Onlookers and Indian police gather around the crumpled remains of a bus that crashed on the Delhi-Agra expressway, near Agra on July 8, 2019. – A bus careered off one of India’s busiest roads early July 8 killing at least…
India arrests after women’s heads shaved for resisting rape (BBC)
Two people have been arrested in India’s Bihar state after a group of men shaved the heads of two women as “punishment” for resisting rape. The group, which included a local official, ambushed the mother and daughter in their home…
Bollywood actor Nana Patekar cleared of sexual harassment charges (BBC)
Bollywood actor Nana Patekar was cleared of sexual harassment charges after police said on Thursday that they did not find sufficient evidence. Patekar was accused by actress Tanushree Dutta, who said he had harassed her in 2008 on the sets…
Sri Lanka attacks: India arrests man ‘linked to Easter Sunday bomber’ (BBC)
Indian anti-terrorism investigators have arrested a man with alleged links to the suicide bomber who planned Sri Lanka’s deadly Easter Sunday attacks. Investigators said Mohammad Azharuddin, 32, was friends on Facebook with Zahran Hashim, the alleged ringleader of the attacks,…
Prashant Kanojia: India court raps state for jailing reporter for tweet (BBC)
India’s Supreme Court has ordered the release of a journalist who was arrested and jailed for tweeting about Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday. Prashant Kanojia had shared a video of a woman who alleged that she had…
Kathua child rape and murder: Three men given life sentences (BBC)
Three men have been jailed for life for the rape, torture and murder of an eight-year-old Muslim girl in Indian-administered Kashmir. Three police officers were found guilty of destroying evidence and sentenced to five years in prison. The victim, who…
Six convicted over rape, murder of eight-year-old Indian girl (Guardian)
Six men were convicted Monday over the notorious 2018 gang rape and murder in India of an eight-year-old girl from a Muslim nomadic tribe that provoked horror and stoked inter-religious tensions. Sexual violence, including against children, is rife in India…
4 dead in shootout between rival Indian political parties (Guardian)
Three supporters of India’s ruling right-wing party and another from a rival regional party have been killed in a gun battle in West Bengal state, police and a local politician said Sunday. At least 18 others were injured in the…
Piracy: India bars seafarers from working on Nigerian waters (Punch)
Following the increasing rate of piracy and hijacking of the crew for ransom in Nigerian waters, especially in the Gulf of Guinea, Indian Directorate General of Shipping in Mumbai, has issued a restriction on all seafarers who are Indian nationals,…
Three selfie-crazy Indian teens crushed by train (Guardian)
Three teenagers were killed while taking selfies on a railway track in India, the country which researchers say has the worst record for selfie-related deaths. A fourth youth managed to jump to safety before the accident in Panipat city in…
