News from India
Indian navy divers have found the body of a worker who was trapped with 14 others inside a flooded coal mine in the north-eastern state of Meghalaya. The men had… Continue reading Meghalaya miners: Drone locates one body in flooded Indian mine
A woman has climbed a mountain in India, where only men were allowed until now for religious reasons. Dhanya Sanal’s ascent to the summit of Agasthyakoodam in southern Kerala state… Continue reading India women: First female climbs sacred mountain
Millions of people in the northern Indian city of Allahabad are preparing to bathe in holy waters as part of the world’s largest religious gathering – the Kumbh Mela. At… Continue reading Kumbh Mela: Millions of Indians prepare for holy dip
Chefs working in Saravana Bhavan, a Chennai-based private restaurant, claims to have made the world’s largest dosa. A team containing 60 chefs, headed by Vinoth Kumar who is a five-time… Continue reading Chennai restaurant claims to have made world’s longest dosa
India’s affirmative action programme is one of most comprehensive in the world. It is built into the country’s 68-year-old constitution, and reserves seats in parliament and state assemblies for the… Continue reading Is affirmative action in India becoming a gimmick?
About 4,500 years ago, a man and a woman were buried in a grave together in a sprawling cemetery on the outskirts of a thriving settlement of one of the… Continue reading Harappa grave of ancient ‘couple’ reveals secrets
Fifteen men have been trapped inside a so-called rat-hole mine in India’s north-eastern state of Meghalaya since 13 December. Priyanka Borpujari spoke to a miner who left his job at… Continue reading What it’s like to work in an Indian ‘rat-hole’ mine
Two Indian women have made history by entering a prominent Hindu shrine in the southern state of Kerala, following months of protests against their entry. The Sabarimala temple was historically… Continue reading Sabarimala: Indian women make history by entering temple
A Delhi court pronounces death sentence for one and life term to another for killing two people during mob violence in Mahipalpur in the aftermath of the assassination of ex-PM… Continue reading Victims of mass genocide can’t be left in a lurch, says judge in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case
Chef Garima Arora has become the first Indian woman to win a Michelin star for her restaurant Gaa in Bangkok, Thailand. The BBC’s Nikita Mandhani spoke to her about the… Continue reading Garima Arora: Indian chef cooks her way to a Michelin star
It’s been more than a month since India’s Supreme Court revoked a ban on women aged between 10 and 51 entering a prominent Hindu temple in southern India. Yet no… Continue reading Sabarimala: Why has a Hindu temple divided India’s women?
