投稿者: Hannah Ellis-Petersen, south Asia correspondent
MPs speak out in parliament and demonstrators take to streets over killing of 27-year-old vetOutrage has continued to grow in India over the gang-rape and murder of a 27-year-old woman, with protesters taking to the streets and politicians calling for …
Four men arrested over murder of veterinary doctor, which has left country in shockThe gang rape of a veterinary doctor whose body was set on fire and dumped under a bridge has sent shockwaves through India, with hundreds of women taking to the streets…
Police ‘looked on and watched’ during assault as activists tried to enforce right to visit shrineFemale activists in India were violently attacked by protesters and stopped by police as they attempted to make a pilgrimage to a Hindu temple which was co…
Judges give state governments six weeks to explain why they should not be held accountable for pollution failuresThe Indian supreme court has declared that state governments will have to pay their citizens compensation if they fail to provide clean air…
Judges give state governments six weeks to explain why they should not be held accountable for pollution failuresThe Indian supreme court has declared that state governments will have to pay their citizens compensation if they fail to provide clean air…
Ex-president Mahinda Rajapaksa becomes prime minister and finance minister, another becomes agriculture ministerSri Lanka’s new president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has begun concentrating power within his own powerful family, appointing one brother Mahinda as…
Government responds to judges criticising it over emergency smog levels in DelhiThe Indian government has said it intends to use hydrogen-based fuel technology to help combat pollution, as Delhi was once again enveloped in “severe emergency” levels of …
Government responds to judges criticising it over emergency smog levels in DelhiThe Indian government has said it intends to use hydrogen-based fuel technology to help combat pollution, as Delhi was once again enveloped in “severe emergency” levels of …
Voters still reeling from the devastating Easter Sunday attacks must choose between two powerful political families Sri Lanka goes to the polls on Saturday for a presidential election that will be a decisive moment for its future. The country is still …
Supreme court says five acres where mosque was torn down in 1992 should become site of Hindu temple, with Muslims given other landThe Indian supreme court has ruled that India’s most hotly contested piece of religious land rightfully belongs to Hindus,…
Supreme court says five acres where mosque was torn down in 1992 should become site of Hindu temple, with Muslims given other landThe Indian supreme court has ruled that India’s most hotly contested piece of religious land rightfully belongs to Hindus,…
Supreme court decides fates of holy site where mosque was torn down by Hindu hardliners in 1992India’s supreme court has ruled on the disputed religious site of Ayodhya – deciding the case in favour of Hindus, with alternate land to be provided for Mus…
British Indian Aatish Taseer believes move is intended as a warning to other writersA British Indian author and journalist has been stripped of his Indian citizenship after he wrote an article criticising the regime of the country’s prime minister, Nar…
Source claims government plans secret vaccinations after 12 children fall prey to diseaseOfficials in Pakistan have been accused of covering up an outbreak of the most dangerous strain of polio and planning a covert vaccination programme to contain the…