Pakistan

Pakistan fires first nuclear cruise missile from submarine

Pakistan has fired its first submarine launched cruise missile.

10 January 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

4 January 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

4 January 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.

2 January 2017

India

Fatal Indian mine collapse leaves dozens trapped

Mudslide smothers entrance in Jharkhand

30 December 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 December 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 December 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.

6 December 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.

2 December 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 November 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 November 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 November 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 November 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 November 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 November 2016

Economy

The Golden Chariot Train of Karnataka

9 November 2016

Economy

The growing importance of medical tourism in Kerala, India

9 November 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…

8 November 2016

India

Protesters highlight New Delhi's soaring air pollution ahead of COP22

As leaders and experts prepare to meet at the COP22 climate conference, protesters have been out in force in New Delhi to highlight the city’s soaring air…

6 November 2016

India

Hospital fire in eastern India kills 23

Dozens of firefighters battle with a blaze at a hospital in eastern India.

18 October 2016