India is set to celebrate its 73rd Republic Day on 26 January, with the national holiday marking the Indian Constitution, which came into effect 72 years ago in 1950. On this historic occasion every year, troops from the army, navy, and air force...
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With All That Breathes, Shaunak San sought to position humans as a part of the natural world, akin to rather than separate from the birds overhead. The documentary follows a pair of brothers who care for the black kites that fall out of the Delhi...
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As per Delhi government officials, there are presently 209 shelter homes that can accommodate about 16,660 people in India's capital. Despite government's claims, many homeless people still prefer sleeping on the streets to accommodation in these...
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During COVID-19 lockdowns, the internet was flooded with images from Delhi to Los Angeles, showing mountains typically hidden behind smog or clear blue skies where they were once gray.
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A number of NGOs in Delhi have filed several petitions to make marital rape a criminal offence. The 2015-16 National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4), conducted in 29 Indian states, reported that at least 7 percent married women had been forced by...
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NEW DELHI (Sputnik) - China and India have started the 14th round of corps commander-level negotiations to resolve the 20-month border conflict in the Ladakh region, regional media reported on Wednesday.
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Credit: UN WomenBy Divya Srinivasan and Humaida AbdulghafoorNEW DELHI, India, Dec 22 2021 (IPS) Marital rape has now been criminalized without exception in the Maldives, as part of a...
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Board of struggling telecoms operator approves rescue plan that will make New Delhi its largest shareholder
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Chicago Cancels Classes After Union Vote to Move to Remote LearningCDC Keeps in Place New Rule About 5-Day IsolationAmid Surge, Delhi to Enforce Weekend Curfew as Hong Kong Bans Flights from U.S., U.K.Jan. 6 Committee Seeks to Question Fox's...
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As the US and India are forging closer defence ties under the Trump-era Indo-Pacific Strategy, which seeks to counter China by maintaining Washington’s "strategic primacy” in the Asia-Pacific, New Delhi’s immediate neighbourhood has witnessed...
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In March 2020, millions of daily wage workers, primarily from Delhi and Mumbai, were forced to leave the cities, travelling hundreds of kilometres on foot and lorries to their hometowns as the government announced a national lockdown. Now, as...
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In recent months, social media has been abuzz with a campaign against halal food, as people accuse restaurants and food chains of taking a biased approach towards Hindus. Authorities in Punjab and Delhi have asked hotels to mention if meat is...
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While France has doubled down on its partnerships with countries in the Asia-Pacific after being snubbed by Australia, the US, and the UK in the wake of the AUKUS pact announcement, experts say it is unlikely that it will replicate AUKUS' example to...
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Last month, a Delhi court threw out an application seeking to ban the publication of a book 'Sunrise Over Ayodhya: Nationhood in Our Times' by India's former foreign minister and Congress party member Salman Khurshid.
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New Delhi implements ban ahead of polls in agricultural states including Uttar Pradesh
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Air pollution in the Indian capital of New Delhi is a recurring problem. Every year during the winter, the city's air quality worsens, leaving inhabitants prey to all manner of respiratory disorders.
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Credit: UN WomenBy Divya Srinivasan and Humaida AbdulghafoorNEW DELHI, India, Dec 22 2021 (IPS) Marital rape has now been criminalized without exception in the Maldives, as part of a...
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Last month, India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sought help from authorities in the US to retrieve deleted emails and social media posts of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who died on 14 June 2020 at his Mumbai apartment. While his...
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While New Delhi has repeatedly expressed concerns over what it calls Pakistan-backed terrorist groups gaining a foothold in Taliban*-controlled Afghanistan, Moscow has been worried about extremist activity from Afghanistan spilling over into central...
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Every year from 7 November to 15 March, a winter action plan is implemented in Delhi – the city government is supposed to provide shelter, food, and basic amenities to the homeless in the Indian capital.
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