“Dreams shattered” as Trump deports Indians ahead of Modi trip
Salempura, India Reuters It took Daler Singh six months and $US45,000 to reach the United States last month without paperwork. Within three weeks of his arrival, he was sent back to his native India on a military plane, his hands and legs cuffed throughout the journey. Singh, 37, was among 104 Indians deported by US […]
Dozens killed in India’s Kumbh festival stampede
Last updated: 7:25am, 30th January (AEDT) Reuters Dozens of people were killed in a pre-dawn stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India on Wednesday as tens of millions of Hindus gathered to take a dip in sacred river waters on the most auspicious day of a six-week festival. Reuters counted 39 bodies in […]
Thirteen dead after naval vessel hits passenger boat off Mumbai
Mumbai, India Reuters At least 13 people died when an Indian naval boat collided with a passenger ferry with more than 100 passengers which then capsized off the coast of financial capital Mumbai on Wednesday, officials said. The navy said 99 people were rescued with efforts ongoing for others. A military helicopter flies over a […]
Essay: India must turn from its current path of intolerance and impunity
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, says the Indian Government – and international community – need to ensure families are free to live in the villages they call home “without fear of coercion, harassment or violence on account of their religious beliefs”…
India: How anti-conversion laws are fine-tuned to allow policing of Christians
While they purport to protect poor Hindus from being exploited, anti-conversion laws have been found to have a more demonstrable effect of generating violence against Christians. MOHAMMAD ALI reports for Religion News Service…
Ethnic strife frustrates peace efforts in India’s Manipur
Borobekra, India Reuters Gunmen seized six hostages this month while exchanging fire with troops in India’s north-eastern state of Manipur after a rocket-propelled grenade reduced vehicles and homes to charred hulks in the hilly district of Jiribam. Ethnic clashes over land and quotas in education and government jobs have killed at least 258 people and […]
Global reaction to the US presidential election
Reuters World leaders rushed to congratulate Republican Donald Trump on Wednesday after he claimed victory over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in the US presidential election, which would cap a stunning political comeback four years after he left the White House. Volodymyr Zelenskiy, President of Ukraine “I appreciate President Trump’s commitment to the ‘peace through […]
India’s Modi, Canada’s Trudeau condemn violence at Hindu temple near Toronto
New Delhi, India Reuters The prime ministers of India and Canada condemned violence that broke out on Sunday at a Hindu temple near Toronto at a time of escalating diplomatic tensions between the countries. Videos posted on social media appeared to show people hitting each other with flagpoles and throwing punches in the Toronto suburb […]
India criticises Canada for linking minister to Sikh plots
New Delhi, India Reuters India’s foreign ministry said on Saturday it had lodged a protest with Canada for linking its home minister to alleged plots against Sikh separatists on Canadian soil. The ministry also accused Ottawa of surveillance of some Indian consular staff. India’s Home Minister Amit Shah attends an inauguration ceremony of Gopalanand Swami […]
Canada-India tensions could escalate cyber threats, hinder immigration
Ottawa, Canada Reuters Canada’s deepening dispute with India over its alleged campaign of violence against Sikhs in Canada could intensify Indian-based cyber espionage and hold back immigration, but analysts and experts see no immediate impact on trade. Concern about a widening rift between the two countries comes after a senior Canadian official told a parliamentary […]