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India withdraws warning on biometric ID photocopies after online panic

The Indian government issued a security warning over ID photocopies - then backtracked amid backlash on social media.

30/05/2022

Scenes

The female rap group inspiring young women across India

In partnership with Media City

"Rapping gives me confidence. Rapping gives me a feeling of liberty and empowerment. It's my way of survival."

23/05/2022

India

Police arrest company owners after building fire kills 27 in New Delhi

At least 12 people were injured and 50 rescued from the four-storey commercial building, which contains mainly shops, fire authorities said.

14/05/2022

Earth News

Birds are falling from the sky as severe heatwave scorches India

Health officials in Gujarat have asked animal hospitals to set up special wards for heat stroke.

12/05/2022

Climate

‘Retreating into shadows’: How the climate crisis is impacting cricket

The Indian Premier League battles on through some of the hottest conditions in 100 years, with one team donning green as a call to action yesterday.

09/05/2022

Destinations

India is open again but where should you explore first?

India has plenty to offer besides the Golden Triangle and the Taj Mahal. Get off the beaten track in these lesser known destinations.

07/05/2022

Ecotech

Meet Delhi’s guerrilla gardener making rickshaws green

The power of plants is helping keep the heatwave at bay in one of New Delhi's ubiquitous rickshaws.

07/05/2022

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Thousands of Muslims in India, Pakistan, Iran and Iraq gathered on Tuesday to pray for Eid al-Fitr.

They joined Muslims across the Middle East and beyond observing Eid, which is one of the most celebrated holidays in the Muslim world and traditionally a time for family and festivities.

03/05/2022

Earth News

What does India’s heatwave mean for global food supplies?

The severe heatwave has come unusually early in spring, and will put more than 1 billion people in India and Pakistan at risk.

27/04/2022

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New Delhi engulfed in smoke after landfill fire

Acrid smoke hung over New Delhi for a second day on Wednesday after a massive landfill caught fire during a scorching heat wave, forcing informal waste workers to endure hazardous conditions.

27/04/2022

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson begins India trip at independence hero Gandhi's ashram

Prime Minister Boris Johnson begins India trip at independence hero Gandhi's ashram

21/04/2022

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Muslim-owned shops demolished in New Delhi

Authorities in New Delhi used bulldozers on Wednesday to destroy a number of Muslim-owned shops before the Supreme Court halted the demolitions.

20/04/2022

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Mumbai welcomes new year with music, dancing and traditional costumes

Huge crowds pack the streets of a southern Mumbai neighbourhood to watch women motorbike riders, singers, dancers and drummers take part in a parade for "Gudi Padwa" which marks the new year in the western state of Maharashtra, with many wearing traditional dress.

02/04/2022

India

Tuberculosis death rate in India has increased because of the COVID pandemic

Around half a million people died from Tuberculosis in India in 2020. That's a third of the global toll. It's the first time the death rates from TB rose in more than a decade. It follows the two-year COVID-19 pandemic when people in India were too worried about getting tested according to a doctor

27/03/2022

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Opposition protests against fuel price hike in India

About 100 members of the youth wing of the opposition Congress party protested against the latest hike in fuel and domestic cooking gas prices.

23/03/2022

Partner content

Discover the magical backwaters of Kerala

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In a place known as God's Own Country, the pristine backwaters are forgotten by time. Kerala is worlds apart from the frenetic pace of life in the rest of the country. And no visit here is complete without experiencing the Great Backwaters.

18/03/2022

Destinations

Flights to India are restarting. Here’s where you should explore first

Air India is soon resuming its regular service. Which means the 'Venice of India' is once again within reach.

17/03/2022

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India: Widows celebrate Hindu spring festival of colours

Around 100 widows are marking Holi - the Hindu festival of colours in spring - at the Gopinath temple in the northern Indian town of Vrindavan.

15/03/2022

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Keravan Kerala: A luxury way to explore Kerala’s hinterlands

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Welcome to Keravan Kerala – an enchanting new way to experience the beauty of this southern Indian state, also known as God’s own country.

09/03/2022

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Tibetan exiles in India protest Winter Olympics in China

Tibetan exiles in India protest Winter Olympics in China

03/02/2022

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Funeral held for India's tiger 'supermum' Collarwali

Funeral held for India's tiger 'supermum' Collarwali

20/01/2022

Scenes

The street actors spreading awareness about social issues in India

In partnership with Media City

"'Nukkad natak' is a very participatory process, and I think that is the beauty of it because that gives it a scope of having people's voices or diverse voices"

17/01/2022

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Thousands attend Indian bull-taming festival amid Covid surge

During the Jallikattu festival, bulls are released from pens and men try to grab their horns to win prizes.

17/01/2022

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India: Thousands take holy dip in Ganges amid COVID fears

Hundreds of thousands of Indian pilgrims begin packing an island in the Ganges for a vast religious festival as Covid-19 cases surge nationwide.

14/01/2022

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Indian villages fish collectively during the Bhogali Bihu harvest festival

Hundreds of villagers take part in a traditional collective fishing event during the Bhogali Bihu celebrations at Goroimari Lake in Panbari, around 50 kilometres (31 miles) from Guwahati, to mark the end of the harvesting season in India's northeastern Assam state.

13/01/2022

India

UK and India launch talks in New Delhi on post-Brexit trade deal

The British trade minister's visit to launch the negotiations is a sign the UK intends to focus its post-Brexit trade policies in the Indo-Pacific region.

13/01/2022