Maria Thomas, Madhura Karnik

In 1948, Urdu writer Saadat Hasan Manto boarded a ship from Bombay (now Mumbai) for the newly created nation of Pakistan.

As the Narendra Modi-led government approaches an election year, the share of Indians feeling confident about the economy has dropped drastically.

Petrol prices are inching dangerously close to the unheard of Rs90-per-litre level in Mumbai.

On a recent Saturday morning, inside a verdant neighbourhood park, elderly men read newspapers on benches, while young parents watched over their children playing on the slides and swings. Walkers made the rounds on the cobblestone path, and in a corner, a mixed crowd was in the midst of vigorous exercises using colourful outdoor gym equipment.

In 1975, about a year into his job at the Statesman newspaper, photojournalist Raghu Rai was sent to Ladakh to cover a three-day teaching session by the 14th Dalai Lama.

The Mughal empire is remembered for a lot of things in India, but the incredible reign of a rare empress is unfortunately not one of them.

Most opposition parties in India are protesting today (Sept. 10).

After scrapping a regressive 19th century law that criminalised homosexuality, India has joined the ranks of the few former colonies to abandon a lasting legacy of British rule.

In a landmark decision, the supreme court has finally struck down a 19th century law criminalising homosexuality in India.

Exporting goods to developed nations is partly to blame for rising emissions in developing countries like India.

At least one person was reportedly killed after a section of a 40-year-old bridge in Kolkata, West Bengal, collapsed during the evening rush hour on Sept. 04.

Kerala, the southern Indian state just recovering from the worst floods in nearly a century, is now battling an outbreak of leptospirosis.

Body positivity is slowly making it to the mainstream in India.

Kerala has been facing the toughest time in nearly a 100 years.

Particulate matter (PM) can be as deadly as tobacco smoking or even cancer. And India’s cities, which routinely rank among the world’s most polluted, are choking on them.

For one doctor dealing with the aftermath of the Kerala floods in Kochi, this week carried a surprising twist: her face on the front page of a local newspaper.

On Aug. 15, India marked its 71st Independence day with the return of a priceless Buddha statue stolen from Nalanda, Bihar, almost 57 years ago to the day.

India’s urban private schools, catering to middle-class families, were for long seen as better off than most institutions in the country’s outdated education system.

India is home to the world’s largest youth population, and with technological advancements and changing social norms, many of its young are living dramatically different lives from those who came before them.

Over the weekend, three of India’s biggest media companies published sweeping interviews with prime minister Narendra Modi.

A surprising cultural norm prevails in India: Men here like to hold hands.

It’s been years since the beloved cartoon The Jetsons aired, and, unfortunately, there’s still no sign of a modern-day Rosie the Robot to instantly produce delicious meals.

Growing up in conservative Madras (now Chennai), Indra Krishnamurthy (later Nooyi) and her older sister, Chandrika, were often assigned an unusual task by their mother Shantha.

As student protests against Bangladesh’s deadly roads intensify, photojournalists are facing the wrath of the government and its supporters.