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Biden Apologizes for U.S. Abuse of Indian Children, Calling It ‘a Sin on Our Soul’

From the early 1800s to the late 1960s, the federal government forced Native American children into boarding schools where they faced abuse and neglect that led in some cases to death.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 25

Biden to Apologize for Indian Boarding Schools Where Hundreds of Children Died

President Biden’s trip to the battleground state of Arizona will be the first time an American president has apologized for the abuses that happened at the schools over a period of 150 years.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 25

Biden to formally apologize for Indian boarding school system

President Joe Biden is scheduled to issue a formal apology Friday for a government-run boarding school system that forcibly separated generations of Native American children from their families.

Politics - NBC News - October 25

Biden formally apologizes for Indian boarding school system

Watch live coverage as President Joe Biden formally apologizes for a U.S. government boarding school system that forcibly separated generations of Native American children from their families ...

Biden delivers apology for Indian boarding school atrocities

President Biden in Arizona issued a formal presidential apology for the atrocities committed during a 150-year era of forced federal Indian boarding schools.

Indian man dies in Channel crossing attempt

French authorities say the man died when a dinghy sank shortly after departing the coast.

Pioneering Indian designer Rohit Bal dies at 63

Bal, whose innovative creations were worn by stars and supermodels, had recently made a comeback after years.

Indian investors lukewarm over Swiggy’s $1.3bn listing

The food delivery app’s IPO has landed during a backdrop of dismal earnings across the corporate subcontinent

World - Financial Times - November 10

Chocolate makers stoke boom for Indian cocoa beans

World - Yahoo News - 4 days ago

Gautam Adani charged in US over alleged $250mn bribery scheme

Prosecutors accuse tycoon and others of lying to investors and offering millions in bribes to land lucrative contracts

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

US charges Indian billionaire Adani over alleged $250m bribery scheme

The Adani Group has denied the allegations of bribery and fraud, calling them "baseless".

Adani scandal will rock Indian market’s coming of age

Turbulence draws fresh attention to risks and pricey valuations of local stocks

World - Financial Times - Yesterday

How I Discovered I Was Stolen at Birth

There could have been as many 50,000 babies trafficked out of Chile between the 1950s and the 1990s.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 7

How to save a bundle on children’s clothes

From swap meets to looking after clothes correctly, you can save cash while making your children’s wardrobes more sustainable. Charity shops can be a goldmine for bargains – use the Charity Retail ...

World - The Guardian - November 13

Children sing Happy Birthday to the King

The monarch smiled as the group of youngsters sang to him with their teachers during a visit for a food poverty project.

'Exploitative' children's home profits to be curbed

The new measures aim to stop private care home providers benefiting excessively from a stretched system.

Weatherwatch: Tropical storm season in full swing in Indian and Pacific oceans

Hurricane Kristy develops west of Mexico as tropical storms make landfall in India and the Philippines. The tropical Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean are having a rather active period, with Hurricane ...

World - The Guardian - October 25

3 Indian soldiers and 2 civilians are killed in an alleged rebel ambush in Kashmir

Authorities say three Indian soldiers and their two civilian porters have been killed in a rebel ambush in Indian-controlled Kashmir

World - ABC News - October 25

Biden apologizes to Native Americans in Arizona for Indian boarding schools

President Biden addressed Native Americans at the Gila River Indian Community and formally apologized for the atrocities committed against tens of thousands of Indigenous children at forced federal ...

German labour minister touts recruitment of skilled Indian workers

World - Yahoo News - October 26

Canada alleges Indian home minister ordered campaign targeting Sikh separatists

A Canadian official alleged Tuesday that Indian Home Minister Amit Shah ordered a campaign of violence targeting Sikh separatists in Canada.

Canada alleges Indian minister behind plot to target Sikh separatists

Parliamentary committee told of Narendra Modi ally’s alleged role in campaign of violence and threats. The Canadian government has publicly alleged that India’s home affairs minister, Amit Shah, ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

Canadian official accuses Indian minister of orchestrating attacks on Sikhs abroad

Amit Shah is a powerful ally of Narendra Modi and widely seen as a skilled political operative and feared enforcer

World - Financial Times - October 30

Indians celebrate Diwali by lighting a record number of earthen lamps

Indians have celebrated the Hindu festival of lights, Diwali, by symbolically lighting a record 2.51 million earthen oil lamps at dusk on Wednesday on the banks of the river Saryu in a city they ...

World - ABC News - October 30

Indian troops kill 3 suspected rebels in disputed Kashmir

Three suspected militants have been killed in gunfights with government forces in Indian-controlled Kashmir

World - ABC News - November 2

A grenade explosion in a busy market in Indian-controlled Kashmir wounds 9

A grenade attack at a marketplace bustling with shoppers in the main city of Indian-controlled Kashmir has wounded at least nine people

World - ABC News - November 3

The Spin | The 1983 West Indian rebel tour to South Africa that shocked cricket

Source of a tip-off that blew the cover of 16 players leaving Barbados for the apartheid pariah state is finally revealed. As the England men’s team arrive at Bridgetown airport for their three ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

Indian experts hail breakthrough in bid to save huge native bird

The birth of a great Indian bustard chick through artificial insemination has given hope to conservationists.

Indian politician targeted with 'beef eating' claim ahead of Maharashtra election

World - Yahoo News - November 8

SoftBank returns to profit as Indian IPOs boost Vision Fund gains

Investors await founder Masayoshi Son’s next big move on artificial intelligence

Business - Financial Times - November 12

Smog crisis envelops Indian capital as Pakistan province declares emergency

Schools ordered to close in Delhi and Punjab province as neighbouring countries battle dangerous air pollution. India’s capital, Delhi, has ordered all primary schools to cease in-person classes ...

World - The Guardian - November 15

Ten newborn babies die after fire breaks out at Indian hospital

Another 16 infants were in critical condition after the blaze at a neonatal unit in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. Ten newborn babies have died after a fire broke out at the neonatal unit of a hospital in ...

World - The Guardian - November 16

Indian and Nigerian leaders pledge stronger security ties and support for Global South

The leaders of Nigeria and India have pledged stronger ties in maritime security and counterterrorism during Prime Minister Narendra Modi first visit to Nigeria

World - ABC News - 5 days ago

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