Building collapses are common in India during the June-September monsoon season, when heavy rains weaken the foundations of structures that are poorly constructed. Continue reading →

As taps run dry, people are pinning their hopes on rain in the forecast later this week. Continue reading →

A fire engulfed a shoddily built budget hotel in central New Delhi early Tuesday, killing 17 people and injuring at least four others, including a woman from Myanmar who leapt from an upper floor to escape the flames, Indian authorities said. Continue reading →

Residents of the Indian capital of New Delhi woke on Thursday to a thick, grey smog, as pollution surged to “severe” and “emergency” levels, with authorities showing little sign of finding new solutions to the crisis. Continue reading →

Thousands of farmers marched to India’s Parliament demanding better wages, more jobs, higher prices for their produce and an end to privatization of state-run companies. Continue reading →

A dead baby was found abandoned inside the lavatory of an AirAsia India flight that landed in New Delhi on Wednesday, police and the airline said. Continue reading →

India’s highest court on Monday rejected the requests of three men to change their death sentences to imprisonment in the 2012 fatal gang rape of a 23-year-old medical student in New Delhi. Continue reading →

Indian police arrested a man whose stinky socks caused a showdown on a bus as his fellow passengers protested the pungent odour. Continue reading →

The thick blanket of grey air and pollutants has enveloped Delhi for the past four days. Continue reading →