At least 25 people have been killed and hundreds wounded in violence across the Indian capital New Delhi that started on Sunday, according to hospital officials and local media outlets. Police and paramilitary forces patrolled the streets in far greater numbers on Wednesday, and swathes of the riot-hit areas were[…]
The death toll in the worst religious violence to hit India’s capital in decades has risen to at least 25, according to a health official. The violence was triggered after Muslims protesting against a discriminatory citizenship law were attacked. Nearly 200 people have been injured during four days of violence[…]
Police shot dead a man holding around 20 women and children hostage at his house in northern India after a 10-hour standoff, state officials said on Friday. The hostages who were held at gunpoint were safe, principal secretary home Awanish Kumar Awasthi said after the raid at the house in[…]
Dozens of people, carrying placards and India ‘s tricolour flags, form a human chain near a Mughal-era gate in capital, New Delhi, to mark the death anniversary of iconic freedom fighter, Mahatma Gandhi . As more people on Thursday afternoon joined the chain and a call to observe silence in[…]
By Tasneem Adams A South African human rights group raising awareness on growing fascism and discrimination under the regime of Narendra Modi says South Africans must become more conscientized on the political realities in India. In December, Indian lawmakers passed the Constitutional Amendment Act (CAA), which would give citizens of[…]
Indian authorities have ordered the restoration of low-speed mobile internet in Indian-administered Kashmir, but have allowed access to just 300 “whitelisted” websites. The order to restore second-generation (2G) mobile internet and data services, issued late on Friday, ended the longest such outage in any democracy. It was imposed nearly six[…]
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has called for the United Nations to help mediate between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan over the disputed territory of Kashmir. “This is a potential flashpoint,” Khan said on Wednesday during a media briefing at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, adding that[…]
Microsoft Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Satya Nadella has criticised a new citizenship law passed by India’s Hindu nationalist government last month that critics say goes against the spirit of the country’s secular constitution. The legislation, which makes faith as the basis of citizenship, has triggered nationwide protests against the government[…]
A new South African movement has been formed to voice opposition to the unprecedented trend in racist and fascist laws affecting marginalized and minority communities in many parts of the world. People Against Apartheid and Fascism (PAAF) was launched in Cape Town on Monday at a meeting of concerned individuals,[…]
Amid deadly protests across India over a contentious new law, one of its largest states has warned protesters it will seize their property, forcing activists to call it a “reign of terror” intended to crush dissent. The northern state of Uttar Pradesh has demanded millions of rupees from more than[…]
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