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Weightlifter ate 39 coins, 37 magnets because he thought 'zinc helps in bodybuilding': report
The patient, who was not publicly named, believed he could absorb zinc from the 39 coins he ate — and thought eating the magnets would aid the process.
Thousands march for LGBTQ+ rights in India after same-sex marriages were rejected
More than 2,000 people took part in a gay pride event in New Delhi, waving rainbow flags and multicolored balloons as they celebrated sexual diversity in India but also raised...
G20 summit statement takes aim at Russian invasion of Ukraine
“All states must refrain from the threat or use of force to seek territorial acquisition,” summit leaders at G20 summit said in their annual joint communique.
5-year-old in India tied up on scorching roof for not doing homework
The horrific incident took place in the Khajuri Khas section of New Delhi on June 2, when temperatures reached 113 degrees.
Schools close as smog-laden India capital considers lockdown
The dirty-air crisis in the city of more than 20 million people has underscored India’s heavy dependence on coal, which accounts for 70 percent of the country’s power.
Bat out of Del(hi): Live flying bat forces NYC-bound plane back to India
An Air India flight from New Delhi to New York City had to be rerouted back to New Delhi when a crazed bat started flying around the cabin, bewildering passengers.
India's hospitals and crematoriums overwhelmed as COVID-19 surges
A massive surge of COVID-19 infections in India has so overwhelmed the country's cremation facilities, last rites have to be performed en masse.
India's hospitals beg for oxygen as country sets COVID record
India put oxygen tankers on special express trains as major hospitals in New Delhi begged on social media on Friday for more supplies to save COVID-19 patients.
India’s capital to lockdown amid explosive COVID-19 surge
NEW DELHI — New Delhi imposed a weeklong lockdown Monday night to prevent the collapse of the Indian capital’s health system, which authorities said had been pushed to its limit...
New Delhi is world's most polluted capital for third straight year
NEW DELHI - New Delhi was the world’s most polluted capital for the third straight year in 2020, according to IQAir, a Swiss group that measures air quality levels based...
Indian farmers block highway outside Delhi marking 100th day of protest
NEW DELHI - Indian farmers began gathering on Saturday to block a six-lane expressway outside New Delhi to mark the 100th day of protests against deregulation of agriculture markets, to...
No respite for New Delhi residents as pollution spikes again
Increasing pollution in the Indian capital is raising concerns among residents, especially when the city of more than 20 million is struggling in the face of coronavirus pandemic. New Delhi...
India struggles to contain coronavirus as cases surpass one million
NEW DELHI — India crossed 1 million coronavirus cases on Friday, third only to the United States and Brazil, prompting concerns about its readiness to confront an inevitable surge that...
Monkey ‘robs’ ATM in new example that ‘Planet of the Apes’ can actually happen
A Rhesus macaque made a monkey out of police in New Delhi after the primate went bananas at a local bank ATM.
New Delhi imposes 70 percent coronavirus tax on liquor sales
Officials in the capital of India have imposed a "special corona fee" -- a 70 percent tax on retail liquor purchases as authorities loosened a strict six-week lockdown. New Delhi's...
Indian migrant workers flee New Delhi in crowded buses amid coronavirus lockdown
The exodus from New Delhi started Wednesday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered a three-week full lockdown, according to the Associated Press.
Indian group of four men hanged for gang raping, torturing 23-year-old medical student
Four Indian men convicted in the fatal gang rape and torture of a 23-year-old medical student were executed Thursday. The men were hanged on the outskirts of the capital of New...
Man accused of raping 5-year-old girl inside US Embassy
The suspect "didn’t even expect that the girl would inform her parents or that anyone would approach the police,” authorities said.
Indian panel seeks way around encryption in fight against child porn epidemic
NEW DELHI -- Indian law enforcement agencies should be able to break end-to-end encryption to hunt down distributors of child pornography online, a parliamentary panel has urged as the South...
How families are fighting New Delhi's pollution horror
NEW DELHI - When a toxic smog darkened the skies over the Indian capital last weekend and air pollution peaked to its highest levels this year, Nabeela Moinuddin and Fareeda,...