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Delhi clashes: Thirteen killed as Hindu and Muslim groups clash

Tuesday, February 25th 2020, 18:13
related countries: United States United States
related places: Delhi

The clashes between Hindus and Muslims came as President Trump made his first official visit to India.
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Trump and Modi hail defence deal and shared values

Tuesday, February 25th 2020, 15:31
related countries: United States United States

India and the US have signed defence, energy and telecoms deals but failed to reach a trade accord.
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Donald Trump in India: Key deals signed on defence but not on trade

Tuesday, February 25th 2020, 12:52
related countries: United States United States

The US president announces defence deals with India but says there's work still to do on trade.
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President Trump in India: Mispronunciations and cheers on day one

Monday, February 24th 2020, 19:25
related countries: United States United States

A crowded cricket stadium and tricky pronunciations marked the first day of the US president's trip.
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Trump India visit: Seven claims about India fact-checked

Monday, February 24th 2020, 16:13

President Donald Trump is on his first official visit to India.
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Taj Mahal: US President Donald Trump visits India's 'monument of love'

Monday, February 24th 2020, 14:39
related countries: United States United States

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania visit the Taj Mahal on day one of a trip to India.
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Donald Trump: Bear hugs, songs and dances for US president in India

Monday, February 24th 2020, 13:05
related countries: United States United States

US President Donald Trump receives a grand welcome on his first official visit to India.
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Trump to Diana: Iconic Taj Mahal photos through the years

Monday, February 24th 2020, 12:15

The "monument of love" has always been a top photo-op for every high-profile visitor to India.
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What Donald Trump gets out of his trip to India

Monday, February 24th 2020, 0:15
related countries: United States United States

The US president's first official trip to the world's largest democracy will be a photo-op and a half.
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Trump in India: A brief history of US presidents' trips

Saturday, February 22nd 2020, 0:20
related countries: United States United States

Ahead of President Trump's first state visit to India, here's a look at how his predecessors fared.
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Crossing Divides: What happens when pen pals reunite

Saturday, February 22nd 2020, 0:18

Girls from very different backgrounds reconnect after three years to address India's divisions.
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Indian women 'forced into gynaecological tests' to prove work fitness

Friday, February 21st 2020, 17:24

The government employees said they had to stand naked in a room together during the tests.
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Seeing double: The Indian town filled with twins

Thursday, February 20th 2020, 0:04

One town in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu is home to hundreds of twins and no-one knows why.
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V Unbeatable: The India dance troupe that won America's Got Talent

Wednesday, February 19th 2020, 10:45
related countries: United States United States
related places: Mumbai, America

The Mumbai-based dance group performed with Blink 182 to win a popular American reality TV show.
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Rare snow leopard spotted in India

Wednesday, February 19th 2020, 10:36

Officials have released footage of a rare sighting of a snow leopard in the Himalayas.
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How Trump got his wall - in India

Tuesday, February 18th 2020, 12:51
related countries: United States United States

The US President will be greeted by a brand new wall during his trip to India next week.
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India Supreme Court makes landmark ruling on women in army

Monday, February 17th 2020, 9:08

India's Supreme Court has ruled that all women officers will now be eligible for permanent commissions.
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'Period-shaming' Indian college forces students to strip to underwear

Sunday, February 16th 2020, 0:15

Dozens of women were made to remove their knickers to prove they were not menstruating.
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Srinivas Gowda: The Indian buffalo racer compared to Usain Bolt

Friday, February 14th 2020, 15:58

Srinivas Gowda, from the south Indian state of Karnataka, breaks a record in a controversial sport.
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India court 'alarmed' at MPs' criminal records

Thursday, February 13th 2020, 8:04

India's top court said the "alarming rise" of "criminal candidates" had to be addressed urgently.
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Delhi election: Arvind Kejriwal and AAP surge ahead of Modi's BJP

