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Rescue operation under way in India to save workers trapped after tunnel collapse
Entrance to Silkyara tunnel collapsed in early hours of Sunday with dozens of workers inside
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
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Political blame game begins as ‘pollution season’ shrouds Delhi
Toxic smog is an annual event for Indian capital’s 33 million residents but nobody seems willing to take responsibility
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Fermented coconut and cashew fruit: the ancient spirits fuelling India’s craft alcohol boom
Recently, homegrown spirits have sprung up in abundance, changing the palates of young Indian drinkers and garnering international acclaim
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Delhi air pollution spikes to 100 times WHO health limit
Season of smog begins with air quality index near worst possible level of 500 and little apparent progress in controlling annual poisonous blight on life
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India takes strong pro-Israel stance under Modi in a departure from the past
While previous governments kept dealings with Israel largely quiet, the ruling BJP has different priorities
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‘The fight will continue’ for India’s LGBTQ+ campaigners for equal marriage
Homosexuality was decriminalised in 2018 but the supreme court has declined to change marriage laws
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
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Canada withdraws 41 diplomats from India embassy amid murder dispute
Country forced to reduce diplomatic presence amid tensions over Sikh separatist killing and says it will not take retaliatory steps
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India’s supreme court declines to legally recognise same-sex marriage
Judges say decision should be made by parliament but stress that such unions should not face discrimination
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So many Indian women struggle with their body image. We need to talk about why | Pragya Agarwal
It is easy to blame Bollywood and the media for unrealistic expectations of beauty – but there are deeper social factors at work
Pragya Agarwal
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‘This is the most stressed city in India’: the dark side of coaching capital Kota
Suicides throw spotlight on gruelling culture of cramming for entrance exams and great burden placed on students
Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Shaikh Azizur Rahman in Kota
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‘Police said I’m in danger’: Sikh activists on edge worldwide after Vancouver killing
In wake of Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s murder, activists say India is emboldened to crush dissent far outside its borders
Leyland Cecco in Toronto, Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington, Geneva Abdul in London, Mostafa Rachwani in Sydney and Angela Giuffrida in Brescia
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India floods: 14 killed and 102 missing after lake overflows and highways washed away
Catastrophic overflow of Lhonak Lake in state of Sikkim caused a dam to partially collapse and submerged army bases
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
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Delhi police search journalists’ homes in latest raids on media
Search also carried out on office of news website under investigation for allegedly receiving funds from China
Hannah Ellis-Petersen South Asia correspondent
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India orders Canada to remove 41 diplomats from Delhi embassy
Relations between countries continue to fracture over alleged assassination of Sikh separatist in British Columbia
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi and Leyland Cecco in Toronto
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Sikh separatists gather in London to protest after activists’ deaths
Demonstrators stage protest outside Indian high commission questioning UK government’s response to deaths
Geneva Abdul
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Family of Sikh activist calls for inquest into Midlands hospital death
Questions raised about sudden death in Birmingham after Canada links India to murder in British Columbia
Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington and Dan Sabbagh in London
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Maldives election run-off pitched as fork in the road between India and China
Pro-China presidential candidate Mohamed Muizzu accuses incumbent Mohamed Solih of allowing traditional patron India too much influence
Hannah Ellis-Petersen South Asia correspondent
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Canada assassination claim sparks rare consensus in India’s polarised politics and media
News anchors, political commentators and even the opposition furiously condemn accusations India played a role in assassination of Sikh activist
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
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How to deal with offensive statues | Brief letters
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‘Whether it costs our lives or not’: killing of Canadian Sikh leader reignites historic fight
Decades-long separatist movement gets new fire with ‘credible allegations’ that India behind murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar
Leyland Cecco in Toronto and Sarah Berman in Vancouver
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FBI warned prominent US Sikhs of threats after murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada
Revelation comes days after prime minister Justin Trudeau blamed the assassination of the Sikh activist on the Indian government
Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington
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Hopes fade for India’s moon lander after it fails to ‘wake up’ following lunar night
On 2 September, the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover were put into ‘sleep mode’ to protect their electrical components during the brutal two-week night
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
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‘A tool of political control’: how India became the world leader in internet blackouts
For the past five years India has shut down the internet more times than any other country affecting over 120 million people
Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Aakash Hassan in Delhi
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India-Canada row: Blinken calls on Delhi to cooperate in push for ‘accountability’ over killing
Secretary of state says US takes ‘very, very seriously’ incidents of transnational repression amid dispute over killing of Sikh separatist in British Columbia
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