Topic: India

Another Delhi Rape Suspect Is Nearly Killed in Prison

Commuters walk on a pathway that was painted by protesters outside the hospital where a five-year-old girl, who was raped and tortured, is admitted in New Delhi April 23, 2013.
REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal

One of the suspects in the rape and murder of a woman in Delhi last year is in critical condition after nearly being killed by fellow inmates in prison.

By John Hudson

May 22, 2012

Home News From Afar

Indian Media React to Dharun Ravi's Jail Sentence

India's leading newspapers latched onto yesterday's sentencing of former Rutger's University student Dharun Ravi convicted of bias intimidation against college roommate Tyler Clementi.

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By John Hudson

May 14, 2012

Propaganda Parade

The Dalai Lama Is Old and Senile

In today's tour of state-sponsored propaganda: China addresses the Dalai Lama's "murky psychology," Iran cracks down a rapper and Venezuela tries to define propaganda.

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By Eric Randall and Richard Lawson

May 2, 2012

For Pop Chips, Ashton Kutcher Is a Man of a Thousand Faces, Zero Laughs

Ashton Kutcher's new ad campaign for Pop Chips does a pretty unfunny caricature of an Indian guy, and has thus, understandably, riled up some folks.

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By Dashiell Bennett

May 1, 2012

More Than 100 Die in Ferry Accident in India

A ferry carrying around 350 people broke apart and sank into the Brahmaputra River near the India-Bangladesh border late on Monday, causing a awful death toll that could rise into the hundreds. 

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 25, 2012

Pakistan Reminds the World That It Has Missiles Too

Less than a week after India flexed its nuclear muscles, Pakistan test-fired a new ballistic missile just to let everyone know that its own destructive weapons haven't gone anywhere.

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By Dino Grandoni

Apr 20, 2012

Five Best Green Stories

How Much Does a Dolphin Cost?; Offshore Drilling Is Still Risky

The Washington Post on offshore drilling, The Guardian on the cost of the BP spill, Bloomberg BusinessWeek on solar cells, The New York Times on India's coal, and the Associated Press on Kenya's dairy shortage

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 19, 2012

India Shows North Korea How to Test a Nuclear Missile

With much less fanfare — and international condemnation — India says it successfully tested a long-range nuclear-capable missile that has the ability to reach Beijing and other Chinese cities.

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By Dino Grandoni

Apr 13, 2012

Five Best Green Stories

An Organic Hamburger Won't Save the Earth; DMZ as a Wildlife Sanctuary?

James E. McWilliams on sustainable meat, The Guardian on the DMZ in Korea, The New York Times on solar energy, ClimateWire on the Mississippi Delta, and National Geographic on India's rickshaws

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By Dino Grandoni

Apr 9, 2012

Five Best Green Stories

Getting the Arab Spring Greener; Being Burned by a Heat Wave

Thomas Friedman on the other Arab Spring, NPR on the warm winter, The Daily Climate on fires in the Amazon, Scientific American on a cleaner rickshaw, and Reuters on sick polar bears

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 3, 2012

U.S. Offers $10 Million Bounty for Man Behind Mumbai Attacks

The U.S. government has offered a $10 million reward for Hafiz Saeed, the man believed to be the "mastermind" of the 2008 terrorist attack on Mumbai that killed 166 people. 

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By John Hudson

Mar 20, 2012

Home News From Afar

Indian Media Cast Doubt on Dharun Ravi Verdict

He's a native son of India and the press has his back.

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By John Hudson

Feb 21, 2012

Home News From Afar

Indian Media Grapples with Tyler Clementi Cyberbullying Trial

The cyberbullying trial following the suicide of Rutgers student Tyler Clementi in 2010 may be happening in New Jersey, but in India, the proceedings are being broadcast live as Indian-American defendant Dahrun Ravi faces up to 10-years in state prison.

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By Adam Martin

Feb 6, 2012

Facebook, Google Self-Censor After Indian Court Order

Facebook and Google are leading the way for online companies in India to remove content deemed religiously or politically offensive, after a court there threatened a large-scale crackdown if they didn't comply.

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By Ray Gustini

Jan 27, 2012

Jan Brewer's Book Sales Are Up 1.3 Million Percent; 'War Horse' Gets the Spielberg Bump

The co-chair of the Jaipur Literature Festival explains the decision to cancel Salman Rushdie's video speech, War Horse is a bestseller 30 years in the making, and the high cost of owning a Nook.

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By Eric Randall

Jan 26, 2012

Joe Biden Does a Bad Imitation of an Indian Call Center Employee

The Weekly Standard drew attention Thursday to video of Vice President Biden discussing the outsourcing of call centers and briefly adopting an Indian accent.