Tuesday, February 11th 2020, 5:24

Early trends show the Aam Aadmi Party heading towards a comfortable majority in the Indian capital.
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'Don't call me Greta' - India's climate activist

Thursday, February 6th 2020, 15:59

Why eight-year-old Licypriya Kangujam is campaigning for action to tackle climate change in India.
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Indian man allegedly rapes girl, five, on embassy grounds

Thursday, February 6th 2020, 10:34
related places: Delhi

The attack took place on embassy grounds in the Indian capital, Delhi, over the weekend.
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Viewpoint: India budget raises more questions than answers

Monday, February 3rd 2020, 5:56

India's annual budget is unlikely to kickstart much-needed growth, writes Vivek Kaul.
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Hostage-taker killed after faking children's party

Friday, January 31st 2020, 9:18

After the hostage-taker was killed in a shootout in north India, neighbours beat his wife to death.
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Censorship claims emerge as TikTok gets political in India

Friday, January 31st 2020, 0:34

A TikTok influencer says his videos on Hindu-Muslim unity have triggered censorship on the app.
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Jamia Millia: Indian student injured as man fires at university protest

Thursday, January 30th 2020, 10:14

The Indian student was part of a protest against a controversial citizenship law.
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How yoga helped an Indian rape survivor to love her body

Thursday, January 30th 2020, 6:48

Natasha Noel overcame childhood abuse and is now a successful yoga and wellness coach in India.
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A holiday camp for India's captive elephants

Thursday, January 30th 2020, 0:01

Once a year, captive elephants get pampered at the camp in India which has become a popular event.
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Kunal Kamra: Airline ban on India comedian sparks fiery debate

Wednesday, January 29th 2020, 9:52

Kunal Kamra berated popular news anchor Arnab Goswami aboard a flight and released a video.
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Endangered cheetahs can return to Indian forests - court

Tuesday, January 28th 2020, 13:46

The world's fastest land animal was hunted into extinction in the country more than 70 years ago.
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The silenced YouTube stars of Indian-administered Kashmir

Tuesday, January 28th 2020, 0:16

Kashmiri Kalkharabs, a popular Kashmiri YouTube channel, has been forced into silence since August.
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In pictures: India marks Republic Day with military parade

Sunday, January 26th 2020, 17:06
related places: Delhi

Thousands gather for a parade in Delhi, showing off India's military might and cultural diversity.
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Meet Vyom - India's first robot 'astronaut'

Thursday, January 23rd 2020, 8:44

India's space agency has unveiled a robot that will travel to space later this year.
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The girl who went from depression to international medallist

Monday, January 20th 2020, 13:05

Indian athlete Abida Akhtar overcame depression to compete at international level in Wushu.
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India v Australia: Rohit Sharma century leads hosts to ODI series win

Sunday, January 19th 2020, 16:21
related countries: Australia Australia

Rohit Sharma's century helps India secure a 2-1 series win over Australia with a seven-wicket victory in the third one-day international.
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The 'tiny' recipe to YouTube success

Sunday, January 19th 2020, 0:32

This Indian couple's miniature cooking videos have earned them hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
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Amazon in India: Jeff Bezos announces $1bn Indian investment

Wednesday, January 15th 2020, 8:00

The billionaire's visit to India is expected to be marred by protests by small business owners.
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CAA: Microsoft boss calls India's new citizenship law 'sad'

Tuesday, January 14th 2020, 6:52

Satya Nadella's comments come amid ongoing, sometimes violent, protests against the controversial rules.
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India's first trans queen: 'Show yourself loud and proud'

Saturday, January 11th 2020, 0:14

Nitasha Biswas won India's first transgender beauty pageant and now campaigns for transgender rights.
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Kashmir: India top court orders review of longest internet shutdown

Friday, January 10th 2020, 6:29

The disputed region has had no internet access since India stripped it of partial autonomy in August.
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Delhi bus rape: Indian court issues death warrants

