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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Meet the skier flying the flag for 1.4 Billion Indians at the Winter Olympics

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"It is the dream of the entire Kashmir valley, a dream of all Indians. There cannot be a greater joy for us."

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These are the 7 best destinations for solo travel around the world

Many of us are ready to get out there and explore the world again but not everyone wants to wait for their family or friends to tag along.

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Expats in Dubai celebrate India's Republic Day with dancing and dosas

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Dubai has one of the largest Indian communities outside of the country itself and the community celebrated the 73rd Republic Day with colourful parades, dance performances and dosas in the form of tricolour flags.

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India set to tax cryptos at 30% and introduce a 'digital rupee'

The move may deliver a blow to one of the most dynamic cryptocurrency markets in the world.

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Showcasing a land of culture and colour: the Indian Pavilion at Dubai's World Expo

In this edition of Postcards we explore the India Pavilion at Expo 2020 in Dubai.

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Funeral held for India's tiger 'supermum' Collarwali

Funeral held for India's tiger 'supermum' Collarwali

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The street actors spreading awareness about social issues in India

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"'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"

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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.

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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.

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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.

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India begins vaccinating teens as virus cases spike

India begins vaccinating adolescents aged 15-18 with the WHO-approved Covaxin vaccine as omicron cases rise in the country.

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12 dead in crowd surge at popular Hindu shrine in Kashmir

Deadly crowd surges are fairly common during Indian religious festivals where huge gatherings, sometimes in the millions, cover small areas with few safety or control measures.