
India
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The Lost Homestead by Marina Wheeler, review: the barrister uncovers her Indian roots
Wheeler uses her cross-examination skills to draw a fascinating tale out of her mother in a book that's part travelogue, part biography
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Air pollution linked to pregnancy loss in South Asia
First study of its kind finds significant link in one of the most polluted regions in the world
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Chemical weapons and movie deals: the Parisian life of The Serpent killer Charles Sobhraj
The killer depicted in a new BBC drama was linked to the murder of 12 tourists. So how did he end up in Paris in the Nineties as a free man?
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Indian siblings rescued by NGO after locking themselves in filthy room for a decade
The trio locked themselves in a single room that had no toilet following the death of their mother
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‘The pharmacy of the developing world shuts its doors’: India stockpiles Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
As pressure mounts to rapidly roll out a mass-vaccination program in India, it delays wider distribution to the developing world
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How the hippies’ Seventies search for enlightenment turned sour
For many, the journey East – as depicted in new BBC drama ‘The Serpent’ – ended in disillusionment and worse
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India gives final urgent-use approval to Oxford and local coronavirus vaccines
Country's initial immunisation plan aims to vaccinate 300 million people
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Oxford jab to be approved in India with 50m shots ready to go
Respite for world's second-worst affected country as jabs set to start in two weeks
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Indian Muslims flee their homes after Love Jihad laws leave them in fear of Hindu neighbours
Families say they have been subjected to a campaign of harassment
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Kirstie Allsopp: 'When I was starting out on TV, I would pop over to New York for the weekend'
The presenter and property expert on packing, childhood holidays and her love for Istanbul
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Snakebite victims seek help in crucial early hours after awareness campaign, study shows
Lack of knowledge on snakes and snakebites is the 'biggest killer', researcher warns
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'I will burn myself to death': Kashmir’s nomads evicted from homes amid anti-Muslim crackdown
Activists believe evictions are happening so the Indian government can sell resource-rich territory to the private sector
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Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine set to be a game-changer in the developing world
Its low price-point and easy storage will allow the job to be easily distributed worldwide
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Protests in Kashmir as families of slain 'militants' say they were civilians
Hundreds of protesters surrounded the police station in Srinagar on Wednesday, including the parents of the deceased
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Major Narindar Saroop, cavalry officer, clubman and Tory candidate of traditional views – obituary
He wrote letters to The Telegraph on race relations, and in a memoir wrote that he strove to keep ‘fools, boredom and socialism at bay’
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Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine could get approval in the UK and India next week
'Covishield' is expected to go through emergency regulatory procedures
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Alliance of anti-BJP parties wins a majority of seats in Kashmir's local elections
The elections were the first since New Delhi controversially stripped the region of autonomy
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Cairn shares soar on $1.2bn Indian tax ruling
Investors cheer result in case that has dragged on since 2014 despite uncertainty on whether the Indian government will abide by ruling
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One in five deaths in India can be attributed to air pollution, according to Lancet study
India is home to 21 out of the world’s 30 most polluted cities
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India's leopard population grows 60 per cent since 2014
The study relied on hidden cameras documenting the movements of individual leopards living in forested areas
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Second Indian state brings in 'love jihad' law
Opponents of the law say it is an attack on interfaith marriage and secularism
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25 Indian farmers die during protests as Modi visits temple in sop to angry Sikh farmers
Farmers say they will continue to occupy the streets, causing ongoing disruption to food supplies