Tuesday, January 7th 2020, 12:55

An Indian court has said the men will hang on 22 January, after they have exhausted their appeals.
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JNU: Students across India protest against campus attack

Monday, January 6th 2020, 15:46

Masked men wielding sticks attacked students of India's Jawaharlal Nehru University on Sunday.
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JNU: Indian students injured in university violence

Sunday, January 5th 2020, 18:35
related places: Delhi

Police in Delhi are called to the JNU campus amid reports of masked men attacking students and staff.
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India yak deaths: 'For humans to survive, yaks must too'

Sunday, January 5th 2020, 0:11

A shrinking yak population in India's north-eastern state of Sikkim has herders and locals worried.
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Shaheen Bagh: The women occupying Delhi street against citizenship law

Saturday, January 4th 2020, 1:14
related places: Delhi

Hundreds of Muslim women are braving the Delhi winter to protest against a new Indian citizenship law.
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Mukesh Ambani: Asia's richest man takes on retail giant Amazon

Thursday, January 2nd 2020, 9:59

Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries has started rolling out its online retail service in India.
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Writing a ‘national anthem' for Mars

Thursday, January 2nd 2020, 0:01

A former software analyst and rising opera star has penned a song for the Red Planet.
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Citizenship Act protests: Why fear has gripped Muslims in this Indian state

Tuesday, December 31st 2019, 0:29

The Muslim community in Uttar Pradesh is living in fear after a new citizenship law came into effect.
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Why international rock stars are flocking to India

Sunday, December 29th 2019, 0:51
related places: Mumbai

U2, who recently performed in Mumbai, are one among many bands lining up to tour India.
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India Citizenship Act protests: 'Our son was shot dead by police'

Saturday, December 28th 2019, 0:21

Muslims in India tell the BBC of police brutality, and why they fear losing their citizenship rights.
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Chagos Islands dispute: UK accused of 'crimes against humanity' by Mauritius

Friday, December 27th 2019, 21:44
related countries: Indian Ocean Indian Ocean, Mauritius Mauritius, United Kingdom United Kingdom

The PM of Mauritius says he is considering charges against UK officials over Indian Ocean islands.
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The Indian Ocean tsunami remembered by those who survived it

Wednesday, December 25th 2019, 22:21
related countries: Indian Ocean Indian Ocean

The story of how the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami unfolded, by those who survived.
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Kartarpur: Temple of hope between India and Pakistan

Wednesday, December 25th 2019, 0:32
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan
related places: Kartarpur

Parminder Singh Sandhu wanted to visit Kartarpur temple all his life - but couldn't until now.
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Why is India passing more death sentences?

Saturday, December 21st 2019, 0:34

India is to hang four men for the 2012 Delhi gang rape - but globally there are now fewer executions.
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Citizenship Act protests: Three dead and thousands held in India

Thursday, December 19th 2019, 20:05

Three people die amid protests against a new law which offers Indian citizenship to non-Muslims.
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India anti-citizenship law protests continue despite ban

Thursday, December 19th 2019, 12:21

Thousands of Indians defy a government ban on protests against the new citizenship law.
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Why India shuts down the internet more than any other democracy

Thursday, December 19th 2019, 11:33

India shut down the internet 93 times this year, and a blackout in Kashmir is the world's longest.
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BBC to hold India Sportswoman of the Year contest

Thursday, December 19th 2019, 11:29

The winner of the award, which honours India's finest sportswomen, will be announced next March.
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Citizenship Amendment Act: 'A policeman just shot me'

Tuesday, December 17th 2019, 12:51

The BBC speaks to a man who says Indian police shot him as he was passing by a protest.
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Citizenship Amendment Act: Fresh violence erupts in Delhi

Tuesday, December 17th 2019, 10:25
related places: Delhi

The protest in the Indian capital's Seelampur area is seeing crowds face off against police officers.
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Citizenship Amendment Act: Nationwide protests in India

