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Indian women do less paid work. It’s bad news for the economy.
Across the world, higher economic growth has seen a rise in women’s employment, according to the United Nations. But India is bucking that trend, where educated women are working less in paid positions.
Housing segregation in India has affected millions of people for several generations
In Mumbai, waste pickers do the heavy lifting of recycling
Indian billionaire businessman Gautam Adani faces scrutiny
Redevelopment proposal for Mumbai's largest informal settlement stirs controversy
This beloved Bollywood film gets a new life on Broadway
The 1995 Bollywood film “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge,” or "DDLJ," is the longest-running film in India’s history, screening daily for 27 years. Now, the irresistible love story is heading to Broadway.
India's abortion law still lacks a rights-based approach, gynecologist says
India's abortion law is progressive, but it is also problematic, says Dr. Suchitra Dalvie, a practicing gynecologist in Mumbai, India. The co-founder and coordinator of the Asia Safe Abortion Partnership unpacked the law and recent amendments to it with The World's reporter Chhavi Sachdev.
Life Insurance Corporation of India is a household name in the country. It could soon be India's largest-ever IPO.
The government is the sole owner of the Life Insurance Corporation of India, but that might change soon. The company is about to be listed on India’s stock exchange.
India’s Warrior Moms tackle indoor air pollution — ‘the silent killer’
Many households in India use a clay stove fueled by firewood, coal, cow dung, or even dry leaves, paper or plastic — which all emit excessive, harmful smoke. Poor women and children bear the brunt of this insidious indoor pollution.
'She had an aura': The world mourns late Indian songstress Lata Mangeshkar
Mangeshkar, also known as the Queen of Melody, was cremated with full state honors in Mumbai on Sunday, a funeral attended by film and music luminaries as well as Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
India postpones in-school learning as omicron surges
This month, parents, teachers and kids in India were poised to reenter their classrooms full time. Omicron has pumped the brakes on that.
India scours sea after barge sinks, 2nd adrift after cyclone
The Indian navy is working to rescue crew members from a sunken barge and a second cargo vessel that was adrift Tuesday off the coast of Mumbai after a deadly cyclone struck the western coast.
India braces for powerful cyclone amid deadly virus surge
A powerful cyclone roaring in the Arabian Sea was moving toward India's western coast on Monday as authorities tried to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people
India’s ‘streaming dream’ may dim with new digital regulations
With online news outlets and streaming platforms now under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, content creators may face new layers of bureaucracy, regulation and censorship.
Netflix's ‘Indian Matchmaking’ stirs conversation about tradition, colorism and caste
The show is meant to be lighthearted and fun, but for some, it’s controversial.