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Pakistan

Mash-up of India and Pakistan's national anthems goes viral

A peace anthem that mashes-up the national anthems of India and Pakistan has become a viral hit

India

70 years after independence from Britain, India and Pakistan remember the carnage of India's partition.

70 years after separation, Pakistan and India remember the carnage that created the two countries as they gained independence from Britain.

India

Claims of negligence after 60 children die in India hospital

An encephalitis outbreak and disrupted oxygen supplies are blamed for the deaths at the hospital in Uttar Pradesh.

India

The festival where you can get blood from a stone

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World

Cows or women: who are more important?

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Indian leader joins massive yoga display

Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined crowds in Lucknow to mark the third annual United Nations International Yoga Day

Germany

Trump attacks Germany again on day Narendra Modi visits Berlin

On the day the Indian Prime Minister visited Germany Donald Trump resumed his attacks on Germany's trade surpuls and NATO contributions

Business Series

General Motors bails out of India and South Africa

General Motors has announced further retrenchment by stopping selling vehicles in India and selling its operations in South Africa.

Business Series

Indian costs Vodafone dear but operator promises its cash flow will jump

Britain's Vodafone has reported a 6.1 billion euro annual loss but forecasts a jump in the amount of cash it will generate this financial year.

India

Judges to examine 'sexist' instant divorces in India

A multi-faith five-judge bench said it will look at whether the practice is "fundamental" to the right to Islam, according to local reports.

India

Two dozen killed as wall collapses at wedding in India

A wedding celebration turned to tragedy in India when a wall collapsed onto guests, killing at least 24 people in the western state of Rajasthan.

Cult

How artists are keeping the ancient practice of Theyyam alive

The ritual form of worship involves traditions that some say date back as far as neolithic times.

India

India's top court upholds death sentences for gang-rape attackers

India’s top court has upheld death sentences for four men convicted in the gang-rape and torture of a woman on a moving bus in New Delhi.

New Zealand

101-year-old athlete wins 100m gold

101-year-old Indian athlete Man Kaur sprinted to take gold in the 100m at the World Masters Games in Auckland, New Zealand, on Monday April 24.

India

Indian Maoist guerrillas massacre 26 police officers

At least 26 members of India's Central Reserve Police Force have died after an encounter with Maoists

World

Egypt: 'World's heaviest woman' loses half her weight after surgery

Earlier in March this year, the Hindustan Times reported that Eman had been put on a liquid diet that contains proteins and dietary fibers leading to the loss of 100kg since she underwent surgery in F

Sport

Force India Formula One owner arrested in UK

The owner of the Sahara Force India Formula One team has been arrested in London after India made an extradition request.

India

Tensions high in Kashmir after video shows Indian army using a human shield

Clashes and ethnic tensions may intensify in Kashmir after a video surfaces allegedly showing the Indian army using a Kashmiri man as a human shield.

India

Sex trafficking victims are getting the best revenge

A school dedicated to helping child prostitution victims become lawyers has opened in India.

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.