Dussehra: Covid-19 forces grand Hindu festival to go online

The pandemic has interrupted a centuries-old Indian tradition, the yearly performance of an ancient Hindu epic.

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British-bred Royal Enfield speeding ahead in Asia

One of the world's oldest motorbike brands is expanding in Asia, the biggest market for two-wheelers.

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India buzzes with fake news of 'civil war' in Pakistan

Who was behind rumours that police and troops were fighting in Karachi, and what was the motive?

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Asafoetida: The smelly spice India loves but never grew

Asafoetida occupies a treasured spot in the Indian pantry, but has never been farmed there until now.

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Coronavirus: 'I caught Covid at my uncle's funeral'

A man in India who spread coronavirus after catching it at a funeral reflects on his decision to attend.

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Coronavirus: How pollution could make India’s Covid fight tougher

New studies show an association between severe pollution and a spike in Covid-19 cases and deaths.

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India coronavirus: The woman who ferries patients in a school bus

Bus driver Neelam Singh, who contracted the virus while working, says she is glad to help.

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India Covid-19: Bollywood faces biggest box office test as cinemas open

With barely any new film releases and the pandemic still raging, India's cinemas stare at losses.

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Hathras case: A fatal assault, a cremation and no goodbye

The family of an Indian woman who died after an alleged gang rape by upper-caste men are in torment.

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India's new paper Covid-19 test could be a ‘game changer’

The test, named after a famous Indian fictional detective, is based on gene-editing technology called Crispr.

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Covid-19: Working from India's beaches and mountains during the pandemic

Many Indian professionals have been working from home, but some have taken the concept a step further.

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Coronavirus: The disabled Indians losing their livelihoods

As Covid hits India, many disabled people are losing their jobs and can't afford food and healthcare.

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Kangana Ranaut: The star taking on Bollywood

Why is Kangana Ranaut on a warpath with many of her colleagues?

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The woman farmer who beat debt and stigma

Women should live life on their own terms, says Jyoti Deshmukh, who overcame the odds to become a successful farmer.

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Mumbi collapse: The man who filmed his ordeal under rubble

Khalid Khan was trapped for 10 hours after a building collapsed in the Indian city of Mumbai.

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PMC Bank collapse: 'We lost our money and then our son'

Little has changed one year after nearly a million Indians lost their savings in a bank collapse.

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The Indian queens who modelled for the world's first vaccine

The mystery surrounding a 19th Century portrait and its role in one of the first immunisation campaigns.

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India's Covid crisis sees rise in child marriage and trafficking

Reports of under-age marriage and child labour rose as the lockdown pushed people deeper into poverty.

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Recovering from Covid-19: 'I can't get the images out of my head'

Many patients are at the risk of suffering from PTSD, but India lacks infrastructure to treat them.

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Coronavirus: How the lockdown has changed schooling in South Asia

The pandemic has led to schools in South Asia shifting to remote learning but there are huge obstacles.

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