Communal attempts to banish the consumption or procurement of beef in India for religious reasons have taken a deadly turn. A mob consisting of 200 Hindu men lynched a Muslim man in the outskirts of the Indian capital of Delhi after rumors spread that his family was eating and storing beef. Mohammad Akhlaq, 50, was […]
Indian police are investigating allegations that a Saudi diplomat held two Nepali women hostage in his residence, and raped them for several months before they were rescued by after a police tip-off from an NGO. The two women, a 44 year old mother and her 20 year old daughter, were apparently hired by the Saudi […]
22 people have been killed in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and a women’s cricket match has been interrupted due to lightning strikes during thunderstorms on Sunday. Most of the casualties were farmers, who worked in their fields despite the thunderstorms. Officials blamed a low pressure system over the Bay of Bengal for causing […]
The Indian embassy in Bangkok is warning its nationals to beware renting jet skis in Pattaya and other beach resorts due to continuing extortion scams and threats of violence. In an advisory issued this week, the embassy said it has received recurring complaints by Indian tourists of being “duped by unscrupulous elements” involving jet ski […]
Parts of the Indian state of Gujarat have been under curfew since Tuesday. At least seven are reported dead, with over 100 buses and dozens of police stations burned, after protests over job quotas turned violent in several major cities including Ahmedabad, Surat, and Rajkot. The violence is thought to have started after a brief […]
As Google goes through a massive change by creating a new larger holding company Alphabet, everyone in India has their eyes set on the company’s new 43 year-old CEO – Sundar Pichai. Hundreds and thousands of people rejoiced on social media when India-born Pichai ascended to the most powerful job at the world’s biggest technology […]
As of today, as many as 84 people are reported dead since Wednesday after drinking toxic homemade alcohol sold in a slum in Malad in northern Mumbai. More than twenty others are reported admitted to hospital for alcohol poisoning. Police said five people have been arrested for the transport and sale of the alcohol with […]
Heat is a constant phenomenon across much of India during summertime, but the country’s most recent heat wave has killed over 2,300 people and placed among the top five deadliest in the world. Impacting much of the eastern states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, the heat wave forced many people indoors. Those without a place […]
