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India’s mega Hindu festival begins under cloud of toxic air

PRAYAGRAJ, India   — Thousands of portable toilets line roads constantly swept clean, drinking water flows from newly installed taps, electric substations power a massive tent city and billboards encourage a “clean Kumbh,” an extension of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s huge push to improve sanitation across the country. […]

India’s top court seeks govt response on plans to snoop on citizens’ computers

NEW DELHI  – India’s Supreme Court on Monday asked the government to respond in six weeks on pleas challenging a recent home ministry order that allowed some agencies to monitor personal computers of citizens. Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi issued the notice to the government against the […]

President of India gives assent to The Constitution (One Hundred and Third Amendment) ACT, 2019

open view news desk The President of India has given assent to the Constitution (One Hundred and Third) Amendment Act, 2019 today. This Act may be called the Constitution (One Hundred and Third Amendment) Act, 2019.It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, […]

SP, BSP unite in Uttar Pradesh in a bid to beat Modi in election

NEW DELHI – The Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), two political rivals in Uttar Pradesh, will form an alliance in a bid to defeat Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in national election scheduled for May, leaders of the parties said. The […]

India slaps cases against critics of plan to grant citizenship to non-Muslims

GUWAHATI, India – Indian police on Friday said they are investigating an academic, a journalist and a peasant leader for possible sedition for publicly opposing a proposal to grant citizenship to non-Muslims from neighbouring Muslim-majority countries. Critics have called the proposal blatantly anti-Muslim and an attempt by Prime […]

Alok Verma shunted out as CBI chief

New Delhi, Jan 10: Alok Verma was shunted out as the CBI chief after a marathon meeting of high-powered selection committee led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday, officials said. Verma, a 1979-batch AGMUT cadre IPS officer, has been removed from the high-profile post on the charges of corruption […]

MoU Signed for Fastag Sale through Petrol Pumps of Leading Oil Marketing Companies

open view web desk Nitin Gadkari Says, It will Enhance Customer Convenience through Easy Availability of Fastags Dharmendra Pradhan Emphasises Upon Synergy for Achieving Smooth Transition to Future Fuels An MoU for sale of FASTags through petrol pumps of leading Oil Marketing Companies was signed here today between Indian […]

Court declares tycoon Vijay Mallya a ‘fugitive economic offender’

MUMBAI – A court in India set up under anti-money laundering laws declared liquor and aviation tycoon Vijay Mallya a “fugitive economic offender” on Saturday, paving the way for the government to seize his assets, according to Reuters partner ANI. India recently approved a bill empowering authorities to […]

Clashes after women enter flashpoint Indian temple

Protests and violence erupted in southern India on Wednesday after two women defied traditionalists to enter one of Hinduism’s holiest temples for the first time since a landmark court ruling. Police fired tear gas, stun grenades and water cannon as protests and clashes between rival groups erupted across […]

AP Exclusive: India’s hidden years of nuns abused by priests

KURAVILANGAD, India — The stories spill out in the sitting rooms of Catholic convents, where portraits of Jesus keep watch and fans spin quietly overhead. They spill out in church meeting halls bathed in fluorescent lights, and over cups of cheap instant coffee in convent kitchens. Always, the […]

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