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‘Vote against jail’: How two Modi critics won India election from prison

In Kashmir and Punjab, candidates jailed for being alleged national security threats have won. What does that say?

Kashmiri lawmaker Sheikh Abdul Rashid, locally known as Engineer Rashid

Indians die fighting for Russia in Ukraine, leaving a trail of helplessness

At least two Indians have died on Ukrainian front lines, revealing the desperation caused by widespread joblessness.

Hemil Mangukiya, middle, poses for a photograph with two other men in military uniform, in this undated handout picture. Hemil Mangukiya Family/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

‘We want dignity’: Indian farmers defy pellets, drones to demand new deal

Two years after they brought the Indian capital to a standstill, farmers say the government has betrayed its promises.

Farmers gathered at the site of the protest in Shambhu border where a leader was addressing them [Md Meherban/Al Jazeera]

Undeterred by Gaza war, thousands of Indians turn up for jobs in Israel

Israel suspended work permits for thousands of Palestinians after October 7. Indians are queuing up to replace them.

India workers Israel jobs

As France rolls out red carpet for Modi, military deals in focus

As Indian PM prepares for a lavish dinner at the Louvre with Macron, New Delhi gets closer to buying more jets and subs.

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, France's Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne and Deputy General to the Military Governor of Paris Eric Chasboeuf walk past French Republican Guards at the Orly airport in Orly, Paris' suburb, Thursday, July 13, 2023. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins a two-day visit to France and will attend the traditional Bastille Day military parade. (Bertrand Guay, Pool via AP)

‘In a hot oven’: India heatwaves take a toll on most vulnerable

Impoverished labourers say despite record-breaking temperatures they have little choice but to work outdoors.

A boy bathes outside his residence on a hot summer day in New Delhi, India, May 22, 2023.

‘We have no one’: The women and girls sold as brides in Kashmir

For as little as $35, Indian women and girls are being sold by traffickers and forced into marriages against their will.

A photo of a woman sitting seen through a mesh on a door window to the inside of a building.

The Indian soldier who vanished on a glacier 38 years ago

The widow of a soldier whose body was found on Siachen Glacier this summer always hoped he would ‘come home someday’.

Shanti Devi holds a picture of her husband

‘We lived there once’: An underwater mosque resurfaces in India

A mosque’s appearance stirs memories of displacement for people who lost their village when it was flooded 34 years ago.

A photo of a sunk building, maybe a mosque.

Kashmir football legend whose career was cut short by conflict

Majeed Kakroo was forced to abandon the sport at the height of his career due to armed rebel threats.

Koker Bazar locality in the main city of Srinagar in Kashmir has over the decades turned from a residential place to a full-fledged market