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In this July 17, 2021, file photo, candles lit by journalists in New Delhi pay tribute to photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, who was killed in Afghanistan covering clashes between the Taliban and Afghan security forces.

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Family of killed photojournalist Danish Siddiqui take Taliban leaders to ICC

7:14am March 23, 2022

by Robert Griffiths

The family of Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, killed during a Taliban attack in Afghanistan last year, are seeking legal action at the International Criminal Court

A mob set this train car afire as they protested railway jobs that set increasingly demanding requirements, shutting out many applicants. What the media called a "job riot" took place in Gaya in the northeast Indian state of Bihar on Jan. 26.

This burning train is a symbol of the anger of India's out-of-work youth

12:19pm March 16, 2022

by Raksha Kumar

The country is in the midst of a job crisis. The rate of unemployment is about 13% among educated youth. Those who work in the informal sector vie for jobs with no security. Why are things so bad?

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Radha Devi buys vegetables on her way back from the private educational institute where she has worked as an aide since November 2021. Devi, her husband and their three children all came down with COVID-19 in April of that year. She and the kids recovered

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PHOTOS: The precarious lives of India's COVID widows

2:46pm March 11, 2022

by Text and photos by Ruhani Kaur

No matter how the pandemic proceeds, women who lost a husband — and sole family breadwinner — will lead irrevocably altered lives in the patriarchal society that is India.

Election officials count votes after Uttar Pradesh state elections in Lucknow, India on Thursday.

Modi's ruling party is ahead in crucial state polls in India

5:55am March 10, 2022

by The Associated Press

The results are seen as a referendum on the prime minister's popularity and a resounding endorsement of his party's Hindu-first politics.

Crowds turn out to cheer India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a road show in support of Uttar Pradesh state elections on Friday in Varanasi, India.

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India's ruling party says crime is down. Muslims say they've never felt less safe

9:15am March 05, 2022

India's Hindu nationalists say they've drastically cut crime in Uttar Pradesh, where key elections are underway. Human rights advocates say there's been a spike in police brutality against minorities.

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Indian chess prodigy Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, shown here in 2018, has beaten world champion Magnus Carlsen.

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A 16-year-old from India has beaten world chess champion Magnus Carlsen

4:24pm February 22, 2022

by Bill Chappell

"I'm just really happy," Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa said. He is the youngest person to defeat Carlsen since the Norwegian became world champion.

Health workers share information about tuberculosis with residents of aslum neighborhoods in New Delhi. India has the greatest number of TB cases in the world.

Before COVID, TB was the world's worst pathogen. It's still a 'monster' killer

7:01am February 13, 2022

by Susan Brink

It was under control. And then it wasn't. In her new book Phantom Plague: How Tuberculosis Shaped History, VIdya Krishnan shows how "we repeat the same disease-spreading mistakes over and over."

A photograph of a woman who says she was a victim of marital rape. She is posing outside near her home in New Delhi. The Delhi High Court is now considering petitions that call for the criminalization of marital rape.

Health & Safety

Marital rape is still legal in India. A court decision could change that

10:03am February 08, 2022

by Lauren Frayer

Women's groups have petitioned the Delhi High Court to close a legal loophole and criminalize marital rape. A decision is expected soon. Men who oppose the petitions have gone on a "marriage strike."

India's skier Arif Khan poses on the sidelines of a training session in Austria last month.

At the Beijing Olympics, a Kashmiri skier will carry India's flag — all by himself

10:27am February 02, 2022

by Lauren Frayer

When you think of India, you might think of heat and humidity before snow. But India is home to parts of the Himalayan mountains. That's where Olympian Arif Khan first put on skis.

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Homeless people gather beside a portrait of Saint Teresa, the founder of the Missionaries of Charity, to collect free food outside the order's headquarters in Kolkata, India, in August.

India blocks foreign funding for Mother Teresa's charity

1:11pm December 28, 2021

by Lauren Frayer

The Indian government says it has refused to renew a permit that allows the Missionaries of Charity to use foreign funds to operate orphanages and hospices across the country.