Sources: CNN
India reports 40,953 new cases in the past 24 hours, the highest single-day total since November 29, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 11,555,284. 2021-03-20
Freedom House, in its annual "Freedom in the World" report, downgrades India from "free" to "partially free". The report cites the rise in mob violence against Muslims, increased government interference in the judiciary, increased intimidation against journalists and activists, and the government's heavy-handed approach to COVID-19 lockdowns that left millions of migrants stranded as the main reasons for the downgrade. 2021-03-3
A strong 7.9 earthquake strikes between the Nepalese capital Kathmandu and the regional headquarter city of Pokhara. The Government of Nepal declares a state of emergency with 1500 dead. A number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites are destroyed, including the historic Dharahara tower. Deaths are also recorded in India, Bangladesh and the Chinese province of Tibet. 2015-04-25
Four sisters are burned by motorcyclists throwing acid in India's Uttar Pradesh province. 2013-04-3
The trial of five men accused in the 2012 Delhi gang rape case begins today, while President of India Pranab Mukherjee approves the death penalty for rapists. 2013-02-5
A court in Delhi, India, charges five men with the murder of a 23-year-old woman who was gang-raped on a bus in Delhi on December 16, 2012. 2013-01-7
Police in India charge five men with the murder of a 23-year-old woman who was gang-raped on a bus in Delhi on December 16, 2012. 2013-01-3
A 23-year-old Indian woman who was gang-raped on a bus in Delhi on December 16 dies of her injuries at a hospital in Singapore. 2012-12-29
People rallying against last weekend's gang rape of a female student are showered in tear gas and water cannons in New Delhi, India. 2012-12-22
The gang rape of a woman on a bus in India leads to nationwide outrage; three of the four accused confess in court. 2012-12-19