Health fears as India’s capital New Delhi is covered in thick grey smogThe city’s toxic air, classified as ‘hazardous’, is over 15 times the World Health Organisation’s recommended limitMon Nov 05 2018 - 14:51
India unveils world’s biggest statue amid protests182m-high tribute to independence leader Patel criticised for scale and cost of €355mWed Oct 31 2018 - 12:58
Indian minister resigns over sexual harassment allegationsFormer journalist MJ Akbar accused of predatory behaviour over 30-year periodWed Oct 17 2018 - 17:18
India’s #MeToo campaign widens into show business and politicsFemale reporter claims junior foreign minister MJ Akbar preyed on her in job interviewTue Oct 09 2018 - 16:39
India begins €1bn recruitment drive for 127,000 rail workersSome 24 million candidates will take tests for highly prized government jobsMon Oct 08 2018 - 18:09
Adultery is decriminalised in India after 158 yearsIndian penal code section deemed ‘archaic, arbitrary and unconstitutional’Thu Sept 27 2018 - 18:23
Indian premier announces world’s biggest health insurance schemeNarendra Modi accused of cynicism for ‘Modicare’ initiative ahead of general electionMon Sept 24 2018 - 18:31
India’s top court decriminalises gay sex in landmark rulingProsecutions were rare but law was frequently used to blackmail LGBT communityThu Sept 06 2018 - 08:01
No end in sight as over 1,000 die in India monsoon rainsKerala minister launches campaign to raise funds as food runs short in relief campsMon Sept 03 2018 - 20:50
Indian politician faces sedition charges for praising PakistanAccused under antiquated law, Divya Spandana has case adjournedThu Aug 30 2018 - 20:14
India extends olive branch to new Pakistan PM Imran KhanRelations have deteriorated sharply between neighbouring states in past three yearsTue Aug 21 2018 - 17:24
India sees the comeback of ‘messenger runners’The runners will serve remote mountainous constituencies during forthcoming byelectionsMon Aug 20 2018 - 16:31
Over 300 dead in Kerala floods as India reels from monsoonWorst flooding in state in a century sparks humanitarian crisis, with 223,000 homelessFri Aug 17 2018 - 14:44
Restore Taj Mahal or demolish it, Indian court tells governmentProtection of monument from environmental degradation a ‘hopeless cause’, court rulesWed Jul 11 2018 - 22:10
India’s standoff with Maldives hits Indian Ocean ambitionsReturn of helicopters a further sign of failure to halt China’s growing influence in regionMon Jun 25 2018 - 01:08
Murder of well-known journalist in Kashmir raises tensionsThousands attend funeral of editor shot dead outside his office by ‘Islamic militant group’Fri Jun 15 2018 - 16:57
Social media rumours lead to mob lynching of two men in IndiaAt least six killed in as many weeks over child kidnapping rumours fostered onlineMon Jun 11 2018 - 19:39
Indian Hindu group accuses Catholics of plotting against governmentCountry’s Catholic 2.4% under attack from radical Hinduism and Indian nationalismThu Jun 07 2018 - 17:24
India and Pakistan agree to reinforce 2003 ceasefire agreementDeal will end daily exchanges of artillery and missile fire across disputed border in KashmirThu May 31 2018 - 16:42
Nipah virus claims 12 lives in Indian state of KeralaVirus transmitted by bats and pigs identified as having potential for major outbreakTue May 22 2018 - 13:33
Politicians insist India had the internet thousands of years agoLeaders of ruling BJP party reject claims that internet is a modern-day Western inventionThu Apr 19 2018 - 18:15
Rights activists claim deaths of three Indian journalists engineered by stateJournalists who report on India’s ‘sand mafia’ are frequent victims of violenceTue Apr 10 2018 - 14:59
Over 20m apply for 100,000 low-paid jobs on India’s railwaysPostgraduates and some with doctorates among those seeking work with state-owned rail networkWed Mar 28 2018 - 17:32
Justin Trudeau’s visit to India overshadowed by Sikh issueCanada pledges not to support anyone reviving a separatist movement in IndiaWed Feb 21 2018 - 18:33
Indian military on ‘high alert’ over crisis in MaldivesExiled former president calls for ‘physical presence’ to help lift state of emergencyWed Feb 07 2018 - 18:51
