World Apr 03 India’s Lower House passes controversial bill that would change Muslim land endowments Indian parliament's Lower House has passed a controversial bill moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government to amend laws governing Muslim land endowments.
World Oct 14 Canada and India expel each other’s diplomats as dispute over 2023 assassination escalates Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said last year that there were credible allegations that the Indian government had links to the June 2023 assassination in Canada of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
World Oct 08 Kashmir’s biggest party opposed to India stripping region autonomy wins most seats in election Kashmir’s biggest political party opposed to India’s stripping of the region’s semi-autonomy has won most seats in a local election.
World Sep 18 Indian-controlled Kashmir sees voters head to the polls for local government election for first time after losing autonomy A phased election for choosing a local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir has opened in the first such vote since Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government stripped the disputed region of its special status five years ago.
World Sep 17 After decades of election boycotts, many in Kashmir appear ready to vote to deny Modi power in region For decades, boycotting elections in Indian-controlled Kashmir was a sign of protest against Indian rule. That may change on Wednesday.
Science Sep 02 After successful moon landing, India launches a spacecraft to study the sun India launched its first space mission to study the sun on Saturday, less than two weeks after a successful uncrewed landing near the south polar region of the moon.
World Nov 01 India’s prime minister visits bridge collapse site as search for missing people continues Narendra Modi inspected the collapsed bridge in Morbi town in Gujarat state and talked to rescuers. He also visited injured people at a hospital.
World Oct 31 9 people arrested in India during bridge collapse investigation The collapse Sunday evening in Gujarat state plunged hundreds of people into a river, killing at least 134.
World May 03 India’s Muslims mark ‘painful’ Eid al-Fitr amid a rise in attacks against the religious minority Muslims across India have marked Eid al-Fitr by offering prayers outside mosques, but celebrations this year follow a series of attacks against the religious minority during the month of Ramadan.
World Sep 02 Geelani, Kashmir’s staunchest anti-India leader, dies at 91 Geelani was an ideologue and a staunch proponent of the merger of Kashmir with Pakistan. He was seen as the face of resistance against India, widely respected even by pro-India Kashmiri politicians. Kashmir is a disputed region, claimed by both…