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Right-to-die debate
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 21/01/2019
» Anamika Mishra has been waiting for death for over a decade, saying her health is beyond redemption.
Citizenship snag
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 11/02/2019
» Kanwar Lal, Gyan Chand and Akbar Ram Jaipal swear by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Hygiene revolution
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 28/01/2019
» The toilets and bathrooms of Sugna, Meenu and Bimla Holliya do not have a speck of dirt and dust, their clean marble tiles sparkling in the sunlight.
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.
Fight to the finish
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 14/01/2019
» Jugal Kishore Vaishnave is dejected. A distributor of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) in Rajasthan, he's threatening to quit the business because his profit margins have shrunk dramatically since the arrival of e-commerce sites and big retail chains. The media business might offer a better chance to make some money, he says.
'Brand Modi' to the rescue?
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 07/01/2019
» In the face of a strong challenge from the Congress-led opposition, India's governing party is preparing to unleash the charisma of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to win a second term in the general election this year.
Storytelling renaissance takes hold in India
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 03/12/2018
» Preeti Mutha was a bundle of nerves. The 32-year-old housewife in Chennai was haunted by bad memories that had shaken her when she was in school. She had just lost her father and was also struggling with post-partum depression after giving birth to her son.
Can Modi repeat?
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 24/09/2018
» A day is a long time in politics, so they say. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been in power for four years and four months, and his day of reckoning with the voters is still seven months away.
Hindu women pursue equality in matters of death
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 01/10/2018
» When Namita Bhattacharya Kaul, the foster daughter of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, lit his funeral pyre in Delhi in August, she sent a message to Indians at large and Hindu society in particular.
Movies go mobile
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 15/10/2018
» There is no cinema in the town where Mohammad Rafiq lives, but that hasn't stopped him from seeing most of the new Hindi screen hits released in the last two months.