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Hopes Fade for Workers Trapped for Days in Tunnel in India
Local officials have been unable to make contact with eight people after wall of silt and water caused the ceiling to collapse.
India’s Outrage Machine Devours a Star YouTuber Over a Crude One-Liner
A joke made by Ranveer Allahbadia, a Joe Rogan for online Indians, has brought him death threats and criminal charges.
Costa Rica to Receive 200 Deported Migrants From U.S.
Costa Rica is the second Central American nation to accept migrants from distant countries as the Trump administration ramps up deportation flights.
Zakia Jafri, Who Sought Justice for Victims of Indian Riots, Dies at 86
For two decades, she waged a legal battle against government officials in India after her husband was brutally killed in Gujarat in 2002.
15 Reported Dead in Stampede at New Delhi Rail Station
Crowds had swelled because trains carrying Hindu pilgrims to the Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious festival, had been delayed, according to local media.
Have You Seen This Pilgrim? Lost in the Throngs of the Kumbh Mela.
The lost-and-found center at the world’s largest religious gathering attends to the faithful’s earthly needs as they perform rituals intended to purify the soul.
Indian Migrant Says Deportation Flight Was ‘Torture’
As India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, meets with President Trump, issues around immigration are likely to be a source of tension, including a U.S. military flight that returned shackled migrants to India.
Modi to Meet Trump With Eyes on Trade and Immigration
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, who has a warm relationship with President Trump, may try to ease friction over migrants and trade.
Modi Hopes a White House Visit Will Keep India Out of Trump’s Sights
India is acutely aware that trade and immigration issues are a potential double whammy. But it believes it can preserve growing ties.