Apr 24 India’s population to become the world’s largest by end of April, UN projects By Krutika Pathi, Joe McDonald, Associated Press The news comes at a moment when India is promoting itself as a rising global power as the host of this year’s G20 Summit. It’s also becoming a more attractive destination for multinational companies seeking to reduce their reliance on… Continue reading
Apr 20 Watch 8:49 India will soon pass China as the world’s most populous nation By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sarah Clune Hartman, Zeba Warsi, Simeon Lancaster India will overtake China as the world’s most populous nation by the middle of this year, according to United Nations data. Alongside its population of 1.4 billion, India's geopolitical and economic footprint is also growing. But as Fred de Sam… Continue watching
Apr 10 Dalai Lama issues apology after video of him kissing child on the lips garners criticism By Associated Press A statement posted on his official website says the 87-year-old leader regretted the incident and wished to apologize to the boy and his family, as well as his many friends across the world, “for the hurt his words may have… Continue reading
Apr 09 As India’s tiger count grows, Indigenous groups protest evictions from ancestral lands By Sibi Arasu, Associated Press Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Sunday to much applause that the country’s tiger population has steadily grown to over 3,000 since its flagship conservation program began 50 years ago. But multiple Indigenous groups say they are being driven out of… Continue reading
Mar 11 Robots are performing Hindu rituals. Some worshippers fear they’ll be replaced By Holly Walters, The Conversation It isn’t just artists and teachers who are losing sleep over advances in automation and artificial intelligence. Robots are being brought into Hinduism’s holiest rituals – and not all worshippers are happy about it. Continue reading
Feb 25 G-20 talks in India end without consensus on condemning Ukraine war By Aijaz Rahi, Ashok Sharma, Associated Press A meeting of finance chiefs of the Group of 20 leading economies ended on Saturday without a consensus, with Russia and China objecting to the description of the war in Ukraine in a final document. Continue reading
Feb 24 Tensions around Ukraine invasion flare at G-20 finance meetings in India By Sibi Arasu, Associated Press Geopolitics affected the atmosphere, if not the agenda at the meeting of financial leaders of the Group of 20 leading economies in the technology hub of Bengaluru. Continue reading
Feb 20 Seattle City Council considers historic law barring caste discrimination By Deepa Bharath, Associated Press Calls to outlaw discrimination based on caste, a division of people based on birth or descent, have grown louder among South Asian diaspora communities in the United States. Continue reading
Feb 17 Indian authorities accuse BBC of tax evasion after 3 days of searches By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press India's Finance Ministry has accused the BBC of tax evasion, saying that it had not fully declared its income and profits from its operations in the country. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 7:10 Indian government’s crackdown on press freedom after BBC documentary critical of PM Modi By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi Indian tax officials have conducted searches at the BBC offices in that country for the past two days. It comes weeks after India censored a BBC documentary that criticizes Prime Minister Modi. The actions against the British broadcaster put the… Continue watching