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LGBTQ community supporters and members hold hands as they watch the Supreme Court verdict on petitions that seek the legalization of same-sex marriage, in Mumbai, India, Tuesday. According to a Pew survey, acceptance of homosexuality in India increased by 22 percentage points to 37% between 2013 and 2019.

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India's top court refuses to legalize same-sex marriage

12:10pm October 17, 2023

by The Associated Press

The court passed the responsibility back to Parliament. Chief Justice DY Chandrachud also urged the government to uphold the rights of LGBTQ+ people and end discrimination against them.

Security officers carry boxes of material confiscated after a raid at the office of NewsClick in New Delhi, India, Tuesday. Indian police raided the offices of the news website as well as the homes of several of its journalists, in what critics described as an attack on one of India's few remaining independent news outlets.

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New Delhi police launch fresh raids on Indian journalists

12:16pm October 03, 2023

by The Associated Press

Critics said Tuesday's raids on NewsClick offices and journalists have targeted one of India's few remaining independent news outlets. NewsClick is under investigation for alleged funding from China.

Kiran Joshi fills a copper vessel with water from Ashwanaula, a groundwater spring in the village of Raushil, where she lives with her family

As the 'water tower of Asia' dries out, villagers learn to recharge their springs

4:15pm October 02, 2023

by Namrata Kolachalam

In the Himalayan foothills, water is getting harder to come by. Villagers in one region of northern India are learning how to recharge the groundwater-fed springs they depend on.

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People hold flags during a Sikh rally outside the Indian Consulate in Toronto to raise awareness in the wake of the Canadian prime minister's comments alleging Indian government agents were potentially involved in the June killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia, on Monday.

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Why India's warnings about Sikh separatism don't get much traction in the West

7:40am September 28, 2023

by Michael Kugelman

The current India-Canada crisis has exposed a sharp disconnect between India and the West on the issue of Sikh separatism. Michael Kugelman of the Wilson Center's South Asia Institute explains why.

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, shakes hands with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the G20 Leaders' Summit in New Delhi on Sept. 9, 2023.

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Canada is investigating whether India is linked to the slaying of a Sikh activist

11:02pm September 18, 2023

by The Associated Press

Canada expelled a top Indian diplomat as it investigates the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a strong supporter of an independent Sikh homeland known as Khalistan, in British Columbia.

An aerial view shows Gyanvapi mosque (left) and Kashi Vishwanath temple on the banks of the Ganges River in Varanasi, India.

A Hindu-Muslim dispute tests centuries of interfaith culture in India's Varanasi

5:00am September 16, 2023

by Sushmita Pathak

Both faith communities have long shared this sacred city. But some Hindus have taken legal action over a mosque they claim holds idols of Hindu deities.

A field researcher holds a male bat that was trapped in an overhead net as part of an effort to find out how the animals pass Nipah virus to humans. The animal will be tested for the virus, examined and ultimately released.

Health & Safety

Another Nipah outbreak in India: What do we know about this virus and how to stop it?

4:50pm September 15, 2023

Nipah virus, known to spread from bats to human, has broken out in the state of Kerala. Here's what we know about the current cases and the ongoing efforts to quash this potentially fatal disease.

Natasha Poonawalla, executive director of the vaccine-manufacturing Serum Institute of India, donned an haute couture sari for the 2022 Met Gala. The garment is on display at the museum show '"The Offbeat Sari" (pictured, right). The designer is Sabyasachi Mukherjee and the metal corset is by Schiaparelli.

I love saris — but I have never seen saris like these before

4:54pm September 08, 2023

by Rhitu Chatterjee

NPR correspondent Rhitu Chatterjee visited a hit London museum show called "The Offbeat Sari." It showed her how the garment has changed — and made her reflect on what the sari means to her.

This image provided by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) shows Vikram lander as seen by the navigation camera on Pragyan Rover on Aug. 30, 2023.

World News

India's moon rover completes its walk as scientists look for signs of frozen water

2:27am September 04, 2023

by The Associated Press

There was no word on the outcome of the rover searches for signs of frozen water on the lunar surface that could help future astronaut missions.

Whatever happened to the 'period day off' policy?

12:13pm September 03, 2023

by Raksha Kumar

In 2017, two Indian firms began offering workers a day off for a painful period — earning much praise but also some criticism. We wondered if this policy is gaining favor in India and beyond.