投稿者: Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
Nima Rinji Sherpa is youngest person to summit world’s 14 highest peaks at 18 years old. Now he is pushing for recognition of his communityGrowing up as a sherpa in Nepal, Nima Rinji Sherpa was used to his relatives performing superhuman feats on the m…
Israel tells citizens in Arugam Bay area to hide Jewish identity and not gather in large groupsMiddle East crisis –latest updatesIsrael’s national security council has warned Israelis to immediately leave popular tourist areas in southern Sri Lanka aft…
Authorities yet to uncover source and motive of surge in fake bomb threats, as dozens of planes forced to rerouteA reported 90 hoax bomb threats have been made against Indian airlines in the past week, provoking international travel chaos as planes wer…
Indian gangster in prison for past nine years was mentioned by police in connection with killings of Canadian SikhsIn the Indian state of Punjab, the presence of gangsters can be felt everywhere. Small-town hustlers smuggle liquor and extort businesses…
Modi government agents alleged to have collaborated with syndicate run by mob boss Lawrence BishnoiCanadian police have accused the Indian government of working with a criminal network run by one of India’s most notorious gangsters, Lawrence Bishnoi, t…
Killing of Baba Siddique in the wealthy neighbourhood of Bandra has exposed the ‘complete collapse of law and order’, says Rahul GandhiIt was a murder unlike anything Mumbai had seen in almost three decades.Baba Siddique, a senior politician, was getti…
Sanjay Roy charged with crime that prompted nationwide anger and protests over violence against womenA man has been charged in the high-profile case of a doctor’s rape and murder in a Kolkata hospital, a crime that prompted widespread anger and protest…
The death of a young chartered accountant has highlighted a work culture of overworked employees and bullying bossesFor the average Indian, the working week is now longer than ever – totalling almost 47 hours.According to recent labour data, India now …
After tickets quickly sold out, some began to reappear on unauthorised third-party websites for more than £750Indian police have opened an investigation after touts bought up tickets for Coldplay’s upcoming Mumbai shows and put them back on sale for mo…
Delhi chief minister had been in jail since being arrested in March in corruption case he says is politically motivatedOne of India’s most prominent opposition leaders has been granted bail after spending almost six months in jail for a corruption case…
New Delhi was seen as former PM’s greatest ally. Now it must reckon with a new government that wants accountability for her regime’s actionsIt was earlier this month, as protests swept Bangladesh and bodies lay on the streets, that prime minister Sheik…
Army to be deployed to keep order after demonstrators free hundreds of prisoners and country is hit by serious unrestThe Bangladeshi government has declared a national curfew and announced plans to deploy the army to tackle the country’s worst unrest i…
Indian prime minister travelled to Moscow for two-day summit and ‘chit-chat’ amid diplomatic complexitiesRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesAs India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, landed in Moscow on Monday, it was straight into the warm embrace…