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Lightening the load: India eases school burdens
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 17/12/2018
» Shoma Kashyap, 13, loves coming to school on Saturdays, partly because she doesn't have to lug her heavy school bag.
One India, one election
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 19/02/2018
» After introducing a single nationwide Goods and Services Tax in India, the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is now floating the idea of a single election day for the entire country.
Real estate blues
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 08/01/2018
» Real estate, the second largest employer in the Indian economy, has been hit badly by reforms including demonetisation, the crackdown on "black money", tax changes and new consumer-friendly regulations intended to hold developers more accountable.
Journalists under increasing attack in India
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 30/10/2017
» Deeksha Sharma was scared and baffled at the same time when she received a death threat on her WhatsApp messaging account on Sept 16.
Single screens, multiple pains
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 06/02/2017
» A few decades ago, the family of Mukund Sanghi, a film producer based in Udaipur, owned 20 cinemas in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh states. Over the years 19 of them have closed for various reasons. The only one remaining, the Ashoka in Udaipur, is now run by Fun Cinemas, a brand owned by the international exhibitor Cinépolis.
Marathon man
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 23/01/2017
» Natarajan Chandrasekaran faces a long road ahead of him as he sets out to restore the reputation and fortunes of India's biggest conglomerate after months of unseemly boardroom infighting.
River rescue
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 19/09/2016
» Every time Ramesh Sharma crosses a bridge over the Yamuna River to get to his office in the centre of New Delhi, his heart aches and his stomach churns.
Tourist haunt
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 19/10/2015
» An abandoned village in western India has become a major attraction with tens of thousands of tourists flocking there every year in search of a spooky experience.
Medicine messiah
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 03/08/2015
» There is nothing remarkable about Onkar Nath Sharma. The resident of a slum in western Delhi, he's 157 centimetres tall, weighs less than 50 kilogrammes and is on the wrong side of 70. He moves about with difficulty, as his feet face inward and he has growths on his kneecaps, the result of shoddy surgery after an accident when he was young.