Tag: India
Ela Bhatt, Advocate for Women Workers in India, Dies at 89
NEW DELHI — Ela Bhatt, a champion of gender justice and equality who secured protections for millions of…
Bangladesh Seeks I.M.F. Loan as Inflation Rocks South Asia
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Just a week after introducing scheduled power outages in response to the soaring cost of…
‘Parentese’ Is Truly a Lingua Franca, Global Study Finds
We’ve all seen it, we’ve all cringed at it, we’ve all done it ourselves: talked to a baby…
Twitter, Challenging Orders to Remove Content, Sues India’s Government
Twitter said on Tuesday that it had sued the Indian government, escalating the social media company’s fight in…
What Are the Abortion Laws in Countries Around the World?
The Supreme Court’s elimination of the constitutional right to abortion, after nearly a half-century, has made the United…
‘Mango Man’ Is the Fruit’s Foremost Poet, Philosopher, Fan and Scientist
MALIHABAD, India — Theirs is a friendship of over half a century, the old man and his mango…
In Russia Crisis, India Tries to Balance Geopolitics and Economics
When Russia first invaded Ukraine, the United States warned India against buying more Russian oil, saying that New…
Documenting India’s Distinctive Birdhouses
Some years ago, while exploring Bhuj, a small city in Gujarat, India’s westernmost state, I stumbled upon a…
Declaring Curry and Samosas Enemy No. 1 to Whip the Police Into Shape
PORT BLAIR, India — For G. Chitra, an officer in India’s overburdened police forces, pretty much everything in…
Biden Races to Expand Coalition Against Russia but Meets Resistance
WASHINGTON — Even before the start of the war in Ukraine, an international alliance to rally the world…
Recording India’s Linguistic Riches as Leaders Push Hindi as Nation’s Tongue
DHARWAD, India — The task was gargantuan: assembling a team of more than 3,500 language specialists, academics and…
Indian Couple Sue Their Son for Not Giving Them a Grandchild
NEW DELHI — After spending their savings to have their son trained as a pilot in the United…