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India

Twitter users criticise Indian PM for accepting #fitnesschallenge

Do you think it is OK for politicians to take part in viral challenges?

25/05/2018

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Muslims mark the first day of Ramadan in Kashmir

In Indian-controlled Kashmir, Muslims gathered at Srinagar's Grand mosque to offer their special prayers.

18/05/2018

India

Second teen raped, set alight in India: police

Reports of the attack come amid shock over the death of a 16-year-old girl in Jharkhand's Chatra district who was raped and burned to death.

07/05/2018

India

Girl, 16, ‘raped and burnt alive’ in India

A teenager was burnt alive after being raped in India, according to police, the latest in the country's sex assault epidemic.

05/05/2018

India

Deadly superstorms in northern India shatter homes and lives

Severe dust and thunderstorms lashing northern India have killed over 120 people and left a trail of destruction.

03/05/2018

India

Deadly dust storm kills dozens in India

At least 70 people have been killed in powerful dust storms that hit the northern Indian states of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

03/05/2018

India

Taj Mahal losing its lustre

Pollutants are turning the historic building a greeny-brown

02/05/2018

India

Protests increase over rape cases of children in India

Eight men accused of involvement in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old Muslim girl in India’s Jammu and Kashmir state appeared in court on Monday. It's the first hearing in a case that sparked nationwide outrage and criticism of the ruling party.

16/04/2018

India

Star falls as Bollywood's Salman Khan gets five years for killing endangered species

52-year-old's career in danger following court ruling on 20-year-old case, while four other actors are acquitted of killing a Blackbuck antelope.

05/04/2018

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At least ten die as car brings down building in India

A speeding car rammed into a dilapidated four-storey building in Indore, bringing it down, also injuring many people.

01/04/2018

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Dalai Lama attends event to mark 60th year of his exile in India

The prime minister of the self-declared Tibetan government-in-exile has urged his compatriots to strengthen efforts to make the Dalai Lama's return to his native land a reality.

01/04/2018

India

Macron begins official visit to India

The French president's trip to India aims to strengthen trade, defence and political ties

10/03/2018

India

Acid attack victims hit catwalk for International Women's Day

Eleven survivors became models at a fashion show in India, on the outskirts of Mumbai

08/03/2018

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Endangered sea turtles lay eggs on Indian beach

Turtle lovers gathered at the Rushikulya beach in India's eastern Odisha state on Saturday to witness the annual nocturnal mass nesting of Olive Ridley turtles

27/02/2018

India

Bollywood mourns death of pioneering heroine Sridevi

A veteran of 300 movies, the iconic actress was only 54 when she suffered a heart attack in Dubai.

25/02/2018

India

Trudeau criticised over Indian trip

Some Canadian officials have criticised Justin Trudeau for wasting taxpayers money on the visit. There's only one day of official engagements set aside to create business connections.

22/02/2018

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India Jain Festival

The followers of the Jainism, in India, celebrate the kick-off of a religious festival in the region of Karnataka.

20/02/2018

Cinema

Bollywood challenges period stigma in India

Pad Man is a fictionalised account of the life of Arunachalam Muruganantham, a man who revolutionised the manufacture of low-cost sanitary pads in India

31/01/2018

India

India launches 100th satellite

India is expanding it's space programme

12/01/2018

India

Travel chaos as fog cloaks New Delhi

Extremely poor visibility in the Indian capital caused hundreds of flights to be suspended and dozens of trains to be cancelled on New Year's Day.

01/01/2018

India

Mumbai restaurant fire leaves 14 dead

Most of the victims were women attending a birthday party

29/12/2017

India

At least 12 dead in Mumbai blaze

At least twelve people are dead after a fire swept through a building in India's financial capital, Mumbai.

29/12/2017

Living

Meet Male Model Manu Bora

A chat with Manu Bora which transported us back to his family and spiritual home, India.

08/12/2017

India

Shock and anger after baby is wrongly declared dead

A hospital told a couple their baby had died. On the way to burial, it was found to be alive. An inquiry has been launched.

03/12/2017

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Watch: India 'breaks record' for number of men riding a motorbike

An Indian Army team manages to pile 58 people onto a moving motorbike.

22/11/2017

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New Delhi still shrouded by smog

A thick cloud of smog has been hanging over India's capital for two weeks

13/11/2017