Protests in India demanding the removal of the chief election commissioner for alleged voter fraud have intensified.

India’s ‘cockroach’ movement and student groups have said protests will continue despite detentions.

By Kanishka Singh and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will depart on Saturday on a five-day trip to India and Uzbekistan, the State Department said, adding that he will discuss energy cooperation in India.

India is bracing for a third straight day of tensions in its capital, with opposition parties on Monday planning a march to the Supreme Court and a youth-led movement pressing ahead with protests over a contentious revision of voter rolls.

India urged UN human rights mechanisms to avoid politicisation and challenged claims about unresolved forest rights applications. The intervention underscored New Delhi's demand for impartial assessments grounded in verified official data.

OTTAWA, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set visit Canada in December, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's office said on Tuesday, adding that the leaders were committed to conclude negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement at the earliest opportunity.

AI is upending labor markets around the world, yet few countries have as much at stake as India, long considered a nation of coders.

India inflations jumps for the 11-straight month, raising prospects of a further interest rate hike