- Animals, Conservation, Endangered species, Environment, India, South and Central Asia, Wildlife, World news, Zoos
India’s supreme court orders inquiry into giant zoo run by son of Asia’s richest person
Activists claim Anant Ambani’s Vantara facility has no plan to return its endangered species to the wildIndia’…
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US tourist arrested for landing on forbidden Indian tribal island
Police say man landed on island in attempt to meet the Sentinelese people – a tribe untouched by the industria…
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Delhi orders schools to close early for holidays as temperatures hit 47.4C
Authorities cut short school term as weather bureau warns of severe heatwave conditions this weekAuthorities i…
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India opposition social media chief arrested over doctored video
Congress party’s Arun Reddy held over fake video of interior minister Amit ShahIndian police have said they ha…
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Indian train drivers in crash that killed 14 were watching cricket, minister says
Collision in Andhra Pradesh state in October took place as India played England during one-day World CupThe dr…
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Indian runaway train travels 43 miles without a driver
Inquiry ordered after 50-carriage freight train set off on its own when driver disembarked at station in Jammu…
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Bharat G20 invitation fuels rumours India may change name
World leaders attending summit in New Delhi at weekend asked to dinner with ‘president of Bharat’India was buz…
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Guest spends 603 nights at five-star Indian hotel ‘without paying’
Ankush Dutta was meant to check out after one night but reportedly stayed for nearly two years Indian police a…
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Thirty-six dead after floor of Indian temple collapses
Worshippers in Indore fell into communal water source as they gathered to mark Ram Navami At least 36 people h…
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India’s Rahul Gandhi vows to ‘defend democracy’ after being stripped of seat
Top opposition figure expelled from parliament after being convicted of defamation over Modi remarkThe top Ind…
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Indian police: grenade launcher seized from suspects in rapper’s murder
Hip-hop star Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead in his car in Punjab last monthIndian police say have arrested thr…
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‘We’re fed up with scary dreams’: thieves return temple treasures in India
Gang who stole statues from Hindu temple in India return most items, with note saying they had suffered nightm…
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India’s coronavirus death toll passes 500,000
Experts say underreporting of cases across country means toll likely to be far higher than official countCoron…
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Indian man arrested for murder in alleged plot to fake own death
Police allege Sudesh Kumar tried to pass victim’s body off as his own to avoid being tried for another alleged…
- Air pollution, Delhi, Environment, Health, India, South and Central Asia, World Health Organization, World news
Delhi schools to close for a week due to smog
Levels of PM 2.5 particulates hit 20 times safe levels as agricultural fires add to city’s air pollution crisi…