One of India’s biggest airlines has just launched a new feature that allows female travelers to see where other women are sitting when selecting seats for their flights. According to a statement sent to CNN, low-cost carrier IndiGo Airlines is offering the feature on a pilot basis to female passengers checking in for their flights… Continue reading Indian airline gives female travelers option to choose seats next to other women
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Analysis: China is watching India’s election very closely
The world’s largest authoritarian country will be watching closely as the neighboring world’s largest democracy announces its election results. Months after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi won his first general election in 2014, he hosted Chinese leader Xi Jinping for a state visit with a warm welcome and won $20 billion in investment and trade… Continue reading Analysis: China is watching India’s election very closely
Indian teen allegedly kills two while drunk driving. As punishment, he was told to write an essay
Anger is growing in India after a teenager who allegedly killed two people while drunk driving was ordered to write an essay as punishment, with many demanding a harsher penalty and accusing the judiciary of leniency. The 17-year-old boy was allegedly speeding in a Porsche in the city of Pune on Sunday when the vehicle… Continue reading Indian teen allegedly kills two while drunk driving. As punishment, he was told to write an essay
Bollywood and billionaires: India’s rich and famous cast their vote in the world’s largest election
Celebrities, industrialists and politicians cast their vote in the world’s biggest democracy as polls opened in India’s financial capital during a weekslong nationwide election, in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking another five-year term. Voting took place in six constituencies across Mumbai in the western state of Maharashtra, and 43 others nationwide, on Monday… Continue reading Bollywood and billionaires: India’s rich and famous cast their vote in the world’s largest election
India’s scorching heat and lack of water leave Delhi’s poor to suffer worst of climate crisis
There’s no fresh water in the slums of Delhi’s Chanakyapuri neighborhood. It’s 49.9 degrees Celsius, or 121 Fahrenheit – the hottest temperature on record. The sun belts off the tin roofs of the shanties. Desperate people wait for drinking water to be delivered. When it arrives, there’s chaos. Dozens of people run to the truck,… Continue reading India’s scorching heat and lack of water leave Delhi’s poor to suffer worst of climate crisis