Soutik Biswas

When Captain Dharav Gosalia first heard what had happened to his old friend Smit Machchhar, he had one immediate reaction. "I had goosebumps." The two men have known each other since they were about 20, when they were neighbours in Ghatkopar, a Mumbai sub... See more

Warning: This article contains details some readers may find distressing At about 3am one morning in May, Bamita Markam began convulsing. The three-year-old had spent days with a high fever and angry red sores on her body. Her mother, Koushila, had first ... See more

Follow Is India's internet boom running into an undersea problem? Soutik Biswas - India correspondent Thu, September 3, 2026 at 11:40 PM UTC 7 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cheap data has helped turn India ... See more

Is India's internet boom running into an undersea problem? Soutik Biswas - India correspondent Thu, September 3, 2026 at 11:40 p.m. UTC 7 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cheap data has helped turn India into ... See more

Why Nepal floods should worry India Soutik Biswas - India correspondent Thu, September 3, 2026 at 12:59 a.m. UTC 9 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The death toll in Nepal from devastating floods on the border... See more