India grows 80% of the world's turmeric. So why are farmers struggling?

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Turmeric has been cooked into staple dishes and used in herbal medicine for thousands of years in India.

How truck drivers navigate one of the most dangerous roads in the world

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Truck drivers in India provide an essential service to villagers in the Himalayas when they transport food, water, and medicine to remote regions. But the crucial work comes at a deadly cost.

Sriram Krishnan's White House role stirred hope among Indian immigrants in Silicon Valley. Then came the backlash.

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Sriram Krishnan
Sriram Krishnan

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I was born in the 'Silicon Valley' of India and watched it change from a quiet, green city to an international tech hub

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Headshot of Vikram Chandrashekar
Chandrashekar supports carpooling and rainwater harvesting to deal with infrastructure issues in the city.

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I took my 3 kids to India to relive my study-abroad days. Traveling in my 40s is a whole new kind of magic.

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Family posing in front of the Taj Mahal in India.
Wendy Altschuler visited the Taj Mahal when she traveled back to India with her husband and three kids.

Wendy Altschuler

Meta is reportedly building a $10 billion underwater cable that will circle the globe

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Undersea ocean cable underwater
Meta plans to build an underwater cable that will circle the globe.

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India's airlines have received 999 hoax bomb threats this year

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A Vistara Airlines passenger plane en route from Mumbai to Frankfurt made an emergency landing at Erzurum Airport on September 6, 2024, due to a bomb threat in Erzurum, Turkiye.
A Vistara Airlines plane en route from Mumbai to Frankfurt made an emergency landing on September 6, 2024, due to a bomb threat.

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I've lived in Delhi my entire life. The toxic smog is suffocating, but I can't bring myself to leave.

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Visitors wearing mask during Thick layer of smog amid rise in pollution levels at Humayun's Tomb on November 18, 2024 in New Delhi, India
Delhi's Air Quality Index hit 1,500 this week. The United States Environmental Protection Agency considers anything over 300 as "hazardous" to health.

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Meet Gautam Adani, the Indian billionaire and business tycoon who was just charged in a massive bribery case in the US

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Art school teacher Sagar Kambli gives final touches to a painting of Indian businessman Gautam Adani highlighting the ongoing crisis of the Adani group in Mumbai on February 3, 2023.
An art school teacher painted a mural of Gautam Adani in 2023.

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I moved across the world to live with my son and daughter-in-law. It was a sacrifice, but I wanted to help with childcare.

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A grandmother helps her granddaughter dress for school.
Nan Ray, not pictured, moved from India to the US because she felt it was her grandmotherly "duty" to care for her grandchildren.

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