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By Adam Martin

Jan 24, 2012

Indian Threat to Rushdie Was Real

The threat of violence against Salman Rushdie was no joke, Indian officials have said. It was so real, in fact, that not only was Rushdie's physical appearance canceled, but his video address got pulled as well.

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By Ray Gustini

Jan 23, 2012

Salman Rushdie's Death Threat Doubted; What Obama's Been Reading

Today in books: The plot to kill Salman Rushdie may not have existed, The Telegraph takes a look at what President Obama's read since taking office, and Oxford finally has a Quidditch team to call its own. 

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By Adam Martin

Jan 20, 2012

Rushdie Kept Out of Indian Festival, but 'Verses' Makes an Appearance

Salman Rushdie announced on Friday that he wouldn't attend a literary festival in India because he'd been told there was a plot against his life, and then other writers who wanted to fill in for him found themselves dissuaded as well

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By Adam Clark Estes

Dec 5, 2011

India's Unworkable Plan to Censor Facebook

As the United States considers its own measures to block illegal websites, India's government is pulling a China and asking Internet companies like Facebook and Google to start screening all user generated content.

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By Dino Grandoni

Nov 2, 2011

Despite Nukes, India and Pakistan Agree to Start Trading

After a 64-year nuclear-arm-wrestling match where warring was the norm, Pakistan and India have finally agreed on one thing: they should start trading.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Oct 27, 2011

There's a Real-Life Slumdog Millionaire (Two Actually)

Thanks to winning 50 million rupees (roughly $1 million) on the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Sushil Kumar will be now known as a real-life "Slumdog Millionaire" ... until someone else wins big on an Indian gameshow.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Oct 5, 2011

There Is a Lot Riding on India's $35 Tablet

Ending poverty, spreading education, and social justice are just a few of its goals

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By Ray Gustini

Aug 31, 2011

The New James Bond Movie Will Also Be a Travel Guide to India

Also in movie news: Francis Ford Coppola's 3D vampire movie has a European distributor

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By Ujala Sehgal

Jul 31, 2011

What SlutWalk Looks Like in New Delhi

No skimpy clothing, no use of "slut," and plenty of disapproval

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By Uri Friedman

Jul 26, 2011

The Motley Crew Rushing to Disavow the Norway Shooter's Praise

Anders Behring Breivik's idols ranged from Vladimir Putin to Geert Wilders

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By Uri Friedman

Jul 18, 2011

Can a Webcam Combat Corruption in India?

The Kerala government website now features a live feed of its offices

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By John Hudson

Jul 14, 2011

Clues to the Killers: India Begins Hunt for the Mumbai Bombers

Is Pakistan to blame for the sophisticated attack or unaffiliated militant groups?

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 30, 2011

Indian Women Much More Stressed Than Malaysian Women

A survey probes the stress levels of women in the developed and developing worlds

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By Caitlin Dickson

Jun 3, 2011

Stat of the Day

Every Half Hour, a Farmer in India Commits Suicide

New agricultural technology aims to end more than a decade-long trend of farmer suicides

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By Ujala Sehgal

May 29, 2011

Five Best Sunday Columns

On tiger economies, grown-up candidates, and Franzen on Facebook

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By Eli Rosenberg

May 24, 2011

India Orders The Economist to Place Stickers in 28,000 Magazines

An offending map of the disputed Kashmir borders is censored

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By Erik Hayden

Apr 25, 2011

The World's Last Typewriter Factory Is Closed

The fondness for typewriters has faded in India, too

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By Uri Friedman

Mar 30, 2011

The Chances 'Cricket Diplomacy' Will Succeed in India

The prime ministers of India and Pakistan are watching today's semi-final match together

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 22, 2011

Warren Buffett Says Buy Japanese Stocks, But Not Apple

How to explain the mega-investor's odd preferences?

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 21, 2011

Palin Charms Israelis, Puzzles Indians

How the local press covered the Republican star's visits

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By Max Fisher

Nov 8, 2010

Bipartisan Consensus: Obama's Support for India on UN Council Is Right Move

Liberal and conservative pundits applaud the move

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By Max Fisher

Nov 8, 2010

Why Obama's India Trip Matters

A grand gesture for U.S.-India ties, but hurdles remain

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By Max Fisher

Oct 13, 2010

At UN and Beyond, India's Rising Global Profile

The South Asian nation joins the United Nations Security Council

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By Heather Horn

Sep 23, 2010

India's Embarrassing Commonwealth Games

Athletes and critics object to unkempt conditions

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By Max Fisher

Nov 24, 2009

What Obama Must Accomplish With India

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Washington visit sets high expectations

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By Max Fisher

Nov 24, 2009

India's Role in the Afghanistan War

The Indian Prime Minister is in Washington, and some say he could be key in fighting the Afghan conflict

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 2, 2009

Lightning Rod

The $25,000 Gandhi Pen

A luxury pen may not be the best way to commemorate Gandhi's birthday

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