India's top court has rebuked a former spokesperson of the ruling party for her controversial remarks on the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).
The court told Nupur Sharma that "her loose tongue has set the entire country on fire".
Her remarks in a TV debate (...)
India's Rajasthan state continues to be on alert following the beheading of a Hindu man by two Muslims.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has appealed for calm and promised to take strict action against the attackers.
The victim, a tailor named Kanhaiya (...)
The murder of a Hindu man in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan has sparked religious tensions in the area.
The victim, a tailor named Kanhaiya Lal, was killed in Udaipur district on Tuesday by two Muslim men, who filmed the act and posted it (...)
Police in India have arrested the co-founder of a fact-checking website who has been a vocal critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
Mohammed Zubair of AltNews has been accused of insulting religious beliefs on Twitter, a network of (...)
Education and household conditions have improved enormously in India due to targeted efforts of the government through several social protection schemes, especially in the area of water availability and sanitation that have increased the standard of (...)
The Indian government told Parliament recently that the country registered its highest-ever annual Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow of $81.97 billion in 2020-21. The government said these trends in India's FDI are an endorsement of its status (...)
India's Supreme Court has upheld a ruling that cleared Prime Minister Narendra Modi of complicity in the 2002 Gujarat riots.
In 2013, a court in Gujarat had rejected a plea against the clearance given to Modi by a Supreme Court-appointed probe.
The (...)
The leaders of the Brics group of nations are meeting this year amid major shifts in the geopolitical order.
The group, which owes its name to the initials of its five member states — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — is holding its (...)
When two spokespeople from India's ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) made derogatory comments about the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) last month, it prompted an international firestorm.
The incident led to protests among India's Muslim (...)
India's governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has named Droupadi Murmu, a tribal politician, as its candidate for the forthcoming presidential elections.
The 64-year-old former teacher, who comes from Odisha (Orissa) state, has spent decades with (...)
"There was water everywhere, but not a single drop to drink."
That is how Ronju Chowdhary described the scene outside her house on Saturday. She lives in Udiana, a remote village in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam, which has been hit by (...)
Bulldozers, invented 100 years ago, have been used across the world to build homes, offices, roads and other infrastructures.
But in recent years, many say, they have become a weapon in the hands of India's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (...)
A video showing Indian police beating a group of Muslims in custody has been viewed by millions after it was shared by an elected member of the ruling BJP party who praised their brutal actions as a "gift" to the men.
No action has been taken (...)
The streaming and TV rights for the Indian Premier League — the world's richest cricket competition — for the next five years have been sold for a record $6.02bn (£5.13bn).
Viacom18, backed by Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, secured streaming (...)
Air pollution can shorten lives by almost 10 years in the Indian capital, Delhi, the world's most polluted city, says a report by a US research group.
The study adds that the average Indian life expectancy is shortened by five years at current air (...)
Authorities in India have demolished the homes of several Muslim figures allegedly linked to protests triggered by derogatory remarks by two leading members of the ruling party about the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
The remarks were made by (...)
On Monday, Rahul Gandhi, leader of India's Congress party, is due to appear before a government agency in connection with corruption allegations.
Members of his party will be holding a protest outside the office of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) (...)
It was a film that was expected to set the box office on fire.
The story of Prithviraj Chauhan — a handsome king who stole a beautiful princess, who had professed her love for him, from right under her treacherous father's nose and fought valiantly (...)
A video showing a couple begging for money to get their son's body from a hospital has led to anger in India.
The clip, shot in Samastipur city in the northern state of Bihar, shows the old man and woman going door-to-door asking people for (...)
In April 2020 allegations about a Muslim congregation sparking a cluster of Covid-19 cases in India quickly took an Islamophobic turn.
Thousands of preachers from home and abroad had attended the gathering in Delhi by the Tablighi Jamaat, a nearly (...)
Two brothers from the wealthy Gupta family have been arrested in the United Arab Emirates, the South African government has announced.
Atul and Rajesh Gupta are accused in South Africa of profiting from their close links with former president Jacob (...)
An international diplomatic storm has engulfed India's ruling party after it expelled a party official over insulting remarks she had made toward the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
Nupur Sharma, an official spokesperson for Prime Minister (...)
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia condemned the statements of the spokesperson of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) insulting Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
In a statement issued on Sunday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed its (...)
At least eight workers were killed and over a dozen others injured after a fire erupted in a chemical factory in northern India, police said Saturday.
The fire broke out after a boiler exploded in the factory in the Hapur area of Uttar Pradesh (...)
A viral video showing a woman scaling the wall of a well to access water has highlighted the acute shortage in several areas of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
The video shows the woman going down the well without a rope or harness to (...)
