavirus toll, local lockdowns re-imposed

Jul 11, 2020 00:56

India reported a record 26,506 new coronavirus cases on Friday as authorities re-imposed lockdowns in its most populous state and in an industrial hub, home to automakers and drug factories.
India reports record daily coronavirus toll, local lockdowns re-imposed

Jul 10, 2020 10:35

India reported a record 26,506 new coronavirus cases on Friday as authorities re-imposed lockdowns in its most populous state and in an industrial hub, home to automakers and drug factories.
India to buy Venezuela oil under swap deal amid US sanctions

Jul 10, 2020 06:22

India has decided to receive a cargo of Venezuelan crude under a swap deal in the face of a US sanctions regime which has put the Latin American country in throes of a fuel crisis.
Modi outlines steps to revive economy as pandemic crisis deepens

Jul 09, 2020 11:46

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recounted some steps taken by his administration so far to revive the struggling economy as the country of 1.3 billion is facing its worst financial crisis amid the coronavirus pandemic.