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Dubai eatery gets three Michelin stars in first for Indian cuisine
AFP, Published on 23/05/2025
» DUBAI — An Indian restaurant in Dubai was awarded the maximum three Michelin stars Thursday -- the first time the prestigious honour has been given to Indian cuisine anywhere in the world.
Indian field hockey dreams of return to glory days
AFP, Published on 25/01/2023
» SANSARPUR (INDIA) - Kids with sticks dribble balls, weave and bob in Sansarpur, the cradle of Indian field hockey. But the village's glory days, as well as those of the national team, are a thing of the past.
Tribal candidate wins Indian presidential election: partial results
AFP, Published on 21/07/2022
» NEW DELHI - A woman from India's tribal minority, Droupadi Murmu, was elected as the country's president Thursday with the backing of the ruling party, making her the first person from the marginalised community to occupy the top post.
New US study helps de-mystify Covid brain fog
AFP, Published on 06/07/2022
» WASHINGTON - A small new study published Tuesday by scientists at the US National Institutes of Health suggests that the immune response triggered by coronavirus infections damages the brain's blood vessels and could be responsible for long Covid symptoms.
27 killed in fire in Indian capital
AFP, Published on 14/05/2022
» NEW DELHI: At least 27 people died and dozens more were injured in a massive fire in a building in the Indian capital New Delhi on Friday, emergency services said.
Reinforcements arrive at Indian farm protests despite mounting pressure
AFP, Published on 29/01/2021
» NEW DELHI - Indian authorities cut power and water to a farmers' protest camp on Friday and stepped up police pressure after a violent rally in the capital -- but hundreds more arrived on tractors to reinforce the campaign against rural reforms.
Caste discrimination taints corporate India
AFP, Published on 06/11/2020
» MUMBAI - A winner of industry awards, Snehapoo Padavattan should have raced up India's corporate ladder. There was just one problem. She belongs to the country's lowest caste, the Dalits.
Prospective Olympians give postponement plenty of likes
AFP, Published on 25/03/2020
» PARIS - Prospective Olympic competitors were quick out of the blocks on Tuesday after the Tokyo Games were postponed until 2021 and most gave the decision the thumbs up on social media.
Protests against citizenship law spread in India
AFP, Published on 19/12/2019
» NEW DELHI - Fresh protests broke out across India Wednesday as authorities banned large gatherings in parts of the capital in an effort to contain nationwide protests against a citizenship law seen as discriminating against Muslims.
No industry for women: Bollywood #MeToo accused back at work
AFP, Published on 29/11/2019
» MUMBAI - A year after Bollywood followed Hollywood by naming male predators accused of sexual harassment, many women say they have suffered while alleged perpetrators are back in the limelight.