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A wage for housework? India's sweeping experiment in paying women

In a village in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, a woman receives a small but steady sum each month - not wages, for she has no formal job,...

10.12.2025 200

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Soutik Biswas India Correspondent•

The case for and against counting castes in India

Counting castes in India has always been about more than numbers - it is about who gets a share of government benefits and who doesn't. The country's...

14.11.2025 70

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Cheap oil, high stakes: Can India do without Russia?

First came the tariffs in August - 50% duties on Indian goods, dressed up as punishment for buying Russian oil. Then came US President Donald Trump's...

18.10.2025 30

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The deadly dose: Inside India's cough syrup obsession

It's happening again. In early September, a cluster of unexplained child deaths in a small town in Madhya Pradesh sent local health workers...

09.10.2025 30

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Battling a rare brain-eating disease in an Indian state

On the eve of Onam, the most joyous festival in India's Kerala state, 45-year-old Sobhana lay shivering in the back of an ambulance, drifting into...

19.09.2025 30

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Intermittent fasting: benefits or risks? Study raises questions about heart health

Intermittent fasting has become the diet trend of the decade. It promises to hack biology without the drudgery of counting calories or cutting carbs:...

01.09.2025 20

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The voices in the cockpit fuelling controversy over Air India crash

When the preliminary report into the crash of Air India Flight 171 - which killed 260 people in June - was released, many hoped it would bring some...

23.07.2025 20

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From India to Britain and back: The cartoonist who fought censors with a smile

"It's unfair to lift censorship suddenly," growls a grizzled newspaper editor into the phone, a copy of The Daily Pulp sprawled across his desk. "We...

09.07.2025 20

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The forgotten story of India's brush with presidential rule

During the mid-1970s, under Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's imposition of the Emergency, India entered a period where civil liberties were suspended...

10.06.2025 30

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Deadly superbugs thrive as access to antibiotics falters in India

It's a grim paradox, doctors say. On the one hand, antibiotics are being overused until they no longer work, driving resistance and fuelling the rise...

03.06.2025 30

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Jewels linked to Buddha remains go to auction, sparking ethical debate

On Wednesday, a cache of dazzling jewels linked to the Buddha's mortal remains, which have been hailed as one of the most astonishing archaeological...

05.05.2025 20

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Trump wants India to buy US corn - but here's why it probably won't

Why won't India buy even a single bushel of American corn? That's the question US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick raised recently while criticising...

01.04.2025 20

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Why Elon Musk's Grok is kicking up a storm in India

It all started with one question. A query last week from an X (formerly Twitter) account called Toka was enough to propel Elon Musk's built in-chatbot...

23.03.2025 20

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South v North: The battle over redrawing India's electoral map

A political storm is brewing in India, with the first waves already hitting the southern part of the country. Leaders there are calling for mass...

19.03.2025 30

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Did Iron Age 'begin' in India? Tamil Nadu dig sparks debate

For over 20 years, archaeologists in India's southern state of Tamil Nadu have been unearthing clues to the region's ancient past. Their digs have...

28.02.2025 20

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Is India v Pakistan still cricket's greatest rivalry?

Roaring crowds, faces painted blue and green, flags waving like battle standards. This is the opening of The Greatest Rivalry: India v Pakistan, a new...

26.02.2025 10

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Soutik Biswas India Correspondent•