India
6 Aug 2023
Four years after the Indian government revoked Kashmir's special status, locals say things have gotten worse. Now they are pinning their hopes on India's Supreme Court to get their autonomy back.
3 Aug 2023
Muslims in India are allowed to follow Shariah law in matters such as family or inheritance. But the central government could end this by imposing the Uniform Civil Code for all Indian citizens.
3 Aug 2023
Communal violence has again flared up in northern India after a Hindu group marched through a Muslim-majority area in Nuh district.
3 Aug 2023
Members of the Meitei and Kuki communities are clashing over tribal rights in India's Manipur, with the conflict escalating into a series of horrific crimes against women.
30 Jul 2023
Blind women in India are using their highly developed sense of touch to catch breast cancer in early stages. A recent study has even shown them outperforming mammograms.
30 Jul 2023
Following the violent sexual assault of two tribal women in Manipur state, more cases of alleged rape and murder have been made public.
30 Jul 2023
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe discussed potential joint infrastructure projects, including building a land bridge across the Palk Strait, during an official visit to India.
26 Jul 2023
Christopher Nolan's latest blockbuster "Oppenheimer" has caused controversy among Hindu nationalist groups in India. A senior government official has written a letter to the director urging him to remove the "sex scene."
25 Jul 2023
Over two dozen opposition parties have set aside their differences and united to form an alliance to challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party in parliamentary elections next year.
23 Jul 2023
India is reeling from a shocking video that shows women naked on the street after apparently being raped by a mob in Manipur. A group of women has now reportedly set fire to a house belonging to one of the suspects.
23 Jul 2023
A video circulating on social media, which showed two women paraded naked on the streets after allegedly being gang raped, has received mass condemnation in India.
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China's minister of commerce is in Europe for a week-long trip, with a focus on pushing back against accusations of unfair state subsidies in the Chinese electric vehicle sector.
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The US Federal Reserve has decided to keep its benchmark interest rate steady at 5.25 to 5.50 percent. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said while inflation has eased significantly over the past year, it's still too high, and that while wage growth has slowed down, the labour market remains tight.
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A team of experts commissioned by the French president warned against screen and social media use for children. Children under three years old should not have any screen time and up to age six it should be “strongly limited,” according to an expert panel commissioned by French President Emmanuel Macron.
