Thousands of people were evicted across India during lockdowns to contain the coronavirus pandemic, with millions more at risk of being uprooted as authorities push infrastructure projects to spur economic growth, housing rights campaigners said.

Delhi authorities expect cases in the Indian capital to shoot up almost 20 times to more than half a million in the coming weeks.

Demonstrators largely demand resignation of Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah.

"Peace and harmony are central to our ethos," Modi tweeted.

India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) suffers a major defeat in legislative elections for the capital, New Delhi.

The chief minister of India’s Uttar Pradesh State says Muslim protesters in the country are “terrorists” who should be fed with “bullets.”

Police briefly detained 50 students in an Indian university Monday as fee hike protests entered the second week.