The party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India campaigned hard on issues of identity, with one minister urging crowds at election rallies to “shoot the traitors,” referring to protesters.
Tag: Delhi (India)
Mystery of the Royal Family of Oudh Unravels a Bit More
Times readers and government documents have provided new information about a family who for decades convinced journalists and Indian officials that they were royalty.
India Cold Wave Breaks Records, Shuts Schools and Makes Bad Air Worse
Across the north, including New Delhi, plunging temperatures have caused a run on shelters in a region more used to extreme heat.
At Least 43 Dead in New Delhi Building Fire
The blaze broke out early Sunday morning in a residential building used to manufacture paper products and cardboard.
Pakistan Blames India for Its Air Pollution. Its Citizens Disagree.
Pakistan’s minister for climate change blames India for toxic smog. But residents of Lahore, one of the world’s most polluted cities, blame their country’s government.
The Jungle Prince of Delhi
For 40 years, journalists chronicled the eccentric royal family of Oudh, deposed aristocrats who lived in a ruined palace in the Indian capital. It was a tragic, astonishing story. But was it true?
New Delhi, Choking on Toxic Air, Declares Health Emergency
Schools were closed after pollution in India’s capital soared, reaching levels many times the global safe limit.
Waiting for the Monsoon, Discovering a Brain Tumor Instead
As a reporter was covering India’s climatic extremes, a medical emergency intervened, and the story became not only about monsoons, but also about Indian society, the human mind and a glioblastoma.
Inside India’s Messy Electric Vehicle Revolution
A million electric rickshaws sprang up out of nowhere and are now being used by 60 million people a day. The government and vehicle makers are struggling to catch up.
That Virus Alert on Your Computer? Scammers in India May Be Behind It
Police outside New Delhi raided fake tech-support centers that sent false warnings to Americans and Canadians and then charged to “fix” the nonexistent infection.