投稿者: Amrit Dhillon in Delhi
Break into male-dominated public-transport helps tackle city’s pollution crisis and safety concernsMonika Devi is thrilled to be driving her autorickshaw. The 35-year-old has two reasons to be particularly proud as she winds her way through New Delhi’s…
Meghalaya state hopes for world heritage status for unique bridges, which can take decades to createIndia’s famous living bridges – the roots of trees coaxed and stretched into the form of a suspension bridge over a river – have been submitted to Unesc…
Blaze at 65-metre high ‘mountain of shame’ in Ghazipur still not completely put outParts of a fire that broke out on Monday at a gigantic landfill site on the outskirts of Delhi known as the “mountain of shame” were still smouldering 24 hours later, ch…
Maharashtra government criticised over prop for health workers to demonstrate how to put on a condomA rubber penis that health workers are using as part of a family planning kit to demonstrate how to put on a condom has sparked anger in rural India, wh…
Distraught couples face prospect of cutting guest lists from more than 600 people down to just 20 after coronavirus variant took holdSee all our coronavirus coverageUntil 28 December, Heena Vashisht was a happy bride-to-be. The 28-year-old was pleased …
Government has banned Mother Teresa charity and many other NGOs from receiving donations from abroadOxfam India has said its work in the country will be imperilled by the government’s refusal to renew a licence that permits it to receive funds from abr…
Nuthalapati Ramana issues extraordinary rebuke over ‘custodial torture and other police atrocities’In an extraordinary rebuke over police brutality, India’s chief justice has said the most dangerous places in the country for threats to human rights are…
Local officials launch review as Indian government remains silent and protests continue into fourth dayA judge-led inquiry has been ordered into the alleged rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl in Delhi, as public anger mounts over the Indian govern…
Dr Chahat Verma saw five patients die in a day as India’s Covid crisis overwhelms hospitalsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDuring the past week, when oxygen was periodically running out at Ganga Ram hospital, one thing Dr Ch…
Country reports 115,000 fresh infections in 24 hours, the highest single-day total anywhere in worldCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIndia has carried out a record 4.3m daily vaccinations as its second wave of coronavirus con…
Pratap Bhanu Mehta has said his ties to Ashoka University ‘may be considered a political liability’One of India’s foremost public intellectuals, known for his trenchant criticism of Narendra Modi’s government, has resigned from his post at a prestigiou…
Concealing candidates’ surnames in the ultra-competitive civil service exam would help to overcome caste prejudice, report urgesThe exam is considered to be the country’s toughest – about a million people sit it every year vying for only a thousand or …
Company says adapting recruitment processes for neurodiverse groups disproportionately affected by unemployment has led to increased innovationTalking to people can be difficult for Rishabh Birla, but his last job demanded he did a lot of it. He has au…
Narendra Modi congratulates team’s ‘remarkable grit’ after India beats Australia in fourth Test to win seriesAs Indians exploded with joy over their cricket team’s history-making win at the Gabba stadium in Brisbane, cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar …