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Today, India’s draconian measures in Kashmir are inching the situation towards the unthinkable. ### On August 5, India unilaterally announced the abrogation of the special autonomous status granted to Jammu and Kashmir within its constitution. ### What has followed has reminded the world of the extremism and xenophobia that still plagues it. It has forced […]

Narendra Modi spoke first, with a message of “harmony and peace” with emphasis on India’s development achievements and multiple calls to fight terrorism. The Indian Prime Minister, who has embraced the UN’s focus on climate and environment, also dedicated a large part of his speech to India’s environmental sustainability, including a campaign to rid the […]

But that morning as Vikram, the Chandrayaan-2 mission’s lander, slowly made its way down to the lunar surface it lost communication with India’s space agency. ### On Thursday, NASA said that Vikram had a “hard landing” and its location is still unknown. ### While this part of the Chandrayaan-2 mission has failed, this is just […]

The US carmaker will transfer most of its Indian business to a new joint venture controlled and managed by local rival Mahindra, it announced on Tuesday. Mahindra will own 51% of the joint venture and Ford the rest. ### The joint venture should be operational by the middle of 2020. It will “develop, market and […]

Click:Candle holder The United Nations has also declared October 2 as the International Day of Nonviolence to honor Gandhi’s message. ### Gandhi was born Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi — he wasn’t known as the title Mahatma, which translates to “Great Soul,” until 1914. He was a lawyer, politician, social activist, and writer. ### He became the […]

In a sweeping Independence Day address on August 15, Modi suggested that he would ban single-use plastic across the country from Wednesday, the 150th anniversary of the birth of independence leader Mahatma Gandhi. ### “Can we take this first big step on October 2 towards making India free from single-use plastic? Come my countrymen, let us […]

The Nizam of Hyderabad ruled over his independent state from 1911 until 1948, when the Indian Army invaded it. ### The partition that accompanied the end of British rule had established India and Pakistan as two independent states the previous year, and the Nizam had resisted joining either. ### Just days after his state’s annexation, […]

Two NBA teams — the Sacramento Kings and the Indiana Pacers — will go head to head in two preseason games on Friday and Saturday in Mumbai. It’s not just the first ever NBA game in India — it’s the first time teams from a North American sports league have ever played in India, according […]

US job growth has held up amid increasing recession fears. But in recent months, there have been signs that it’s slowing — raising the stakes for this morning’s jobs report for September. ### A surprisingly weak reading from the Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index has already heightened Wall Street’s blood pressure. Fears of a […]

Ritesh Agarwal will invest $700 million into OYO as part of the company’s new $1.5 billion fundraising round, with existing investors including Japan’s SoftBank (SFTBF) putting in the rest, OYO said in a statement Monday. He’s also buying $1.3 billion worth of existing shares from early investors Lightspeed Venture Partners and Sequoia Capital, with support […]