Those responsible for the explosion “will not be spared,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India said. The blast killed at least eight people near a subway station at evening rush hour.
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India Says It Killed 3 Militants Behind Spring Terrorist Attack in Kashmir
The government has faced criticism for being slow to catch the shooters who slaughtered 26 civilians and started clashes between India and Pakistan.
Modi Wants More Indians to Speak Hindi. Some States Are Shouting ‘No.’
States worry that the imposition of Hindi, the main language of northern India, would wipe out their cultural heritage.
Sikh Activists See It as Freedom. India Calls It Terrorism.
Canadian and U.S. accusations of assassination plots have drawn attention to the Sikh separatist movement, which India calls a source of organized crime.
India’s Top Court Reverses Early Release of 11 Men Convicted of Gang Rape
The case of Bilkis Bano, who was three months pregnant when she was attacked, became a powerful symbol of communal bloodshed and of the widespread violence against women in the country.
India Blocks Internet in Punjab as Security Forces Pursue Separatist
The rise of Amritpal Singh, a self-styled preacher, has raised fears of violence in Punjab, where thousands died in the 1980s during a Sikh insurgency.
India’s Farmers and Modi Weigh Options After New Delhi Clash
Farm leaders continued to demand that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government repeal new, market-friendly laws, while trying to deflect blame for the chaos that gripped New Delhi.
India, Day 1: World’s Largest Coronavirus Lockdown Begins
India’s 1.3 billion people have been told to stay at home. For some, it will mean starving. And an already fragile economy may collapse.
India, Day 1: World’s Largest Lockdown Begins
About 1.3 billion Indians have been told to stay at home. For some, it will mean starving. And an already-fragile economy may collapse.
Violence in India Threatens Its Global Ambitions
India is pushing for more clout globally, as the world’s largest democracy. But as its government takes an illiberal turn to Hindu nationalism, that premise is being questioned.