Today: September 08, 2024
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India's top court creates task force on workplace safety after doctor was raped and killed

India’s top court has set up of a task force of doctors who will make recommendations on safety of health care workers at their workplaces

India's top court creates task force on workplace safety after doctor was raped and killed
Asia|Crime|Health|News

What to know as India's medics and women protest the rape and killing of a doctor

Anger at the Indian government’s failure to deter rising violence against women has fueled protests by medics and women’s groups across Indian cities after a trainee doctor was raped and killed last week

What to know as India's medics and women protest the rape and killing of a doctor
Asia|Environment|News

Landslides caused by heavy rains kill 93 and bury many others in southern India

Multiple landslides triggered by torrential rains in southern India have killed 93 people and left many others feared trapped under the debris

Landslides caused by heavy rains kill 93 and bury many others in southern India
Asia|Economy

India's Modi focuses on jobs creation in first budget after winning polls

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans to raise spending to create more jobs and spur economic growth

India's Modi focuses on jobs creation in first budget after winning polls
Entertainment|Lifestyle

An Indian billionaire’s son is married after lavish celebrations that spotlight his global clout

The youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, has married his longtime girlfriend in what many have dubbed the wedding of the year

An Indian billionaire’s son is married after lavish celebrations that spotlight his global clout
News|Political

Relying on coalition partners, Modi is sworn in for a rare third term as India's prime minister

Narendra Modi has been sworn in for a rare third consecutive term as India’s prime minister, relying on his coalition partners after his failed to win a parliamentary majority in a surprise outcome

Relying on coalition partners, Modi is sworn in for a rare third term as India's prime minister
News|Opinion|Political

India's election concludes with the votes being counted Tuesday. Here's what to know

The world’s largest election could also be one of its most consequential

India's election concludes with the votes being counted Tuesday. Here's what to know
News|Political|Travel

Indian voters dissect Modi's politics while traversing the country by train

The Associated Press rode one of the longest trains in India — 1,800 miles from New Delhi to Kanyakumari — to interview voters about an election that will be decided in June

Indian voters dissect Modi's politics while traversing the country by train
News|World

India's mammoth election is more than halfway done as millions begin voting in fourth round

Millions of Indians across 96 constituencies are casting their ballots as the country’s gigantic, six-week-long election edges past its halfway mark

India's mammoth election is more than halfway done as millions begin voting in fourth round
News|Political|World

Here's what you need to know about the world's largest democratic election kicking off in India

With a population of over 1.4 billion people and close to 970 million voters, India’s general election pits Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an avowed Hindu nationalist, against a broad alliance of opposition parties that are struggling to play catch up

Here's what you need to know about the world's largest democratic election kicking off in India
Entertainment|News|World

As India's election nears, some Bollywood films promote Modi politics by embracing Hindu nationalism

A cluster of Bollywood films based on polarizing issues that promote Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government’s Hindu nationalist agenda are coming out

As India's election nears, some Bollywood films promote Modi politics by embracing Hindu nationalism
News|Political|World

India's new citizenship law excludes Muslims. Why?

India has implemented a controversial citizenship law that has been widely criticized for excluding Muslims, a minority community whose concerns have heightened under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government

India's new citizenship law excludes Muslims. Why?
News|Political|World

India announces steps to implement a citizenship law that excludes Muslims

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has announced rules to implement a 2019 citizenship law that excludes Muslims, weeks before the Hindu nationalist leader seeks a third term in office

India announces steps to implement a citizenship law that excludes Muslims
News|World

Gang rape of a tourist in India highlights its struggle to curb sexual violence against women

Police in India have arrested three men in the alleged gang rape of a foreign tourist, in a case that has highlighted the country’s long-standing problem of sexual violence against women

Gang rape of a tourist in India highlights its struggle to curb sexual violence against women
News|World

A Hindu temple built atop a razed mosque in India is helping Modi boost his political standing

Three decades after Hindu mobs tore down a historical mosque, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the consecration of a grand Hindu temple at the same site on Monday

A Hindu temple built atop a razed mosque in India is helping Modi boost his political standing
Business|News|Political|World

Modi's beach visit to a remote Indian archipelago rakes up a storm in the Maldives

The relationship between India and the Maldives is facing challenges after officials in the tiny island nation made derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s posts that promoted the pristine beaches of India’s Lakshadweep archipelago

Modi's beach visit to a remote Indian archipelago rakes up a storm in the Maldives
News|Political|World

What to know about the Sikh independence movement following US accusation that activist was targeted

The U.S. has charged an Indian national in what prosecutors allege was a failed plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist at the behest of an unnamed Indian government official

What to know about the Sikh independence movement following US accusation that activist was targeted
Business|Environment|News|World

Why it took 17 days for rescuers in India to get to 41 workers trapped in a mountain tunnel

Indian rescuers faced repeated and unexpected setbacks during the 17 days they dug through a mountain in the country's north to reach 41 construction workers trapped after a tunnel collapsed there earlier this month

Why it took 17 days for rescuers in India to get to 41 workers trapped in a mountain tunnel
News|Political|World

At a Global South summit, Modi urges leaders to unite against challenges from the Israel-Hamas war

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged leaders of developing nations to unite in the face of growing challenges due to the Israel-Hamas war

At a Global South summit, Modi urges leaders to unite against challenges from the Israel-Hamas war
News|Political|World

Indian states vote in key test for opposition and PM Modi ahead of 2024 national election

Two Indian states are casting ballots in local elections in a test of strength for India’s opposition, which is pitted against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party ahead of a crucial national vote scheduled for next year

Indian states vote in key test for opposition and PM Modi ahead of 2024 national election
News|Political|World

Indian police arrest a news site's editor and administrator after raiding homes of journalists

Police in New Delhi have arrested the editor of a news website and one of its administrators after raiding the homes of journalists working for the site

Indian police arrest a news site's editor and administrator after raiding homes of journalists
News|Political|World

India police search journalists' homes and offices in the country's latest raids on media

Indian police raided the offices of a news website that’s under investigation for allegedly receiving funds from China, as well as the homes of several of its journalists, the latest in a series of investigations into the finances of independent media in India

India police search journalists' homes and offices in the country's latest raids on media
News|Political|World

India asks citizens to be careful if traveling to Canada as rift widens over Sikh leader’s death

India has advised its citizens to be careful when traveling to Canada as a rift between the two nations widens further in the wake of Ottawa’s allegations that India may have been involved in the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in suburban Vancouver

India asks citizens to be careful if traveling to Canada as rift widens over Sikh leader’s death
News|Political|World

What to know about the Sikh movement at the center of the tensions between India and Canada

Tensions between Canada and India have reached new heights with dueling diplomatic expulsions and an allegation of Indian government involvement in the killing of a Sikh activist on Canadian soil

What to know about the Sikh movement at the center of the tensions between India and Canada

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