Tensions between India and Pakistan rise after fatal clash in KashmirFour Indian soldiers killed in latest exchange across ‘line of control’Tue Feb 06 2018 - 17:41
India moves to set up overseas military base in SeychellesWill strengthen presence in Indian Ocean to counter growing Chinese hegemonyTue Jan 30 2018 - 20:10
Man jailed for seven years for raping Irish woman in IndiaSujoy Mitra raped Irish woman after spiking her drink in May 2013 in KolkataMon Jan 22 2018 - 11:05
Taj Mahal to limit Indian visitors to 40,000 dailyCap expected to help preserve monument and prevent stampedes due to major crowdsWed Jan 03 2018 - 17:58
Smog crisis worsens in Delhi as row rages over funds to tackle pollutionSchools closed and people advised against moving aroundThu Nov 16 2017 - 21:51
Beggars cleared from Indian city’s streets for Ivanka Trump visit6,000 people in Hyderabad to be put in special facility before arrival of Trump daughterTue Nov 14 2017 - 09:58
New Delhi’s schools closed as people told to stay indoors over pollutionToxic Delhi air 16 times above permissible limits leaves millions gaspingWed Nov 08 2017 - 16:53
New inquiry into Gandhi’s assassination soughtRight-wing Modern India body claims second gunman involved in New Delhi 1948 killingMon Oct 16 2017 - 20:54
Taj Mahal’s exclusion from tourist brochure sparks religious rowThe Hindu ruling party in Uttar Pradesh has been playing down India’s Muslim pastWed Oct 04 2017 - 16:47
At least 22 killed in stampede at Mumbai railway stationIncident took place during heavy rain as commuters feared colonial-era bridge would collapseFri Sept 29 2017 - 14:40
Indian journalist’s murder provokes fierce political rowAuthorities clash over the killing of government critic Gauri Lankesh in BangaloreMon Sept 11 2017 - 17:22
Bar fight brewing as Indian city orders pubs to install breathalysersAuthorities in Chandigarh attempt to highlight ‘ill-effects of alcohol consumption’Thu Sept 07 2017 - 18:25
Murder of outspoken journalist sparks protests in IndiaGauri Lankesh (55) was critic of federal government, caste system and Hindu nationalistsWed Sept 06 2017 - 17:25
Guru in India sentenced to 20 years in prison for rapeSecurity measures deter protesters after dozens died in violence following verdictMon Aug 28 2017 - 16:54
At least 30 killed in clashes after Indian ‘God man’ convicted of rapeSelf-styled spiritual leader Ram Rahim Singh found guilty of raping two female followersFri Aug 25 2017 - 19:16
What next for the 25,000 cows discharged from the Indian army?As 39 military farms close, there is a quandary over what to do with the sacred cattleTue Aug 22 2017 - 17:30
Israeli-made stink bomb not smelly enough to deter Indian protesters‘Indians probably have a high threshold of enduring stench,’ said an Indian police officerThu Jul 27 2017 - 17:37
Ram Nath Kovind sworn in as president of IndiaFormer lawyer is second ‘low caste’ Dalit to assume country’s highest public officeTue Jul 25 2017 - 18:52
India’s MPs and state legislators cast votes for presidentTwo-candidate contest likely to be won by ‘low-caste’ Ram Nath Kovind (72)Mon Jul 17 2017 - 20:18
Indian state beefs up efforts to protect cowsMaharashtra to deploy a new kit that can test if a meat sample contains the sacred animalTue Jul 11 2017 - 17:28
India introduces biggest tax reform since independenceMove incorporates more than a dozen state and federal levies into one taxFri Jun 30 2017 - 20:48
Thousands protest in India after spate of killings‘Not in my Name’ demonstrations called after attacks on Muslims and ‘low caste’ peopleWed Jun 28 2017 - 21:54
India scrapping antiquated British-era laws and decreesAnachronistic laws including jail terms for refusing to fight locusts in Delhi to be ditchedThu Jun 22 2017 - 17:20
Cricket fans charged with seditionIndian police arrested 19 Muslims for celebrating Pakistan’s Champions Trophy winWed Jun 21 2017 - 17:28
Charges filed over rape and murder of Irish woman in IndiaAuthorities confident about securing conviction against sole suspect in killingMon Jun 12 2017 - 13:18
