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The Indian government has invited protesting farmers to enter into talks, seeking to allay concerns about new laws that producers fear could pave the way for the government to stop buying grain at guaranteed prices, leaving them at the mercy of private buyers. Tens of thousands of people have been …

The first of the eight-phase elections to elect the members of the District Development Councils begins amid tight security. The first phase of local civic elections has opened in Indian-administered Kashmir amid tight security, the first elections in the disputed region since New Delhi revoked its special status last year. …

In addition to India, the RDIF says that Sputnik V will also be produced in Brazil, China and South Korea. One of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine developers announced on Friday that India-based drugmaker Hetero will produce more than 100 million doses of the jab. “Hetero, one of India’s leading …

Thousands of farmers in India were finally able to enter the capital, New Delhi, for a planned protest against the new agricultural laws hours after police fired several rounds of tear gas and used water cannons to stop Dilli Chalo’s march (Ir to Delhi). The protesting Indian farmers clashed with …

The attack comes amid intense tensions between India and Pakistan along the Line of Control that divides Kashmir. Rebel fighters in Indian-controlled Kashmir killed two soldiers in an attack on the main city of the disputed region, the Indian army said. Colonel Rajesh Kalia, a spokesman for the Indian army, …

Police have arrested thousands of farmers as they tried to march towards the Indian capital as part of their Dilli chalo (Go to Delhi) protest against the new legislation passed by the right-wing government which they say will reduce their profits and benefit large corporations. Police in the neighboring New …

India has the highest bribery rate in Asia and the most people using personal connections to access public services, according to a new report by corruption watchdog Transparency International. The Global Corruption Barometer (GCB) – Asia, found that nearly 50 percent of those who paid bribes were asked to do …

The powerful cyclone hit southern India, uprooting trees and causing strong winds and rains as tens of thousands of people were evacuated. A powerful cyclonic storm hit the southeast coast of India early Thursday, uprooting trees and generating strong winds and rain as tens of thousands of people took refuge …

Pakistan presents the UN chief with a dossier accusing India of “stoking terrorism” a day after New Delhi handed over a dossier to some members of the UNSC against Islamabad. Pakistan handed over a dossier to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday accusing India of stoking “terrorism” in Pakistan, …

Mudassir Nazar’s family has traditionally voted for opposition parties defending secularism, but in the recently concluded elections in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, they voted for the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul- party. Muslimeen (AIMIM), who advocates for the rights of Muslims and other marginalized groups. “Our town [Bohita] Almost unanimously …