Monday, December 16th 2019, 19:10
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, Pakistan Pakistan

Non-Muslims from three countries get citizenship under the law, which some say is anti-Muslim.
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Citizenship Amendment Act: India PM Modi appeals for calm as protests grow

Monday, December 16th 2019, 17:31

The law lets migrants fleeing religious persecution claim citizenship - but not if they are Muslim.
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Citizen Amendment Bill protests: The protesters standing up to police

Monday, December 16th 2019, 17:25

A group of women went viral after forming a human shield to stop Indian police beating their friend.
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Pro-Indian 'fake websites targeted decision makers in Europe'

Monday, December 16th 2019, 13:01

Fake sites and groups lobbying for India influenced decision makers in Europe, researchers say.
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Imported for my body: The African women trafficked to India for sex

Monday, December 16th 2019, 0:11

BBC Africa Eye uncovered an illegal network that lures women to India from Africa for sex work.
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Citizenship Amendment Bill: India's West Bengal hit by protests

Saturday, December 14th 2019, 14:33
related countries: Canada Canada, United Kingdom United Kingdom, United States United States

The UK, US and Canada have warned people visiting India's north-east to "exercise caution".
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Rape in India: How Rahul Gandhi and Narendra Modi both made it a political issue

Friday, December 13th 2019, 11:36

Rahul Gandhi is now under attack, but PM Narendra Modi has also invoked rape to win elections.
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Citizenship Amendment Bill: 'Anti-Muslim' law challenged in India court

Thursday, December 12th 2019, 8:07

The controversial law offers amnesty to non-Muslim illegal immigrants from three countries.
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Citizenship Amendment Bill: Are India's claims about minorities in other countries true?

Thursday, December 12th 2019, 0:40

Are the Indian government's claims about non-Muslim groups in neighbouring states correct?
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Bangalore: Dummies in police uniforms 'control' city traffic

Tuesday, December 10th 2019, 9:12

Officials in India hope drivers will mistake them for real police and be less likely to break rules.
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Viewpoint: Are Indian unicorns like Paytm and Zomato too powerful?

Tuesday, December 10th 2019, 0:01

With massive funding from global sources, a handful of Indian start-ups are influencing policy.
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Delhi factory fire: More than 40 dead in India blaze

Monday, December 9th 2019, 1:49

The blaze, which erupted in the Indian capital's congested old quarter, killed at least 43 people.
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Unnao rape case: Indian woman set on fire on way to hearing dies

Saturday, December 7th 2019, 5:50

The 23-year-old suffered 90% burns after being attacked by men including the alleged rapists.
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Indian Ocean Dipole: What is it and why is it linked to floods and bushfires?

Saturday, December 7th 2019, 1:01
related countries: Australia Australia, Indian Ocean Indian Ocean

A climate system in the Indian Ocean, known as the dipole, is behind extreme weather events in East Africa and Australia.
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Hyderabad case: Police kill suspects in rape and murder of Indian vet

Friday, December 6th 2019, 13:58
related places: Hyderabad

Thousands of people celebrate the killings, while the woman's mother says "justice has been done".
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India woman shot for 'pausing dance' at wedding

Friday, December 6th 2019, 8:56

The woman, who suffered a jaw injury, is being treated in hospital in northern India.
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Unnao: India woman set on fire on her way to rape case hearing

Thursday, December 5th 2019, 15:55

The Indian woman suffered severe burns and is fighting for her life in hospital.
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India newborn found alive in shallow grave now thriving

Thursday, December 5th 2019, 9:39

The baby girl was found buried alive in a clay pot in India in a critical condition in mid-October.
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Kashmir conflict: Pro-India politicians feel 'betrayed' by Modi

Wednesday, December 4th 2019, 0:47

Kashmir's politicians say they sacrificed everything for India, only to be repaid with betrayal.
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Nasa finds debris of India's crashed Moon rover

