India

Activists, traders fret as India turns Kashmir into 'surveillance state'

New Delhi orders shopkeepers in the mutinous Muslim-majority region to install CCTV systems at their own expense that activists say legitimises "a complete surveillance of their civic life."

Mass displacements as rain-triggered floods hit India’s northeast

Nearly half a million Indians have fled their homes as one of the world's largest rivers, the Brahmaputra, burst its banks in the country's northeast.

‘Anti-caste rap’: A hip-hop revolution in the making in India

A growing number of Dalits are using hip-hop music to express anger toward existing caste inequities in Indian society.

Indian court orders Muslims to limit gathering at Gyanvapi Mosque

Order comes after a survey team in northern Varanasi city allegedly finds Hindu relic at the site while a Muslim body representing the old mosque says the object being described as relic is part of the fountain in the ablution area.

Global wheat prices hit new record high after Indian export ban

Global wheat prices hit a new record high two days after India, the world's second-largest wheat producer, announced it was banning exports of the commodity.

India prohibits exports of wheat to tame local prices

The ban from the world's second-biggest wheat producer could push global wheat prices to new peaks.

Fire in commercial building in India leaves dozens dead

At least 27 people have died and many others feared trapped after a massive fire broke out in a commercial building, officials say.

'Grandchild within a year or $650,000': Indian couple takes son to court

After exhausting their savings to raise, educate and marry their son, Indian couple now wants all the expenses back, or a grandchild to make their pain "bearable."

India court puts on hold colonial-era sedition law used to muzzle dissent

A Supreme Court order asked the government and state authorities to refrain from registering fresh cases under the harsh law while it was under review.

Protests halt demolition in New Delhi Muslim neighbourhood

The demolition of Muslim neighbourhood in New Delhi was prevented following protests by residents and opposition party workers. No buildings were razed down before the bulldozers retreated.

Mumbai mosques forced to turn down the volume of calls to prayer

More than 900 mosques in the west of Mumbai state agreed to turn the volume of calls to prayer down following complaints from a local Hindu politician.

Indian agency accused of 'physical violence' threats during Xiaomi probe

Smartphone manufacturing giant Xiaomi Corp has accused India's Enforcement Directorate of hostile abuse as the agency probes the company's royalty payments.