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News Articles: India

Supporters of the opposition Congress party celebrate early leads in the Karnataka state elections in Bengaluru, India, on Saturday.

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  • Asia

Modi's Hindu nationalist party loses India's Karnataka state ahead of national vote

India's main opposition Congress party wrested control of the crucial southern state from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party, according to a near complete vote count.

May 13, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Members of the LGBTQ+ community and their supporters carry a rainbow flag as they march demanding equal marriage rights in New Delhi, India, in January. The Supreme Court in 2018 struck down a colonial-era law that made gay sex punishable by up to 10 years in prison, and is now hearing arguments in a case to legalize same-sex marriage.

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  • World

LGBTQ+ couples in India await the Supreme Court's decision on same-sex marriage

In a landmark case, a group of 18 Indian couples has petitioned the country's Supreme Court to legalize same-sex marriage. Arguments are wrapping up this week and a decision is expected this summer.

May 09, 2023
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By:
  • Joe Wallen
Thangamma, about 80 years old, dives in to gather seaweed.

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  • Global Health

'It's not for the faint-hearted' — the story of India's intrepid women seaweed divers

In goggles and flipflops, they dive to harvest seaweed. It's risky work. They'll earn $3 to $6 a day. Now climate change and environmental rules make it harder to pursue the traditional profession.

May 07, 2023
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  • Kamala Thiagarajan
The Koh-i-noor diamond, set in the Maltese Cross at the front of the crown made for Britain's late Queen Mother Elizabeth, is seen on her coffin at London's Westminster Hall. Camilla, the queen consort, will not use the Koh-i-noor diamond in her coronation crown, but will modify Queen Mary's crown, using diamonds from Queen Elizabeth II's personal collection.

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  • World

Why the Koh-i-noor diamond won't make an appearance at King Charles III's coronation

The royal family has decided to leave the 105-carat gem out of this weekend's coronation ceremony. The Koh-i-noor has become a focus of anti-colonial anger. India wants it back.

May 04, 2023
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  • Lauren Frayer
Traditional fishing boats rot in stagnant pools of water beside the Ravi River bank in the Pakistani city of Lahore.

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  • Global Health

Is a 1960 treaty between Pakistan and India killing the mighty Ravi River?

A water treaty has survived three wars between India and Pakistan. Now the agreement is in trouble, but some say a new is treaty needed for both political and environmental reasons.

April 27, 2023
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  • Diaa Hadid and
  • Abdul Sattar
A health worker administers a measles vaccine during a vaccination drive, prompted by a measles outbreak, in Navi Mumbai, India, in December 2022. A new UNICEF report finds that India has the world's largest number of children with zero doses of childhood vaccines: 2.7 million

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  • Global Health

Why millions of kids aren't getting their routine vaccinations

COVID-19 disrupted health care across the globe. causing the biggest drop in childhood vaccination rates in decades. UNICEF's latest estimates find that nearly 50 million children entirely missed out.

April 20, 2023
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  • Rhitu Chatterjee
India's Supreme Court is hearing and livestreaming arguments in a case about same-sex marriage this week.

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  • Asia

Will India legalize same-sex marriage? Its top court hears arguments this week

India's Supreme Court is hearing arguments in the historic case this week, years after it decriminalized gay sex. India could become the second place in Asia to allow marriage equality, after Taiwan.

April 18, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
A young fan came to the Mumbai home of rapper Saniya Mistri Qayammuddin – aka Saniya MQ — to pay her respects and pose for a selfie.

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  • Music

The improbable fame of a hijab-wearing teen rapper from a poor neighborhood in Mumbai

First Saniya wrote poems. Then she began rapping. Now she appears on TV and YouTube and before big crowds, spreading her message about justice. Her father the rickshaw driver is her chauffeur.

April 16, 2023
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  • Raksha Kumar
Police and media surround the area where Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf were shot in front of the Motilal Nehru medical college in, Prayagraj, India, Saturday, April 15, 2023.

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  • Asia

A former Indian politician and his brother were shot dead live on TV

A former Indian lawmaker convicted of kidnapping and facing murder and assault charges was shot dead along with his brother in a dramatic attack that was caught live on TV in northern India.

April 16, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
The Dalai Lama, pictured here at a prayer ceremony in McLeod Ganj last week, has come under fire for visibly kissing a young boy on the lips in a video that's been viewed millions of times.

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  • World

The Dalai Lama apologizes for asking a young boy to suck his tongue

The 87-year-old Buddhist high priest says he "regrets" kissing a young boy on the lips and asking him to "suck my tongue." A video capturing the incident went viral on social media, sparking outrage.

April 10, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
Border Police stand guard outside the office building where Indian tax authorities raided the BBC's office in New Delhi on Feb. 15.

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  • World

With raids, arrests and hostile takeovers, India press freedom continues to decline

Since Narendra Modi became prime minister in 2014, India has slipped in rank from 140 to 150 in the World Press Freedom Index of 180 countries compiled by Reporters Without Borders.

April 03, 2023
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By:
  • Shalu Yadav
Krishna Lal stands in front of her house. The town of Chamba is on the hill behind her.

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  • Global Health

'Ghost villages' of the Himalayas foreshadow a changing India

Parts of the Himalayas in India are seeing people leave for cities that offer more jobs. Those left behind feel forgotten as the government looks to use the land for resources for the growing cities.

March 31, 2023
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  • Raksha Kumar
India's opposition Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi speaks during a meeting of his party workers in Ahmedabad, India, on Sept. 5, 2022. Gandhi has lost his parliamentary seat after he was disqualified following a court decision that found him guilty of defamation over his remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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  • World

India opposition leader loses his Parliament seat after being convicted of defamation

Key Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from the lawmaking body after a defamation conviction over his remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surname.

March 24, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti attends the 90th Anniversary of the Hollywood Christmas Parade on Nov. 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California.

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  • Asia

The U.S. is sending an ambassador to India after leaving the job vacant for 26 months

It was the longest diplomatic gap in the history of U.S.- Indian relations, at a time when the two countries say they're closer than ever before

March 16, 2023
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  • Lauren Frayer
Demonstrators rallied outside Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's residence in New Delhi, June 14, 1975. Less than two weeks later, her government imposed a period of authoritarian rule called the "Emergency." It lasted for nearly two years.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: India expelled me for journalism 47 years ago. It's still cracking down

Nearly half a century after the government of India kicked out Washington Post reporter Lewis M. Simons, journalists there are at risk again. And for similar reasons.

March 12, 2023
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  • Lewis M. Simons
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