India

After India’s recent national elections, Muslim communities are expressing cautious optimism about their future under the new coalition government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP party, VOA reported in an article yesterday. Prior to the election, there were deep…

A relentless heatwave scorching India for over three months has claimed over 100 lives, according to health ministry data. The brutal heat has also resulted in a staggering 40,000 suspected heatstroke cases reported since March 1st. The northern state of…

India’s education system is reeling after major cheating scandals in its medical school entrance exam (NEET) and research fellowship exam (NET), Al Jazeera reported today. The opposition parties and the country’s students on Thursday hit out at the new government…

Landslides and floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains have killed at least 15 people and displaced millions in Bangladesh and India, Al Jazeera reported yesterday. Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh were particularly affected, with eight Rohingya Muslims confirmed dead, the…

At least 31 people have died and over 60 are still being treated in hospitals after consuming tainted liquor in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Reuters reported today. The incident occurred in the Kallakurichi district, located 150 miles…

A team of Indian doctors from Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre in Delhi’s Rohini city has successfully performed the first-ever telesurgery using the first indigenous surgical robot, The Times of India reported. According to the report, the fibre-optic…

India is facing a deadly combination of extreme weather this week, with heatwaves, landslides, and floods claiming at least 11 lives, Dawn Newspaper reported today. The capital, New Delhi, experienced its hottest June night in six years, leading to at…

The National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has decided to replace references to the “Babri Masjid” with the term “three-domed structure” in school textbooks, Muslim Mirror reported yesterday. The move has been criticized by Asaduddin Owaisi, chief of…

Millions in northern India are enduring a brutal heatwave, pushing the electricity grid to its limits, The Guardian reported yesterday. According to the article, soaring temperatures have caused a surge in demand for power, with air conditioners and coolers running…

A freight train collided with the rear of a stationary passenger train in West Bengal, India on Monday, resulting in a deadly accident, Reuters reported yesterday. The officials confirmed that the crash killed at least 15 people and injured dozens…