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India's Circus Owners Banned From Using Children Performers India's traditional traveling circuses remain widely popular across the country, although attendance has been falling in recent years. Despite their popularity, there have long been concerns
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 18 November 2007 India's super-rich now make up one of the wealthiest groups in Asia. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi on how a growing economy and booming stock markets continue to produce great wealth - for a very
A veteran American figure in the U.S.-India relationship is predicting the civil nuclear agreement between the two countries will quickly open the door to closer trade ties, but he warns that talk of a strategic alliance is premature. VOA correspond
India's prime minister on Thursday declared the flooded state of Bihar a national calamity and ordered emergency relief. The official death toll is 55 but it is believed hundreds more have drowned. VOA Correspondent Steve Herman reports from New Del
India Achieves Milestone in Global Polio Eradication International reaction To help India celebrate one year since its last reported case of polio, U.S. Health Secretary, Dr. Kathleen Sebelius, came to administer oral polio vaccine to Indian children
India says the number of swine flu patients in the country has risen to 31. The latest confirmed cases involve a group of students recently returned from a study trip to the United States. Officials are expressing their frustration with a perceived
India's Agriculture Boom Fuels 'Rural Urbanization' Life in India's countryside still involves plenty of hard work. But standards of rural living have gone up dramatically in recent years. Inflated food prices - otherwise a headache for politicians a
India, Pakistan Take Steps to Boost Trade It is music to the ears of merchants on either side of the India-Pakistan border. Top trade officials from both countries cut the ribbon recently on the four-day Lifestyle Pakistan trade fair in New Delhi - b
Indian laborers work on one of the venues of the Commonwealth Games, in New Delhi, 10 Aug 2010 India is preparing to host the Commonwealth Games in October a sporting event involving 71 nations. But the upcoming event is mired in allegations of corru
In India's main tea-growing region, scientists say tea production is being impacted by climate change. India produces nearly one third of the world's tea. The rolling Himalayan hills in India's northeastern state, Assam, are carpeted with lush tea bu
India Primed to Invest Abroad Investments by Indian companies in foreign countries have risen sharply as they look for newer markets and resources to fuel a growing economy. For nearly 150 years, Harrisons Malayalam has grown rubber and tea on massiv
By Steve Herman New Delhi 18 November 2009 American and Indian top officials, in coming days, are hoping to finalize a framework for the expanding strategic dialogue of the two democracies. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh heads to the United States on
One Year On, India Fights to Remain Polio-Free To get a sense of how India was able to fight the highly contagious and crippling polio virus, one does not have to look any further than this home - in a Muslim-majority area of Ghaziabad, in the northe
India's Tourism Industry Thrives on Largest Slum With a million people crammed into less than three square kilometers - Dharavi is one of the worlds most densely populated slums. Life-long resident Niyamath Khan, 70, recalled the transformation of wh
Despite Slow Start, Starbucks Expands in India The Starbucks outlet in New Delhis Connaught Place has been open for more than a month and still draws long lines and interest from young people like Vikram Maour, who until now had only seen the coffee
India has the largest number of hungry people in the world, despite the strong economic growth witnessed in recent years. From New Delhi, Anjana Pasricha says a new report shows that India's economic boom has brought new prosperity to its middle cla
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 01 February 2008 India is continuing to suffer from sluggish Internet service, although the situation has improved somewhat since damage to undersea cables in the Mediterranean caused widespread net disruptions. Anjana Pa
By Steve Herman New Delhi 26 November 2007 The United Nations wants its upcoming conference on climate change in Bali to devise a uniform strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. India, with a booming economy and a billion-plus population, is
In India's West Bengal State, authorities have started talks with protesters opposing an automobile plant proposed by Tata Motors to manufacture the world's cheapest car. The automaker has suspended work on the plant, in the face of growing protests
Most cooks do their best to keep rats out of the kitchen, but in Bihar, one of India's poorest states, officials are doing just the opposite. The welfare department there is on a quest to increase the popularity of rodent cuisine. VOA Correspondent