Amrit Dhillon

India will see a total shutdown of all hospital services except for emergency care on Saturday as doctors escalate their protest over the rape and murder of a colleague by calling for a nationwide strike.

On Monday, Indians celebrated the Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan marking the bond between brother and sister.

Hospital workers say brutal attack in Kolkata has left them feeling vulnerable in place they believed they were safe

The rape-murder of a trainee doctor in a Kolkata hospital has caused outrage across India. Here, her father recalls her urge to help others and their struggle to support her studies

Narendra Modi’s government wants to erase all traces of India’s ‘colonial legacy’ but critics say it should focus on present-day issues such as violence against women

Police attacked demonstrators marching to the office of West Bengal’s chief minister to demand her resignation after the incident at RG Kar Hospital

The streaming service has been forced to edit a new show’s credits after criticism from viewers and a warning from ministers over the way it portrayed Islamist terrorists

The lantana plant, imported by the British in the 19th century, has overrun forests, strangled other plants and driven animals out of their homes

Whenever an ambulance arrived with a critically ill patient, Dr R Mubarak's heart would sink.

With no intensive care available in remote areas, many patients died on their way to city hospitals. Now rural medics are using tele-ICU systems to save lives