NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Supreme Court on Friday declined calls to ban a weeks-long farmers’ protest and asked the government and unions to help form a committee of experts to mediate between them. “We make it clear that we recognise the fundamental right to protest against a law. There is no question of balancing […]
By Anuron Kumar Mitra BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indian shares slipped from record highs on Friday, dragged down by banking stocks, as investors locked in gains after indexes scaled fresh peaks in 18 of the past 27 sessions. The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index fell 0.34% to 13,694.20 by 0446 GMT, while the benchmark S&P BSE […]
By Geeta Pandey BBC News, Delhi Reports that a pregnant Hindu woman who was forcibly separated from her Muslim husband and may then have miscarried have highlighted controversies over a new anti-conversion law in India. Earlier this month, a video clip went viral in India. It showed a group of men, with orange scarves draped […]
By Reuters Staff NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A senior leader of India’s Congress party died of coronavirus related complications on Wednesday, his family said, a second veteran from the opposition group to fall victim to the virus in recent days, as total cases in the country touched the 9.2 million mark. Ahmed Patel, a lawmaker […]
7By Reuters Staff (Reuters) – The Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest manufacturer of vaccines by volume, will first focus on supplying AstraZeneca Plc’s COVID-19 vaccine to Indians before distributing it to other countries, Serum’s Chief Executive Adar Poonawalla said on Monday. “It’s very important we take care of our country first, then go […]
A jailed 80-year-old Maoist ideologue and activist will be taken to hospital for 15 days for medical treatment following a court order. His lawyers told the court that Varavara Rao was denied proper medical treatment in a Mumbai jail. Mr Rao has espoused radical thinking and revolutionary ideas in his writings, and has been in […]
By Soutik Biswas BBC News, Delhi Former US president Barack Obama’s memoirs have already caused a minor stir in India – his frank, unflattering description of Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the main opposition Congress party incensed the latter’s supporters and amused his detractors. A Promised Land, the first volume of Mr Obama’s account of […]
By Rajini Vaidyanathan BBC News, Delhi image caption Workers at the factories, who live mostly in poverty, allowed the BBC to photograph them anonymously Indian workers in factories supplying the supermarket chains Marks & Spencer, Tesco and Sainsbury’s, and the fashion brand Ralph Lauren, told the BBC they are being subjected to exploitative conditions. Women […]
By Sudarshan Varadhan, Neha Arora CHENNAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Hundreds of millions of people in north India woke up on Sunday to toxic air following Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, after many revellers defied bans on using firecrackers to celebrate. The capital New Delhi was blanketed with a thick haze, with the average pollution level […]
By Krutika Pathi BBC News, Delhi Coronavirus pandemic IMAGE COPYRIGHT GETTY IMAGESimage caption Heavy pollution has shrouded the city in recent days India’s capital, Delhi, is battling a winter surge in Covid-19 cases as temperatures plummet and air pollution rises to dangerous levels. The city confirmed more than 8,500 cases on Wednesday alone, its highest […]
