CBI Raids Amnesty International Offices In India
India’s central investigating agency raided the local offices of human rights group Amnesty International on Friday, the Central Bureau of...
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Untimely Rains Hit India’s Summer Crops, Delay Rural Economy Recovery
Heavy rains in October and November have brought more misery to India’s farmers, after summer-sown crops such as soybean, cotton,...
Maharashtra Politics Turning New Page: Sena-NCP-Congress Pact Takes Shape
The first-ever Shiv Sena- NCP-Congress alliance in Maharashtra appears to be taking definitive shape with Sharad Pawar on Friday announcing...
Sena-NCP-Congress Government Will Complete 5-Year Term: Sharad Pawar
NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Friday said a Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government will be formed and it will complete a five-year...
Bhopal Gas Tragedy Activist Abdul Jabbar Dies
Social activist Abdul Jabbar, who worked tirelessly for the victims and survivors of the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy, died of...
Indian Tax Officials Find Modi’s Targets Too Taxing, Some Quit
India’s tax officials are facing a taxing issue. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government wants them to collect 17% more in...
Vietnam Jails Music Teacher For 11 years Over ‘Anti-State’ Facebook Posts
A court in Vietnam jailed a music teacher for 11 years on Friday for a series of posts on Facebook...
Wrestler Ritu Phogat Ready For Tilt At MMA World Title
Competing at the Olympic Games is the dream of most athletes but Indian wrestler Ritu Phogat has always wanted to...
Schools Shut Because Of Delhi’s Smog, But Hundreds Of Children Run A Race
About 1,000 children ran a race in thick smog in the Indian capital New Delhi early on Thursday when authorities...
Activists Urge India, UK To Challenge Pak Atrocities In Balochistan
The UK chapter of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) and associated organisations called on the Indian government to challenge the...
Love Of Cash Hinders India’s Move To Digital Economy
India’s dependency on cash may slow the country’s transition to digital payments despite large numbers of internet and mobile phone...
SC Delays Ruling On Ban On Women Entering Sabarimala Temple
The Supreme Court on Thursday referred a decision to lift a centuries-old ban on women of menstruating age entering a...
President’s Rule In Maharashtra Unfortunate, Says Devendra Fadnavis
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said that the imposition of President's Rule in the state was unfortunate...
Australians Shelter And Flee As Firefighters Battle 150 Bushfires
Australian officials ordered people in several communities, including a major tourist destination, to evacuate immediately on Wednesday as firefighters struggled...
Violence Brings Hong Kong To ‘Brink Of Total Breakdown’: Police
Hong Kong police fired tear gas on Tuesday in the heart of the Central financial district and at two university...
Situation Critical: Vodafone’s Future In India In Doubt After Court Ruling
Vodafone said its future in India could be in doubt unless the government stopped hitting operators with higher taxes and...
JNU Students Protesting Over Steep Fee Hike Clash With Police; Minister Stuck For Over 6 Hrs
Shouting slogans and raising banners, thousands of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students clashed with police on Monday as their protest...
With Supreme Court Ruling On Ayodhya, Modi’s Hindu-First Agenda Barrels Forward
Just six months after sweeping to re-election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has delivered on two major promises of his Hindu-first...
JNU Students Protest Over Fee Hike, Dress Code
Hundreds of students protested near the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) here on Monday against the administration's "anti-student" policy. Students wanted...
Hong Kong Spirals Into Rare Working-Hour Violence As Police Shoot Protester
Hong Kong police shot and wounded one protester who, hospital officials said, was in critical condition on Monday, as the...
Cyclone Bulbul Death Toll Rises To 12 In Bangladesh, Five Fishermen Missing
The death toll from Cyclone Bulbul rose to 12 in Bangladesh and five fishermen are still missing, government officials said...
BJP Suffers Setback As Maharashtra Slips Out Of Its Control
In a setback, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party has decided not to form the government in Maharashtra -- the...
Ayodhya Case: Temple At Disputed Site, Alternative Land For Mosque, Rules SC
The Supreme Court, in a unanimous verdict on Saturday, cleared the way for the construction of a Ram Temple at...
Indian WhatsApp Users Ask Government To Explain Ties With Israeli Firm In Privacy Breach Case
A group of Indians, including journalists and lawyers whose phones were hacked via Facebook’s WhatsApp messaging platform, asked the government...
India, Pakistan Contacts At ‘Zero’ Despite Border Cooperation
Contacts between India and Pakistan are “zero”, Pakistan’s foreign minister said, even as the old rivals prepared to open a...
