Ms. Devi was a specialist in the Odissi form of dance, a once-neglected style that she helped popularize in America in the 1970s.
Ms. Devi was a specialist in the Odissi form of dance, a once-neglected style that she helped popularize in America in the 1970s.
Abu Ismail, who was killed along with an aide, was suspected of being behind a recent attack on pilgrims who were visiting a religious shrine.
A sociologist writes that “experiences within one’s personal networks are likely to shape rural Indians’ decisions to build and use toilets.”
Should influential people be held to a higher standard in choosing whom to follow? Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s defenders say following someone doesn’t mean you agree with them.
Despite hard experience with monsoons, many in northern India say no warning came when the floodwaters started coursing last month. Now, the death toll is rising.
A fearless journalist is the latest critic of Indian nationalism to be murdered.
Gauri Lankesh, an outspoken journalist, was assassinated Tuesday night. Friends said she had received too many threats to count, but laughed them off.
A new movie, “Toilet, a Love Story,” has charmed audiences at a time when the government is trying to bring plumbing to the half a billion Indians without it.
Hurricane Harvey offers an opportunity to understand what’s happening to the climate and how we can mitigate future disasters.
The $255 million in military aid will be put into escrow. Unlocking the funds will require Islamabad to stop supporting the Taliban.
The deaths of several children, after oxygen was cut off for nonpayment of bills, result in charges of culpable homicide.
A Supreme Court ruling on a mandatory biometric identification program upholds broad constitutional freedoms.
Flooding and landslides resulting from monsoon rains have directly affected at least 41 million people in Bangladesh, India and Nepal, the United Nations says.
Pakistan would not risk the wrath of the United States if its concerns about India in Afghanistan were imaginary.
The guru, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, was found guilty of having raped two women more than a decade ago. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Analysts say that both sides gave ground, ending one of the worst diplomatic flare-ups between the nuclear-armed Asian rivals in decades.
At least 30 people were killed in violent clashes after a court found Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the leader of a popular spiritual sect, guilty of raping two of his followers.