Covid-19: India health workers’ families fight for compensation
By Jugal Purohit BBC World Service, Delhi Coronavirus pandemic Shanti Devi, a government community health worker in India’s northern state…
Pew study: Little change in India’s religious make-up in 70 years
By Soutik Biswas India correspondent All religious groups in India have shown major declines in fertility rates, a study from Pew…
Charanjit Singh Channi: What Punjab leadership change says about Congress
The latest political turmoil in the northern Indian state of Punjab reflects a deeper structural crisis within the main opposition…
Climate change: The world awaits India’s net zero emission deadline
By Navin Singh Khadka Environment correspondent, BBC World Service Climate change US climate envoy John Kerry secured a modest…
Assam shorts: India teenager forced to cover legs with curtain at exam centre
A 19-year-old Indian student who turned up in shorts to take an exam was forced to wrap a curtain around…
India appointed three top women judges. Is it too early to celebrate?
By Geeta Pandey BBC News, Delhi The recent appointments of three female judges to the top court, and reports that…
Air India Express: Deadly plane crash blamed on human error
Pilot error and failure to follow safety guidelines probably led to the crash of an Air India Express plane in…
Ford is latest firm to stop making cars in India
US car giant Ford is to stop making cars in India and shut down both of its plants in the…
Karnal: Thousands of farmers hold sit-in protest
Indian farmers protest 2020 Thousands of farmers gathered in the northern Indian state of Haryana to protest agriculture laws…
Madhya Pradesh: Minor girls paraded naked in India ‘rain ritual’
Six minor girls in central India were stripped and paraded naked as part of a village ritual to summon rains.…