Editor’s Note: This article contains details that readers may find distressing. Five years ago, a 13-year-old girl, the daughter of poor wage laborers from one of India’s most marginalized communities, was allegedly sexually abused by one of her neighbors in the village where she lived. Her alleged abuser filmed it and police are investigating whether […]
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two Indian chemical companies have been indicted for allegedly importing ingredients for the highly addictive opioid fentanyl into the United States and Mexico, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Monday. Athos Chemicals and Raxuter Chemicals, both based in Gujarat, were each charged in Brooklyn with distributing the […]
The body of an Indian journalist who had reported on alleged corruption in the country has been found in a septic tank in Chhattisgarh state. Mukesh Chandrakar, 32, went missing on New Year’s Day and his family registered a complaint with the police. His body was found on Friday in the compound of a road […]
Indian star Kartik Aaryan is back as ‘Rooh Baba’ in the Hindi movie Bhool Bhulaiyyaa 3′. T Series Kartik Aaryan’s Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 landed online on December 27 and is already the second most-watched non-English film on Netflix worldwide. In the week ending December 29, the Anees Bazmee-directorial registered 3.7 million views and became second […]
An Indian-made rocket has blasted off from a site north of Chennai, carrying two small spacecraft which will test the docking manoeuvre. Space docking is crucial for manned travel to the Moon or supporting a space station. The Indian Space Research Organisation’s chief Sreedhara Somanath said he is happy to announce “the successful accomplishment” of […]
Manmohan Singh, India’s 13th Prime Minister and a pivotal figure in the country’s economic transformation, died in a New Delhi hospital on Dec. 26 of age-related medical conditions. He was 92. Singh served as Prime Minister from 2004 to 2014, leading a coalition government under the banner of the Indian National Congress. Known for his […]
Getty Images Manmohan Singh is credited as the architect of key liberalising reforms in India Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh has died at the age of 92. Singh was one of India’s longest-serving prime ministers and he was considered the architect of key liberalising economic reforms, as premier from 2004-2014 and before that as […]
M.T. Vasudevan Nair, celebrated Indian screenwriter, director and novelist, died on Dec. 25 at a hospital in Kozhikode after being admitted for breathing difficulties. He was 91. His contributions to Malayalam-language cinema and literature redefined storytelling in the southern Indian state of Kerala where he was born. Nair’s early exposure to traditional folktales and the […]
From the British Library archive This 17th Century painting fuses Islamic motifs with Renaissance style artwork The birth of Jesus Christ – a seminal biblical event – has been the subject of many paintings by Western artists, who have often applied the ideas of beauty and creativity prevalent there while depicting the event on canvas. […]
KURUKKAL MADAM, Sri Lanka (AP) — Pulled from the mud as an infant after the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004and reunited with his parents following an emotional court battle, the boy once known as “Baby 81” is now a 20-year-old dreaming of higher education. Jayarasa Abilash’s story symbolized that of the families torn apart […]
