投稿者: Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
Priya Ramani cleared of defamation over sexual assault accusation against Mobashar Jawed AkbarA court in Delhi has acquitted a journalist of defamation after she accused a former government minister of sexual assault, in a landmark ruling for India’s #…
Disha Ravi charged with sedition, accused editing document on how to support India’s farmers that was tweeted by Swedish climate activistIndian police have charged a 22-year-old climate activist with sedition over accusations she edited and circulated …
Hundreds of thousands have joined demonstrations against agricultural changes introduced last yearRoaring crowds, roti and Rihanna: the view from a Delhi farm protest campHundreds of thousands of farmers, the majority of them Sikh and from the northern…
As rhetoric rises on both sides, Indian farmers at the Singhu camp say they are going nowherePuffing out his chest, his lime green turban luminescent in the morning sun, Surinder Singh made it clear he was a man who would not easily be moved. “We will …
Company refused government request to remove more than 1,000 accounts linked to farmer protestsTwitter has expressed concern for the safety of its employees in India after the company’s refusal to comply with a demand from the Indian government to remo…
Twenty six confirmed dead as military look for survivors in Himalayan state of Uttarakhand Twenty six bodies have been recovered in the Indian Himalayas and scores more people are still missing after a second day of rescue efforts after a glacier break…
Around 140 missing and nine dead after floods force evacuation of villages and witnesses report avalanche creating wall of dust, rock and waterAbout 140 people are feared dead in northern India after a Himalayan glacier broke off and caused a high velo…
Father of one victim and brother of the other arrested in connection with the murdersTwo female teenagers in Pakistan have been murdered by family members after a video emerged online of them associating with a man.The pair, said to be aged 16 and 18, …
Lawyers say pair were peacefully protesting against Indian citizenship actDelhi police have been accused of slapping two Muslim student activists with “bogus” charges of conspiring to incite the recent riots, the worst religious violence in India’s cap…
Restrictions covering drugs including paracetamol prompt fears of global shortagesCoronavirus – live updatesThe coronavirus outbreak has led India to restrict the export of dozens of drugs including paracetamol and various antibiotics, leading to fears…
Hindu and Communist groups clash ahead of US president’s visit, with further conflict over controversial citizenship lawsDonald Trump’s visit to Delhi has been overshadowed by deadly protests that have continued to engulf India’s capital, as protesters…
Anti-establishment AAP on course to win 62 seats after BJP played up anti-Muslim rhetoric India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata party has suffered a major defeat in another key state election, after failing to win over voters in Delhi with a campaign that wa…
Even for a party known for its openly Hindu nationalist agenda, the campaign has been one of their most brazenly anti-MuslimStanding before a political rally in Delhi, Yogi Adityanath, the firebrand Hindu nationalist chief minister of Uttar Pradesh kno…
Trial resets traffic lights to red when the noise from car horns goes beyond 85 decibels There is a truth universally acknowledged by drivers in India: honk your horn loud enough and the traffic lights will surely change to green.But, fed up of impatie…
Children aged nine and 10 were interrogated by police after allegedly anti-government performanceThe Indian police are investigating a primary school for sedition over a student play which voiced opposition to the prime minister and his controversial n…