Indian police detain students over Modi documentary screenings | Narendra Modi News
Police have detained many students in the Indian capital, New Delhi, over the screening of a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s alleged role…
Two Indian military jets crash after apparent midair collision | News
Rescue operations ongoing in Madhya Pradesh state to assist the pilots of the Sukhoi-30 and the Mirage 2000. Two Indian Air Force fighter jets have…
Ghosts of Gujarat: India bans the BBC’s Modi film | Censorship
From: The Listening PostA BBC documentary examining PM Narendra Modi’s role in the 2002 Gujarat riots causes a media maelstrom in India. Plus, the UK…
BBC Arabic radio goes off air after 85 years | Media News
The Arabic language radio is among 10 different languages that are ending due to inflation and licensing fees, BBC says. BBC Arabic Radio has gone…
India’s Adani Group loses $48bn in stocks over fraud claims | News
Hindenburg Research claimed Adani Group had committed ‘brazen’ corporate fraud but Adani Group dismissed the report. Shares of Asia’s richest man Gautam Adani’s business empire plunged,…
Gandhi’s killer Godse ‘real patriot’ for some Hindu nationalists | Mahatma Gandhi News
Ashok Sharma has devoted his life to championing the deeds of an Indian “patriot”: not revered independence hero Mahatma Gandhi, but the man who shot…
India’s 74th Republic Day celebrations | Gallery News
India has showcased its military might and cultural heritage in a colourful parade at a revamped ceremonial boulevard in New Delhi to mark Republic Day,…
Opium cultivation surges since Myanmar military seized power: UN | Drugs News
Opium poppy cultivation has surged in Myanmar since the military seized power in 2021, reversing a steady decline that was seen in the illicit crop…
Hindenburg shorts India’s Adani citing debt, accounting concerns | Business and Economy News
Hindenburg Research said it held short positions in India’s Adani Group, accusing the conglomerate of improper use of offshore tax havens and flagging concerns about…
India ban on BBC Modi documentary ‘imperils press freedom’ | Narendra Modi News
Several media watchdogs have condemned the Indian government’s decision to ban a BBC documentary critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and have criticised the use…
Google makes changes to Android in India after antitrust setbacks | Business and Economy News
Implementation of these changes across the ecosystem will be a ‘complex process’, requiring ‘significant work’, it said. Google said on Wednesday it will allow device…
China, India firms dropped by Norway fund over Myanmar weapons | Conflict News
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund – the world’s largest – has divested from the two firms over sales of weaponry to Myanmar. Norway’s sovereign wealth fund,…
India, Pakistan came close to a nuclear war in 2019: Pompeo | Nuclear Weapons News
Former US secretary of state says in his book that Washington’s timely intervention prevented an escalation. India and Pakistan came close to a nuclear war…
India secures three nominations at Oscars, including RRR’s song | Cinema News
The catchy Naatu Naatu number and two documentaries – All That Breathes and The Elephant Whisperers – make the cut. It is a big day…
Fears of escalation after Myanmar air raids near India border | Military News
On the afternoon of January 10, Van Bawi Mang, a member of an armed resistance group fighting against the Myanmar military, was resting in his…
Earthquake hits Nepal killing one; tremors felt in India | Earthquakes News
One woman was reported dead, two people were injured, and up to 40 houses were damaged in the hilly Bajura district. At least one person…
India university warns against screening BBC documentary on Modi | Narendra Modi News
JNU officials say showing the film on PM Narendra Modi might ‘disturb peace and harmony’ on the campus. A top Indian university has warned its…
A thriving archery tradition in northeast India’s Meghalaya | Arts and Culture News
Thirty archers armed with bamboo bows and arrows sit on a platform awaiting instruction. Then they take aim at a straw cylinder 18 metres (60…
Anguish as India’s Slumdog Millionaire slum faces wrecking ball | Property
Mumbai, India – Dharavi, the infamous slum depicted in the 2008 Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire, is set for an expensive makeover. In November last year,…
India asks YouTube, Twitter to block links of BBC film on Modi | News
The Indian government has directed Twitter and YouTube to block links sharing a BBC documentary, which takes a critical look at the role of Prime…