New Delhi — Rescuers in India were still racing Wednesday to save eight workers four days after they were trapped underground by a collapse in a tunnel under construction in the southern state of Telangana. Rescuers crews had not managed to […]
Millions live with unhealthy air pollution Millions of Americans live in places with unhealthy levels of air pollution 04:21 New Delhi — Authorities in India’s sprawling capital city imposed even stricter emergency measures Monday in a bid to prevent illness
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Thick smog blanketed India’s capital Thursday as the annual ritual of choking on incredibly polluted winter air took hold of New Delhi yet again. Authorities ordered many students to stay home as the smog delayed more than 300 flights and
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New Delhi — India’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that authorities demolishing illegally-constructed homes and other properties belonging to suspected criminals is unconstitutional and must cease. The practice is allegedly used widely by several state governments to punish suspects outside the court
New Delhi — More than three months after the rape and murder of a 31-year-old female doctor in India sparked wide-scale protests across the country, the trial of the only person accused of the brutal crime began Monday at a
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New Delhi — At least 36 people were killed and six others injured Monday when a bus lost control on a hilly road in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand and plunged into a gorge. The bus was built to carry
New Delhi — India’s government has told the country’s Supreme Court that criminalizing marital rape would be “excessively harsh,” as it opposes petitions with the court seeking to amend a British colonial-era law that says a man cannot be prosecuted for rape
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New Delhi — Police in India’s southern state of Kerala have opened investigations into allegations of rape against several popular movie stars from the region’s Malayalam language film industry. Cases have been registered against some of the industry’s biggest names
New Delhi — Thousands of angry students and other protesters marched on the streets of eastern Indian city of Kolkata in the West Bengal state on Tuesday demanding justice for a doctor who was brutally raped and killed earlier this month
