Alcohol ban more than bump in the road for Indian retailersForced closure of bar and alcohol shops near highways leaves 1.5 million joblessThu Apr 06 2017 - 18:45
Body of Danielle McLaughlin due to be released in IndiaRemains in process of handover to friends and officials from Irish Embassy, say policeMon Mar 20 2017 - 21:56
Hardline priest sworn in as head of India’s Uttar Pradesh stateYogi Adityanath accused of attempted murder and inciting violence against MuslimsSun Mar 19 2017 - 16:11
Danielle McLaughlin murder: man admits Goa killing of Irish womanBuncrana woman (28) discovered dead in Goa was travelling in India using a British passportThu Mar 16 2017 - 08:21
Indian government tries to curb violence against womenAverage of 92 women raped every day, with tourists told to avoid skirts and walking aloneWed Mar 15 2017 - 20:16
India’s demonetisation gamble backfires on Modi, say analystsAmount of illegal currency deposited believed to be far higher than government estimatesThu Jan 05 2017 - 17:43
India’s economy in chaos after dropping of bank notesCirculating currency cut by 86%, with catastrophic effect on tourism and cash dependent businessesFri Dec 23 2016 - 17:00
Delhi embassies feel the pinch of India’s demonetisation crisisSeveral states set to impose weekly cash limits equivalent to €689 on Indian missionsThu Dec 08 2016 - 13:02
Demonetisation havoc continues in India as banks run out of currencyHigh-value notes withdrawn last month in bid to counter tax evasion and money launderingFri Dec 02 2016 - 16:57
Indian government holds firm amid chaos over scrapped notesOpposition parties claim dozens have died in mayhem that followed demonetisation moveFri Nov 18 2016 - 16:42
Chaos in India as people rush to change demonetised notesPrime minister Narendra Modi accused of overturning lives with anti-corruption measureMon Nov 14 2016 - 15:21
Chaotic scenes in Indian banks after ‘black money’ banMillions queue to replace high denomination notes following their withdrawal on TuesdayThu Nov 10 2016 - 17:21
New Delhi residents wearing gas masks as smog-hit city chokesCity streets shrouded in thick haze of smoke, ash and other pollutantsTue Nov 08 2016 - 15:40
Indian soldier killed in raid on Kashmir base by militantsLatest in series of incursions blamed on Pakistan, raising tensions in IslamabadMon Oct 03 2016 - 14:58
India launches ‘surgical strikes’ on militants in PakistanCross-border operation – denied by Pakistan – ratchets up tensions between neighboursThu Sept 29 2016 - 15:25
India signs €7.9bn deal to buy 36 fighter planes from FranceDassault Rafale fighters a boost for Indian air force but will heighten tension in regionFri Sept 23 2016 - 13:59
Acid attack survivor’s bravery puts issue in spotlight in IndiaAppearance by Reshma Banoo Qureshi in New York highlights acid’s easy availabilitySun Sept 11 2016 - 16:29
Anger in India as minister says women tourists should cover up‘Women foreign visitors should not wear short dresses,’ warns Mahesh SharmaMon Aug 29 2016 - 16:53
India moves to protect poor with commercial surrogacy banMixed reaction to draft law that restricts surrogacy to married infertile couplesThu Aug 25 2016 - 21:33
Kite strings kill infants and man on motorbike in IndiaNew Delhi government bans use of string coated with glass and metal after deathsWed Aug 17 2016 - 22:23
Five more dead and 20 injured as Kashmir riots continueSixty-four people have now been killed by security forces during 39 days of protestWed Aug 17 2016 - 01:00
Rioters in Kashmir left blind as police use pellet guns to quash crowdsAt least 46 have died and 2,000 civilians and 1,600 security forces personnel injured in rioting in the principalityThu Jul 21 2016 - 21:49
All smiles in Indian province at new ‘ministry of happiness’Madhya Pradesh initiative to include yoga and meditation in bid to ‘augment serenity’Tue Jul 05 2016 - 16:00
At least 24 killed as police clash with squatters in IndiaEviction of thousands in Mathura ends in bloodshed as trespassers open fire on policeFri Jun 03 2016 - 16:31
India has 18m modern slaves, global index findsWorld’s largest number of bonded labourers, sex workers and child soldiersWed Jun 01 2016 - 17:34
