THREAD👇 Narendra Modi swept to power with promises of economic growth but his record has proved to be lacklustre Aparna Alluri and Nikhil Inamdar track seven years of India’s economy under Mr Modi in seven charts Charts by Shadab Nazmi 📈 bbc.com/news/world-asi…

How India created a world record for highest number of vaccinations in a single day States ruled by the BJP went slow on vaccinations in the run-up scroll.in/article/998156…

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"It's been six days since we have slept or ate properly. There is the sound of explosion piercing our ears... my friend is wheezing and even the pharmacy hasn't opened to give her medicine." Zoya Mateen on how Indian students are coping in Kharkiv. bbc.com/news/world-asi… #Ukraine

"Who are we to say a woman's choice to wear the hijab is not well thought out?" The Karnataka high court has upheld a government ban on the hijab in classrooms, saying that wearing it isn't "essential" to Islam. But experts wonder - who should decide that? bbc.in/3CN7Oxd

"What you're going to see is the creation of several thousands or millions of criminal profiles in India." The new Criminal Procedure Identification bill has sparked concerns over the sweeping powers it grants the police to collect biometric data. bbc.com/news/world-asi…

“You are disproportionately punishing people of one community without any due process.” Madhya Pradesh's government has torn down many Muslim homes and shops after communal violence broke out on Ram Navami. But legal experts say there is no justification. bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi…

Why an Indian state is demolishing Muslim homes - #mustread by Zoya Mateen⁩. #India bbc.com/news/world-asi…

India's most well-known clothing retailer, Fabindia, known for its ethnic clothes, has often found itself in the crosshairs of the right-wing. Why does a brand rooted in local traditions get a bad rap from the nationalists? #India bbc.com/news/world-asi…

Who does Urdu belong to? India's right-wing seems to think it's a foreign import, forced upon by so-called Islamic invaders. But history and lived experiences show quite the opposite bbc.in/39s1oJj

Here is your feel-good Sunday read by ⁦Zoya Mateen⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi…

"Home is now a memory. There is nothing left. You did not just break a house, you broke a family. And a part of us is buried in the rubble." This is a heart-wrenching story of loss by Zoya Mateen. #Prayagraj bbc.com/news/world-asi…

Why Ms Marvel's treatment of the India-Pakistan partition deserves a closer look bbc.in/3P7aeMq

Manipur is caught in a deadly conflict between two ethnic groups. Armed bands are torching houses and massacring civilians. The conflict lays bare the fissures that have long threatened to worsen instability in India’s northeast. For ⁦⁦⁦The Associated Press⁩ apnews.com/article/ed5b68…

Rashid Khan was the defining artist of his generation. His #music cut through hierarchies, becoming a rare converging point for the pundits & the masses. Zoya Mateen & I write for BBC News India BBC News (World) bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi…

Check out Zoya Mateen’s deep dive into how LGBTQ Indians are more accepted than ever – but invisible in this year’s election campaign. Featuring interviews with three trans pioneers bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi…

What is the cost of saving a blue whale? What is the cost of our planet? Can we put a price tag on everything? What sounds like an impossible task, is something that economists are trying to do. And so are our fellows this year. Time to dive in and learn more with our Haaris Mateen!

Indians receive 72% of H-1B visas and are the top source of international students in the US, with over 331,000 in 2023-2024. The immigration row sparked by Trump supporters over H-1B raises concerns for many of them, I report with Zoya Mateen #H1Bvisa bbc.com/news/articles/…

Look,” he says, holding out his phone. “They’re still getting delivered. That has to mean something, right?” Messages deliver, no trace of bodies — Zoya Mateen on the families holding on to hope after the Air India crash. bbc.com/news/articles/… #AirIndiaPlaneCrash #AirIndia