In India, snake charming has been a popular form of entertainment since ancient times. It has also been the only source of livelihood for hundreds of thousands of snake charmers. But several years ago,...
Human rights groups in India have expressed concern over government’s plan to deport Rohingya refugees. Thousands of Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution in Myanmar are living in exile in India but, as Bismillah Geelani reports,...
In India, more than 200 women a year suffer disfiguring acid attacks. Acid is most commonly used as a weapon in gender-based attacks stemming from rejection of sexual advances or proposals of marriage and...
A neighborhood in the Indian capital of New Delhi thought to be the world’s largest community of traditional artists and street performers is being forcibly emptied out. For years the residents of Kathputli – or Puppeteers’...
Electronic goods like flat screen TVs, tablets and smartphones are among the top-selling items on Black Friday, the busiest day of the year for retail sales in the United States. But increased access to...
Across India, people are panicking after the government declared all 500 and 1,000 rupee bills will be worthless by the end of the year. Banks are short on cash and sporadic violence has broken...
Tensions between India and Pakistan have escalated in recent weeks. In another case of cross-border fighting, Thursday India claimed to have killed seven militants in two separate incidents after overnight skirmishes along the line of control in...
All photos by Bismillah Geelani. To hear Shahnawaz Khan’s accompanying radio report, click here. Click on any thumbnail to launch slideshow.
India’s cabinet has unveiled a draft law which would ban commercial surrogacy. Estimates put the value of the practice in the country known as the “surrogacy hub” of the world at $2 billion. The...
More than 40 days after India imposed a curfew to quell unrest in Kashmir, deadly clashes with civilian casualties continue across the Indian-administered region. Much of the disputed region claimed by both India and...
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