India’s most populous state begins voting in key test for Narendra Modi

10 February 2022 by Sarah Jones

NEW DELHI — India’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh began voting on Thursday in the first of a series of local elections that will be a key test of the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his governing party. With a population almost as big as that of Brazil, keeping power in the … Read more

Kashmir journalist arrested under India’s anti-terror law

5 February 2022 by Sarah Jones

SRINAGAR, India – Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir said they have arrested a prominent journalist on charges of publishing “anti-national content”. in a widening crackdown on media in the disputed region. Fahad Shah, the editor of news portal Kashmir Walla, was summoned to the southern city of Pulwama on Friday for questioning and later arrested. Police … Read more