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60 Killed in Delhi Building Collapse

Rob Quinn — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 04:39:12 CST

At least 60 people were killed and dozens more seriously injured when an apartment building in a congested Delhi neighborhood collapsed last night. Rescuers worked through the night searching for survivors and at least 30 people are believed to be still trapped under the rubble, AP reports. Authorities believe this...

India Drafts Monkeys for Stadium Security

Nick McMaster — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:52:13 CDT

Indian officials have enlisted the help of black-faced langur monkeys to provide security for the venues hosting the Commonwealth Games. Their purpose is to scare away smaller monkeys that have been harassing fans near arenas, the BBC reports. The aggressive langurs are kept on leashes by handlers but released when...

Delhi Film Fest Hit By Sex Harassment Charges

Rob Quinn — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:02:36 CST

Delhi's international film festival billed itself as showcasing female talent from around the world but two directors are charging that an organizer used it to grope female talent from around the world. Oscar-winning director Jane Campion has accused Bhaskar Deb, husband of the festival's director, of making "rude and lewd...

India Appeal Likens Gay Sex to Bestiality

Wesley Oliver — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:21:40 CDT

India’s gay and lesbian community celebrated the Delhi High Court’s decriminalization of homosexual sex last week with lavish parties, but festivities may have been premature, GlobalPost reports. India’s Supreme Court has signaled that it will consider an appeal of the verdict, the climax of an 8-year legal battle that exposed...

Delhi Bans Plastic Bags

Wesley Oliver — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:16:02 CST

Officials in Delhi have banned the “use, storage, and sale” of plastic bags, the Guardian reports, after Indian environmentalists warned about the dangers of the non-biodegradable bags. Violators could be imprisoned for up to 5 years and fined over $2,000. Plastic bags have become a staple in Delhi amid...

Fired Workers Kill Boss in India

Harry Kimball — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:17:01 CDT

An angry mob of laid-off workers killed their former boss at an Italian manufacturing firm in India yesterday, the Independent reports. Lalit Kishore Choudhary, who oversaw Oerlikon Graziano’s auto-parts business in India, was bludgeoned to death with iron bars as he tried to negotiate with the disgruntled former employees. Apparently,...

Delhi Melee Rocks Torch Arrival

Rob Quinn — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:16:26 CDT

The Olympic torch was greeted with furious protests as it arrived in Delhi today, and 15,000 security forces have locked down the heart of the city ahead of the relay, Reuters reports. Members of India's large community of Tibetan exiles have vowed massive protests to highlight China's human rights...

Scavengers Face Trash Shortage

Jonas Oransky — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 19:05:25 CST

Delhi’s 300,000 ragpickers "are the original recyclers," the Economist reports—but their trade of mining trash for re-sellable goods is in trouble. The city, hoping to clean up for the 2010 Commonwealth games, has hired private companies to collect trash—and ragpickers, who save the city 600,000 rupees...

Monkeys Manhandle New Delhi

Polly Davis Doig — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:31:28 CST

What separates man from monkeys? In New Delhi, precious little. The Indian capital is being overrun by anywhere from 10,000 to 20,000 of the marauding primates, which have caused numerous recent injuries—not to mention a fall that killed the city's deputy mayor. But the monkey's sacred status...