The Latest Breaking News from India

Modi’s visit focuses attention on caste discrimination in US

Hindu nationalist PM is a divisive figure at home and prejudice based on India’s hereditary classes has extended to Indian American communities

The Guardian - US · Jun 22, 2023

India to send 54-member team for Asian Championships

Despite India being home to three of Asia’s five fastest women quartermilers this year, the Athletics Federation of India has chosen to send just one athlete in the event for the Asian Championships which begin in Bangkok on July 12.

The Hindu · Jun 22, 2023

Chhetri, self-effacing as ever, prefers to focus on the collective

Sunil Chhetri’s hat-trick in the 4-0 victory over Pakistan in the SAFF Championship 2023 opener may well bring the India skipper a similar feeling. Read the full story by The Hindu Football News.

The Hindu · Jun 22, 2023

India secretly works to preserve reputation after ‘flawed democracy’ rating

Exclusive: Democracy Index downgrades country amid backsliding under nationalist rule of Narendra Modi

The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2023

Equestrian tournament in Bengaluru gives new fillip to the sport, attracts youngsters

Fourteen-year-old Jaiveer Varma moved from Hyderabad to Bengaluru three years back to join the Embassy International Riding School in Devanahalli where he is training to be an equestrian now. “My goal is the 2026 Youth Olympics and 2030 Asian Games,” says the young athlete whose words exude confidence and clarity

The Hindu · Jun 22, 2023

Trucks carrying protest banners drive through New York during Modi’s US visit

Trucks display banners of accusations that the Modi administration is cracking down on human rights in India

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2023

Up First: Modi's state visit, Titan search continues, East Palestine train hearings

President Biden rolls out the red carpet for India's prime minister. Time is running out in the search for the Titan submersible. And, the NTSB holds hearings on the East Ohio train derailments.

WEKU · Jun 22, 2023

Windrush is part of a bigger global story – one that is giving me hope for the future

The knock-on effects of those 500 people’s arrival transformed Britain, leading to the multiracial society we live in today, says Onyekachi Wambu, editor of the anthology Empire Windrush

The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2023

Maharashtra Ironmen’s Vijay Singh reveals why Haryana constantly produce handball players for India

JAIPUR: Maharashtra Ironmen have been on song in the ongoing Premier Handball League as they have already qualified for the semi-finals of the tournament. The team has been playing as a unit and left back Vijay Singh also has a fair share of contribution in Maharashtra Ironmen’s fantastic run to…

The Times of India · Jun 22, 2023

Indian minister invites opposition for talks over ‘dire’ Manipur situation

Ethnic violence in north-eastern state has led to more than 100 deaths since breaking out in early May

The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2023