Foreign students attacked over Muslim prayers at Indian university
More than a dozen men have attacked international students who were performing Ramadan prayers at their Gujarat University accommodation. Police say they are investigating.
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India’s citizenship law slammed as anti-Muslim, Modi’s election ploy to woo Hindu voters
Mohammad Ishaq was shopping in New Delhi ahead of Ramadan when he read news of India’s implementation of a citizenship law that critics have slammed as discriminatory against the country’s Muslims and further proof of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pro-Hindu agenda.
India’s navy takes control of bulk carrier hijacked by Somali pirates and evacuates crew
NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian navy said late Saturday that it had taken control of a bulk carrier hijacked by Somali pirates and evacuated the 17 crew members on the vessel.
Indian navy captures ship from Somali pirates, rescuing 17 crew members
Navy captures MV Ruen off the Indian coast, ending the three-month hijacking of the Maltese-flagged bulk carrier.
‘Strategically situated’ India builds new US$2 billion airport near Mumbai that will test Modi’s mission, Adani’s ambitions
About 22 miles southeast of Mumbai’s badly congested airport that opened 82 years ago, workers in hard hats are high up on scaffolds building an alternative. Others are flattening a nearby hill to finish the first of two runways so that India’s financial capital can finally have a second airport.
Japan lawyers’ group urges Tokyo to halt park development, calling its impact review unscientific
TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese bar association is urging Tokyo’s metropolitan government to suspend a disputed redevelopment of the city’s beloved park area, saying that its environmental assessment by developers lacked objective and scientific grounds.
India rejects US concern over citizenship law as ‘misplaced, unwarranted’
New Delhi’s strong response follows the US State Department saying it will ‘closely monitor’ the implementation of the religion-based law.