Vidhi Doshi, The Washington Post
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Site For Dangerous Selfies: Foreign Media On Delhi's Signature Bridge
It took eight long years to build the new Signature Bridge. When it finally opened on Nov. 4, a minister called it the pride of the city and likened it to the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
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Airports Sprout Across India As Aviation Industry Rides Economic Boom
The prime selfie spot for residents of this central Indian city isn't its decaying 16th century royal fort or its world-famous marble market. It's the terminal at Kishangarh Airport in Rajasthan - a small, low-slung building that offers a new gateway to the world.
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Patel's 600-Foot Statue Reflects PM Modi's "Political Ego": Foreign Media
The giant statue raised uncomfortable questions about the country's Hindu-Muslim divides.
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Sabarimala Latest In Burst Of Progressive Verdicts, Says Foreign Media
In a burst of progressive activism, India's Supreme Court in September delivered a slew of judgments that overturned colonial era laws and questioned government overreach. In the past month, the country's top court legalized homosexuality, decriminalized adultery and clipped the scope of a government biometric program, bowing to demands from privac...
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Foreign Media On Landmark Verdict On Aadhaar, World's Largest ID Scheme
India's Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the validity of a giant and controversial government program to collect and store the biometric data of its billion-plus citizens, but placed new limits on how the data can be used and stored.
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PM Modi Has Signed Blank Cheque To Make Ayushman Bharat Work: Official
Personalized letters from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, announcements from door-knocking health-care workers and lists pinned up at village council offices trumpet the news: India's vast new health program has arrived.
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Foreign Media On Stree, New Hit Film, Where Men Are Afraid To Roam Streets
Stree comedy depicts a town in India haunted by a female ghost who abducts men and leaves only their clothes behind
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"But Are There Enough Doctors?" Foreign Media On India's Healthcare Plan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to roll out the first phases of a new health care program on Wednesday that could bring affordable health care to a staggering 100 million families.
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Foreign Media On 'Happiness' Classes In Delhi Schools
After the summer break, Delhi's children returned to school this month and found a new class added to their schedules: happiness.
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Foreign Media On Final Moments Of Delhi Family Found Hanging
Police are investigating the mysterious deaths of 11 members of a deeply religious New Delhi family, 10 of whom were found bound and hanging in their home with handwritten notes detailing a mystical suicide ritual.
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Mumbai Hopes To Clean Up By Criminalising Plastic Bags: Foreign Media
Authorities have already collected $5,000 in fines from 87 shops since the ban was enforced Saturday, and chains such as Starbucks and McDonalds have come under fire for failing to replace plastic packaging.
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Rohingya Men In Bangladesh Revel In The Newfound Right To Wear Pants
Rohingya Muslim men like him were restricted to wearing traditional sarongs, or longyis, in their native Myanmar. It was an unofficial uniform that identified Muslims as inferior, Rohingya refugees said. Wearing pants, outside cities and towns, was restricted by local authorities, and Rohingya who did so could be arrested and fined.
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New Episode Of Priyanka Chopra's Quantico Upsets Indians: Foreign Media
To many in India, the plot twist amounts to a betrayal by Priyanka Chopra
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Stray Dogs Are Killing Children In India, Scientists Want To Find Out Why
A team of scientists in India is investigating why packs of stray dogs in villages near the north Indian town of Sitapur have mysteriously started killing children.
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"New Job," Said Kashmir Professor Who Joined Terrorists. Killed In 2 Days
Mohammad Rafi Bhat, a sociology professor at the University of Kashmir, left the school at around 3:30 p.m. Friday, telling his students he was starting a new job. By Sunday, he was dead.
