India
Man Leads Violent Mob to Abduct Woman After She Rejected His Marriage Proposal
The man is still at large. Police say violent crimes by men against women who reject them are increasing in India.
How a Curious Cop Led to the Arrest of Man Decades After He Killed a Woman
Indian police identified Sitaram Bhatane, who was in hiding for years, through the world’s largest biometric system.
Asia’s Richest Man Is Giving the Slum From ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ a Makeover
Dharavi, a slum that houses over a million in Mumbai city, is the symbol of India’s vast wealth inequalities. Will Gautam Adani change that?
Why Aren't People Letting This Billionaire Build His $900M Port?
A strategic and lucrative port being built by Gautam Adani sits unfinished in India after a fishing community started an indefinite protest.
Why This Iconic Bollywood Actor Went to Court to Ban Anyone Impersonating Him
For dozens of Indian men who make a living from impersonating Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan, things just got tricky.
We’re Now 8 Billion Humans on Planet Earth. So, What Happened to India’s ‘Billionth Baby?’
Aastha Arora, whose birth in 2000 marked a milestone in India’s population, on what the “billionth baby” tag has meant since.
This Country Has 70 New Millionaires Every Day. Why Is it Among the World’s Hungriest?
Nearly 800 million Indians depend on the government’s chronically underfunded food security programme.
Guilt, Anxiety and Hope: The Lives of Young Climate Activists in India
“It’s an instant turnoff when I [meet] someone who’s apolitical, denies my fears of the climate crisis, and boasts about their flight and cab journeys.”
‘My Whole Family Is Gone’: Bridge Collapse Kills At Least 140 in India
The century-old bridge was renovated just four days before cables supporting it snapped.
Rishi Sunak’s Rise Is a Win for the Super Rich. It’s Not a Diversity Win, Experts Say.
“This is no Barack Obama moment.”
An Assaulted Teen Was Found in a Bush. No One Helped Her, But Everyone Filmed Her.
Police in India were alerted to an alleged sexual assault after videos of men making videos of the girl crying out for help went viral.
How Far-Right Hindu Supremacy Went Global
An extremist ideology from India is fuelling rising division and hate speech in the UK, US, Canada and Australia.