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Violence in Kashmir
Violent clashes erupted between Indian government forces and militants resulted in the deaths of at least 20 people and left 200 in Kashmir. India currently..
Refugee crisis in Assam
Around 4.8 million people are at risk of being deported from the state of Assam in India. The government has asked applicants to provide documentation proving..
Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections 2018
The Karnataka Legislative Assembly election will be held on May 12 in 224 constituencies to elect their respective members. The results will be declared on May 15, 2018.
Lingayats: a religious minority?
This week, the Karnataka government granted Lingayats religious minority status. Lingayats have considered themselves a distinct religion from Hinduism for centuries..
Rajya Sabha elections 2018 underway
Voting has commenced for the Rajya Sabha elections 2018 in Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Telangana. The Rajya Sabha..
The fate of 39 Indians
Sushma Swaraj, the Minister of External Affairs of India has confirmed that the 39 Indians who had been abducted by ISIS in 2014 are dead. The victims had been captured..
No confidence?
Efforts to initiate a No Confidence Motion against the ruling party in India have stalled due to noisy protests taking place in the Lok Sabha. Sumitra Mahajan, the Speaker..
Maharashtra farmers emerge victorious
Over 30,000 farmers marched into Mumbai on Sunday, protesting for land rights and monetary assistance. On Monday evening, the government acquiesced to a number..
Maharashtra’s farmers protest
A protest march of 30,000 farmers reached India’s financial capital of Mumbai on Sunday. The farmers are protesting for land rights and monetary assistance from the..
Freedom of press threatened
According to the 2017 World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), India ranks 136 and has become the third most dangerous country..
Is it India Vs China?
Former Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon has predicted that there are likely to be more stand-offs between India and China. However, he noted that the two..
The jeweler’s heist
The Punjab National Bank has uncovered a fraud amounting to nearly $1.8 billion fraud. The bank has noted that it was defrauded by jeweler Nirav Modi. His maternal..
RBI’s new bad loans framework
In a move to address India’s growing problem regarding bad loans, the Reserve Bank of India has tightened its rules regarding bank loan defaults. According to the new rules..
PM Modi’s visits Palestine
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the first PM from the nation to visit Palestine while still in office. The hugely symbolic visit comes at a period when there..
Anti-Corruption Mechanism in India
In July 2017, the Synergia Forum hosted a talk on the 'Anti corruption mechanism in India' featuring speaker Shri. Rupak Kumar Dutta, an IPS Officer of 1981 Batch..
Highlights of the Indian budget
India’s Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the government’s budget for the fiscal year 2018/2019. The budget has allocated billions of dollars for rural infrastructure. In addition..
India’s engagement with ASEAN nations
As part of India “Act East” policy, India rolled out a red-carpet welcome to leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to mark 25 years of New Delhi's ties with the ASEAN bloc.…
The Act East policy
The leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will be attending the India-ASEAN summit in New Delhi. In an unprecedented move, all 10 leaders of ASEAN..
Fodder scam: Game over for Lalu Yadav?
On 24 January 2018, a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court sentenced former Bihar Chief Ministers Lalu Prasad and Jagannath Mishra to five years in jail in a fodder..
The crisis in Indian judiciary
The Supreme Court has announced that it will be examining the circumstances around the mysterious death of CBI Judge BH Loya. Judge Loya’s death and the handling..