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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

Pakistan

Pakistan fires first nuclear cruise missile from submarine

Pakistan has fired its first submarine launched cruise missile.

10/01/2017

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

Pakistan

Kashmir bus shelling: Pakistan blames India for deadly attack

Cross-border shelling from India has killed at least nine passengers on a bus in Kashmir, Pakistani officials claim.

23/11/2016

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

Economy

The Golden Chariot Train of Karnataka

09/11/2016

Economy

The growing importance of medical tourism in Kerala, India

09/11/2016

India

New Delhi smog surpasses hazardous levels

Authorities in New Delhi have begun revoking licences of older diesel vehicles and halted construction work, in a desperate bid to combat days of extreme air…

08/11/2016