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Millions suffer from late monsoons in India

Farmers wait for the government to declare drought as monsoons come too little, too late

Muneeza Naqvi, Associated Press Monday, Aug 27, 2012 5:55 PM UTC
News From the Wires, India

Big story you missed

India's Supreme Court may have endangered the country's tigers

Santiago Wills Monday, Aug 20, 2012 10:42 PM UTC
All Salon Animal Kingdom

The Week in Pictures

From Olympic glory to Indian monsoons, here's a look at what dominated the headlines this week

Carmen Garcia Saturday, Aug 4, 2012 1:00 PM UTC
All Salon The Week in Pictures, Olympics

India’s first Playboy bunny, under siege

Sherlyn Chopra's decision to pose nude is being criticized for all the wrong reasons

Samhita, Feministing Wednesday, Aug 1, 2012 7:56 PM UTC 15
Life Feministing, Playboy, India

Give Oprah a break on India

Oprah takes heat for her show. But did you see NBC's opening ceremony coverage?

Hanna Ingber, GlobalPost Monday, Jul 30, 2012 6:00 PM UTC
Entertainment GlobalPost, Oprah Winfrey, India

Pick of the week: “Trishna” rebukes Bollywood

Pick of the week: Michael Winterbottom's brave and ruthless love story is the anti-"Slumdog Millionaire"

Andrew O'Hehir Friday, Jul 13, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 15
Entertainment Our Picks, Our Picks: Movies

Get ready for extreme weather

From brutal storms to scorching heat, tour the new extreme weather in this slideshow SLIDE SHOW

Ap Thursday, Jul 5, 2012 5:16 PM UTC
News Weather, Heat wave, Asia, India

5-inch live worm removed from man’s eye in India

The 75-year-old man came to doctors with persistent pain in his right eye

Sarah Wolfe, GlobalPost Saturday, Jun 30, 2012 3:30 PM UTC 13
Life GlobalPost, India, Asia, Health

India: free drugs?

After a film star stumps for generic medicines, India considers a plan to offer off-brand meds free to patients at

Jason Overdorf, GlobalPost Monday, Jun 25, 2012 2:02 AM UTC
All Salon Asia, GlobalPost

The forgotten hunger strike

Hundreds along the India-Bangladesh border are fasting to death in protest -- and no one's paying attention

Maher Sattar, GlobalPost Friday, Mar 30, 2012 11:00 AM UTC
News GlobalPost, Asia, India

Letter from Mumbai

Could this long-winded carpet merchant really mistake me for a wealthy customer, ready to whip out my credit card?

Patrick Smith Friday, Mar 2, 2012 1:00 AM UTC 72
Life Ask the Pilot, India

How to write about poor people

Katherine Boo on India's crushing poverty and corruption, laid out in her acclaimed "Behind the Beautiful Forevers"

Irin Carmon Wednesday, Feb 15, 2012 4:50 PM UTC
Entertainment India, Nonfiction

“Behind the Beautiful Forevers”: Real-life Indian epic

A legendary journalist's first book tells of lives, loves and quarrels in a Mumbai shantytown

Laura Miller Monday, Feb 6, 2012 3:00 AM UTC 13
Entertainment What to Read, Books, India, Poverty

Salman Rushdie, back on trial

Threats and protests keep Rushdie from the Jaipur Literary Festival -- just the latest assault on Indian freedoms

Sandip Roy Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 4:10 PM UTC
Entertainment Books, Salman Rushdie, India

My first snowfall

I grew up in India dreaming of winter. What I finally saw was a little bit of America, a little bit of a miracle

Oindrila Mukherjee Tuesday, Dec 20, 2011 3:00 AM UTC 20
Life Life stories, India, Christmas

Pick of the week: Bollywood’s blissful, idiotic “RA. One”

Pick of the week: From dazzling dance numbers to post-"Matrix" action, "RA. One" showcases Bollywood's confidence VIDEO

Andrew O'Hehir Friday, Oct 28, 2011 12:30 AM UTC 18
Entertainment Movies, Our Picks, India, Bollywood

Inside India’s softcore porn industry

Bollywood reflects on what these racy and ubiquitous films from the pre-Internet era say about the nation's culture

Jason Overdorf, GlobalPost Wednesday, Sep 7, 2011 6:01 PM UTC
Entertainment GlobalPost, India, Pornography, Sex

What if we lose Pakistan to China

Why America's waning influence on the Muslim nation could be good news for both the U.S. and India

Jason Overdorf, GlobalPost Monday, Aug 8, 2011 3:01 PM UTC 15
News GlobalPost, China, Foreign policy

Mumbai explosions kill at least 8, injure 70

Three separate blasts rip through India's financial capital

Rajesh Shah, Associated Press Wednesday, Jul 13, 2011 3:09 PM UTC
News Terrorism, India

Afghanistan is ranked the most dangerous country for women

An expert survey ranks the most perilous countries for women, but results should be viewed critically

Natasha Lennard Wednesday, Jun 15, 2011 12:16 PM UTC
News Gender, Afghanistan, India

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