After Rahul Gandhi concluded his widely watched speech to India Inc. yesterday, an unlikely word was left hanging in the air: beehive. It was the political scion’s first major address to business leaders in what promises to be …
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In India, Development Fuels Disputes Over Land
Protests against land acquisitions are soaring in India as the country’s restless economy increasingly encroaches on traditional landowners and ways of life — at times with violent results
The Novartis Decision: Is the Big Win for Indian Pharma Bad News for Investment?
The rejection of Novartis’ patent application for a drug it developed more than a decade ago has been hailed by health care advocates. But it may spell bad news for New Delhi’s attempts to lure foreign investment to the country
India Celebrates Holi
A colorful and energetic festival, Holi is celebrated by Hindus throughout India, and traditionally heralds the beginning of spring. While the national holiday occurs on March 27, there are regional versions that take place in …
A Win for India as Italian Marines Return to Stand Trial
India won a diplomatic coup on Friday as two Italian marines returned to India to stand trial for allegedly shooting two fishermen off the coast of Kerala last winter. The incident, in which the marines, hired as private security …
Will India Tourism Be Tarnished by Attacks on Women?
India may have moved yet another rung down the ladder of desirable destinations for female travelers. Reports surfaced on Tuesday of a British woman injured after trying to escape out a window from the unwanted advances of a …
Another High-Profile Rape in India Highlights Ongoing Problem
Widespread hopes that the outrage over last year’s infamous gang rape would spark lasting change in India receded further still this weekend, as the attack of a Swiss tourist in central India made headlines around the world. …
What Ram Singh’s Life—and Death—Says About Violence and Inequity in India
A green tongue of water winds through Kalla Dhey, a patchwork of mud-walled houses and small fields in Karauli district in India’s northern Rajasthan state. The water, covered with algae, separates a few unlucky households from …
Another Outrage: Delhi Bus-Rape Suspect Found Dead
Ram Singh, one of the five suspects on trial in New Delhi for December’s gang-rape case, was found dead in his cell in the capital’s Tihar Jail early Monday morning
Why Wharton Canceled Narendra Modi’s Speech
The rejection by Wharton might only be a small irritant in the grand scheme of the Indian chief minister’s political ascension, but it highlights how radioactive he remains
Hyderabad’s Terror Attack: Speculation Swirls as Critics Point to Government Failure
Dilsukh Nagar, a densely populated area, around 15 km from the city center of Hyderabad, is one of the main hubs of the city. Crowded with cinemas, restaurants and cheap hotels it is a favorite student haunt. Signboards peep out …
Hitler, Frankenstein Compete in Indian Local Elections
Adolf Hitler is running for election in a north-east Indian state – and will be competing against Frankenstein.
Hyderabad Bomb Blasts: Two Deadly Explosions Leave Terror Cloud over India
At least 12 people have been killed and scores injured on Thursday in twin bombings that authorities believe may have been a terrorist attack in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad. There has been no official confirmation as to …