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The Guardian says a court in India has ruled that wearing a hijab is not an essential principle of Islam, in a setback to Muslim students who were demanding the right to wear the headscarf.

TRT World says India’s opposition has stepped up pressure on the government to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The Guardian says a court in India has sentenced to death 38 people for a series of bomb blasts in 2008 that left more than 50 dead and 200 wounded.

The Guardian says thirteen women and girls have died after accidentally falling down a well during marriage celebrations in northern India, police said.

Aljazeera says for four days a group of 28 Muslim girls stood in protest in front of the Junior Pre-University college in the Karnataka state after they were denied entry for wearing hijab.

The Guardian says Health workers on the frontline of India’s Covid vaccination programme say people are being officially registered as double vaccinated without receiving both doses because of pressure to meet government targets.

The Independent says India has again reported a sharp rise in Covid-19 deaths amid an emerging third wave in the country and the global spread of Omicron.

New Jersey Senate has unanimously passed a resolution to condemn the Sikh massacre in India that took place in 1984 and called it a “genocide.”…

The Guardian says India is in the midst of a Covid third wave, as the spread of Omicron has led to a doubling of cases in recent days.

India is vaccinating teens aged 15-18 from Monday after restrictions in big cities to avoid a repeat of last year’s Covid outbreak.

At least 12 people were killed and scores were injured, in a stampede at Hindu shrine ‘Shri Mata’ Vaishno Devi, during New Year celebrations. After…

Aljazeera says India’s western state of Gujarat has acknowledged there were more COVID-19 deaths than its official tally.

The Guardian says an Indian man who tried to fake his death by murdering a builder and passing the body off as his own has been arrested.

6,000 Sikhs from Switzerland and bordering France, Italy and Germany gathered in Geneva to cast their votes for the non-binding Khalistan Referendum, despite the heavy…

Aljazeera says Military helicopter crashes in Tamil Nadu state, killing at least 13 people including defence chief General Bipin Rawat.

The Independent says A military helicopter has crashed in southern India while carrying the country’s most senior general, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Bipin Rawat.

The Independent says leading doctors have warned that the country could witness another devastating wave if additional measures aren’t introduced.

Aljazeera says On Tuesday, India reported 7,579 coronavirus cases – the lowest rise in 543 days, despite huge festival gatherings in recent weeks.

The Indian government was forced to repeal farmers law after year-long protests. It will repeal three controversial agricultural laws that resulted in year-long protests by…

The Guardian says Narendra Modi has announced he will repeal three contentious farm laws that prompted a year of protests and unrest in India.

Aljazeera says India has administered 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses, an important milestone after a slow start, even as a recent drop in inoculations worries the government.

France24 says more than 100 people have died in several days of massive flooding and devastating landslides that swept away roads and houses in India and Nepal.

Aljazeera says at least 19 people were killed a day after torrential rains pounded villages and flooded roads in the southern Indian state of Kerala.

A Muslim woman in India was humiliated on social media yesterday. After a video posted to social media that showed a woman wearing a headscarf…

TRT World says Indian forces have detained close to 1,000 people in a sweeping crackdown in Indian-administered Kashmir.