Indian-held Kashmir has seen a rise in clashes between freedom fighters and security forces ahead of the first local assembly polls in the region for a decade. The Indian army said the firefight took place on Friday in the Kishtwar district, in a post on social media platform X. Rebels have fought Indian forces for […]
Kejriwal’s release is expected to boost the morale of his decade-old Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as it will allow him to campaign in regional elections next month in the northern state of Haryana, where AAP is trying to make inroads, and in Delhi early next year. Kejriwal was first taken into custody in March by […]
Police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters marching towards the state secretariat on Tuesday, prompting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is in opposition in the state, to call for a 12-hour state-wide strike on Wednesday, to protest against what it said were police atrocities. Thousands of protesters, most […]
Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s chief rival, was appointed by fellow opposition lawmakers to the post in a signal of a reinvigorated challenge to the government. The government has political power, but the opposition also represents the voice of India’s people Gandhi said in a speech in the lower house of parliament, accompanied by supportive […]
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to an emboldened opposition for “consensus” Monday, as parliament opened following an election setback that forced him into a coalition government for the first time in a decade. Expected in the first session, which will run until July 3, is a preview of Modi’s plans for his third term […]
Foreign media said that an Indian state headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party on Tuesday unveiled a plan on personal regulations that will apply to all religions, including outlawing polygamy and giving sons and daughters equal inheritance rights. Despite criticism from some Muslim leaders, the proposed measure in Uttarakhand, a northern state along the […]
A 20-year-old woman was gang-raped allegedly by four persons, including a BJP functionary, in Madhya Pradesh’s Shahdol district India, police said on Sunday. The ruling party later in the evening issued a statement; that the accused office-bearer had been removed from its primary membership. She was abducted in a four-wheeler, forced to drink liquor in […]
Indian trolls have started taking aim at Barbados singer Rihanna after she tweeted on the farmer’s protest; therefore, urging people to start a conversation about her. Moreover, some Pakistanis on Twitter took the opportunity to craft witty memes that take aim at India’s Pakistan-phobia anytime something happens in their country. Furthermore, BJP and Indian trolls […]
An Indian state blocked mobile internet across most of its districts on Friday, following clashes between protesting Indian farmers and groups of men shouting anti-farmer and pro-police slogans. Mobile internet in 15 of 22 districts in Haryana state bordering the capital New Delhi will be unavailable until 1700 local time on Saturday, according to a […]
Following the backlash against the Saif Ali Khan-Dimple Kapadia starrer Tandav by BJP leaders; who alleged the web series was insulting Hindu gods and goddesses; the makers of the show have issued an unconditional apology for hurting religious sentiments. “We have been closely monitoring viewer reactions to the web series Tandav and today during a […]
