May 03 Watch 2:26 News Wrap: White House deems Russia is wrongfully detaining American basketball star In our news wrap Tuesday, the Biden administration has determined that Russia is wrongfully detaining pro basketball star Brittney Griner, voters in Ohio and Indiana took to the polls, former President Trump's inaugural committee and business will pay $750,000 to… Continue watching
May 03 India’s Muslims mark ‘painful’ Eid al-Fitr amid a rise in attacks against the religious minority By Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
May 03 Brutal temperatures scorch parts of India, where shortages of coal are causing daily power outages By Krutika Pathi, Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press An unusually early and brutal heat wave is scorching parts of India, where acute power shortages are affecting millions as demand for electricity surges to record levels. Continue reading
Apr 11 WATCH: Blinken, Austin hold meeting with Indian counterparts to discuss war in Ukraine, approach to Russia By Associated Press U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin held a morning in-person meeting with Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken also met met with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch 4:57 News Wrap: Senate committee delays vote on Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson In our news wrap Monday, the Senate Judiciary Committee postponed its vote on Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson until next week, a federal judge found former President Trump "more likely than not" committed crimes in connection with the U.S. Continue watching
Feb 20 Farmer anger will test Modi as India’s ‘grain bowl’ votes By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press The polls will indicate whether riding the crest of the yearlong protests that forced Modi to make a rare retreat and repel the farm laws could be enough to prevent his party from making inroads in a state considered the “grain bowl”… Continue reading
Feb 08 Some students barred from class in India for wearing hijab By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press The students began protesting outside the school gate and sat huddled in a group, reading their lessons. The school staff, which said the students were defying uniform rules, remained unmoved. Continue reading
Feb 06 Lata Mangeshkar, legendary Indian singer, dies at 92 By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press Lata Mangeshkar, a legendary Indian singer with a prolific, groundbreaking catalog and a voice recognized by more than a billion people in South Asia, has died. She was 92. She was hospitalized on Jan. 11 after contracting COVID-19. Continue reading
Feb 03 India skips Beijing Olympics opening due to torchbearer pick By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press India will not attend Friday's opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, after one of the torchbearers reportedly chosen by Chinese authorities riled up New Delhi's anger. Continue reading
Nov 19 Bowing to protests, India’s Modi agrees to repeal farm laws By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surprise decision, in a televised national address, came ahead of elections early next year in key states that are significant agricultural producers and where his Bharatiya Janata Party is eager to shore up its support. Continue reading