RISHI LEKHI

Associated Press
Police try to detain protesting Tibetan exiles during a protest outside Chinese embassy to mark the 1959 uprising in Tibet against the Chinese rule on this day, in New Delhi,India, Monday, March, 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Tibetans scuffle with police outside the Chinese Embassy in India as they mark uprising anniversary
Dozens of Tibetan protesters have clashed with police outside the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi as Tibetans living in exile mark the 66th anniversary of their uprising against China.
 
CORRECTS PLACE- A Kuki tribal woman Phalneivah Khonsai, 35, talks to Associated Press in a relief camp in Kangpokpi, Manipur, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. Khonsai ran for her life when violence struck her neighbourhood in India's restive northeast, carrying just the bare essentials in the hope that her family would return soon. Khonsai, her husband and three children left behind their house, which was torched by a mob, and made for the hills where thousands of people from their community were heading for safety. (AP Photo/Rishi Lekhi)
Tens of thousands displaced by ethnic violence in northeast India suffer squalid conditions in camps
Tens of thousands of people have fled their homes in India’s northeast Manipur state since violence erupted last year between the majority Meitei community and minority Kuki-Zo tribes.
 
A office goer walks wearing a face mask amidst a thick layer of smog as air pollution shoots up in New Delhi, India, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
India’s capital chokes as air pollution levels hit 50 times the safe limit
Authorities in India’s capital have shut schools, halted construction and banned non-essential trucks from entering the city after air pollution shot up to its worst level this season.
 
Deva Das, one of the survivors of the deadly landslides that struck Tuesday, talks to the Associated Press at a government-run relief camp in Wayanad district, Kerala state, India, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Rishi Lekhi)
They ran for their lives as boulders and water banged at their door. Now everything is buried in mud
When deadly landslides struck hillside villages in southern India on Tuesday, many people ran toward higher ground and watched their homes get swept away by torrents of mud, floodwater and giant rolling boulders.
 
Rescuers make their way to the upper regions as they search mud and debris for a third day after landslides set off by torrential rains in Wayanad district, Kerala state, India, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Hopes of finding more survivors in the mud and debris wane after landslides in India kill 194
Hopes of finding more than 180 missing people alive are waning as rescue workers searched through mud and debris for a third day after landslides set off by torrential rains killed at least 194 people in southern India.
 
Indian farmers who have been protesting to demand guaranteed crop prices gather at Ramlila ground in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 14, 2024. (AP Photo)
Thousands of Indian farmers protest in New Delhi demanding a law guaranteeing minimum crop prices
Thousands of farmers are protesting in India’s capital to press their demand for a new law that would guarantee minimum crop prices.
 
Migrant labourers climb over a wall, newly painted in preparation of the G20 summit, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. As India gears up to host the annual gathering of the Group of 20 industrialized and developing nations, the capital city is undergoing an elaborate makeover. But for many street vendors and shantytowns dotting the city, the beautification of New Delhi has meant displacement and loss of livelihoods. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
New Delhi got a makeover for the G20 summit. The city’s poor say they were simply erased
New Delhi has gotten a makeover ahead of this week’s summit of the Group of 20 nations. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government hopes the effort, with a $120 million price tag, will help showcase the world’s most populous nation’s cultural prowess and strengthen its position on the global stage.
 
People evacuated from the flood plains of the river Yamuna rest in makeshift tents along a street in New Delhi, India, Thursday, July 13, 2023. Residential areas close to the river were flooded, submerging roads, cars and homes, leading to the evacuation of thousands of people from low-lying areas in the country's capital city. More than 100 people were killed this week after record monsoon rains led to massive waterlogging, road caves-in, collapsed homes and gridlocked traffic, officials said Thursday. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Record monsoon rains have killed more than 100 people in northern India over two weeks
Record monsoon rains have killed more than 100 people in northern India over two weeks. Authorities said Thursday that they used helicopters to rescue nearly 300 people who were stranded in the Chandertal area in the worst-hit Himachal Pradesh state.
 
Protests, prayers in Indian capital ahead of Trump’s visit
As President Donald Trump was being feted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in western India, Hindu nationalist and communist groups held pro- and anti-U.S. street demonstrations in the capital.
 
Modi tells Xi relations are stable, differences manageable
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping that relations between their countries have attained stability and momentum in the past year, and that it should enable them to manage their differences and avoid disputes.
 
China’s president in India for summit amid Kashmir tensions
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday met with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a time of tensions over Beijing’s support for Pakistan in opposing India’s downgrading of Kashmir’s semi-autonomy and continuing restrictions on the disputed region.
 
Indian police quiz company officials after overpass collapse