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Hundreds of Indian women protest crackdown on child marriages: ‘I don’t have any other support’
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 year agoMassive drive criticised for being an ‘emotional response’ and lacking in substance for those...
Modi says he is set for landslide victory as backlash grows over campaign trail ‘lies and bigotry’
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 months agoNarendra Modi has claimed that he is on the way to a “thumping victory” in India’s ongoing national...
Overseas chief of Indian opposition forced to resign mid-election over ‘different looks’ race...
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 months agoThe overseas head of the Indian National Congress, one of India’s main opposition parties, has...
Indian state arrests thousands over child marriages including ‘men from all faiths’
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 year agoMore than 1,800 men have been arrested across India’s northeastern state of Assam for marrying, or...
Is India about to change its name?
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 10 months agoAn official invite for India’s G20 summit has fuelled rumours that the government is considering changing the country’s name to the Hindi word “Bharat”....
Indian state strikes down controversial colonial-era law that allowed Muslim child marriage
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoThe Indian state of Assam has repealed a colonial-era law that allowed child marriage among Muslims,...
White House condemns online harassment of journalist who asked Modi a question on human rights
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 year agoThe White House on Monday lambasted the online harassment faced by a reporter who questioned Indian...
Modi hails controversial Ram temple inauguration as breaking ‘shackles of slave mentality’
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months ago‘Our Lord Ram has arrived after centuries of wait,’ says Modi at inauguration of Ram temple, a...
India minister derides Barack Obama for raising religious rights: ‘He bombed six Muslim countries’
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 year agoAn Indian minister has hit back at Barack Obama after the former US president called on Narendra...
Indian opposition party expels woman who accused youth wing leader of sexual harassment
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 year agoA member of India’s opposition Congress party was expelled for “anti-party” activities days after...
