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India: PM Modi joins thousands to mark International Yoga Day

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India leads the way as world marks first international yoga day

Bend, arch and control your breathing. It is the world’s first international yoga day. India is leading the way, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi

India

Yogathans take place all over the world

Around 35,000 New Dehli residents had their mats at the ready to take part in International Yoga Day celebrations on Saturday. India has event set up

India

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

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Children in jobs means even worse future, says ILO

Almost 170 million children are condemned to work full-time jobs today, with no schooling and poor future prospects. The International Labour

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

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

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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

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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.

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

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West End musical aims to challenge Bollywood clichés

It’s a mesmerising show of dance and music. Offering a mixture of traditional and modern Indian dance, ‘Beyond Bollywood’ has opened in London’s West

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

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Nepal and North India struck by another strong earthquake

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

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Happy ending for a young elephant in India

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Nepal quake also causes panic in India and Bangladesh

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

Nepal

Many people killed and injured in powerful quake in Nepal

The shallow 7.9 magnitude quake was centred about 100 kilometres west of the capital

World

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

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India to strengthen its fleet with 36 French-made warplanes

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says he has ordered 36 French-made Rafale fighter jets. The move, an effort to modernise his country’s ageing

Pakistan

Mumbai attack suspect released on bail

The suspected mastermind behind the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks has been released on bail from a Pakistani jail. Officials at the prison confirmed the