Muneeza Naqvi

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India launches index to measure air quality

Muneeza Naqvi · October 17, 2014 2:02 pm

Indian children's rights activist Kailash Satyarthi gestures as he addresses the media at his office in New Delhi, India, Friday, Oct. 10, 2014. Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan and Satyarthi of India jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, Oct. 10, 2014, for risking their lives to fight for children's rights. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Nobel winner: Child labor a crime against humanity

Muneeza Naqvi · October 10, 2014 4:23 pm

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sits during the launche his 'Make in India' initiative, prior to his scheduled departure to the U.S. in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014. Modi's five-day trip starting Friday is tightly packed: He will be meeting Obama and a slew of top American officials, addressing the U.N. General Assembly, interacting with the heads of major U.S. companies and influential Indian-Americans. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

India’s Modi looks to big US welcome, mended ties

Muneeza Naqvi · September 25, 2014 9:54 am

Workers carry the body of a man who was killed by a white tiger past its cage at the zoo in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014. The white tiger killed the man who climbed over a fence and jumped into the animal's enclosure Tuesday, a spokesman said. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

Indian zoo: Tiger kills man who climbed into moat

Muneeza Naqvi · September 23, 2014 1:10 pm

FILE- In this Aug. 15, 2014 file photo, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation on the country's Independence Day in New Delhi, India. When Prime Minister Narendra Modi swept to power in India's most resounding election victory in decades, he promised to revive the sluggish economy, rein in rising food prices, tackle corruption and overhaul his predecessor's lackluster foreign policy. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das, File)

After big win, India’s new leader faces backlash

Muneeza Naqvi · August 22, 2014 5:51 am

In this Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014 photo, Irom Sharmila speaks to the media outside a security ward after her release in Porompal district, in Imphal, India. India's most famous prisoner of conscience walked free after nearly 14 years in jail but vowed to continue the hunger strike that landed her in prison for attempted suicide. Sharmila, 42, has not eaten a single morsel of food voluntarily since November 2000, when she began her protest against an Indian law that suspends many human rights protections in areas of conflict. (AP Photo/Bullu Raj)

Freed activist won’t stop 14-year hunger strike

Muneeza Naqvi · August 21, 2014 11:15 am

Indian policewomen salute as they march in the rain during a parade to mark Independence Day in Jammu, India, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. India celebrates its 1947 independence from British colonial rule on Aug. 15. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Indian PM urges an end to violence against women

Muneeza Naqvi · August 15, 2014 12:41 pm

India village council accused of ordering rape

India village council accused of ordering rape

Muneeza Naqvi · July 11, 2014 12:29 pm

Indians balk at $33 million statue in new budget

Muneeza Naqvi · July 10, 2014 12:04 pm

An Indian nurse, who was among 46 nurses stranded in territory held by Islamic extremists in Iraq, kisses her nephew upon arrival at the airport in Kochi, India, Saturday, July 5, 2014. The nurses who had been holed up for more than a week in Tikrit, returned home to southern India on Saturday aboard a special flight, officials said. (AP Photo/Satheesh)

46 Indian nurses stranded in Iraq return home

Muneeza Naqvi · July 5, 2014 11:44 am

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, shakes hand with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif before the start of their meeting in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, May 27, 2014. Analysts say Sharif's visit could signal an easing of tensions between the often-hostile, nuclear-armed neighbors. No details were given about what the two men would discuss, but Modi is likely to ask Pakistan to hasten investigations into the Mumbai attack and put its perpetrators on trial. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

India’s new PM meets with leader of rival Pakistan

Muneeza Naqvi · May 27, 2014 6:44 pm

FILE- In this April 3, 2014 file photograph, India's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), or common man party, chief Arvind Kejriwal speaks in New Delhi, India. Anti-corruption campaigner Kejriwal apologized Wednesday, May 21, 2014 for stepping down as New Delhi's top elected official just 49 days into the job, after his spectacular rise in the capital failed to translate into national prominence.(AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal, file)

Indian anti-graft campaigner taken into custody

Muneeza Naqvi · May 21, 2014 11:26 am