Morality and Mobile Phones in India
Cheap mobile phones in India present possibilities for emancipation and change for women and oppressed classes.
View ArticleThe Worlds of Dayanita Singh
Celebrated artist Dayanita Singh explores fluidity and mobility in her new work.
View ArticleMilitant Attack Kills Seven in Assam
Seven people were killed in a militant attack in Goalpara district of the northeastern state of Assam.
View ArticleIndian Lawmaker Charged With Information Law Activist’s Murder
A member of the Indian parliament has been arrested on the charges of conspiring to kill a Right to Information activist in the western state of Gujarat.
View ArticleStory Behind a Stapled Chinese Visa
The writer was not allowed to board a scheduled flight to China, where he was headed to pursue graduate studies, as his Indian passport had a stapled visa.
View ArticleDelhi Battles Dengue Fever
More than 4,500 cases of dengue fever have been reported in Delhi this year.
View ArticleNarendra Modi Casts B.J.P. as Tech-Friendly Party During Bangalore Rally
The opposition candidate for prime minister appealed to voters in the outsourcing hub by characterizing his Bharatiya Janata Party as the champion of information technology and the governing Congress...
View ArticleImage of the Day: November 22
Children, on a roadside in New Delhi, having an early morning meal.
View ArticleThe Bard of the Tea Stall
Laxman Rao of Delhi offers something that most tea sellers, known as chai wallahs, do not – books that he has written and published himself.
View ArticleCouple Convicted of Murdering Teen Daughter and Domestic Help
The verdict in the trial of the parents of 13-year-old Aarushi Talwar is a turning point in a lurid case that has riveted the nation for the past five years.
View ArticleManaging Editor of Newsmagazine Resigns Amid Sexual Assault Controversy
In her resignation letter, Shoma Chaudhury defended her handling of a complaint by a staffer who had accused the editor in chief of sexual assault.
View ArticleA Year Later, Family of Delhi Gang Rape Victim Press for ‘Full Justice’
Badrinath Singh and Asha Devi say they won't rest until the juvenile who murdered their daughter gets the death penalty.
View ArticleCalls Grow Louder for Human Rights Chairman to Resign After Harassment Complaint
Lawmakers on Tuesday demanded Asok Kumar Ganguly, a retired Supreme Court justice, step down from a West Bengal commission after he was accused of harassing a law intern.
View ArticleThe Domestic Help’s Views in Debate over Diplomat’s Arrest
Three domestic helpers in Delhi weigh in on the case of Devyani Khobragade, the Indian deputy consul general in New York, who was charged with underpaying her housekeeper.
View ArticleA Conversation With: Political Scientist Ashutosh Varshney
Mr. Varshney spoke about the politics of citizenship and the rise of Narendra Modi.
View ArticleReport Card Ranks Lower House of Parliament as Least Productive Ever
PRS Legislative Research, an independent research house in New Delhi, found the 15th Lok Sabha falls short compared to its predecessors.
View ArticleIndian Deaths Underscore Risks in U.N. Peacekeeping Missions
The conflict in South Sudan has expanded to attacks on civilians, straining the United Nations troops' ability to protect the populace.
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