Tag: Modi, Narendra

No Hijabs for Now, Indian Court Tells Muslim Students

The students’ parents encouraged their daughters to stand their ground, according to…

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In India, a Bellwether for Narendra Modi as Voters Head to Polls

MEERUT, India — An election now underway in India’s most populous state…

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India’s Militarized Nagaland Calls for End to Army Impunity

OTING, India — Technically, there is no war anymore in Nagaland, but…

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India’s Rising Omicron Wave Brings a Grim Sense of Déjà Vu

NEW DELHI — When the Omicron coronavirus variant spread through India late…

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As Hindu Extremists Call for Killing of Muslims, India’s Leaders Keep Silent

Hundreds of right-wing Hindu activists and monks rose in unison at a…

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India’s Modi Brings Tap Water to Millions as Supplies Shrink

IMLIDOL, India — The pipes are laid, the taps installed and the…

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India Cities Ban Eggs, Drawing a Backlash

AHMEDABAD, India — The raid came just after sunset. Plainclothes municipal workers…

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Coffee or Chai? At 2 Kolkata Cafes, ‘Adda’ Is What’s Really on the Menu

KOLKATA, India — At one of the cafes, to ask for chai…

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How India’s Farmers Got Narendra Modi to Back Down

NEW DELHI — Om Prakash relied on relatives and neighbors to tend…

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