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The brother of a British man arrested in India in 2017 has criticised the UK government for not doing enough to bring him home.

We may be enjoying the sun here in the UK, but the climate crisis is turning the heat up across the world. And it can be deadly. This year has already seen heat records repeatedly broken. Climate scientists say that by the end of this decade, almost all countries will experience “extreme hot” weather every…

How falling in love with the wrong person can ruin your life. 

The devastating heatwave in India and Pakistan was made 30 times more likely because of climate change, according to scientists.

How many people really died from Covid in the first two years of the pandemic? 

We spoke to the BJP’s Vice President Jay Panda – and began by asking for his response to the violence across India.

Several states – from West Bengal to Gujarat and Delhi to Andhra Pradesh – have seen Hindus celebrating a religious festival come to blows with local Muslims.

Condolences have poured in from her millions of fans across the world.

Imagine living in a city where pollution is so bad, doctors say simply breathing in the air is like smoking 10 cigarettes a day. 

E-waste, as it’s known –  is growing three times faster than any other kind of rubbish we produce – but the subject didn’t even make it onto the agenda at the COP26 climate talks last month.

In the southern India state of Kerala, a clear up is underway after flash floods and landslides led to the deaths of more than 20 people and devastated homes and farming land. 

At least 28 people have died after heavy rains triggered flooding in the state of Kerala in southern India. 

It’s yet another heartbreaking cost of the pandemic – the devastating second wave of Covid which swept through India this spring left thousands of children orphaned in just a few weeks. Charities and NGOs fear that those who’ve been left alone without parents – especially from the poorest families – will now be vulnerable to…

Legendary Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar has passed away at the age of 98. The actor became synonymous with tragic roles in a career that spanned more than six decades.

We spoke to Prof Ravi Gupta, who is a clinical microbiologist and part of the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory committee that advises the government on dealing with respiratory viruses.