India hanged four men on Friday who were convicted for the rape and murder of a young woman on a bus in New Delhi in 2012, in a case that shocked the world and shamed the country over its appalling record for crimes against women. CBC | World News
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Canada’s politicians have stayed mostly silent about a wave of anti-Muslim violence in India
Foreign Minister François-Philippe Champagne called his Indian counterpart this week about a recent wave of sectarian attacks which many blame on the Indian government’s anti-Muslim legislation and rhetoric. But the Liberal government, and most other Canadian politicians, have been shy about criticizing the Modi government. CBC | World News
Read More »Modi appeals for calm in India as citizenship protest death toll rises to 20
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi appeals for calm after days of clashes between Hindus and minority Muslims over a controversial citizenship law in some of the worst sectarian violence in the capital in decades. CBC | World News
Read More »Ivanka Trump Accompanied Her Father To India And Americans Are Confused About Why She’s There
Ivanka Trump has traveled to India with her father, President Donald Trump. Since arriving there, more than a few Americans have wondered on social media just why the first daughter is there. The President is making his first-ever trip to the country since he took office but it’s far from the first trip anyone in the family has made when ...
Read More »Style rules Melania Trump should learn from Kate Middleton for India trip
MELANIA TRUMP, 49, is beginning her short trip to India with Donald Trump today. What style rules can the First Lady learn from Kate Middleton? Daily Express :: Life and Style Feed
Read More »China and India are richer than UK – so WHY are we still sending them AID MONEY?
BORIS JOHNSON is being urged to overhaul Britain’s £14.6bn foreign aid programme after it emerged tens of millions were being pumped into the massive economies of China and India which are both wealthy enough to run their own nuclear and space operations. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Police in India kill 4 men suspected of rape, murder
Police in India shot dead four men on Friday who were suspected of raping and killing a 27-year-old veterinarian near Hyderabad city. The deaths of the men were applauded by her family and citizens outraged over sexual violence against women. CBC | World News
Read More »At least 14 dead after powerful cyclone whips Bangladesh, India
A strong cyclone lashed northeastern India and Bangladesh on Sunday, killing several people in both countries after more than two million moved to shelters across Bangladesh’s vast coastal region, officials and news reports said. CBC | World News
Read More »India moves to divide contested Jammu and Kashmir state despite protests, attacks
India will formally split up the disputed Jammu and Kashmir state into two federal territories on Thursday, aiming to tighten its grip on the restive region that has been the target of a harsh security clampdown for nearly three months. CBC | World News
Read More »India vs Pakistan: Indian army accuses Pakistan of breaking ceasefire after ‘shots fired’
VIOLENCE has erupted in the volatile Kashmir region with reports of Pakistani and Indian troops exchanging fire across the disputed border in violation of a ceasefire. Daily Express :: News Feed
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