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Activists demanding justice in the case of a veterinarian who was gang-raped and killed last week shout slogans during a protest on Thursday in Kolkata, India.

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Woman Heading To Testify At Rape Trial Set On Fire In India

11:27pm December 05, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

The woman says one of the men who attacked her on Thursday is the same man who raped her last year. It's another horrifying incident in a country grappling with high levels of sexual violence.

Supporters of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community hold placards during a protest against passing of Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019, in Bangalore, India, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019. Members of the LGBT community alleged th

India Just Passed A Trans Rights Bill. Why Are Trans Activists Protesting It?

11:42am December 04, 2019

by Sushmita Pathak

The new legislation purports to protect transgender rights — but many trans activists say it does the exact opposite.

An illustration of the landing craft stands behind members of the media at an Indian Space Research Organisation facility this year in Bangalore, India. Authorities initially chalked up the failed landing in September to a loss of communication with the c

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2 Months After Failed Moon Landing, India Acknowledges Its Craft Crashed

3:34pm November 26, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

The robotic Vikram craft would have made India the fourth country to successfully land on the moon. Instead, contact was lost — and now, authorities have formally acknowledged it crashed.

Flanked by Buddhist monks, the Dalai Lama, 84, greets visitors in September at a prayer ceremony at his monastery in Dharamsala, India.

Who Will Decide On The Dalai Lama's Successor — His Supporters Or Beijing?

9:25am November 10, 2019

by Lauren Frayer

"The Dalai Lama's reincarnation is a civilizational struggle between China and Tibetans over who controls Tibetan Buddhism," says Amitabh Mathur, a former Indian government adviser on Tibetan affairs.

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People cover their faces with masks to avoid thick smog in New Delhi on Nov. 5. People living there have complained about respiratory problems.

As Delhi Chokes On Smog, India's Health Minister Advises: Eat More Carrots

11:22am November 08, 2019

by Kamala Thiagarajan

Residents of one of the world's most polluted cities are getting fed up with government inaction — and a few questionable tweets aren't helping.

A woman rolls tobacco inside a tendu leaf to make a beedi cigarette at her home in Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, June 3, 2015. India's smokers favor cheaper options such as chewing and leaf-wrapped tobacco over cigarettes.

India Banned E-Cigarettes — But Beedis And Chewing Tobacco Remain Widespread

1:18pm October 09, 2019

India is the world's top consumer of smokeless tobacco — and has the world's highest number of oral cavity cancers.

A portrait of the Nizam of Hyderabad, Osman Ali Khan. The seventh and last nizam ruled Hyderabad between 1911 and 1948, until it was merged back into independent India.

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Heirs Of Hyderabad's Last King Can Claim Millions Held In U.K. Account, Court Rules

10:05am October 03, 2019

by Scott Neuman

In 1948, the Nizam of Hyderabad put 1 million pounds in the overseas bank account of a Pakistani diplomat. It accumulated interest for the next seven decades as his family fought to get it back.

Indian spiritual and political leader Mohandas Gandhi circa 1935.

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Gandhi Is Deeply Revered, But His Attitudes On Race And Sex Are Under Scrutiny

9:29am October 02, 2019

by Lauren Frayer

He has been called racist, sexist and not manly enough. But the spiritual and political leader — who would have turned 150 on Wednesday — is deeply revered in India and around the world.

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Indian historian Ramachandra Guha (left) speaks with Anamik Shah, the vice chancellor of Gujarat Vidyapith, a university founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1920, in Ahmedabad, western India.

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Gandhi Is 'An Object Of Intense Debate': A Biographer Reflects On The Indian Leader

9:00am September 29, 2019

by Lauren Frayer

Wednesday marks 150 years since Mahatma Gandhi's birth. NPR sat down with biographer Ramachandra Guha and discussed the Indian leader's legacy.

A roadside tobacco shop vendor displays an e-cigarette in New Delhi, India, Wednesday. India's government has decided to ban the products.

India Announces Widespread Ban Of E-Cigarettes

4:41pm September 18, 2019

The government expressed alarm at the growing rate of use by young people and possible health hazards.