As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks to win a third term, NPR visited some of his voter base in the north. Up and down the Ganges, India's Modi enjoys support after 10 years of rule VARANASI, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Though officially abolished decades ago, the caste system still profoundly influences life in India. Those born into high castes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Indian Hindu family walks on the shallow banks of the Yamuna river, covered with chemical foam caused by industrial and ...

Haimark’s 56-passenger Ganges Voyager launched earlier this year. Photo Credit: Michelle Baran There are plenty of rivers in the world, but finding new inland waterways that are suitable for river ...

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Earlier this month, legislation in New Zealand granted the Whanganui, the nation’s longest navigable river, the same legal protections as a person. Similar to a legal trust, the river will be ...

The existing double-circuit 400-kVac Purnia-Bihar Shariff transmission line is a major link in the East-North Interconnection project, built by a special-purpose vehicle owned by Sterlite Power, ...

Kayaking on the River Ganges: Known as the "mass boater cross," the Ganga Kayak Festival is the only festival of its kind on India's holiest river.

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More than 2,000 years ago, a powerful king built a fort on the banks of India's holiest river, on the fringes of what is now a vast industrial city. Today, little of the ancient construction remains, ...

VARANASI, India — Hindu priests stand on the banks of the Ganges, performing an evening prayer to the river. They wave fire as the sun sets, ring bells and tap on drums. Thousands watch, clap and ...