India says it uncovers trafficking racket duping people into fighting for Russia in Ukraine
New Delhi, India Reuters India said it had uncovered a “major human trafficking network” which lured young men to Russia with the promise of jobs only to force them to fight in the war in Ukraine. About 35 men have been sent to Russia in the scheme so far, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) […]
Three Indian cities among world’s 10 most polluted after Diwali
New Delhi, IndiaReuters Two Indian cities joined New Delhi to be among the world’s worst 10 for pollution on Monday morning, with smoke heavy in the air a day after revellers let loose with firecrackers for Diwali – the annual Hindu festival of light. The capital New Delhi took, as it often does, the top […]
Dharavi: Adani’s bid to remake Mumbai slum spurs residents’ doubts, favouritism claims
DHWANI PANDYA and ADITYA KALRA, of Reuters. report…
Postcards: Some Mumbai residents risk safety for affordable, central housing
FRANCIS MASCARENHAS, of Reuters, reports from India…
India’s Adani to convert Mumbai slum into modern city despite challenges
Mumbai, IndiaReuters Indian billionaire Gautam Adani on Thursday said he plans to convert India’s largest slum in Mumbai, Dharavi, into a modern city hub, a huge challenge which would require the rehousing of around a million people. Believed to be the largest slum in Asia, Dharavi is a crowded area that houses thousands of poor […]
India’s migrant millions: Caught between jobless villages and city hazards
KRISHN KAUSHIK and JOSEPH CAMPBELL, of Reuters, report…
Updated: Heavy rain in India triggers floods, landslides; at least 125 dead
Updated: 9am, 25th July, 2021 Mumbai/New Delhi IndiaReuters Rescue teams in India struggled through thick sludge and debris on Saturday to reach dozens of submerged homes as the death toll from landslides and accidents caused by torrential monsoon rain rose to 125. Maharashtra state is being hit by the heaviest rain in July in four […]
Landslides kill at last 30 in Mumbai after heavy rain
Reuters At least 30 people died in three Mumbai suburbs after several houses collapsed when heavy rain triggered landslides, officials said on Sunday, and forecasts of further downpours could force authorities to relocate people living in danger zones. Rescuers resorted to using their hands to dig up the ground in an attempt to find survivors, local television […]
“Life is precious” say Indian migrants fleeing COVID-hit cities
Mumbai, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation Amid India’s COVID-19 crisis, migrant workers are abandoning cities and heading for their villages in droves in a repeat of last year’s exodus when the lockdown shut industries and left them jobless – but this time they are worried about safety. India’s toll from the coronavirus surged past 200,000 on Wednesday […]
Indian police bust baby-trafficking ring in financial capital
Mumbai, India Thomson Reuters Foundation Police in Mumbai have charged nine alleged members of a baby-trafficking ring – among them a nurse at a maternity hospital and agents who operated in the impoverished slums of India’s financial capital, officials said on Monday. In the second such case in the city in five years, the nine […]