India

India

Hammond sweet-talks Delhi with prospect of trade deals as EU looks on warily

Britain's finance minister is in India trying to drum up some post-Brexit trade support as two nations agree to set up joint investment fund.

04/04/2017

Business Series

Vodafone to merge Indian business with local rival Idea

Britain's Vodafone is to join Idea Cellular to become India's biggest telecoms business with 400 million customers, overtaking market leader Bharti.

20/03/2017

India

Mumbai commuters get their groove on with impromptu jamming session

This is the moment commuters in India struck up an impromptu rhythm using only the sides of a train carriage.

14/03/2017

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Pro-Tibet protest in India

Tibetan protesters clashed with police outside the Chinese embassy in New Delhi. The protest was held to mark the Tibetan national uprising day.

11/03/2017

India

Washing machine in India launched with "curry" function

A company has unveiled a washing machine specifically catered to the Indian market. It has a curry stain washing function

10/03/2017

India

Kashmir: three Indian soldiers and woman killed in militant attack

Three Indian soldiers and a woman have been killed in an attack on an army patrol in south Kashmir.

23/02/2017

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Arranged marriages for dogs at Indian pet fair

In Mumbai, dog owners are finding partners for their pets, and some are even having them officially tie the knot.

22/02/2017

Business Series

Tata promotes insider Natarajan Chandrasekaran to top job

Tata's newly-appointed chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran says he will focus on boosting shareholder returns.

21/02/2017

India

India claims record for multiple satellite launch

India has launched 104 nano-satellites in what it claims is a multiple-launch record.

15/02/2017

India

Weighing half a tonne, Eman's operation could be her last hope

Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty is 36.

11/02/2017

India

Uttar Pradesh goes to the polls as Indians get to vote on PM Modi's policies

In the world's biggest election of 2017 the 220 million people of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh go to the polls.

11/02/2017

India

Foul play not ruled out in deadly train derailment in eastern India

At least 36 people were killed when nine carriages of an express train came off the tracks in the state of Andhra Pradesh

22/01/2017

Business Series

India's SpiceJet orders 100 more aircraft from Boeing

Indian budget airline SpiceJet says it has ordered an additional 100 MAX 737 planes from Boeing, with an option for 50 more.

13/01/2017

Cult

A beginner's guide to the "Kalachakra" ceremonies

The Dalai Lama has officially launched 13 days of ceremonies and rituals known as the Kalachakra Initiation in Bodh Gaya in India

04/01/2017

India

Claims of mass New Year assaults on Indian women attributed to "western" copycats

A state minister in India dismisses claims of sexual assaults in Bengaluru as young men copying western behaviour and clothing

04/01/2017

India

Wild leopard savages man in India

Locals and wildlife authorities tried to trap the leopard after it strayed into a residential area of a town in West Bengal. The man is being treated in a nearby hospital.

02/01/2017

India

Fatal Indian mine collapse leaves dozens trapped

Mudslide smothers entrance in Jharkhand

30/12/2016

India

Indian train derails near Kanpur - Two dead

A second train derailment in a month in India has killed two people and injured dozens.

28/12/2016

India

Plane crashes on takeoff at Goa airport - 15 injured

A passenger plane with 161 people on board has skidded off the runway at Goa airport, injuring 15 people.

27/12/2016

India

India mourns prominent politician Jayaram Jayalalithaa

The death of one of India’s most popular and controversial politicians, Jayaram Jayalalithaa has sparked mass mourning in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.

06/12/2016

Cinema

Indian film 'Befikre' breaks with the Bollywood standard of being politically correct

‘Befikre’ is a brisk romantic comedy set in Paris telling the story of Delhi born boy Dharam and French born Indian girl Shyra.

02/12/2016

Cinema

Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman star in 'Lion'

‘Lion’ is based on the true story of Saroo Brierley, who got separated from his family in India as a young boy and ended being adopted by an Australian couple.

28/11/2016

India

India investigates Uttar Pradesh train crash as death toll rises

Sunday’s train crash in northern India is known to have left at least around 120 people dead and more than 150 injured.

20/11/2016

India

Over 100 killed in train crash in northern India

A train has derailed in Uttar Pradesh state, killing over 100 people and injuring and trapping dozens of others.

20/11/2016

India

Over 100 killed in India train derailment

A train has derailed in Uttar Pradesh state, killing over 100 people and injuring and trapping dozens of others.

20/11/2016

India

Huge queues outside banks in India after currency swap shock

Indians are reeling from the prime minister’s decision to take certain bank notes out of circulation.

10/11/2016