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Climate science and solutions
Hot nights are worsening India’s heat crisis. But low-tech solutions show some promise.
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Sacred Nation
‘It so clearly discriminates against Muslims’: India rolls out faith-based test for citizenship
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Climate Change
Rising temperatures in India are pushing those who have to be outdoors to adapt to a new reality
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Large group of Indian farmers sitting on a green ground outside
Business, Economics and Jobs
‘We are helpless’: Protesting farmers in India pose challenges — and demands — to Modi
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A busy lunchtime at the Daryaganj restaurant, which claims to own the recipe for the original butter chicken and has been sued for copyright infringement by a rival Delhi restaurant.
Food
Who invented butter chicken? Dueling claims battle it out in an Indian high court.
The US Embassy in Delhi, India, where visas are processed for Indian nationals to work and study in the United States. 
The price of higher ed
Visa delays dash ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ opportunities for students, workers in India
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Delhi is rolling out the welcome mat as leaders arrive for the G20 summit in India
President Joe Biden meets virtually with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus in Washington, Monday, April 11, 2022. 
Ukraine
Amid war in Ukraine, India maintains ‘strategic partnership’ with Russia
Relatives and neighbors wail near the body of Mohammad Mudasir, 31, who was killed in communal violence in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020.
Critical State
How we make snap decisions in conflict
A Christian nun, center, holds a placard and shouts slogans with others demanding the release of tribal rights activist Stan Swamy and other activists during a demonstration in Bengaluru, India, Nov. 12, 200.
Human rights
Indian activists hope elderly priest’s death marks a turning point for human rights in India
Two lab technicians dressed in white protective gear organize vials.
COVID-19
US loosens export restrictions to help India’s ‘full-blown’ coronavirus crisis
Protesters demand the release of Indian climate activist Disha Ravi
Protest
India cracks down on climate activists supporting farmer protests
Sikhs wave the Nishan Sahib, a Sikh religious flag, as they arrive at the historic Red Fort monument in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021.  
Business, Economics and Jobs
Indian farmers’ widespread protests are about ‘income inequality,’ activists say
A young child is shown sitting on a bed with health care workers nearby dressed in full protective suits.
Top of The World
India sees record spike in coronavirus cases; Outrage in Turkey over femicide; Fugitive Chinese researcher hiding in consulate
Stranded residents of Ladakh, a union territory in India, wait in a stadium for being thermal screened before taking buses back to Ladakh, after few restrictions were lifted by Delhi government during an extended nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of
COVID-19
India begins to ease restrictions on areas with no new coronavirus cases 
Protesters hold Indian flag in Delhi
Protest
Rage against India’s citizenship law rooted in complex history of nation-building
India Citizenship Bill protests
Citizenship law could do ‘irreversible damage’ to India’s secular fabric
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Food
Hardliners force meat sellers to close during Hindu festival
Dancing Queens
Women & Gender
What India’s first trans women-led dance troupe wants people to know
People cross the road in Delhi, India, during the height of the most recent air pollution crisis, Nov. 7, 2017.
Environment
As New Delhi’s pollution crisis persists, so do widespread public denial and complacency
Like Trump, Prime Minister Modi's preferred means of communication is Twitter
Conflict
Trump’s Twitter storms have a parallel in India
A bride gets her makeup done before her marriage ceremony.
Culture
Why some Indian women are saying their husbands names for the first time
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Justice
This 23-year-old woman just opened India’s first rehab clinic for acid attack survivors
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Culture
Indian college women push back against curfews
"Deepali," who lives in Delhi with her parents, was twice committed to a mental institution against her will, even though her doctor said she didn't need that kind of treatment.
Health
One woman in India battles the label, and stigma, of mental illness
Women wearing "No Walmart" head bands at a protest outside Walmart India offices in Gurgaon, India.
Economics
India’s street vendors are hanging on, but malls and supermarkets are closing in
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Arts
Captain America is a Sikh. You got a problem with that?
A girl named Kajal walks during mobility training at the Bihar Natraheen Parishad, or Bihar School for Blind Girls, in Patna, India, in 2009.
Technology
How do you make walking easier for people who are blind? Put submarine tech in a cane
Arts, Culture & Media
This hit Indian movie offers a chance to see an empowered everyday woman on the big screen
Global Scan
He became famous for fake interpreting Nelson Mandela’s funeral — now he’s plugging an Israeli start-up
Global Scan
He became famous for fake interpreting Nelson Mandela’s funeral — now he’s plugging an Israeli start-up
Global Scan
This photo of male chauvinism in Delhi has gone viral
Global Scan
This photo of male chauvinism in Delhi has gone viral
Development & Education
Investigating the Air India crash
Global Scan
How do you capture a drug kingpin without firing a shot?
A demonstrator holds a placard as she attends a candlelight vigil to mark the first anniversary of Delhi gang rape, in New Delhi December 16, 2013.
Conflict & Justice
Indian politicians are changing their attitudes toward rape
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Global Politics
India gets even for its indicted diplomat by expelling a US diplomat
The World's Marco Werman makes a call out to our #YourWorld hashtag.
Arts, Culture & Media
Here are The World newsroom’s favorite stories and conversations of 2013
Arvind Kejriwal
Global Politics
Vowing to fight corruption, this Delhi engineer may change politics in India forever
Pop singers Sona Mohapatra and Swanand Kirkire attending the rally
Conflict & Justice
A year after Delhi’s gang rape, it’s no longer OK to blame the victim
Delhi Queer Pride parade
Development & Education
A colonial-era law against same-sex relationships goes back on the books in India
Business, Economics and Jobs
Black Friday? Around the world, bargain hunting takes many other forms
Global Scan
Censorship? It’s as bad as ever in Egypt
Global Politics
This ad from Google India brought me to tears
Cartoon about national security
Global Scan
When it comes to spying, everyone is in everyone else’s business
Bishwanath Ghosh has been perfecting his pour at Kolkata's Ghosh Cabin for over 40 years.
Arts, Culture & Media
If you’ve never seen a tea wallah, here are photos fresh from India
Death by Hanging for Men Convicted in Indian Gang Rape-Murder
Development & Education
Indian gang rape victim Suzette Jordan goes public with her story
Men Sentenced to Death for Rape and Murder in India
Conflict & Justice
Banning Mannequins Wearing Bras to Deter Rape in India
Conflict & Justice
Update: Why Indian gang rape victim Suzette Jordan went public
Development & Education
Women form special cab service in Delhi — catering exclusively to women
Global Politics
Critics call for fathers in India to take leading role in addressing rape, gender issues
Conflict & Justice
Trafficking of young girls in India a growing problem amid gender imbalance
Conflict & Justice
Brutal gang rape in Delhi sparks anger, but will it spark change?
Conflict & Justice
Delhi rape leads to discussions among Indian-American families
Conflict & Justice
Deadly gang rape leads to massive protests in India
Lifestyle & Belief
Haleem a Ramadan food that crosses religious boundaries in India
India struggling with role of the guru in changing society
New food safety law’s impact on Indian street food