Experts say incident signals that they want to be left alone
While Maldives Looks to Reset Ties with India, in Sri Lanka Pro China leader Reemerges on Political Centerstage
A citizen-led initiative in the Indian city of Mumbai commended by the United Nations for transforming a garbage-filled beachfront into a pristine shoreline has inspired other community-led efforts to reclaim more of the city's beaches. Anjana Pasricha joined a group of young volunteers in India's financial capital who have been working for over a year to restore another strip of a sandy shoreline that was buried under plastic and trash.
Delhi citizens advised to minimize exposure to dirty air as pollution spikes
Accusation follows raid, 10-hour search of group’s office in southern city of Bangalore on grounds it allegedly violated foreign funding regulations
Devotees say Issues of Gender Justice have no place inside a temple
M.J. Akbar, junior external affairs minister, denies any wrongdoing and says he would 'challenge false accusations'
Refugees say they fear for their safety if they are sent back to Myanmar
In India, the first-ever deportation of Rohingyas to Myanmar has raised the specter of more repatriations among the 40,000 Rohingyas living in the country as the Hindu nationalist government takes a tougher stand on illegal immigrants. Anjana Pasricha visited refugee camps in the northern Haryana state where Rohingyas, who fled persecution and violence in Myanmar, say they fear for their safety if sent back.
Allegations have had a powerful impact
In a unique initiative in the tourist city of Shimla in northern India, prisoners are running a popular café and a mobile canteen. Anjana Pasricha visited the Himalayan town, the capital of Himachal Pradesh state, to find that convicts get a new lease of life as they reconnect with society.
The deal would violate U.S. sanctions against Russia
Multi-billion dollar deal, which could include missile defenses, frigates and helicopters, would be in violation of US sanctions against Russia; India seeking waiver
The right to practice religion is available to both men and women, the Supreme Court in India rules
Supreme Court uphholds country’s ambitious, but controversial, biometric identity project saying it is benefiting the poor, but it also limited government’s scope for using program
India hopes to reset ties with Maldives, which has leaned heavily toward China in recent years
A landmark ruling earlier this month that overturned a ban on gay sex in India has overjoyed the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community, but the road ahead in building societal acceptance will be long and difficult in a largely conservative country. As Anjana Pasricha finds out, some activists are making a beginning in schools and colleges where the subject is mostly taboo.
Even as the government faces the prospect of a slowing economy, it is under pressure to lower taxes on gas and diesel
More Indians are aspiring to become entrepreneurs, leaving the security of well-paid jobs to launch their own ventures. As Anjana Pasricha reports, their dreams have been fueled by successful start-ups in the last decade that have reached valuations of billions of dollars.
Supreme Court has struck down 19th century law criminalizing gay sex, bringing to a close a long drawn out battle to overturn controversial law that was a remnant of colonial past
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