Asia

Indian Kashmir sees more than $2.4 billion losses since lockdown – group

Editorial Bureau December 18, 2019

SRINAGAR, India- A lockdown in Indian-administered Kashmir has cost its economy more than $2.4 billion since the government stripped it of its special status, officials of the Himalayan region’s main trade organisation said on Wednesday. “In the last 120 days we have witnessed how

Asia

Indian court refuses to stop implementation of citizenship law

Editorial Bureau December 18, 2019

NEW DELHI- India’s Supreme Court turned down a plea on Wednesday to stop the implementation of a new citizenship law based on religion that has set off violent protests in the country, but said it would hold hearings next month on the sweeping measure. The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) makes it easier for non-Muslims from […]

Asia

Student protests against India’s citizenship law spread after clashes on campuses

Editorial Bureau December 16, 2019

NEW DELHI- Protests over a new citizenship law based on religion spread to student campuses across India on Monday as critics said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government was pushing a partisan agenda in conflict with India’s founding as a secular republic. Anger with Modi’s Hindu nationalist government was further fuelled by allegations of police

Asia

Violent protests rage in India for fourth day over citizenship law

Editorial Bureau December 15, 2019

KOLKATA/LUCKNOW- Demonstrators in eastern India set fire to more than a dozen buses and vandalised at least six railway stations on Saturday, as violent protests against a new citizenship law continued for a fourth straight day. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government says the new law will save religious minorities such as Hindus and Christians from […]

Asia

Indian rape victim dies in hospital after being set ablaze

Editorial Bureau December 7, 2019

UNNAO, India- A 23-year-old rape victim set on fire by a gang of men, which included her alleged rapists, has died in a New Delhi hospital, prompting protests from opposition leaders who blamed the ruling party for failing to check incidents of violence against women. The woman was on her way to board a train […]

Asia

India’s diesel demand growth seen stuck in low gear until mid-2020

Editorial Bureau December 4, 2019

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI- India’s demand for diesel will remain subdued until the second half of 2020, when analysts expect various policy measures aimed at stimulating industrial activity to kick in and soak up excess fuel. Until consumption picks up in Asia’s third-largest economy, where economic growth has slowed to six-year lows, refiners are likely to extend […]

Sport

India ready to take day-night test plunge after long

Editorial Bureau November 20, 2019

KOLKATA, India- Traditionally reluctant to embrace innovation in cricket, India on Friday, after much heel-dragging, say they will finally experience a day-night test when they face neighbours Bangladesh in Kolkata. The game’s most influential nation were the last major team to jump on the Twenty20 bandwagon and the Board of Control for Cricket in India […]

Sport

Kohli’s quicks shatter India’s spin stereotype in Indore

Editorial Bureau November 17, 2019

NEW DELHI – It takes an all-round, clinical performance to win a test in three days but Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli was particularly pleased at how the team’s pacers outshone spinners in the opening test against visitors Bangladesh. India’s home success is often attributed to their time-tested formula of subjecting tourists to a trial […]