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India: more than 80 people die after drinking toxic alcohol, say police

Police in India say more than 80 people have died after drinking toxic alcohol in Mumbai. It affected residents of a shanty town in the Malad area of

20/06/2015

India

India: Radioactive scare at Delhi airport

Fears of a radioactive leak triggered emergency action in the cargo area of Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on Friday. Suspicion

29/05/2015

India

India's soaring temperatures leave 1,800 people dead

More than 1,800 people have died in India’s heatwave in just one week. Most of the deaths have occured In central and southern areas where

29/05/2015

India

India's poor suffer under an unforgiving sun

India is suffering under a stifling heatwave, which has left more than 1,000 people dead in the past week. The states of Andhra Pradesh on the

28/05/2015

India

India continues to swelter as temperatures approach 50 degrees Celsius

A heatwave that has struck India has killed hundreds of people, most of them in the past week.

26/05/2015

India

India struggles to cope as heatwave kills hundreds

Temperatures as high as 47 degrees Celsius have been recorded in parts of India as a two week heatwave shows no signs of abating. Heat Wave Kills

26/05/2015

India

Forces attempt to stop separatist rally in Indian-administered Kashmir

Hundreds of government forces have taken to the streets of Indian-administered Kashmir to stop a rally by separatists, organised to mark the

21/05/2015

India

Bollywood star Salman Khan sentenced to five years jail

One of India’s biggest Bollywood stars has been sentenced to five years in jail. Salman Khan was convicted on charges of running over five men

06/05/2015

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Happy ending for a young elephant in India

28/04/2015

India

Nepal quake also causes panic in India and Bangladesh

The quake was felt as far away as New Delhi, as well as in Bangladesh

25/04/2015

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Open spaces, open minds: the benefits of learning outside the confines of school

A school is much more than bricks and mortar. Indeed, some education establishments claim to be much better places of learning for not having walls

17/04/2015

India

India launches air quality index amid soaring pollution levels

With air pollution soaring to alarming levels across India, the government is launching a new monitoring system to keep tabs on the problem. The

06/04/2015

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17 sailors rescued from two Yemeni ships off Amreli coast

06/04/2015

India

[Watch] 50 families displaced as India experiences devastating tornado

03/04/2015

India

Mission succesful for high-flying Indian Space Research Organisation

Mission successful: the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has put its fourth navigation satellite into orbit. The IRNSS-1D is the latest in a

29/03/2015

India

Reaching new heights: Parents in India scale walls to 'help students cheat'

Cheating in school exams in the eastern Indian state of Bihar has, quite literally, reached new heights. Videos have emerged of people scaling the

20/03/2015

India

Unbelievable cheating: Relatives of India students scale building to pass answers

20/03/2015

India

India: eight arrested after elderly nun is gang-raped during convent robbery

16/03/2015

India

Indian bride calls off wedding after groom fails maths question

An Indian bride has called off her arranged wedding after her husband-to-be failed a maths question. “Lovely” became suspicious about the man’s

15/03/2015

India

Round-the-world solar plane arrives in India

Solar Impulse 2 has touched down in India, completing the second leg of its record-breaking round-the-world attempt. The solar-powered plane arrived

10/03/2015

India

Solar Impulse takes off from Oman on second-leg of record breaking trip

A solar powered plane has started the second leg in its attempt to fly round the world without using fossil-derived fuels. Solar Impulse 2 took off

10/03/2015

India

India police make arrests following last week's lynching of a rape suspect

Police in India have arrested 22 people in connection with last week’s lynching of a rape suspect. The individuals have been charged with

08/03/2015

India

Lynch mobs kill two sex attack suspects in India

Amid a fevered atmosphere over attacks on women, two men suspected of assaulting women have been set upon by crowds in northern India and killed.

06/03/2015

India

Rapist's TV interview blaming women for sexual assaults banned in India

Television documentary “India’s daughter” which features an interview with a man convicted of gang-raping and killing a woman in Dehli has been

04/03/2015

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Holi Festival in India

04/03/2015

India

Indian rapist says women to blame for being sexually assaulted

Boys and girls are not equal. Housework and housekeeping is for girls, not roaming in discos and bars at night

02/03/2015