Stampede at religious event in India kills more than 100 mostly women and children

Stampede at religious event in India kills more than 100 mostly women and children

Initial reports said organisers had permission to host about 5000 people,but more than 15,000 came for the event by the Hindu preacher.

  • byBiswajeet Banerjee andKrutika Pathi

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This is,arguably,the most popular dish in the world

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‘Like Venice in high season’:The Indian city that’s going off

‘Like Venice in high season’:The Indian city that’s going off

It’s always a risk to revisit a first love – but a return to the jewel in India’s crown is a revelation.

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When the people speak in the world’s most populous nation,we win too
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When the people speak in the world’s most populous nation,we win too

For too long the India sceptics have questioned its democracy. This election should give them cause to rethink.

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Modi’s party wins Indian election but with smaller majority

Modi’s party wins Indian election but with smaller majority

India’s opposition Congress party called the opposition alliance’s strong showing in the polls a “win for democracy”.

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Modi,who casts himself as ‘sent by God’,loses his aura of invincibility

Modi,who casts himself as ‘sent by God’,loses his aura of invincibility

The once-dominant opposition has made electoral gains on the government over issues like unemployment,social justice and Modi’s ties to India’s billionaires.

  • byMujib Mashal andAlex Travelli
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Desperate for water,some Delhi residents are prepared to kill

Desperate for water,some Delhi residents are prepared to kill

The streets feel like an oven. Driving a water truck is dangerous work when water is rationed:people will do anything to quench their family’s thirst.

  • bySameer Yasir
Several children killed after Indian amusement park inferno,police say

Several children killed after Indian amusement park inferno,police say

A major fire broke out on Saturday at an amusement park in Gujarat state in western India,killing at least 27 people,police and media reports said.

Why India’s Shekhawati region will leave you gasping

Why India’s Shekhawati region will leave you gasping

More than 20 villages scattered across this part of Rajasthan have painted Shekhawati havelis,the largest open-air art gallery in India.

  • byMichael Gebicki
‘There is less tolerance’:Wong’s veiled criticism of India under Modi

‘There is less tolerance’:Wong’s veiled criticism of India under Modi

Senior ministers have been notably reluctant to criticise Narendra Modi’s government,with India seen as a crucial economic and strategic partner for Australia.

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