Thousands of villagers in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh are protesting against a multi-million-dollar river-linking project which, they say, will rob them of their homes and livelihoods. The…
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India: London and Delhi relaunch trade talks
India and the UK have restarted free trade talks, nearly a year after negotiations were paused ahead of general elections in both countries. Jonathan Reynolds, the UK’s business and trade…
India: Authorities ban two opioids behind crisis in West Africa
Indian authorities have banned two highly-addictive opioids in response to a BBC investigation which found they were fuelling a public health crisis in parts of West Africa. MIn a letter…
USA: Trump’s ‘$21m for voter turnout’ claim triggers political row in India
US President Donald Trump’s remark that his country spent $21m to boost voter turnout in India’s elections has triggered a political slugfest in the country. He made the remark days…
India: Search for missing miners ends as bodies recovered after 44 days
Rescuers have ended a 44-day search operation after they found the bodies of five men who were trapped inside a flooded coal mine in India’s north-eastern state of Assam. DNA…
India: YouTuber’s ‘dirty’ comments spark massive row
“Dirty.” “Perverted mind.” “Disgusting.” These were the words India’s Supreme Court used on Tuesday while granting interim protection from arrest to a popular YouTuber who has been in the eye…
USA: Nine surprising facts about Indians in the US
Donald Trump has made the mass deportation of undocumented foreign nationals a key policy, with the US said to have identified about 18,000 Indian nationals it believes entered illegally. Last…
India: Families heartbreak after deadly Delhi railway station crush
On Sunday morning, the New Delhi Railway Station in India’s capital looked much like it always does: bustling, with its many platforms full of eager, impatient passengers waiting to catch…
India: Eighteen killed in New Delhi station crush
A crush at New Delhi Railway Station has left around 18 people dead and at least 10 injured. Thousands of people reportedly crammed into the railway station on Saturday night…
USA: Five key takeaways from Modi-Trump talks
Despite the hype, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first visit to Washington under Donald Trump’s second term was a sober, business-first affair – unsurprising for a working visit, which lacks…