Nearly 200 years ago, British colonists installed tea plantations in the Western Ghats mountains in India. Now, ecologists are removing tea trees from disused farms and planting seeds native to this biodiverse region. (AP Video:…
Air pollution in India’s capital shot up to its worst level this season as authorities halted construction and banned nonessential trucks from entering the city. In several areas, pollution levels were more than 50 times…
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Authorities in Indias capital shut schools, halted construction and banned non-essential trucks from entering the city on Monday after air pollution shot up to its worst level this season. (AP video shot by Rishi Lekhi…
Thick smog shrouded New Delhi and other cities around South and Southeast Asia as air pollution levels soared Thursday. Air pollution in the region worsens particularly in winter when the burning of crop residue in…
Countries around the world are recalculating where they stand with the US, after President-elect Donald Trumps electoral sweep. For India, a second Trump presidency could likely play out in its favour, according to one expert. Read…
The temple in Thulasendrapuram reverberated with rhythmic Sanskrit and Tamil hymns on Tuesday, as a Hindu priest held a flame before the god. As this tiny village in south India gathered to pray for Kamala…
Millions of Indians celebrated Diwali on Thursday as lights and oil lamps lit up homes and streets across the country to mark the Hindu festival that symbolizes the victory of light over darkness. #shorts #Diwali…
Millions in India are celebrating the festival of Diwali with dazzling and colorful lights lit up homes and streets. The Hindu festival symbolizes the victory of light over darkness and is also a national holiday…
Millions of Indians began celebrating the annual Hindu festival of lights, Diwali, by symbolically lighting a record 2.51 million earthen oil lamps at dusk on Wednesday on the banks of the Saryu River. Read more:…
Tens of thousands of lamps light up the banks of the Saryu River in the north Indian city of Ayodhya on the eve of Diwali. #diwali #ayodhya #india #live
A seven-story building under construction collapsed in southern India during heavy monsoon rains, killing at least five workers and trapping three others, police said Wednesday. (AP Video: Aijaz Rahi) #flood #bengaluru #india #news Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress…
Chinas President Xi Jinping, Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other world leaders arrived Tuesday in the Russian city of Kazan for a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies. Read more: https://bit.ly/4f9rpJG #putin…
The dead included five non-local laborers and officials, one Kashmiri worker and a Kashmiri doctor. The streets of Budgam, Kashmir, were filled with people mourning and carrying the body of the Kashmiri doctor, Dr Shahnawaz…