India

After the craftspeople of Ajrakphur dye fabrics with a traditional block printing method, there's a lot of toxic waste water. Enter the earthworms.

Whatsapp is spreading bogus medical advice in India. A website called Check4Spam is debunking the claims.

The case numbers are already high in certain countries. It's not only hard to treat — it's extremely contagious.

The court rejected the appeals of four men who committed the crime it described as "brutal, barbaric and diabolic," in which a 23-year-old woman was attacked and left to die.

#LahuKaLagaan is the name of a new viral campaign. It means "the tax on blood." The goal is to get the government to end the tax on sanitary napkins.

Incidents of violence against non-Hindus are rising after Hindu nationalists swept recent elections in India. But critics say Hindu nationalism can't succeed in a country that is 15 percent Muslim.

A researcher found that some of them don't want to be "rescued." And that in one community, sex work is a traditional occupation for married women.

A handful of new Indian beverage companies are offering traditional Indian tastes in neat, hygienic packs and bottles. The industry is growing fast and already competing with big soda companies.

It was one of the most incendiary episodes in India's modern history, with communal rioting that killed more than 2,000 people. Now, the Supreme Court has revived criminal conspiracy charges.

Most young people in the tiny Indian village of Chanka dream of life in the big city. But Girindra Nath Jha give up his New Delhi life to return to his birthplace.