India Beefs Up Security Amid Outrage Against New Law, Anger With Police
Indian authorities stepped up security and shut down the internet in various places on Tuesday while members of the ruling...
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Modi Contradicts Amit Shah Over Citizenship Register
Prime Minister Narendra Modi contradicted his closest lieutenant over plans for a nationwide register as he tried to defuse protests...
Why India’s New Citizenship Plans Are Stirring Protests
Thousands of Indians have been protesting against a new citizenship law as well as possible plans for a National Register...
CAA: Protesters Cheered On By Actors, Artists & Singers
With a voice known to millions of Indian movie goers, Zubeen Garg crooned one of his old songs with patriotic...
Three Die In Protests Against New Citizenship Law In India
Three people died of injuries sustained in intensifying protests against a new citizenship law in India on Thursday with thousands...
Court Finds Former BJP MLA Sengar Guilty Of Rape
An Indian court found a former state lawmaker from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party guilty on Monday of raping a...
Student Protests Against India’s Citizenship Law Spread After Clashes On Campuses
Protests over a new citizenship law based on religion spread to student campuses across India on Monday as critics said...
Two Dead, Several Wounded In Assam As Protests Escalate Over Citizenship Law
Violent mobs in Assam torched buildings and clashed with police on Thursday, leaving two dead and 11 with bullet wounds,...
India Deploys Troops To Curb Violent Protests Over Citizenship Law
India moved thousands of troops into Assam on Thursday after violent protests overnight against a new law that would make...
Protests Flare As Parliament Set To Vote On Contentious Citizenship Bill
India’s ruling Hindu nationalists pushed for final parliamentary approval on Wednesday for a law that critics say undermines the country’s...
U.S. Panel Eyes Sanctions Against Amit Shah Over India’s Citizenship Curb For Muslims
A federal panel on religion has urged the United States to weigh sanctions against Home Minister Amit Shah if India...
Protests Erupt As India Pushes For Religion-Based Citizenship Bill
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in India on Monday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government offered a controversial...
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...
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...
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...
Note Ban Derailed Economy, Says Mamata; BJP Hits Back
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday described demonetisation as a "futile exercise" and said the BJP-led central government's...
Maharashtra Tussle: BJP Welcomes Pawar’s Announcement To Sit In Opposition
The BJP on Wednesday welcomed NCP president Sharad Pawar's statement that his party would sit in opposition, which on the...
Indian Muslims Anxious As Court Prepares To Rule On Destroyed Mosque in Ayodhya
In the Indian town of Ayodhya, minority Muslims are feeling under siege as they await a Supreme Court ruling on...
Delhi Offers Diwali Laser Shows To Stop Residents From Burning Crackers
Delhi authorities are offering residents laser light shows to mark the Hindu festival of Diwali this weekend and wean them...
BJP Wins In Maharashtra, Scouts For Ally In Haryana
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party retained its control over Maharashtra on Thursday and was left scouting for an...
‘Howdy, Modi!’ – Thousands, Plus Trump, Rally In Texas For Indian PM
U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a stage and showered each other with praise on...
Thousands Detained In Kashmir Crackdown, Official Data Reveals
Authorities in Kashmir have arrested nearly 4,000 people since the scrapping of its special status last month, government data shows,...
“No Bodies Doesn’t Mean All Normal”: Srinagar Mayor Slams Kashmir Move
Srinagar Mayor Junaid Azim Mattu has said that while there may not be any bodies littering the streets of Kashmir,...
Assam Leaves Nearly Two Million People Off Citizens’ List, Their Fate Remains Uncertain
Nearly 2 million people have been left off a list of citizens released on Saturday in Assam, after a mammoth...
Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley dies aged 66
Arun Jaitley, the former finance minister and one of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s closest associates, died in hospital on Saturday,...
