Modi win a massive victory for democracy in India
By R.K. Raghavan The people of India have once again convincingly demonstrated their faith in democracy and in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatya
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Protests erupt in India after top judge cleared of sexual harassment
NEW DELHI, May 7 (Reuters) – Dozens of protesters gathered outside India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, a day after a panel of judges dismissed a
India plans to evacuate 800,000 as cyclone nears east coast
By Jatindra Dash and Neha Dasgupta BHUBANESHWAR, India/NEW DELHI, May 2 (Reuters) – India will use boats, buses and trains to evacuate 800,000 people along
Dalai Lama, 83, hospitalised with chest infection
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama was admitted to a New Delhi hospital on Tuesday with chest infection, an aide said, adding that the 83-year-old
How Pakistan’s army keeps its conflict with India alive
After the terrorist attack on Indian troops in Kashmir two weeks ago that killed 40 Indian soldiers, but before Tuesday’s retaliatory air strikes across the
Pakistan says it will return captured Indian pilot (Updated)
By Alasdair Pal and James Mackenzie Pakistan will return a captured pilot “as a peace gesture” to India, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan said
Pakistan shoots down Indian jets, carries out airstrikes in Kashmir
By James Mackenzie and Alasdair Pal ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI, Feb 27 (Reuters) – Pakistan shot down two Indian jets on Wednesday, a spokesman for the Pakistan
Bootleg liquor kills at least 84 in northeast India, 200 hospitalised
At least 84 people have died from drinking toxic bootleg liquor in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, and around 200 others have been hospitalised, a
Delhi hotel fire kills at least 17, spurs safety concerns
NEW DELHI, Feb 12 (Reuters) – A fire swept through a hotel in New Delhi early on Tuesday, killing 17 people, authorities in the Indian
Zen master Pujara deflates Australia again
Cheteshwar Pujara fell agonisingly short of a fourth double hundred in test cricket but India’s top order bulwark firmly established himself as the difference between
Kohli leads India’s fightback in Perth
Captain Virat Kohli determinedly led India’s fightback on an engrossing day two on Saturday, blunting Australia’s bowling attack to leave the second test hanging in
Train runs over crowd on tracks in north India, 50 feared dead (Updated)
A commuter train travelling at high speed struck a crowd of people seated on tracks in northern India on Friday and at least 50 were
Indian temple row turns political as protests grow (Update)
A senior leader of India’s ruling party warned on Friday that protesters in the southern state of Kerala would take the law into their hands
Indian minister calls allegations of sexual misconduct against him “baseless”
By Zeba Siddiqui Indian minister M.J. Akbar described multiple allegations of sexual harassment against him as “wild and baseless” on Sunday and added he plans
Hundreds of thousands without power as cyclone slams eastern India
A cyclone slammed into India’s eastern seaboard on Thursday, destroying huts, uprooting trees, snapping power lines and telephone poles, leaving hundreds of thousands without power.
India court lifts Hindu temple ban on women of menstruating age
India‘s top court on Friday lifted a ban that prevented women and girls between the age of 10 and 50 from entering a prominent Hindu
Jet Airways loses cabin pressure, causes minor injuries to 30
More than two dozen passengers on a flight operated by India’s biggest full-service carrier, Jet Airways, were treated for minor injuries on Thursday after their
India’s top court legalises gay sex in landmark ruling
India’s top court scrapped a colonial-era ban on gay sex on Thursday in a landmark judgement that activists hope will uphold the right to equality.
Work hard but don’t expect immediate reward, Indian President tells students
India’s President Ram Nath Kovind told students at the University of Cyprus (UCy) that although technology has opened a new world of learning and has
