India

Indian authorities covered yesterday, 25th of March, the facade of Muslim mosques with plastic and tarpaulin coverings in what it described as a preemptive measure during the passage of a procession as part of the Hindu festival of colours, Holi.…

At least two people were killed and seven others injured Monday in a stampede that erupted following a landslide in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, Xinhua reported. The stampede happened at a Hindu shrine in Mairi village of…

Two policemen were wounded on Saturday after being hit by an improvised explosive device (IED) in Chhattisgarh, India, local media reported. The IED, planted by Naxals, exploded in the Kirandul area of Dantewada district, about 397 km south of Raipur,…

A court in India has recently prohibited Islamic schools in the most populous state of the country, a decision that may lead to further alienation of many Muslims from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist government as national elections approach. The…

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…