India
India rail crash toll hits 146, survivor search called off
PUKHRAYAN, India/NEW DELHI Indian rescuers on Monday called off a search of the mangled carriages of a derailed train after pulling more bodies from the wreckage, taking to at least 146 the number of passengers killed in the disaster. | Video
Stranded trucks, unpaid workers: India Inc counts cost of cash crunch
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI Like millions of Indians fed up with corruption and counterfeiting, Vimal Somani cheered Prime Minister Narendra Modi's shock move to replace all high-value banknotes. Two weeks on, his business is being hammered by the ensuing cash crunch.
Rebel group kills 3 Indian soldiers in separatist attack in Assam
GUWAHATI, India Three Indian soldiers were killed and four seriously wounded on Saturday in a separatist attack in the restive northeastern state of Assam, officials said.
India acts to help farmers hit by black money crackdown
NEW DELHI India's government on Thursday announced immediate steps to ease a cash crunch for farmers amid widespread criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's shock decision to withdraw high-value bills in the middle of the sowing and wedding season. | Video
India's move to curb black money a 'disaster' for rural women, activists say
MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - India's move to withdraw high-value rupee bills from circulation to crack down on corruption and counterfeit currency has hurt rural women particularly hard, as most of them are outside the banking system, activists said.
Conservationists cry foul over India's landmark forest rights law
MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Almost four times as many individual as community claims have been lodged under a landmark Indian law to protect the rights of forest dwellers and tribal communities, sparking criticism it is being exploited for financial gain and leading to deforestation.
Disowned by family, women rescued from Indian brothels turn to counselling
KADIRI, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - At a village counselling centre in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, a woman dressed in a bright pink sari starts the conversation on a bright note. But 10 minutes into her session she is weeping.
Investment in India's social enterprises could rise eight-fold to $8 billion by 2025 - research
NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Social enterprises in India could attract up to $8 billion in investment by 2025, eight times more than in 2015, due to the scale of social needs and available capital in the fast-growing economy, a study by consultancy firm McKinsey & Company showed.
India to use indelible ink to ensure people change cash only once
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI Indian banks will use indelible ink to ensure that people only change old notes for new ones once under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheme to fight "black money", resorting to a tactic used to prevent multiple voting in elections.
Villagers in Goa fight to keep ancient community land from university
LOLIEM, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - For Meena Varik, a teacher in Loliem village in southern Goa, the Bhagwati Moll plateau has always been community land meant for cattle grazing, temple processions and a wildlife reserve.
U.N. says nearly one million Syrians besieged; U.S. names, shames commanders
UNITED NATIONS The number of besieged Syrians has more than doubled over the past year to nearly one million, the United Nations aid chief told the Security Council on Monday, as the United States named 13 Syrian military commanders it accused of killing civilians.
