Planners have decreed that the famed Kathputli Colony in India’s capital, New Delhi, is to make way for luxury flats and shops
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Indian Hospitals Are Doing a Roaring Trade in Medical Tourists From Afghanistan
With healthcare in their own country in a parlous state, Afghans who can afford it go overseas for treatment
India’s Opposition BJP Will Storm the Next Election, a New Poll Finds
The survey results are a damning report card for the ruling Congress Party
Too Many Indian Newborns Are Dying, Especially in New Delhi
The Indian capital comes off badly in a new report on infant mortality
Indian Police Clash with Civilians in Kashmir
After police killed seven they thought were rebels
India Paves Way for Newest State Despite Unruly Parliamentarians
After another rowdy day in Parliament, lawmakers in India’s upper house passed a bill on Thursday to create a new state in India, Telangana. The bill, which has to be signed by India’s President to become law, would carve India’s 29th state of some 35 million people out of the southern state of Andhra Pradesh.
The bifurcation of …
Indian Court Stops Release of Gandhi Murderers
Freeing trio responsible for killing former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi is not “legally tenable”
India Finally Allows Minorities To Adopt Children With Full Rights
Ruling to allow Christians and Muslims to adopt brings fresh hope to around 12 million Indian orphans
Indian Editor Charged With Rape and Sexual Assault
Tarun Tejpal allegedly assaulted female colleague in November
Liberal India Feels Under Threat After Publisher Pledges to Pulp The Hindus
The ability of vocal religious groups, litigants and politicians to threaten publishers has many Indians worried
Olympic Committee Reinstates India, Flag Will Fly in Sochi
In time for country’s flag to fly at Winter Games
India’s Modi to Meet U.S. Envoy After Being Persona Non Grata in Washington
That might be because his party, the BJP, looks set to win the most seats in India’s upcoming general elections
Delhi’s Air Has Become a Lethal Hazard and Nobody Seems to Know What to Do About It
The Indian capital is starting to make polluted nightmares like Beijing and Shanghai look like havens of clean air and vitality