India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party won three out of four state elections this week, crucial votes that highlighted the growing strength of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of national polls next year, the Associated Press reported. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) managed to take control of...
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US authorities prevented the attempted assassination of a Sikh activist on American soil by alleged Indian government agents, according to a recent report that has prompted questions about India’s involvement in plots targeting Sikh separatists and advocates living abroad, the Wall Street Journal reported. The Financial...
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India’s top court ordered authorities in states surrounding the capital to stop farmers from burning crop residue, as the air quality in New Delhi has continued to plummet in the past week to hazardous levels, Reuters reported Tuesday. The Supreme Court’s ruling comes at the time...
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India’s embassy in Canada will resume visa services for Canadians, a move that aims to reduce tensions between the two nations amid a dispute over the assassination of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil, Agence France-Presse reported. Last month, diplomatic relations between India and Canada plunged...
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Indian police raided the homes of journalists linked to an independent news outlet critical of the government – and accused of spreading Chinese propaganda – a move that has sparked concern over eroding press freedoms in the world’s largest democracy, CNN reported. The raids targeted reporters,...
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Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar recently said that his government was open to investigating any information that Canadian officials might produce in relation to the killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Vancouver in June. Jaishankar’s announcement came more than a week after Canadian Prime...
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India’s parliament passed a landmark bill this week that will reserve one-third of its seats for women in the lower house and state assemblies, a move seen as a critical step in increasing female representation in Indian society, the Wall Street Journal reported. Both houses of...
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Tensions between Canada and India escalated Tuesday, a day after the Canadian prime minister accused the Indian government of involvement in the killing of a Sikh activist on Canadian soil, leading both countries to expel each other’s senior diplomats, NBC News reported. On Monday, Canadian Prime...
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The Vikram Moon lander recently hopped across the lunar surface, using its thrusters to float up almost 16 inches above the surface, and then moving another 16 inches laterally. It was the latest inspiring turn in India’s new participation in the global race to explore...
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The Miss World beauty pageant will be held in the Indian-administered part of Kashmir, part of New Delhi’s efforts to promote tourism in the disputed Muslim-majority territory, Agence France-Presse reported. Organizers said India will host a month-long series of events for the international contest from November...
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India made history by becoming the fourth country in the world to land on the Moon and the first one to successfully reach its south pole, NBC News reported. The uncrewed Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft was launched last month and touched down on the Moon’s south polar region...
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The Indian government introduced three bills this week aimed at overhauling certain colonial-era criminal laws, including a sedition act that has been used by officials to crack down on dissent, Al Jazeera reported. Interior Minister Amit Shah said the draft laws will replace provisions in the...
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India’s Supreme Court stayed Rahul Gandhi’s conviction in a high-profile defamation case over the weekend, a ruling that could allow the opposition leader to return to parliament as a lawmaker and run in next year’s general election, Bloomberg reported. The case began in March when a...
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will face a vote of no-confidence in parliament after a lawmaker from Congress, India’s main opposition party, introduced a motion this week over the ongoing violence in the northeastern state of Manipur, Al Jazeera reported. On Wednesday, Om Birla, the speaker of the Lok Sabha,...
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A video showing two tribal women being paraded by a mob in the northeastern state of Manipur sparked outrage across India this week, amid criticism that authorities have been slow at quelling the ongoing ethnic violence in the region, the BBC reported Thursday. The footage showed...
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An Indian court dismissed a lawsuit by Twitter challenging the government’s censorship orders, a ruling that underscores a victory for authorities as they seek to bring the social media giant and other foreign tech firms to heel, the Washington Post reported. The case centered over a...
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Indian authorities filed charges this week against the country’s wrestling chief, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, following months-long protests by female wrestlers over claims of sexual harassment, CNN reported. Police in the capital New Delhi said Singh has been accused of assault, stalking, and sexual harassment. He...
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Indian rescuers ended their search for survivors over the weekend following a deadly train crash that killed almost 290 people and injured around 900 others on Friday, one of the worst railway accidents in the country’s history, NBC News reported. The incident occurred when three trains...
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The Indian government fined a food inspector this week after the official ordered the draining of a dam to retrieve his smartphone, an incident that prompted anger over the abuse of power and wasting resources, the BBC reported Wednesday. Last week, the official, Rajesh Vishwas, dropped...
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India’s main opposition Congress party secured a significant win in the Karnataka state elections over the weekend, dealing a major blow to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of next year’s national polls, Reuters reported Saturday. Results showed the Congress party won 135 of 224...
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