Divya Arya

1 month ago | bbc.com | Divya Arya

'Whether there is war or ceasefire, our children will not come back'Divya AryaReporting fromPoonch, Indian-administered KashmirMaria KhanThe twins, Zain Ali and Urwa Fatima, and their parents Urusa and Rameez KhanFor Maria Khan, the ceasefire this weekend between India and Pakistan came too late. Maria, who lives in Indian-administered Kashmir, lost her nephew and niece - 12-year-old twins Zain Ali and Urwa Fatima - to cross-border shelling on 7 May.

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5 hours agoIndia - May 07, 2025 The wreckage of a Su-30MKI fighter jet, reportedly shot down by the Pakistani Air Force near Akhnoor, India, on May 7, 2025, has surfaced. Visuals from the site show significant damage to the aircraft, confirming its destruction.

Feb 15, 2025 | bbc.com | Divya Arya

'I believe in my guide runner more than myself', says blind Indian athleteBBCRakshitha was the first blind Indian woman to compete in the 1500m in the Paralympics"When I was growing up, everyone in my village would say: 'She is blind, she is a waste'," says Rakshitha Raju. Now, aged 24, she is one of India's top middle distance para athletes. "It makes me so proud," she says. Rakshitha was born blind in a remote village in southern India and had lost both her parents by the age of 10.

Feb 15, 2025 | aol.com | Divya Arya

"When I was growing up, everyone in my village would say: 'She is blind, she is a waste'," says Rakshitha Raju. Now, aged 24, she is one of India's top middle distance para athletes. "It makes me so proud," she says. Rakshitha was born blind in a remote village in southern India and had lost both her parents by the age of 10. She was raised by her grandmother who is hearing and speech impaired. "Both of us are disabled, so my grandma understood me," she says.

Dec 9, 2024 | yahoo.com | Divya Arya |Lara Owen

With a record 20 World Championship and 11 Olympic medals to her name, Allyson Felix is the most decorated track and field athlete of all time. And not content with simply trailblazing on the track, in recent years she has become a fierce advocate for women, particularly in the realm of maternal health rights. With violence against women athletes overshadowing the sport this year, Felix tells BBC 100 Women that she is greatly concerned for the safety of women athletes in some parts of the world.