India

The wealth concentrated in the richest 1% of India’s population stands at its highest in six decades and the percentage share of income exceeds that of countries including Brazil and the United States, research group the World Inequality Lab found.…

At least four foreign students have been injured after a Hindu far-right mob stormed a university hostel in India’s western Gujarat state and attacked the group of students for offering prayers during the holy month of Ramadan, Al Jazeera reported.…

At least 38 workers were injured when a blast occurred in a factory in northern Haryana state in India, Anadolu Agency reported. The explosion took place in the Dharuhera area of the Rewari district late Saturday. According to the Police…

Thousands of farmers gathered in New Delhi to demand legislation for minimum support prices for all crops and other demands, Anadolu Agency reported. Last month, farmers’ unions from Punjab called for a “March to Delhi.” They clashed with police when…

The Indian online newspaper “The Print” mentioned in its special editorial about the important political role of Shia Muslims in India, that the largest political entity in the country represented by the ruling Hindu party “Bharatiya Janata” has maintained traditional…

The Indian government has issued an advisory to tech companies, requiring them to obtain approval before launching “unreliable” or “under-tested” generative AI models that could impact the electoral process, Al Jazeera reported. The move marks a shift from previous hands-off…

Protests have broken out in various parts of India in response to the Narendra Modi government’s enforcement of a contentious citizenship law prior to national elections, Al Jazeera reported. The Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) notification, issued on Monday, introduces India’s…

Indian authorities on Friday began deporting the first group of Myanmar refugees who sought shelter there after a military coup in 2021 and plans to send back more in the coming days, Reuters reported. The decision came weeks after the…

A police officer was suspended on Friday by authorities in the Indian capital New Delhi after he kicked several men during congregational Muslim prayers, Anadolu Agency reported. The incident occurred at the capital’s Inderlok area, when people were performing Friday…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid a visit to Jammu and Kashmir, for the first time since the autonomy of the disputed region was abolished in August 2019, Anadolu Agency reported. In a gathering in a highly fortified…