Uttar Pradesh
‘Our Kids Are Dying in Schools’: Is India’s Caste System Turning Teachers Into Killers?
On September 29, a school teacher accused of beating his student to death was arrested. Cops say it’s an isolated murder, but his family says it isn’t.
13-Year-Old Went to Police After She Was Gang Raped. Then a Cop Raped Her.
The horrific details came to light after the survivor narrated her ordeal to a child counselling centre.
This Place Wants to Give Cash to Couples Who Opt for Voluntary Sterilisation
India’s most populous state is proposing a two-child policy and sterilisation incentives.
A Journalist Got COVID and Died Live-Tweeting His Wait for a Hospital Bed
The number of new COVID-19 cases in India hit an all-time high.
They Were Celebrating Their Special Day. Then Someone Cried 'Love Jihad'
We spoke to the couple in north India whose marriage was stopped earlier this month after the police was told that a Muslim man was about to marry a Hindu woman.
Meet the Launda Dancers
Every year, gay and trans men from northern Bengal make their way to Uttar Pradesh and Bihar for one of the oldest traditions in the country. Not all come back. And those who do, are never really the same again.
10 Arrested for Interfaith Relationships Under India’s ‘Love Jihad’ Law
Police in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh have arrested Muslim men under the anti-conversion law, even as families insisted that the relationships were consensual.
Indian Government Official Arrested for Sexually Abusing 50 Children
The man had been abusing the kids for 10 years, and selling child porn via the dark web.
Kidnapper Caught After He Made Spelling Mistakes in Ransom Note
The culprit had not only misspelled the name of the drop-off area, but also spelKE police as “pullish”.
Monkey ‘Gang Wars’ Keep Killing People in India
In the last three months, fights between monkeys have resulted in seven people dying.
Is Media Coverage of the Gang Rape in India Helping or Hurting the Family?
As dozens of journalists arrive in the nondescript village in north India, there’s growing concern about the impact of media intrusion on the victim’s family.