Nation Feb 23 American Airlines flight from New York to Delhi diverts to Rome due to security concern By Associated Press
World Feb 16 Stampede at New Delhi railway station in India leaves at least 18 people dead Many of the victims were Hindu pilgrims who were traveling to the Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj in northern India, according to Delhi’s caretaker chief minister. By Associated Press
World Sep 10 Watch 5:59 Key global developments as world leaders depart G20 summit in India This weekend’s G20 summit in India concluded with the African Union joining as a new member, an ambitious new plan to build a railway connecting Europe and India through the Middle East, and an acknowledgement of the atrocities in Ukraine,… By William Brangham, Andrew Corkery
World Apr 25 Virus ‘swallowing’ people in India; crematoriums overwhelmed The stories are told on social media and in television footage, showing desperate relatives pleading for oxygen outside hospitals or weeping in the street for loved ones who died waiting for treatment. By Sheikh Saaliq, Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press
World Apr 19 India’s capital to lock down amid devastating coronavirus surge NEW DELHI (AP) — New Delhi imposed a weeklong lockdown Monday night to prevent the collapse of the Indian capital’s health system, which authorities said had been pushed to its limit amid an explosive surge in coronavirus cases. In scenes… By Associated Press
Jun 12 Indian capital’s crematoriums overwhelmed with virus dead By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press Hospital morgues are beyond capacity, and with summer temperatures reaching 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Farenheit) some bodies are being kept on thick ice slabs. Continue reading
Mar 20 India hangs 4 men convicted for fatal New Delhi gang rape By Sheikh Saaliq, Rishabh Jain, Associated Press Four men sentenced to death for the gruesome gang rape and murder of a woman on a New Delhi bus in 2012 were hanged Friday, concluding a case that exposed the scope of sexual violence in India and prompted horrified… Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 2:54 News Wrap: Turkey says 29 soldiers killed in Syrian airstrike on Idlib In our news wrap Thursday, a major new military clash erupted between Turkey and Syria, with at least 29 Turkish soldiers reportedly killed in an airstrike on northwestern Syria’s Idlib province. Also, in India, the death toll from this week’s… Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch 5:06 News Wrap: Deadly shooting at Molson Coors in Milwaukee In our news wrap Wednesday, a shooter attacked at a Molson Coors facility in Milwaukee where 600 people work. The city's mayor said multiple people were killed. Also, a federal appeals court in New York ruled the Trump administration can… Continue watching
Dec 08 Devastating factory fire kills at least 43 in Indian capital By Sheikh Saaliq, Ashok Sharma, Associated Press A fire believed to be caused by an electrical short circuit engulfed a building in India’s capital on Sunday where handbags and other items were made by workers earning as little as 2 dollars per day, killing at least 43… Continue reading