India plans to divert water from major rivers to tackle droughtProposal to divert Ganges and the Brahmaputra rivers opposed by environmentalistsWed May 18 2016 - 17:52
Indian supreme court censures federal states for ignoring droughtJudges urge ‘ostrich-like’ authorities to set up disaster fund to relieve 330 million affectedFri May 13 2016 - 17:30
Indian vote marked by mother of all election promisesFree mobile phones, mopeds, gold chains pledged in exchange for return to powerTue May 10 2016 - 01:00
Mixed signals on Indian bid to recover Kohinoor diamondSolicitor general surprises many by saying India should forgo claim for jewel from UKTue Apr 19 2016 - 20:35
Seven arrests over Kerala fire as search for bodies continuesIndian police raid illegal firecracker factories in region after 116 killed in festival tragedyTue Apr 12 2016 - 15:36
More than 100 dead in India after fire at fireworks displayFire and explosion at Kerala temple on last day of festival injure hundreds moreSun Apr 10 2016 - 19:01
India’s Bihar state imposes prohibition in bid to ‘cleanse’ societyCritics of Nitish Kumar move say state will lose €582m in tax revenue due to prohibitionThu Apr 07 2016 - 17:34
Muslim-majority Kashmir swears in first woman chief ministerMehbooba Mufti (56) faces hugely complex security and political situation in regionMon Apr 04 2016 - 16:02
Indian soldier rescued six days after being buried in avalancheBodies of nine others recovered on treacherous Siachen Glacier in disputed KashmirTue Feb 09 2016 - 14:23
Mehbooba Mufti set to become Kashmir’s first woman headLawyer to take over as chief minister after incumbent Mufti Mohammad Sayeed’s deathThu Jan 07 2016 - 16:30
India deciding whether to have peace talks with PakistanTalks scheduled for 15th January under consideration after Pathankot airbase attackMon Jan 04 2016 - 17:19
Indian forces still fighting gunmen at airforce baseAt least two militants believed to be at large on vast facility adjoining Pakistani borderSun Jan 03 2016 - 17:09
Delhi launches anti-pollution drive for private carsToxic fumes hang over the Indian capital during winter months, affecting visibilityFri Jan 01 2016 - 16:57
Thousands protest in India over release of rapistMan who took part in fatal gang-rape provided with new identityMon Dec 21 2015 - 01:00
Ban on large diesel vehicle sales in New Delhi imposedSupreme court’s temporary ban an attempt to clean up air in world’s most polluted cityWed Dec 16 2015 - 22:02
Death toll from persistent rain in Chennai, India, rises to 269Thousands of people in the port city are marooned due to incessant rain since MondayThu Dec 03 2015 - 17:21
Indian court to hear petition seeking to ban Sikh jokesLawyer says thousands of websites feature jokes portraying Sikh community as ‘stupid’Tue Dec 01 2015 - 17:30
India seeks to extend influence in Africa as leaders gatherDelegates from almost all 54 African states assemble in New Delhi for four-day summitWed Oct 28 2015 - 01:01
Modi prepares leaders for style statement at Africa SummitMove will portray ‘the solidarity and traditional partnerships’ India has with AfricaThu Oct 01 2015 - 01:00
Potholes, speed breakers and road works kill 16,000 in IndiaPoor road maintenance due to corruption blamed for potholes, some metres deepThu Sept 24 2015 - 16:26
India lets US recover remains of second World War pilotsOfficials give permission for mission to disputed territory where 416 airmen diedThu Sept 24 2015 - 01:00
Indian leader due to begin historic visit to IrelandPrime minister Narendra Modi’s trip is the first of its kind in more than half a centuryWed Sept 23 2015 - 01:02
India and Pakistan to begin talks but critics are scepticalThe nuclear-armed neighbours have been to war three times since 1947Fri Aug 21 2015 - 01:00
At least 27 dead in India as trains derail due to flash floodsMore than 300 rescued but passengers may still be trapped in wake of bridge incidentWed Aug 05 2015 - 19:40
Indian government to employ beggars to sing its praises on trainsAdvertising agencies have signed up to write promotional songs and jingles for campaignWed Aug 05 2015 - 01:00
