投稿者: Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
Journalist Fahad Shah detained on Friday under terrorism and sedition laws in disputed Indian regionA prominent journalist has been arrested under terrorism and sedition laws, as a crackdown on the press in Indian-administered Kashmir continues to esca…
Authorities close organisation after pro-government journalists and police storm its premisesThe future of press freedom in Indian-administered Kashmir has been thrown into question after pro-government journalists and police officers forcibly took ove…
There are hopes this outbreak will not be as deadly as the devastating wave in April 2021, which saw crematoriums overwhelmedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIndia is in the midst of a Covid third wave, officials have said, a…
Women say website aims to punish journalists, academics and artists drawing attention to hate speechPolice in India have detained a woman accused of organising a fake online auction in which hundreds of prominent female Muslims were put up “for sale” o…
Licence application of Missionaries of Charity is rejected on Christmas day amid a wave of anti-Christian sentimentThe Indian government has blocked Mother Teresa’s charity from receiving funds from abroad, just days after it faced a police investigati…
Amid growing intolerance to India’s Christian minority, several Christmas events were targeted by Hindu right wing groupsFestive celebrations were disrupted, Jesus statues were smashed and effigies of Santa Claus were burned in a spate of attacks on In…
Villagers claim animals were carrying out ‘revenge killings’ after dogs killed an infant monkeyTwo monkeys that allegedly killed hundreds of puppies in the Indian state of Maharastra have been captured.Villagers in Lavool village, in the Beed district…
Nationwide test for teenagers included passage indicating female independence was undermining discipline in the homeAn Indian exam board has withdrawn a passage from a nationwide English exam that appeared to promote the subservience of wives, after an…
Anupama S Chandran’s newborn child was sent away by her parents, who were unhappy that his father was from the Dalit casteThrough the rains and steamy heat of November, day and night, Anupama S Chandran sat by the gates of the Kerala state secretariat….
Survey of 650,000 households finds falling reproductive rate, suggesting population boom is endingIndia has more women than men for the first time in its recorded history and is no longer experiencing a population boom, according to a government survey…
Repeal of ‘black laws’ designed to modernise agricultural sector is huge victory for farmersNarendra Modi has announced he will repeal three contentious farm laws that prompted a year of protests and unrest in India, in one of the most significant conc…
Politicians express outrage over routine that discusses country’s contradictions women’s safety, religion, Covid and politicsAn Indian comedian is facing an onslaught of criticism and calls for police to investigate over a comedy monologue that spoke o…
Thick smog envelops Indian capital with pollution levels 20 times higher than deemed healthy by WHOIndia’s capital, Delhi, and several surrounding states have shut schools, imposed work-from-home orders and a full weekend lockdown of the city is bei…
Experts say country’s watering down of fossil fuel pledge reflected its lack of choices It was a dramatic 11th-hour decision, portrayed as a devastating blow to the success of Cop26.After pressure exerted by India and China, the wording of the final de…
Celebrations back in full swing for first time since pandemic began but many fear festival will bring fresh surgeCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIt is the festival that celebrates the triumph of light over darkness, and this…