Coronavirus pandemic The Indian city of Mumbai is to roll out mandatory coronavirus tests in crowded places as the country grapples with a rise in infections. The local government said rapid tests would be done randomly in areas such as shopping centres and train stations. A refusal to be tested will “amount to an offence”, […]
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By Mayank Bhagwat and Amruta Durve BBC Marathi, Mumbai On the morning of 25 February, a vehicle laden with explosives was found near the house of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, in the heart of Mumbai. In the following days, the body of the alleged owner of the vehicle washed up in the sea near […]
Footage of the incident, which occurred in Ghaziabad in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, sparked outrage after it was widely shared online last week. In the video, posted on Instagram, one man can be seen beating and kicking the boy as a second person films it. Rights groups have expressed concern over an […]
By Rupam Jain, David Brunnstrom NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – India has urged the United States, Japan and Australia to invest in its vaccine production capacity, an Indian government source told Reuters, as the so-called Quad alliance tries to counter China’s growing vaccine diplomacy. Beijing has committed to provide at least 463 million doses of its home-made […]
One of the two photos was shared by Congress and Left functionaries last week with a similar claim. ABHILASH MALLICK WEBQOOF Old photos of political rallies showing massive crowds were shared shortly after Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed his first rally at the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata on Sunday, 7 March, ahead of the […]
A significant amount of campaigning now happens through TV and social media where the BJP dominates. Shoaib Daniyal For some time now the BJP has promised a “Congress-mukt Bharat” – a pledge to wipe out India’s largest opposition party. To a large extent, the BJP has been successful even beyond its own projections, with not […]
Coronavirus pandemic India’s status as a free country has changed to “partly free”, according to an annual report on global political rights and liberties. Civil liberties in India have been in decline since PM Narendra Modi came to power in 2014, said Freedom House in its report Democracy under Siege. It said the change in India’s […]
By Reuters Staff NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Four major Indian states are set to go for polls in the next two months in a test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity amid a raging months-long protest by farmers against three new agricultural laws that have sparked outcry at home and abroad. The eastern states of […]
