
‘I only want justice’: bereaved families seek closure one year on from Air India crash
Relatives of those killed on flight AI171 are still struggling to obtain answers about what happened
Aamna Mohdin Community affairs correspondent
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Relatives of those killed on flight AI171 are still struggling to obtain answers about what happened
Aamna Mohdin Community affairs correspondent

Washington claims vessel was violating its blockade of Iranian ports and failed to comply with instructions
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh was the only passenger to survive the incident in June 2025, which killed 260 people
Aneesa Ahmed

Cockroach Janta party began as online joke but is growing into one of the most unexpected challenges to country’s rightwing government
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

New digital marking system is aimed at reducing human errors but many students say it has resulted in wrong grades
Penelope MacRae in Delhi

The Delhi Gymkhana Club has attracted the attention of Narendra Modi’s government. Now it is under threat
Penelope MacRae in Delhi

Cities across south and south-east Asia are becoming places where informal workers can no longer recover from the heat
Aakash Hassan in Delhi

Senior lawyers call on prime minister to request Indian prosecutors drop charges that would breach double jeopardy rule
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Experts say the unseasonably hot weather across south Asia shows the impact of the climate crisis
Asad Mumtaz Rid

Families turn to dirty fuels such as firewood, bringing fears over air pollution and fragility of energy transition
Aakash Hassan and Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi, Guill Ramos in Manila and Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok

Turmoil and violence rocks state after prime minister Narendra Modi’s party claimed victory in legislative election
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

Mamata Banerjee says Narendra Modi’s party ‘forcefully captured’ election that ended her party’s 15 years in power
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

In this week’s newsletter: can the Melbourne declaration help women affected by injustice?; plus the artist chronicling the DRC’s blood-soaked history in embroidery
Cheena Kapoor

Zohran Mamdani’s suggestion King Charles should return diamond to India has reopened old wounds
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

Result in key Indian state is set to have significant implications for the country’s political landscape
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

Jitu Munda says he was refused access to money in case highlighting ‘lack of humanity’ in Indian bureaucracy
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

Anant Ambani revives offer to transport 80 animals, all descendants of Colombian drug kingpin’s pets, to India
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

Foreign ministry calls remarks of rightwing podcast host shared by Trump ‘uninformed, inappropriate and in poor taste’
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

The long read: Lawrence Bishnoi has been in high-security custody for more than a decade. During that time, he has been linked to multiple high-profile killings, both in India and as far afield as Canada. What explains his seemingly undimmed power?
Atul Dev

Experts say Muslims and other minorities have been disproportionately deleted from the electoral roll ahead of the West Bengal elections this week
Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Aakash Hassan in Delhi

Opposition accuses Narendra Modi government of using quotas as cover for redrawing electoral map
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

Ripple effects of oil and fertiliser shortage felt by farmers in India and Sri Lanka despite governments saying there is enough stock to go round
Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Aakash Hassan in Delhi and Aanya Wipulasena in Colombo

From farms in New Zealand to factories in Delhi, the effects of the oil crisis triggered by the Iran war are rippling across Asia
Eva Corlett in Wellington, Antoine Malsungai in Port Vila, Raphael Rashid in Seoul, Amy Hawkinsin Beijing, Justin McCurryin Tokyo, Kelly Burke in Sydney, Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

The younger brother of the Dalai Lama who became a trusted confidant for the Tibetan spiritual leader
Alexander Norman