Author: JEFFREY GETTLEMAN and HARI KUMAR
Modi’s Party Loses a Key Election, Held Under the Cloud of Covid
The prime minister’s party lost big in West Bengal amid criticism that his mishandling of the pandemic had fueled a catastrophic surge of cases in India.
In India, Toxic Air Spells More Trouble for Covid-19 Patients
Every fall, air pollution spikes in India. Doctors worry what it will mean for coronavirus patients with breathing problems.
India’s PM, Narendra Modi, Founds Temple on Ayodhya Mosque’s Ruins
In a ceremony in Ayodhya, a past flash point for sectarian violence, India’s prime minister offers his Hindu nationalist base a clear symbol of ascendancy.
Modi Announces $260 Billion Coronavirus Rescue Package for India
He was scant on details. But the relief is more than economists predicted and comes as Indian cities are hemorrhaging jobs and workers.
As Protests Flare in India, Modi Plays a New Position: Defense
With unrest over a divisive new citizenship law sweeping the country, the prime minister is losing some support, even in his strongholds.
After Horrific Rape in India, Police Kill 4 Suspects
The police said the men linked to the Hyderabad case had gone for officers’ guns. Rights activists questioned the police’s account, while many Indians celebrated.
India Plans Big Detention Camps for Migrants. Muslims Are Afraid.
Four million people in one state are at risk of being denied citizenship in a government campaign critics say is driven by a Hindu nationalist agenda.
Tiger Is Beaten to Death on Video, Outraging India
After the animal attacked several villagers, an enraged crowd encircled and rained blows on the tiger as it lay on its back in a jungle clearing.