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
Nov 18 New Delhi's air still 'very poor' despite emergency measures By Associated Press Air pollution remains extremely high in the Indian capital a day after authorities closed schools indefinitely and shut some power stations to reduce smog that has blanketed the city for much of the month. On Thursday, New Delhi's air quality… Continue reading
Nov 17 Air pollution prompts school closures as India capital considers lockdown By Sheikh Saaliq, Shonal Ganguly, Associated Press The dirty-air crisis in the city of more than 20 million people has underscored India's heavy dependence on coal, which accounts for 70% of the country's power. Continue reading
Nov 01 India pledges to get to 'net zero' by 2070, long after U.S. and China By Associated Press Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India announced a new target for his country -- to cease adding greenhouse gases to the atmosphere by 2070. Continue reading
Oct 25 Facebook has struggled to curb divisive content in India By Sheikh Saaliq, Krutika Pathi, Associated Press Internal company documents on India highlight Facebook's constant struggles in quashing abusive content on its platforms in the world's biggest democracy. Communal and religious tensions in India have a history of boiling over on social media and stoking violence. Continue reading