India granted citizenship to its first batch of 14 refugees under the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) on Wednesday. The refugees are from the neighboring countries of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. The law was originally proposed and passed in 2019 by the Indian Cabinet. CAA amended the Citizenship Act of 1955, specifically Section 2.  The [...]

A protest in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir left one police officer dead and over 90 people injured on Saturday, local officials told Pakistani media. The region has been experiencing clashes since Thursday, as well as a major strike on Friday. Kashmir is a disputed region divided between India and Pakistan, and is known in Pakistan as “Azad [...]

A post made by the Karnataka branch of India’s ruling political party, BJP, was deleted from X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, following an order by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Indian media reported that the post was no longer visible, with a message saying, “This page doesn’t exist.” The post, uploaded on May 4, [...]