insert_link Health / Medical Lancet study says air pollution could be behind deaths in India Air pollution - especially due to finer pollutants that can get lodged in the lungs could be causing 1.5 million deaths in India according to a Lancet Planetary Health study. The study claims that no one in the country lives in an area where average yearly air quality levels meet the World Health Organisation's standards. Ishan Garg tells us more. today13 December, 2024
insert_link World Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister accuses Yunus of genocide In her first public address since being ousted, Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has accused interim government head Mohammad Yunus of carrying out genocide. Hasina, who fled to India in August was addressing her supporters virtually. Ishan Garh tells us more from New Delhi. today5 December, 2024
insert_link World Indian farmers demand better compensation Indian farmers are launching a mega protest demanding better compensation for their land, and lower cost of farming. Hundreds are marching towards India's parliament complex in New Delhi to pressure the government. Ishan Garg reports. today2 December, 2024
insert_link Business / Economics France’s TotalEnergies pauses Adani investments French oil giant TotalEnergies has halted its investments into Adani Group amid bribery allegations against the Indian conglomerate. US authorities have accused billionaire Gautam Adani and other executives of paying more than $250 million in bribes to government officials to win solar energy contracts. Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai. today26 November, 2024
insert_link World Indian city tense days after clashes A city in north India in the country's most populous state is on edge, days after four people were killed and dozens more injured in clashes. The opposition has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party of deliberately stoking communal tensions, and plans to raise the issue in Parliament this week.Neha Poonia has more: today26 November, 2024
insert_link World India rubbishes reports that link Modi to Sikh separatist killing in Canada India has labeled a Canadian media report 'ludicrous' after it alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in the know about plans to allegedly assassinate a Sikh separatist leader in Canada. Bilateral ties hit a new low earlier in the year, after Ottawa claimed Modi's right hand man and Home Minister Amit Shah was behind a campaign that targeted Sikh separatists on Canadian soil. Neha Poonia has more. today21 November, 2024
insert_link World Indian state goes to the polls India's richest and second most populous state Maharashtra (prono: MAH-HA-RUSH-TRA) is voting to choose a new government on Wednesday. The election is important for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party, the BJP, after it failed to win a majority India's general election earlier this year. Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai. today20 November, 2024
insert_link World Delhi’s pollution levels rise to “severe” category Residents of India's capital New Delhi have woken up to a thick layer of toxic smog blanketing their city. With winter approaching, the air quality there has dipped to what officials call severe levels. Correspondent Ishan Garg tells us more. today13 November, 2024
insert_link World Russia and India to discuss trade and economic cooperation at ministerial meeting Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov and India's Foreign Minister S Jaishankar will discuss boosting economic and technology ties in New Delhi on Tuesday.Balance of trade is also high on the agenda during the two leaders' meeting, as Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi. today12 November, 2024
