Why India and Canada have expelled each other's top diplomats

The brazen June 2023 assassination of a Sikh activist in Canada sparked a diplomatic row with India that continues to escalate.

• Oct 16, 2024

Inside the tension between Canada and India

Canada and India have expelled each other's senior diplomats as the two countries' dispute continues over the assassination of a prominent Sikh activist, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in Vancouver last year. Canada has claimed that officials had credible evidence the Indian government was involved with the murder, but India has rejected those allegations. Mercedes Stephenson, Global News' Ottawa bureau chief, joined CBS News to discuss the situation.

• Oct 16, 2024

Ratan Tata, Indian magnate who built global empire, dead at 86

Ratan Tata, a former chairman of Indian conglomerate Tata Sons, died at a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday night.

• Oct 9, 2024

Man charged in doctor's rape and murder that sparked protests

Protests erupted in West Bengal in August to demand justice after the doctor's body was found with multiple injuries in a lecture hall at a state-run hospital.

• Oct 7, 2024

U.S., U.K. climbers stranded on Himalayan mountains rescued

Michelle Dvorak, 31, and Fay Manners, 37, went missing on Thursday after their equipment and food tumbled down a ravine while trekking up India's Chaukhamba mountain.

• Oct 6, 2024

India's government formally opposes bid to criminalize marital rape

India's government is urging the Supreme Court to reject efforts to update a 160-year-old rape law, arguing it could disrupt "the institution of marriage."

• Oct 4, 2024

Biden hosts his final Quad summit at his Delaware home, high school

"It will survive way beyond November," Mr. Biden declared of the Quad as the leaders gathered at the Archmere Academy, his high school alma mater.

• Sep 21, 2024

Indian state passes law seeking death penalty for rapists

The Indian state of West Bengal passed a law seeking the death penalty for rapists in the wake of a doctor's brutal rape and murder.

• Sep 3, 2024

Big names in south India movie industry face sexual assault allegations

South India's Malayalam language movie industry has been rocked by allegations of rape and other sexual misconduct against big stars.

• Aug 30, 2024

Most of wolf pack caught after 7 children, 1 woman killed in India

Authorities in India are still trying to trap two wolves from a pack that's killed eight people, most of them young children, in Uttar Pradesh state.

• Aug 30, 2024

Protesters and police clash as anger simmers over doctor's rape, murder

Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Kolkata again, demanding justice for an Indian doctor who was brutally raped and murdered at work.

• Aug 27, 2024

Russia on Ukraine civilian ferry strike

Moscow is accusing Ukraine of striking a civilian ferry with fuel headed to Crimea. This comes as India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss an end to the war. CBS News' Ian Lee reports.

• Aug 23, 2024

Indian doctors refuse to end strike after trainee's rape and murder

10 days after a young female medic was killed in a brutal rape attack in India, her fellow doctors are refusing to work until changes are made.

• Aug 19, 2024

South Asian voters on enthusiasm for Harris

For the first time, South Asian voters will be represented at the top of a presidential ticket with Vice President Kamala Harris. On Friday, she will hold a rally in North Carolina, where South Asians are the largest and fastest-growing Asian voting bloc. CBS News correspondent Shanelle Kaul spoke with voters about the 2024 race.

• Aug 15, 2024

Details emerge after doctor raped, killed in India as thousands protest

The discovery of the 31-year-old doctor's brutalized body at a state-run hospital has sparked nationwide protests.

• Aug 15, 2024

Doctors go on strike after rape and murder of colleague in India

The 31-year-old woman's brutalized body was found in a state-run hospital where she was a resident doctor.

• Aug 12, 2024

Wrestler disqualified before gold medal bout for failing to make weight

Vinesh Phogat's disqualification moves Yusneylis Guzman Lopez into the final against American Sarah Hildebrandt.

• Aug 7, 2024

Woman found chained to tree in jungle says husband left her to die

Police in India tell CBS News an American woman was found chained to a tree in a jungle, and she told them her husband left her to "die there."

• Aug 1, 2024

At least 158 killed by landslides sparked by monsoon rains in India

More than 150 people are dead and hundreds more feared buried under mud after landslides hit southern India's Kerala state.

• Jul 31, 2024

India lost its vultures, and scientists say humans have paid the price

Scientists say a common painkiller used on cattle wiped out India's vultures, resulting in half a million human deaths in just 5 years.

• Jul 26, 2024

Content creator dies in fall shooting videos at Indian beauty spot

Indian influencer Aanvi Kamdar was shooting Instagram reels at the popular Kumbhe waterfall when she slipped into a 300-foot deep gorge.

• Jul 18, 2024

Son of Asia's richest man gets married in extravagant wedding

The celebrations of Anant Ambani marrying Radhika Merchant took place at the Ambani-owned Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai and the family home.

• Jul 13, 2024

How other countries mark independence from Britain

America isn't the only country that celebrates independence from Britain.

• Jul 4, 2024

Putin and Xi meet for 2nd time in 2 months

Russian President Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping met Wednesday for the second time in two months. Markus Garlauskas, director of the Atlantic Council's Indo-Pacific Security Initiative, joins to discuss.

• Jul 3, 2024

At least 121 people killed in India stampede

At least 121 people were killed and dozens more were injured when a stampede broke out at a religious festival in northern India Tuesday. It's still unclear what may have caused the panic. Anbarasan Ethirajan, South Asia editor for BBC News, joined CBS News with more details on the tragedy.

• Jul 3, 2024

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