India’s lawmakers take oath without duo behind bars

India's newly elected lawmakers took the oath of office Tuesday, but without two vocal government critics unable to take their seats because they are jailed on national security charges. One is the Sikh separatist Amritpal Singh, a firebrand preacher arrested last year after a month-long police manhunt in Punjab state. The other is Sheikh Abdul Rashid, a former state legislator in Indian-administered Kashmir, known popularly as […]

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Modi leads yoga daya celebrations in Kashmir in his first visit to the region in his 3rd term

In his first visit to the tumultuous region of Kashmir after becoming Prime Minister for the third time, Narendra Modi led International Yoga Day celebrations there. Analysts say the event could be the government's way of signaling a return to normalcy for the region frequently marred by violence.

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900,000 Indian students impacted after government nullifies exams

900,000 students in India are now stuck in limbo after officials scrapped a common entrance exam just a day after the students took the test. Officials say the "integrity of the exam was compromised" - raising concerns about questions leaking ahead of the test. The exam is mandatory for students seeking admissions in PhD programs or looking for teaching roles in federal government run universities. Ishan Garg has more from […]

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Reports Indicate India and China Have expanded nuclear weapon stockpile

India and China are expanding their nuclear warheads according to Swedish defense think tank SIPRI. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute says India added eight new nuclear warheads to its arsenal - while China added 90 in the past one year. Ishan Garg has more.

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Indian man accused of plotting to kill Sikh leader extradited

An Indian man accused of plotting to kill a Sikh separatist leader on US soil has been extradited to New York, according to reports. Nikhil Gupta was allegedly working with the Indian government to have a prominent Sikh leader assassinated - an accusation he and India deny. Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.

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Is Earth really getting too hot for people to survive? A scientist explains extreme heat and the role of climate change

Heat waves can get dangerously hot, especially when it’s also humid. gjohnstonphoto/iStock/Getty Images Plus By Scott Denning, Colorado State University Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. My parents said the planet is getting too hot for people to live here. They called it climate change. What does that mean? – […]

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Trains collide in Darjeeling in India with rescue operations underway

A goods train has collided with a passenger train in Darjeeling in India. Local media reports say that at least five people have been killed in the crash and several injured. Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.

June 17, 2024 17

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Pakistan’s PM offers delayed congratulations to India’s Modi

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday offered a brief congratulations to his counterpart Narendra Modi on his re-election in rival India, almost a week after the results came in. Born out of the partition of British-ruled India in 1947, the neighbours have fought two wars over the disputed territory of Kashmir. "Felicitations to @narendramodi (Modi) on taking oath as the Prime Minister of India," […]

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India’s Modi thanks coalition MPs for ‘complete’ support

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked allied lawmakers Friday for unanimously agreeing to back his third term in office, after an unexpectedly close election forced his party to rely on coalition partners to keep him in power. Modi's Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ruled outright for the past decade, but failed to repeat its prior two landslide wins this time around, defying analyst expectations and exit polls. […]

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