Scores Killed In Apparent Suicide Attack At India-Pakistan Border
The attack occurred on the Pakistani side of the famous Wagah border post, where crowds gather nightly to watch border guards in a choreographed routine.
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Thieves Tunnel Into Indian Bank Vault — From Across The Street
When a bank in northern India opened for business Monday, the staff was surprised to find the strongroom breached from underground. Local media say the crime resembles a movie plot.
Love Is Saying 'Sari': The Quest To Save A South Asian Tradition
Commentator Sandip Roy says the traditional sari has been falling out of fashion in the new India, but designers are turning to pop art prints and other changes to boost its appeal.
Mars Probes Give Scientists Box Seats For Rare Comet Flyby
A "mountain-sized" comet known as Siding Spring will pass very close to the red planet, where orbiters from the U.S., Europe and India, hope to get close — but not too close — to the action.
Cyclone Hudhud Blasts India With Winds Topping 120 MPH
Cyclone Hudhud is being blamed for several deaths after it struck the port city of Visakhapatnam (often called Vizag), destroying shops and snapping power lines along the coast of the Bay of Bengal.
Pakistani Teen Malala Yousafzai Shares Nobel Peace Prize
The activist who was shot by Taliban militants for promoting education for girls shares the prize with Kailash Satyarthi, an Indian campaigner against the exploitation of children.
In A Way, Gandhi Also Won 2014's Nobel Peace Prize
In a week when two Nobel Peace Prize winners were announced, NPR's Scott Simon reflects on Mahatma Gandhi's life. Though Gandhi never won the prize, 2014's winners carry on his legacy.
Abortion In India Is Legal Yet Women Are Still Dying
A poor woman in India has many bad choices when it comes to abortion: a do-it-yourself home treatment, an unqualified midwife, a quack medicine man. Seteng Horo was fortunate to find a safer option.
Popular Indian Politician's Corruption Conviction Spurs Nervousness
A ruling against J. Jayalalithaa in India's highest-profile corruption case has stunned a political class that is widely seen as permeated with graft. She's been sentenced to four years in prison.
India Zooms To Mars Much More Cheaply, But With Trade-Offs
A U.S. probe cost $637 million to get to Mars; an Indian mission cost about a tenth as much. There are at least a few reasons why, both teams agree — starting with the differing shapes of each orbit.