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SHEIKH SAALIQ

SHEIKH SAALIQ

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Asia|Crime|Health

Indian court sentences a police volunteer to life in prison in the rape, killing of trainee doctor

An Indian court has sentenced a police volunteer to life in prison after finding him guilty in the rape and killing of a trainee doctor last year

Crime|News|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
Asia|News|Travel|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
Americas|Asia|News|World

Sikh separatism has long strained Canada-India ties. Now they're at their lowest point in years

Relations between Canada and India have sunk to their lowest point in years as the two countries swap accusations and expel each other’s diplomats over the killing of a Sikh separatist leader

Sikh separatism has long strained Canada-India ties. Now they're at their lowest point in years
Asia|Business|Crime|News|Technology|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
Asia|Crime|News|Uncategorized

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
Asia|Election|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|World

India bars protests that support the Palestinians. Analysts say a pro-Israel shift helps at home

From Western capitals to Muslim states, protest rallies over the Israel-Hamas war have made headlines

India bars protests that support the Palestinians. Analysts say a pro-Israel shift helps at home
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
Asia|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
Asia|Crime|US|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
Asia|News|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
Asia|News|World

Modi's promised Ram temple is set to open and resonate with Hindus ahead of India's election

Preparations are underway in India’s northern Ayodhya city to mark the opening of a grand temple for Lord Ram, Hinduism’s most revered deity

Modi's promised Ram temple is set to open and resonate with Hindus ahead of India's election
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
News|World

Modi opens Hindu temple built on ruins on razed mosque, in political triumph for prime minister

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has opened a controversial Hindu temple that was built on the ruins of a razed historic mosque

Modi opens Hindu temple built on ruins on razed mosque, in political triumph for prime minister
Asia|Economy|News|Political

Indian farmers strike to demand guaranteed crop prices as others attempt to march to New Delhi

Farmers are blocking highways and holding demonstrations in many rural areas in northern India to protest over a range of grievances that have also led tens and thousands to march toward the capital

Indian farmers strike to demand guaranteed crop prices as others attempt to march to New Delhi
Asia|Election|News|Political|World

The opposition alliance that aimed to oust Modi appears to be cracking just before India's elections

India’s beleaguered opposition parties, which are beset with ideological differences and personality clashes, joined hands last year to unseat popular Prime Minister Narendra Modi and defeat his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s electoral juggernaut

The opposition alliance that aimed to oust Modi appears to be cracking just before India's elections
Asia|Crime|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
Asia|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
Asia|News|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?
Asia|Entertainment|Opinion|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
Asia|Election|News|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
Asia|News|Opinion|Political|World

In Modi's India, opponents and journalists feel the squeeze ahead of election

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government are increasingly wielding strong-arm tactics to subdue political opponents and critics of the ruling Hindu-nationalist party

In Modi's India, opponents and journalists feel the squeeze ahead of election
Asia|Election|News|Opinion|Political|World

India votes in third phase of national elections as Modi escalates his rhetoric against Muslims

Millions of Indians across 93 constituencies are voting as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has mounted an increasingly shrill election campaign, ramping up polarizing rhetoric against Muslims

India votes in third phase of national elections as Modi escalates his rhetoric against Muslims
Asia|Election|News|Political

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

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