Release of men jailed in gang rape stirs protests in India
Dozens of women protested against the release of the men in the capital, New Delhi on Thursday.
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75 years after India's violent Partition, survivors can cross the border — virtually
A virtual reality project helps survivors of India's Partition glimpse long-lost birthplaces they fled as children. Fraught relations between India and Pakistan mean they can't visit in person.
YouTube videos are helping reunite loved ones separated by the India-Pakistan border
Two Pakistani friends make videos in which those who lived through India's 1947 Partition describe loved ones they lost at the time. With viewers' help, siblings and others are reunited after decades.
Scientists say landfills release more planet-warming methane than previously thought
A study builds on research that shows landfills are the third-largest source of methane emissions globally, after oil and gas systems and agriculture.
Opinion: Life hacks from India on how to stay cool (without an air conditioner)
Heat wave researcher Gulrez Shah Azhar grew up in Uttar Pradesh, India, without an A/C unit. He shares tips on how to deal with the heat — including wearing a wet scarf around your neck.
Indian lawmakers are voting for president, and the winner may be a tribal woman
If elected, Draupadi Murmu will become the first tribal president and the second-ever female president of India.
Opinion: Wicket bad bet
NPR's Scott Simon talks about a cricket-match scam in an Indian village. Russian gamblers were duped. The scam is now under investigation.
A nasty disease is even nastier for patients with HIV. Now there's encouraging news
It's called visceral leishmaniasis. It's spread by sandflies and fatal if left untreated. Fortunately, a new drug regimen holds promise.
India begins to ban single-use plastics including cups and straws
Other items like water or soda bottles or snack bags aren't banned yet. But the government has set targets for manufacturers to be responsible for recycling or disposing of them after their use.
18 dead in India, Bangladesh floods; millions without homes
At least 18 people have died as massive floods ravaged northeastern India and Bangladesh, leaving millions of homes underwater and severing transport links.