Indian police arrest Muslim journalist accused of insulting Hindus
Mohammed Zubair, co-founder of fact-checking website Alt News, which debunks misinformation in the Indian media, was arrested Monday and remanded...
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A Muslim teenager was killed at a protest in India. His family wants answers
Footage posted to social media of the June 10 protest shows 15-year-old Mudassir Alam raising his fist in the air...
Millions affected after deadly floods hit India and Bangladesh
The South Asian nations, home to more than 1.3 billion people, have been particularly badly hit by the rains, prompting...
Violent protests erupt in India against new military recruitment scheme
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government this week announced an overhaul of recruitment for India's 1.38 million-strong armed forces, looking to...
Half a million Indians flee floods in northeast brought by rain
One of the world's largest rivers, the Brahmaputra, which flows into India and neighboring Bangladesh from Tibet, burst its banks...
Why India can buy Russian oil, and still be friends with the US
Not only was the South Asian country refusing to condemn Moscow's brutal assault on Ukraine, but its purchases of discounted...
Indian firefighters battle Delhi landfill blaze as air fills with toxic fumes
The blaze broke out Monday at the Ghazipur landfill east of New Delhi, according to the city's fire services director,...
An election in India’s most populous state pits Covid-19 anger against Hindu nationalism
The social worker said he didn't wear a mask or gloves as he gave funeral rites for more than 200...
Indian court sentences 38 people to death over 2008 bomb attack
The 16 synchronized explosions had badly shaken the western state of Gujarat, where Hindu-Muslim riots in 2002 are believed to...
In India, comedians can face arrest for making the wrong kind of jokes
"I didn't understand how or why this happened to me," said the 26-year-old stand-up comedian, who spent almost two months...
After more than 600 days shut out, Delhi’s students just want to go back to school
The ongoing mass closure, according to Mathur, is severely affecting their ability to learn. "Our little children have been out...
India toxic gas leak kills 6 after illegal chemical dump
The disaster took place in the industrial city of Surat in Gujarat state at about 4 a.m. The workers were...
As Omicron spreads in India, mass gatherings spark fears of another wave
In the past week, India's Omicron case numbers have more than tripled, with 781 infections now recorded, compared to 236...
India signs trade and arms deals with Russia
Putin traveled to India with Russia's defense and foreign ministers in a visit that saw the two countries reinforce their...
A silent killer is choking India’s capital. For millions, there’s no choice but to breathe it in
"I come here and wait. Sometimes, people give me food," said Singh, his voice straining over the noise of auto...
India’s Prime Minister Modi to repeal controversial farm laws
"Today I have come to tell you, the whole country, that we have decided to withdraw all three agricultural laws,"...
Extreme weather destroyed his home four times in three years
"We woke up to people screaming for help," said Yadav, 26, of that night in July 2019. "The water had...
Many Indians can’t prove their loved ones died from Covid. And that could be a problem
But hospitals in the Indian city of Varanasi had run out of space, oxygen, medicine, tests -- everything. "They told...
At least 180 dead in India as rains trigger floods, landslides
At least 38 people were killed in Taliye, 180 kilometers (110 miles) southeast of the financial capital Mumbai, when a...
Indian Navy searches for 75 missing at sea after deadly cyclone hits west coast
Cyclone Tauktae, the strongest storm on record to hit India's west coast, has killed at least 40 people since it...
