Feb 15 Scores of Indians protest climate activist’s arrest By Krutika Pathi, Associated Press Climate activist Disha Ravi was arrested in Bengaluru for circulating a document on social media supporting months of massive protests by Indian farmers. Continue reading
Feb 11 India, China begin troop withdrawal from contested border By Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press China and India are pulling back front-line troops from disputed portions of their mountain border where they have been in a standoff for months, both countries said. Continue reading
Feb 10 Twitter suspends more accounts in India amid free speech debate By Associated Press None of the suspended accounts belonged to journalists, news organizations, activists or politicians, as doing so “would violate their fundamental right to free expression under Indian law,” Twitter said. Continue reading
Feb 09 Watch 6:20 News Wrap: Biden backs $1,400 stimulus payments for some Americans In our news wrap Tuesday, President Biden endorsed making $1,400 stimulus payments to Americans earning up to $75,000, WHO experts concluded COVID-19 most likely did not come from a Chinese lab, at least 5 people were shot and wounded in… Continue watching
Feb 08 Rescuers in India digging for 37 people trapped in glacier flood By Associated Press More than 2,000 members of the military, paramilitary groups and police have been taking part in search-and-rescue operations in the northern state of Uttarakhand after Sunday's flood. Continue reading
Feb 07 140 are missing after glacier breaks in India’s Himalayas By Rishabh Jain, Associated Press The flood was caused when a portion of Nanda Devi glacier broke off in the Tapovan area of the northern state of Uttarakhand on Sunday morning. A video shared by officials and taken from the side of steep hillside shows… Continue reading
Feb 05 India clamps down on free speech to fight farmer protests By Sheikh Saaliq, Krutika Pathi, Associated Press Media coverage around the tens of thousands of protesting farmers at the edges of the Indian capital have prompted a furious reaction from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. Continue reading
Feb 01 India’s farming protests resonate with U.S. agriculture communities By Scott McFetridge, Associated Press The dispute raises questions not only about agriculture in India but larger issues about the country's rural areas — issues that are familiar to anyone who has watched as populations dwindle in rural America and many small communities struggle to… Continue reading
Jan 30 Indian farmers begin hunger strike amid fury against Modi By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press Indian farmers taking part in more than two months of protest against new agriculture laws began a daylong hunger strike Saturday, as they sought to reaffirm the peaceful nature of their movement following recent violent clashes with police. Continue reading
Jan 26 Protesting farmers storm India’s Red Fort in challenge to Modi By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press Tens of thousands of protesting farmers marched, rode horses and drove long lines of tractors into India's capital on Tuesday. Continue reading