Sikh separatist leader Amritpal Singh was little known inside India until a month ago. Now police have launched a massive manhunt for him in India’s northern Punjab state after his calls for an independent Sikh homeland stoked fears of violence…
Blinken and Lavrov meet for first time since Ukraine war
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has told his Russian counterpart to “end the war of aggression” against Ukraine. The remarks are the first Mr Blinken has made face to face to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov since the start…
Seattle becomes first US city to ban caste discrimination
Seattle has become the first US city to ban discrimination based on caste after a vote by the city council. Councilwoman Kshama Sawant, who wrote the legislation, said the fight against caste bias “is deeply connected to the fight against…
A dozen South African cheetahs arrive in India
Twelve cheetahs from South Africa have been flown to India as part of an agreement to introduce dozens of the mammals there over the next decade. Asiatic cheetahs became extinct in India in the late 1940s because of excessive hunting…
Indian rescuers scramble after building collapse in Lucknow
Rescuers in India were searching on Wednesday for at least five people believed to be trapped under rubble after a four-storey residential building collapsed in the northern city of Lucknow. At least 30 people were living in the Alaya apartment…
India to host virtual summit of over 120 developing nations
India will host a virtual summit of over 120 developing countries next week to share their economic woes in deliberations during its G-20 presidency this year, a top foreign ministry official said Friday. The summit on Jan. 12 and 13…
Indians demand justice for Delhi woman dragged to her death
Angry crowds gathered in Delhi on Tuesday, demanding justice for a scooter rider who was killed and dragged by a car for miles through the streets of India’s capital. Delhi police said the 20-year-old woman’s scooter collided with the car…
2 children killed in Kashmir blast day after four gunned down
Two children have been killed and five other civilians wounded in a blast in a village in Indian-administered Kashmir, a day after assailants sprayed bullets towards a row of homes in the same area, leaving at least four dead, police…
Dominique Lapierre, French author and journalist, dies at 91
French writer Dominique Lapierre, who was celebrated for his novels about the Second World War struggle to liberate Paris and depicting a life of hardship in a Kolkata slum, has died. He was 91. Lapierre died on Friday, a local…
Young Indians help revive coastal towns reeling from climate change
Chilika Lake, the largest brackish water lagoon in the Indian state of Odisha, is a prominent biodiversity hotspot along the east coast with thousands of migratory birds visiting from different parts of the world every year. But over time, this…
