Indian farmers protest 2020 Security has been tightened in a northern Indian town after eight people, including four protesting farmers, died on Sunday. Violence broke out in Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh state during a protest against agricultural reforms. Photos and videos on social media showed vehicles set on fire as people lay […]
Coronavirus pandemic India has imposed mandatory quarantine for all UK nationals arriving in the country, even if they are fully vaccinated against Covid-19. From Monday, British citizens will have to undergo ten days of home quarantine after arriving in India. India’s government said the change brought “reciprocity” to its rules. There have been tensions between […]
By Geeta Pandey BBC News, Hathras Exactly a year ago, a 19-year-old woman died in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh after reporting she’d been gang raped and brutally assaulted by upper-caste neighbours. Her story evoked global condemnation after the authorities forcibly cremated her body in the darkness of the night without her family’s […]
Rajini Vaidyanathan BBC South Asia Correspondent Climate change India, the world’s third largest emitter of fossil fuels still relies heavily on coal. As nations are urged to phase it out, how easy will it be for India – a fast-growing and developing nation – to ditch the crucial energy resource? India’s challenges with climate […]
Journalist Association of India under the flagship of Journalists Federation of India & United Federation of MSME celebrated the 75th year of Independence as “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav” by organizing the MSME JANJAGRAN Awareness program in Association of Indian Micro Small Industry & Handicraft Association along with MSME DI, Delhi.
Two men posing as lawyers shot dead a notorious gangster inside a courtroom in India’s capital, Delhi. They opened fire at Jitender Maan Gogi inside the courtroom in Rohini where a case was being heard against him. Officials say police returned fire, killing the two men. Police suspect a rival gang planned the attack. Gogi […]
By Jugal Purohit BBC World Service, Delhi Coronavirus pandemic Shanti Devi, a government community health worker in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh, died from Covid in May. Her daughter Malti Gangwar said that in the days following her death, the family received several calls from the health department offering condolences. Her late mother’s colleagues […]
By Soutik Biswas India correspondent All religious groups in India have shown major declines in fertility rates, a study from Pew Research Center has found. As a result there have been only “modest changes” in the religious make-up of the people since 1951. The two largest groups, Hindus and Muslims, make up 94% of India’s 1.2 […]
The latest political turmoil in the northern Indian state of Punjab reflects a deeper structural crisis within the main opposition Congress party, writes journalist Puneet Nicholas Yadav. Charanjit Singh Channi, a 58-year-old Dalit (formerly untouchable), is now the new chief minister of Punjab, one of just three Indian states where the Congress is in power. […]
By Navin Singh Khadka Environment correspondent, BBC World Service Climate change US climate envoy John Kerry secured a modest win in announcing renewable energy plans with India last week – but got no clarity on how India plans to achieve its net zero emissions target. Mr Kerry has been trying to agree ambitious carbon […]
