Indian spiritual guru Asaram has been given a life sentence in a second rape case, following his conviction in a separate case in 2018, for which he was also given a life sentence.
According to the Indian foreign minister, the situation between India and China in the Ladakh region in the western Himalayas is unstable and dangerous.
Some Kashmiri leaders have invoked the region’s 1987 elections which were allegedly rigged and were considered a tipping point when the armed freedom movement in Kashmir took off.
Many journalists and activists say that the raids on BBC offices in India are a representation of the restrictions imposed by the BJP on the Indian press.