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US President Obama takes part in India's annual Republic Day festivities

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Kochi Bienale: colonial echoes in contemporary art in Kerala

The Kochi-Muziris Art Biennale, one of the biggest events of the cultural calender of south west India, is a meeting of the past and the present

India

Obama first US president to attend India National Day parade

Barack Obama is the first US president to be guest of honour at India's annual Republic Day parade, a flamboyant display of the South Asian nation's military might and cultural diversity.

India

US and India seal civil nuclear deal

The United States and India have sealed a civil nuclear deal. US President Barack Obama held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New

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India

Uber rape case drives expansion of all-female cab services in New Delhi

With violence against women in India coming more and more to the fore, one company, Cabs for Women by Women, a service in the capital, New Delhi

India

Thousands of Indians flee rising violence in Kashmir

Thousands of Indians have fled their homes as fighting between India and Pakistan intensified in Kashmir. The violence has spread along a two hundred

India

India arrests five men suspected of gang rape of Japanese tourist

Five men have been arrested in India in connection with the kidnap and gang rape of a Japanese woman. The assaults took place over one month, before

India

Number of rapes reported increased by one third in Delhi

New figures released by police show the number of rapes reported has increased by nearly a third in Delhi, two years on from the fatal gang rape of a

India

Asian tsunami survivors return to disaster scene on 10th anniversary

All around the Indian Ocean, other survivors and relatives of the tsunami victims have been returning to the scene of the disaster to mark the tenth anniversary.

India

10 years after Indian Ocean tsunami special memorial services are held

It was the most destructive tsunami in history, killing tens of thousands of people in 11 countries and leaving millions homeless. Now, a decade

India

Memories of Indian Ocean tsunami haunt survivors

The Indian Ocean quake and tsunami ten years ago caused huge numbers of deaths across coastal villages and towns but also devastated the lives of

India

Dozens killed in rebel attack on tribal villages in India's Assam state

More than 60 people have been killed in an attack by separatist rebels in India’s north-eastern Assam state. Two villages of mainly tribespeople who

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India

Candlelit vigil on second anniversary of fatal gang rape that shocked India

Dozens of people gathered in the Indian capital New Delhi on Tuesday to condemn violence against women on the second anniversary of the brutal gang

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Poorer countries seeking more resources to fight climate change: MEP

Delegates from across the world are meeting in Lima, Peru, to work towards a global deal on climate chage. Giovanni La Via is an Italian MEP and the

Norway

Celebrations in Oslo as Nobel Peace Prize winners officially receive the award

This year's Nobel Peace Prize winners, Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousufsay, made an appearance on Wednesday night in front of adoring crowds carrying candles in Oslo.

Norway

Nobel Peace prizewinners Malala and Satyarthi call for action on children's rights

Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi have received their Nobel Peace Prizes at a ceremony in Oslo

Norway

Nobel Peace Prize presented to children's champions Malala and Satyarthi

Two champions of children’s rights have been honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in Oslo. The award was shared between Indian activist

Spain

Uber taxi app under fire from courts and other taxi firms

The US online taxi booking company Uber has had several more set backs since being banned in India where one of its drivers has been accused of

India

India clamps down on unregistered taxis after Uber rape claim