Aug 16 Thousands in India protest over rape and murder of a female doctor at government hospital By Piyush Nagpal, Associated Press The protests began Aug. 9 when police discovered the body of the 31-year-old trainee doctor at the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital’s seminar hall in eastern Kolkata city. Continue reading
Aug 02 In India, families ran for higher ground as water surged against their doors. Now everything is wiped away By Rishi Lekhi, Associated Press When deadly landslides struck hillside villages in southern India on Tuesday, many people ran toward higher ground and watched their homes get swept away by torrents of mud, floodwater and giant rolling boulders. Continue reading
Aug 01 After 3 days of searching mud and debris, hopes of finding landslide survivors wane in India By Rishi Lekhi, Rafiq Maqbool, Associated Press Hopes of finding missing people alive are waning as rescue workers searched through mud and debris for a third day after landslides in southern India. Continue reading
Jul 30 Landslides caused by heavy rains in southern India kill at least 93 and bury many others By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press Multiple landslides triggered by torrential rains in southern India have killed 93 people and left many others feared trapped under the debris. Continue reading
Jul 10 At least 18 dead in northern India after double-decker bus collides with milk truck By Biswajeet Banerjee, Associated Press India has some of the highest road death rates in the world, with hundreds of thousands of people killed and injured annually. Continue reading
Jul 09 Putin hosts India’s prime minister in Russia to deepen ties, but war in Ukraine looms By Emma Burrows, Krutika Pathi, Associated Press Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, seeking to deepen the two nuclear powers' relationship as NATO leaders gathered in Washington and Russia and launched deadly missile strikes in Ukraine that destroyed a children's hospital. Continue reading
Jul 04 India likely undercounts heat-related deaths, tempering its response, officials say By Sibi Arasu, Associated Press The worry, public health officials say, is that undercounting the deaths means the heat wave problem isn't as prioritized as it should be, and officials are missing out on ways to prepare their residents for the scorching temperatures. Continue reading
Jul 03 How did a religious gathering in northern India lead to a deadly stampede? By Biswajeet Banerjee, Krutika Pathi, Associated Press Authorities are investigating after more than 120 people died Tuesday in a stampede following a large religious gathering in northern India, one of the deadliest such accidents in recent years. Continue reading
Jul 02 Stampede at religious event in India leaves at least 105 people dead, many women and children By Biswajeet Banerjee, Associated Press Officials say scores were admitted to hospitals after the stampede Tuesday in the Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh state. Local media say the stampede occurred as attendees rushed to leave after the Hindu gathering. Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch 8:47 India’s Muslims continue to face discrimination and hate following Modi’s election win By Zeba Warsi Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi secured a third term, but his party lost its majority in parliament. Modi portrays himself as a strong leader of a rising nation, but his ten years in office have been marked by a fierce… Continue watching