As giant excavators tried to untangle crushed trains on Saturday at the scene of India’s worst rail disaster in decades, a solemn scene was playing out at a small school a few hundred yards away. In humid air filled with the odor of human flesh, relatives went through the harrowing exercise of identifying their loved […]
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India Train Crash: Latest News and Updates
A train crash in eastern India on Friday was the country’s worst rail disaster in two decades, killing more than 280 people and renewing questions about rail safety in a country that has invested heavily in the system in recent years after a long history of deadly crashes. Two passenger trains collided around 7 p.m. […]
Renting as a Single Woman in India: No Visitors, No Drinking, Home by 9
When Ruchita Chandrashekar decided to move to Bengaluru in November for a new job, she thought she had the perfect plan for avoiding the problems that come with house hunting as a single woman in India. She would find an apartment with a married friend whose husband was working in Paris — and they would […]
India Emerges as Key Global Player Amid Russia’s War in Ukraine
Three decades ago, the razing by a Hindu mob of a 16th-century mosque in the northern Indian city of Ayodhya, which Hindus believe is the birthplace of the god Ram, led to the death of 2,000 people and propelled the rise of Mr. Modi’s party. A temple is now being built there. Mr. Modi, who […]
Pavel Antov, Founder of Russian Meat Company, Dies in India
A wealthy Russian businessman and lawmaker was found dead over the weekend in India, shortly after another Russian national he was traveling with died at the same hotel, local media reported, citing police. The two men, Pavel Antov and Vladimir Budanov, were part of a tourist group visiting the Indian state of Odisha. Mr. Budanov, […]
U.S. Seeks Closer Ties With India as Tension With China and Russia Builds
NEW DELHI — The United States is placing India at the center of its ambition to detach global supply chains from the clutches of American adversaries, seeking to cement ties with one of the world’s fastest-growing economies as tensions with China remain high and as Russia’s war in Ukraine upends international commerce. Treasury Secretary Janet […]
After 75 Years, Cheetahs Return to India in a Grand Experiment
Scientists aim to determine whether a predator population can be restored in a place where it was hunted into extinction.
Queen Elizabeth’s Death Draws A More Muted Response in India
India declared a day of mourning, but the British colonial era evokes uncomfortable memories.