Tuesday, December 3rd 2019, 6:15

Nasa credited an Indian engineer, Shanmuga Subramanian, with helping locate the site of the debris.
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India tiger on 'longest walk ever' for mate and prey

Monday, December 2nd 2019, 11:59

The tiger has traversed 1,300km in five months, the furthest a big cat is known to have walked in India.
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Chennai: Children play as 'toxic' foam blankets Indian beach

Monday, December 2nd 2019, 3:20

The foam is said to be caused by pollutants in sewage mixing with sea water and frothed by waves.
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Rediscovering the forgotten Indian artists of British India

Saturday, November 30th 2019, 0:13
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The East India Company commissioned some remarkable artwork from Indian painters in the 18th Century.
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Indian vet, 27, allegedly raped and murdered in Hyderabad

Friday, November 29th 2019, 15:03
related places: Hyderabad

The 27-year-old woman's death in the southern city of Hyderabad has angered people in India.
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Russia's Taymyr plan: Arctic coal for India risks pollution

Friday, November 29th 2019, 0:31
related countries: Russia Russia
related places: Taymyr

A huge wildlife haven is at risk as Russian coal ships exploit melting Arctic ice in Siberia.
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Pragya Thakur: India MP sacked from panel for calling Gandhi killer 'a patriot'

Thursday, November 28th 2019, 7:48

Indian politician Pragya Thakur is dropped from a key defence panel after her comments.
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Ravi Kumar Atheist: The Indian man fighting to be godless

Thursday, November 28th 2019, 1:39

Ravi Kumar's quest for a legal document recognising him as an atheist has got him into trouble.
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India's toilets: Report questions claims that rural areas are free from open defecation

Wednesday, November 27th 2019, 0:03

India's prime minister has said defecating in the open has ended in rural India - but is that true?
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Indian doctors remove 7.4kg kidney from patient

Tuesday, November 26th 2019, 4:30

A kidney usually weighs between 120-150g, so this was one of the heaviest on record, doctors say.
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'Indian food is terrible' tweet sparks hot debate about racism

Monday, November 25th 2019, 19:36

A professor's comment triggers an avalanche of criticism on Twitter from food lovers and immigrants.
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Indian court says world 'laughing' at smog

Monday, November 25th 2019, 15:27

Northern parts of India have been blanketed in smog for weeks.
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How to make cement more climate-friendly

Monday, November 25th 2019, 0:32

As India increases its use of cement, the boss of an Indian company hopes to curb its emissions.
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The Indian painters reviving Cheriyal, a 500-year-old art form

Sunday, November 24th 2019, 0:10

The Cheriyal style of painting is unique to the southern Indian state of Telangana.
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School head suspended after pupil dies from snakebite

Friday, November 22nd 2019, 17:38

Protests have been growing over the death of a 10-year-old girl at a school in Kerala, India.
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Chaayos cafe: Indian cafe's facial recognition use sparks anger

Friday, November 22nd 2019, 5:38

Experts are worried about private companies using the technology in the absence of privacy laws.
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Delhi pollution: The bar selling oxygen to choking city

Thursday, November 21st 2019, 11:56

Pollution is at dangerous levels in the Indian capital and one bar is selling fresh air - at a price.
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Why Seychelles has world's worst heroin problem

Thursday, November 21st 2019, 0:39
related countries: Indian Ocean Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean archipelago suffers from the highest rate of heroin abuse in the world, but policy makers are hopeful that rehabilitation will curb addiction.
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World Toilet Day: The lives of Indian sanitation workers

Tuesday, November 19th 2019, 0:15

Photographs of the working lives of sanitation workers in India.
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Avalanche kills six on Siachen glacier in Kashmir

Monday, November 18th 2019, 18:13

Four Indian soldiers and two civilians die as they are patrolling the Siachen glacier in Kashmir.
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