Aug 02 Watch 3:10 News Wrap: Obama renews case for TPP; more DNC resignations By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, President Obama renewed his case for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade deal both presidential candidates have disavowed. Also, the Associated Press reports that the Democratic National Committee’s chief executive has resigned and that other staff… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 4:29 Teen scientist’s revolutionary speech device could grant language to the voiceless By PBS News Hour At age nine, Arsh Shah Dilbagi asked his parents for a puppy; they gave him a Lego kit instead. Undeterred, Arsh used it to construct a dog. Now 17, the tech prodigy is still building his dreams from scratch. His… Continue watching
Jun 15 Polio strain found in India two years after virus declared eradicated By Kulsoom Khan Two years after the World Health Organization declared India polio-free, an active strain of the virus has been found in samples of sewage water in the southern city of Hyderabad. Continue reading
Jun 08 Modi says India, U.S. have overcome ‘the hesitations of history’ By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a joint meeting of Congress today after years of being shunned in Washington over religious violence in his home state. Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch 6:17 In cow-worshipping India, beef stirs up vigilante violence By PBS News Hour The cow is considered sacred to Hindus, who make up 80 percent of India's 1.2 billion people. Recently, allegations of the consumption of beef have sparked a spate of violent incidents, raising alarm about intolerance again the significant Muslim minority. Continue watching
Apr 13 Watch 6:17 Can water ATMs solve India’s water crisis? By PBS News Hour About 76 million Indians don’t have regular access to clean drinking water, the most of any country in the world. But a new nationwide experiment aims to address the water crisis with “water ATMs,” machines that purify water on site… Continue watching
Apr 10 Fireworks explosion in India kills more than 100 attending religious festival By Kamala Kelkar More than 100 people were killed and hundreds more injured in Kerala, India on Sunday morning from a blaze that swept through a Hindu temple during an unauthorized fireworks show for a local new year festival. Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch 8:03 Dusty mining conditions trap Indian workers with deadly lung disease By PBS News Hour In India's Rajasthan desert, the work of mining sandstone can be lethal. Silicosis, a slow, irreversible loss of lung function, is easily preventable with masks, but workers wear little protection in the blazing heat. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro… Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch 6:52 Empowering India’s street vendors as entrepreneurs By PBS News Hour In India, home to the world's fastest growing economy, most workers, from street vendors to rickshaw drivers, aren't on the books, making them vulnerable to harassment by corrupt officials and policemen. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro profiles one group… Continue watching
Apr 02 Three face murder charges for Kolkata overpass collapse By Kamala Kelkar As the death toll from the collapse of a highway overpass in Kolkata, India, rose to 26 on Saturday, three employees of the Indian construction company that was building it appeared in court, facing charges of murder. Continue reading