Rishi Sunak's ascent to British prime minister stirs celebrations across India
People across India are celebrating Rishi Sunak, who has embraced his Indian and Hindu heritage, becoming the newest British prime minister.
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Residents across India celebrate Diwali with festivities and dazzling lights
Indians celebrated Diwali on Monday as bright oil lamps and colorful lights lit up homes and streets across the country to mark the Hindu festival that symbolizes the victory of light over darkness.
Precious memories: 8 refugees share the things they brought to remind them of home
If you had to leave your home, you'd bring essential items for survival. But if you could take one sentimental object, what would it be? We asked refugees from Ukraine, Afghanistan, Honduras and more.
Contaminated cough syrup from India linked to 70 child deaths. It's happened before
The World Health Organization has issued an alert about the deaths in the West African nation of Gambia. For context, we speak to the authors of The Truth Pill: The Myth of Drug Regulation in India.
Over 25 deaths as packed tractor wagon overturns in India
A farm tractor pulling a wagon loaded with people overturned and fell into a pond in northern India, killing 26 people, most of them women and children, officials said Sunday.
Climate change likely helped cause deadly Pakistan floods, scientists find
Extremely heavy rain fell in the hardest-hit provinces. About 75% more water is falling during the heaviest rainstorms in the region, according to a new scientific analysis.
India reacts to Queen Elizabeth II's death with grief, anger — but mainly indifference
Tributes were paid. But for many of the queen's former colonial subjects, her life and death are a reminder of a painful history of exploitation and racism. Others just didn't give it much thought.
As India turns 75, Muslim girls are suing to wear the hijab — and protect secularism
When her high school banned the hijab, Ayesha Shifa sued. Her case went to India's Supreme Court. A verdict, expected soon, could redefine what secularism means in the world's largest democracy.
At least 40 people are dead after floods and landslides leave hit northern India
Rains inundated hundreds of villages, swept away mud houses, flooded roads and destroyed bridges in some parts of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand states.
For Kashmiris, resolution to decades of conflict remains a distant dream
As India marks 75 years of independence this month, many in Jammu and Kashmir may feel there's little to celebrate. Kashmir, claimed by India and Pakistan, has seen decades of separatist violence.