Topic: India
India among the ‘worst autocratisers’ in the last 10 years, says Swedish institute
India has been one of the “worst autocratisers” in the last ten years, Sweden-based Varieties of Democracy Institute has said in a report.
Extreme weather kills 2,183 this year; 907 die due to lightning strikes
India saw a big jump in extreme weather events such as heatwaves and lightning strikes this year, the Ministry of Earth Sciences said in...
Countries urged India to improve its human rights record at UN
United Nations member states have urged India to take a tougher stand on religious discrimination and sexual violence as they raised India’s human rights record during a Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
Kashmiris remain cautious about reopened cinema halls
Sadaf Shabir and Fahim Mattoo
After nearly three decades, Kashmir got its three cinemas— one in Srinagar and the other two in Pulwama and shopian....
Five myths about partition of British India
Navtej K Purewal, SOAS, University of London and Eleanor Newbigin, SOAS, University of London
This August marks 75 years since the partition of the Indian...
Violence in Gaza of grave concern, says India
India on Monday called for resuming dialogue between Israel and Palestine, hours after a fresh round of Israel's attacks on Gaza ended in a ceasefire.
