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PHOTOS: New Delhi chokes on air pollution 50 times the safe limit

By Manish Swarup, Rishi Lekhi, Associated Press

Authorities in India’s capital shut schools, halted construction and banned non-essential trucks from entering the city on Monday after air pollution shot up to its worst level this season.

Ten infants killed in fire that engulfed a hospital ward in northern India

By Biswajeet Banerjee, Associated Press

The fire occurred late Friday at a hospital in Jhansi city in India's Uttar Pradesh state. Forty-five babies were rescued and are receiving medical care, said Bimal Kumar Dubey, a local official.

Schools, government offices close due to monsoon flooding in India’s southern IT hubs

By Associated Press

Schools, colleges and government offices have shut in parts of southern India as heavy monsoon rains triggered severe flooding.

How a killing at a Sikh temple led to Canada and India expelling each other’s diplomats

By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press

Relations between India and Canada are at a low point as the countries expelled each other’s top diplomats over an ongoing dispute about the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada.

Canada and India expel each other’s diplomats as dispute over 2023 assassination escalates

By Aijaz Hussain, Sheikh Saaliq, Rob Gillies, Associated Press

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said last year that there were credible allegations that the Indian government had links to the June 2023 assassination in Canada of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

Business titan Ratan Tata, former leader of Indian conglomerate Tata Group, dies at age 86

By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press

Tata Group is a sprawling collection of nearly 100 companies, including the country’s largest automaker, the largest private steel company and a leading outsourcing firm.

Kashmir’s biggest party opposed to India stripping region autonomy wins most seats in election

By Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press

Kashmir’s biggest political party opposed to India’s stripping of the region’s semi-autonomy has won most seats in a local election.

Indian-controlled Kashmir sees voters head to the polls for local government election for first time after losing autonomy

By Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press

A phased election for choosing a local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir has opened in the first such vote since Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government stripped the disputed region of its special status five years ago.

After decades of election boycotts, many in Kashmir appear ready to vote to deny Modi power in region

By Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press

For decades, boycotting elections in Indian-controlled Kashmir was a sign of protest against Indian rule. That may change on Wednesday.

Police fire teargas at Indians protesting rape and killing of trainee doctor

By Bikas Das, Associated Press

Thousands of protesters demanded the resignation of a top elected official in India, accusing her of mishandling an investigation into a rape and killing of a resident doctor.