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‘Children of the Ganges’ – The mallah community of India’s Varanasi | Workers’ Rights

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Varanasi, India – “Hum paani ke jeev hain. We are creatures of water,” says 29-year-old Vishwakarma Sahni. Sahni belongs to Varanasi’s community of approximately 8,000 mallah, the boatmen whose lives are deeply intertwined with the Ganges – a river considered sacred in India and which they hold in profound reverence. To them, the Ganges is […]

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Will India’s election be free and fair? | India Election 2024 News

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Opponents and rights groups allege repression has increased in recent years. Six weeks of voting have begun in an election where India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a third term. Opponents say repression and sectarianism have increased under his leadership. So, what are the issues? And will the election be free and fair? Presenter:

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‘When will our good days come?’ The Mumbai cook voting in India’s election | What’s your money worth?

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​​What’s your money worth? A series from the front lines of the cost-of-living crisis, where people who have been hit hard share their monthly expenses. Name: Manisha Santosh Kadam Age: 42 Born: Manchar, in the Indian state of Maharashtra Occupation: Cook Lives with: Her husband, Santosh, 48, their daughter, Rithuja, 21, and son, Sujal, 17.

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Saving Sarah: The last Jewish embroidery shop in India’s Kochi | Arts and Culture

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Kochi, India – A chance encounter when he was selling postcards to tourists in Jew Town as a 13-year-old in the early 1980s would change the course of Thaha Ibrahim’s life. Growing up in Mattancherry, a bustling hub of the spice trade in the southern Indian city of Cochin (now Kochi), Thaha Ibrahim had always

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The crackdown on India’s political opposition | TV Shows

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Elections are weeks away in India and opposition parties are attempting to take on the seemingly unstoppable juggernaut of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is seeking a third consecutive term. The opposition claims that Modi’s success rate has very little to do with his governance – but more because scores of his political rivals have

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Why has India’s Narendra Modi strengthened ties with Israel? | Israel-Palestine conflict

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In the latest episode of UpFront, we look at how relations between the two countries have evolved in recent decades. India has traditionally been a supporter of Palestinian rights, so it was a surprise when, amid Israel’s deadly air strikes, India abstained from a vote on the United Nations resolution calling for a ceasefire. Early

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India’s top court stops short of legalizing same-sex marriage in landmark LGBTQ ruling

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Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Images LGBTQ activists attend a pride parade in Kolkata on June 25, 2023. CNN  —  In a landmark decision, India’s top court has ruled in favor of upholding the rights of the LGBTQ community, but stopped short of legally recognizing same-sex unions. The ruling is a partial victory for LGBTQ Indians who have

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At least four killed as express train derails in India’s Bihar state

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Reason for derailment not immediately known as India’s Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw says cause of accident will be identified. At least four people were killed and several others injured when an express train derailed in the Indian state of Bihar, local media and officials reported. The train from Anand Vihar Terminal railway station in

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