The Latest Breaking News from India

No holds barred: On the Chinese hurdle to designate terrorists

India must continue to try to designate terrorists and not lose faith in the process

The Hindu · Aug 12, 2022

Moving policy away from population control

India’s focus should be on investment in human capital, on older adults living with dignity, and on healthy population ageing

The Hindu · Aug 12, 2022

Independence, in the words of an American

The power of that magical moment when India became free, which Mildred Talbot recorded, must never be forgotten

The Hindu · Aug 12, 2022

India at 75 | A look at important Partition literature: Booker-winning Tomb of Sand, Khushwant Singh’s Train to Pakistan, and others

All of these works use compelling metaphors for the state of relations between India and Pakistan

The Hindu · Aug 12, 2022

India’s HIV patients say shortages leaving hundreds of thousands without drugs

Campaigners say many people have had to stop or switch antiretroviral medication regimes – but the government denies supply crisis

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2022

At 75, India’s democracy is under pressure like never before

Since its independence in 1947, India has transformed from a poverty-stricken nation into one of the world's fastest-growing economies

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2022

'Dhing Express' Hima Das changes track

The country is waiting to see Hima Das back on the 400m track but her eyes are on another finish line now. Her logic: “For years the world has seen India in 400m. Let us show them what we can do in 200m.”

The Times of India · Aug 12, 2022

World Championships helped me realise I could compete with the best, says triple jumper Eldhose Paul

KOCHI: In just a matter of days, triple jumper Eldhose Paul’s life has taken a turn for the better. From an unheralded triple jumper who took a last-ditch flight to compete in the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, to his return home as the golden star of Indian athletics from…

The Times of India · Aug 12, 2022

India expresses concern over reports of shelling near Ukraine's nuclear power plant

"We call for mutual restraint so as not to endanger the safety and security of nuclear facilities," India's Permanent Representative to the U.N. Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj said

The Hindu · Aug 12, 2022

Morning Digest | India-U.S. proposal lists Rauf Asghar role in JeM attacks; Ukraine ‘preparing for tragedy’ at nuclear plant, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day

The Hindu · Aug 12, 2022