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Annapurna Mellor June 6, 2018 Share this article For photographer Annapurna Mellor, five weeks navigating India’s northeast, from Assam to Kolkata, provided ample time to produce a photographic ode to this stunning, rarely-visited region. I’m staring at the giant map of India which hangs above my desk. I’ve been three times before, and I want […]
When 27-year-old IT engineer Yash Sheth noticed a stray dog wailing and bleeding helplessly on a road across from his Mumbai home, his instinct was to rush the canine to a hospital. But the nongovernmental organizations (NGO) and ambulance services Sheth contacted refused to help and instead offered excuses — one said the accident location […]
With pressure mounting on India’s government over investigations into the gang rape of an 8-year-old girl, another brutal sexual assault and murder case is highlighting violence against minors and women in the country. Last week, protesters took to the streets of Jammu and New Delhi over the death of Asifa Bano, an 8-year-old girl reportedly […]
Along for the ride IT IS easy to be awed by the Indian railway network. The 23m passengers it carries daily travel, in total, over ten times the distance to the sun and back. It is just as easy to find it unimpressive. Delays are frequent and trains antiquated. It takes 14 hours to get […]
India’s Aadhaar database is a national system that contains personal data and biometric information on over 1.1 billion Indian citizens. While joining is technically voluntary (for now, at least), enrollment has become necessary for things like opening bank accounts and applying for loans, filing tax returns and buying or selling property. But Aadhaar has been […]
Spot the $ 1.8bn OF LATE Indian bankers have felt an unfamiliar sensation: optimism. A 1.3trn-rupees ($ 21bn) bail-out from the government seemed to have cleaned up the bad lending decisions of years gone by. A new bankruptcy law gave them an edge in long-standing battles with recalcitrant borrowers. It seemed a few Indian companies, […]
Avani Chaturvedi has become the first Indian woman to fly a fighter jet solo. It marks a historic moment for the air force. The 24-year-old pilot completed the half-an-hour long solo flight in a MiG-21 Bison fighter aircraft over Jamnagar Air Base, reported the Indian Express. “This is a major milestone in training of a […]
India has pulled ahead in the race to build a hyperloop after pledging to construct a route to connect Mumbai with the city of Pune. When completed, passengers will be able to travel the 150-kilometer journey in 25 minutes. The proposed route will include a detour via the airport in Mumbai. Travelling the route by […]
(Reuters) Walmart is in talks to purchase a stake of more than 40 percent in Indian e-commerce firm Flipkart, a direct challenge to Amazon.com in Asia’s third-largest economy, two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday. In what would be one of its biggest overseas deals, the U.S. retailer is looking at buying new […]
Reuters/Ray Stubblebine Walmart Inc is in talks to purchase a stake of more than 40 percent in Indian e-commerce firm Flipkart, a direct challenge to Amazon.com Inc in Asia’s third-largest economy, two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday. In what would be one of its biggest overseas deals, the U.S. retailer is looking […]
