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Women's wing of Modi's party calls for probe into Foxconn India hiring practices
Reuters via Yahoo News· 3 days agoNEW DELHI (Reuters) -The women's wing of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party on...
Hundreds dying every day in Karachi as Pakistan battles brutal summer
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 days agoResidents fill their containers with water supplied by a municipal tanker in Delhi, India (AFP via...
Arundhati Roy wins PEN Pinter Prize Amid Prosecution Threat
Time via Yahoo News· 4 days agoDuring Azadi - The Only Way Ahead, a conference in New Delhi, Roy recalled being asked by a...
Arundhati Roy hailed as ‘luminous voice of freedom’ as she wins literary award
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoBorn in Shillong, Roy’s mother Mary was a prominent women’s rights activist and educator in India,...
Cricket-Buttler defends toss decision after England's title defence evaporates
Reuters via Yahoo News· 4 days agoHis decision pleased his counterpart Rohit Sharma, who led with the only half-century of the match...
Heat Is Killing Thousands, and Big Events Have Not Adjusted
The New York Times via Yahoo News· 6 days agoSYDNEY — At large events all over the world, the scenes of extreme heat stress are starting to look...
Indian author Arundhati Roy wins this year’s PEN Pinter Prize
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe award comes two weeks after capital Delhi’s lieutenant governor VK Saxena gave his permission to...
The world’s biggest capital cities are heating up – and Asia tops the charts
CNN via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe world’s largest capital cities are seeing more extremely hot days than ever, according to a new...
An Indian military tank sinks while crossing a river in a region bordering China, killing 5 soldiers
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe tank sank early Saturday due to sudden increase in the water levels of Shyok River during a...
Modi’s fragile new majority passes first test with election of speaker
The Independent via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe Lok Sabha has 543 seats, meaning 272 are required for a majority, and Mr Modi...Mr Modi’s third...