India

Data Show India's Homegrown COVID-19 Vaccine Works — 2 Months After It Was Approved

9:48am March 04, 2021

by Lauren Frayer

India's homegrown COVID-19 vaccine has been controversial because the Indian government approved its use before clinical trials showed it works. Now data is finally out.

Farmers, traders and customers weave through waist-high heaps of chili peppers, piles of ginger and mounds of carrots at a government-run wholesale market in western India.

India's Farmer Protests: Why Are They So Angry?

7:26am March 02, 2021

by Lauren Frayer

Demonstrations have been going on for months. Pop stars and climate activists have pledged support for the farmers. What sparked the movement is less glamorous: New rules for wholesale markets.

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Demonstrators in New Delhi shout slogans during a protest against the arrest of climate change activist Disha Ravi for allegedly helping to create a guide for anti-government farmers protests.

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Twitter In Standoff With India's Government Over Free Speech And Local Law

12:02pm February 18, 2021

Twitter blocked hundreds of accounts the Indian government said were inciting violence. Then it unblocked them. Now it's stuck between Indian law and defending free speech.

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Indian journalist Priya Ramani (left) smiles as she leaves Patiala House Court in New Delhi in 2019. A New Delhi court on Wednesday acquitted Ramani of criminal defamation after she accused a former editor-turned-politician and junior external affairs min

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Indian Woman Sued For Defamation Over #MeToo Complaint Against Her Boss Is Acquitted

12:49pm February 17, 2021

by Sushmita Pathak

Journalist Priya Ramani said her former editor had sexually harassed her, which he denied. "I feel vindicated on behalf of all the women who have ever spoken out against sexual harassment," she said.

The moment British actor and comedian Stephen Fry announced Ranjitsinh Disale as the winner of the $1 million Global Teacher prize.

Village Teacher Wins $1 Million Prize For World's Most 'Exceptional' Educator

2:10pm February 12, 2021

by Sushmita Pathak

Ranjitsinh Disale from India has been honored for finding ways to educate girls whose parents don't want them to come to school.

After a portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in northern India on Sunday, people inspect a site near a damaged hydropower project at Reni village in Chamoli district in the country's Uttarakhand state.

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Scores Are Feared Dead In India After Himalayan Glacier Breaks Away

12:32pm February 07, 2021

by Lauren Frayer

At least 140 people are missing after a hydroelectric dam near the glacier was swept away in a deluge of water, rock and debris. "It came very fast. There was no time to alert anyone," a witness said.

Sanitation worker Ramesh Solanki cleans the streets outside Palghar railway station. "I get up every morning at 5:30, and I see news about the vaccines on TV," he says. "I don't know about any controversies. I just know I'm proud to be part of this."

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PHOTOS: The World's Biggest Vaccine Campaign Has Begun In India

7:54am February 06, 2021

by Lauren Frayer

They've got to reach urban dwellers as well as the two-thirds of Indians living in rural areas — and deal with vaccine hesitancy. Here's an early progress report.

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A mural in New Delhi is part of public health messaging in India. The country has seen a dramatic decline in new cases since the fall, but researchers aren't sure why.

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The Mystery Of India's Plummeting COVID-19 Cases

9:04pm February 01, 2021

by Lauren Frayer

From 100,000 cases a day in September, India is now down to about 10,000 a day. Is it climate? Demographics? Mask mandates? Scientists are looking for answers.

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He is "the white tiger" — a poor villager, Balram, portrayed by actor Adarsh Gourav, who is determined to use his intelligence to escape a life of poverty.

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What Indians Who've Known Poverty Think Of Netflix's 'The White Tiger' Movie

12:57pm January 29, 2021

by Kamala Thiagarajan

The movie, based on an award-winning novel, traces the unlikely journey of a poor villager in search of wealth. Does it ring true to those who know what it's like to be poor in India?

The U.S. Army Band plays "Pershing's Own" during the inauguration Wednesday. World leaders, former officials and citizens voiced optimism with the arrival of a new U.S. administration.

World Leaders Express Hope As Biden And Harris Are Sworn In

6:29pm January 20, 2021

by Brakkton Booker

Leaders, former officials and citizens voiced optimism with the dawn of the new U.S. administration. China's state news agency tweeted: "Good Riddance, Donald Trump!"