‘Cockroach’ protest movement keeps heat on Modi
Two weeks after youth-led protests forced the education minister to resign, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government is grappling with the fallout from one of its toughest political challenges in years.
Overflowing rivers kill nearly 100, with villages buried in mud
Floods in the northeast have killed nearly 100 people, according to an official toll update, with villages buried in mud after one of Assam state's worst deluges in years.
Shrinking lake, rising peril
Every morning, long, narrow wooden boats called shikaras move elegantly across expansive Dal Lake in a postcard-perfect scene framed by the Himalayan mountains.
US$15bil data hub faces green backlash
Work to build Google's planned Indian data centre hub is in full swing, with a hillside above the site stripped to red earth and terraced into steps, but mounting opposition from environmentalists is creating hurdles for the US tech giant's US$15bil (RM63bil) project.
Cockroach youth ‘party’ bites back
For weeks, the country's young protesters waved signs mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government and rallied under an unlikely name: the Cockroach Janta Party. They secured a concession few have extracted from Modi during his more than 12 years in power: a Cabinet minister's resignation.
Communities battered by monsoon
Floods and landslides triggered by monsoon rains have killed more than 100 people across India since July, official data showed, with thousands forced to flee their inundated homes.
Hostile Modi clips trigger probe
Police in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad have registered a case against the head of Meta India, Arun Srinivas, over multiple videos posted on the company's Facebook platform that depicted Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an "abusive manner", a senior police officer said.
Modi forgives protesters who abused him
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he wanted to "forgive" protesters who abused him during recent youth-led demonstrations that dealt a rare political setback to his government.
Upper house approves tougher exam leak Bill
The upper house of parliament passed a Bill that would increase penalties for leaking exam papers following youth-led protests that demanded sweeping reforms and forced the resignation of the country's education minister.
Eggs back in school meals after nutritional outcry
The West Bengal state will bring back eggs to free school meals after a backlash against a decision by its Hindu nationalist government to replace them with vegetarian alternatives, officials have said.
