News from India
Veteran Indian politician Muthuvel Karunanidhi has died at the age of 94. He was being treated for age-related illnesses in Chennai (formerly Madras) in southern India’s Tamil Nadu state. Mr… Continue reading M Karunanidhi: Veteran Indian politician dies at 94
PepsiCo chief executive Indra Nooyi is to step down after 12 years at the helm. She is among the world’s most prominent female business leaders and has consistently appeared on… Continue reading Indra Nooyi to step down as PepsiCo chief executive
Indian officials leading a charge to identify illegal migrants in the north-eastern state of Assam have said that the process “is not targeting Muslims”. Opposition parties have accused the ruling… Continue reading Indian officials say Assam register does not target Muslims
Three foreign nationals have been kidnapped and murdered in the Afghan capital Kabul, officials say. The three were from India, Malaysia and Macedonia and worked for French services giant Sodexo.… Continue reading Three foreigners kidnapped and killed in Kabul
The head of India’s telecom regulator has responded to hackers who released his personal information after he challenged them to do so. Ram Sewak Sharma tweeted his unique Aadhaar biometric… Continue reading India telecom chief denies losing dare to hackers
The final draft of a bill which will determine who has the right to be called Indian in the north-eastern state of Assam will be published hours from now. The… Continue reading Assam: Millions risk losing India citizenship
An Indian woman has been detained after a dead infant was found on board a domestic flight from Guwahati in north-east India to the capital Delhi. The cabin crew of… Continue reading Indian woman held for leaving dead infant aboard plane
India’s national carrier, Air India, has blamed the weather for a bed bug infestation on one of its recent flights from New York to the western city of Mumbai. Photos… Continue reading Air India blames weather for bed bugs infestation
A student has spent five months in an Indian jail over a WhatsApp message he did not send. Local reports say the 21-year-old man was charged with sedition because of… Continue reading WhatsApp ‘admin’ spends five months in an Indian jail
A women’s union in India’s southern state of Kerala has won the state’s workers “the right to sit”. For years, Maya Devi worked in a shop that sold textiles –… Continue reading How saleswomen in India finally won the ‘right to sit’
India has scrapped its 12% tax on all sanitary products following months of campaigning by activists. The announcement comes a year after the government introduced the tax, known as GST,… Continue reading India scraps tampon tax after campaign
WhatsApp has said it will limit how many times messages can be forwarded in India, to curb the spread of false information on its platform. The announcement comes after a… Continue reading India lynchings: WhatsApp sets new rules after mob killings
