India

Gates Foundation's Humanitarian Award To India's Modi Is Sparking Outrage

5:08pm September 17, 2019

by Malaka Gharib

The Indian prime minister is cited for the millions of toilets his government has built in rural India. Activists say his human rights record should disqualify him.

Indian Space Research Organization employees react as they learn that mission control lost communication with its unmanned landing module moments before it touched down on the moon's south pole Saturday (local time.)

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India's Attempt To Land Rover At Moon's South Pole Fails

6:58pm September 06, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

The spacecraft's descent was going as planned until it reached an altitude of 2.1 km over the surface. "Subsequently, communication from Lander to the ground stations was lost," scientists explained.

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Health & Safety

Viral Video: Moonwalking Over The Potholes Of India

2:12pm September 05, 2019

by Furkan Latif Khan

Sometimes it takes a leap of imagination to get the authorities to repair damaged streets. And it's not a joke – pothole-related accidents claim thousands of lives in India.

A child leaves for school in a village in India. Last November, the Indian government announced new rules limiting the weight of school bags depending on a child's age. But the rules are not always enforced.

You Think Your Kid's School Backpack Is Heavy? See What's Going On In India!

5:27pm September 04, 2019

by Sushmita Pathak

India has made new rules regulating the weight of school bags. Are principals — and parents — paying attention? One mother in Mumbai is conducting spot checks to find out.

Farmers Anil Geela, left, and Pilli Tirupati do their version of the Kiki Challenge, dancing to Drake's song "In My Feelings." In the mud. With oxen.

Whatever Happened To ... The Farmers Who Danced In The Mud For The 'Kiki Challenge'?

7:00am September 01, 2019

by Kamala Thiagarajan

Last summer, they danced to Drake's "In My Feelings" in a rice paddy and racked up a million page views. Here's what the farmers — and the vlogger behind it — have been up to since then.

An Indian paramilitary soldier asks a Kashmiri couple on motorcycle to leave at a temporary checkpoint during restrictions in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Friday.

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Nearly 4 Weeks Into India's Clampdown, Kashmiris Describe Protests, Jail, Uncertainty

8:01am August 31, 2019

by Lauren Frayer

The government says its priorities are "restoration of normalcy and deepening of democracy" in Indian-controlled Kashmir. But people who have left the region this month paint a different picture.

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Dr. Omar Salim Akhtar of Kashmir protested the clampdown on telephone and Internet communications by Indian authorities at a press conference on Aug. 26. He was later arrested, then released after a few hours.

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Why Doctors And Medical Journals Are Fighting Over Health Care In Kashmir

3:19pm August 30, 2019

by Kamala Thiagarajan

There are very different perspectives on the impact the political crisis is having on the people of Kashmir. The Lancet weighed in — and an association of Indian doctors had an angry reaction.

Long-distance truck driver Mohammad Hashim, 45, survived an attack by a Hindu mob last year. A dozen men on motorbikes forced him off the road and beat him. He suffered a broken leg and fractured vertebrae.

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'This Is It. I'm Going To Die': India's Minorities Are Targeted In Lynchings

12:11pm August 21, 2019

by Lauren Frayer

"It's like they are trying to erase us — erase all of my people," says the widow of a Muslim dairy farmer who died after being assaulted by a mob while he was transporting cows.

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Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard near a temporary check point on the road leading toward an Independence Day parade venue during lockdown in Srinagar, in Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Thursday. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says that strippi

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India's Modi Defends Moves In Kashmir As Lockdown Continues

2:47pm August 15, 2019

by Furkan Latif Khan

India has split the state into two territories and shut off phone, Internet and cable TV service in the disputed region since early August.

An Indian paramilitary soldier orders a man to lift his robe before frisking him in Srinagar on Thursday.

Tensions Continue High Over Kashmir, With 500 Arrests And A Communications Blackout

5:00pm August 09, 2019

Indian-administered Kashmir is now in its fourth day of a communications blackout, following the government's decision to revoke its special status. Pakistan has downgraded diplomatic ties.