After latest election, power in India remains with family elitesDELHI LETTER: The Nehru-Gandhi Congress Party tops the political dynasty chart by a long wayMon Jun 01 2009 - 01:00
Volcano of enmity threatens to erupt amid an idyllic landscapePUNJAB LETTER: MY REMOTE village of Dera Baba Nanak (DBN) on the Pakistani border is fearful once again that rising tension …Thu Feb 05 2009 - 00:00
'Deadly fighters, disciplined and motivated'A NATIONAL security guard (NSG) commando who led one of the three five-man teams against three terrorists besieging Mumbai's …Mon Dec 01 2008 - 00:00
Sri Lankan suicide bombing kills 27SRI LANKA: A SUSPECTED Tamil Tiger suicide bomber killed 27 people including a highly decorated former army general and seriously…Tue Oct 07 2008 - 01:00
Rains hinder flood rescue effortsINDIA: INCESSANT MONSOON rain disrupted relief and rescue operations in eastern India's flood-ravaged Bihar province yesterday…Sat Aug 30 2008 - 01:00
Ragged princelings queue for pennnies and remember glory daysLETTER FROM INDIA: FOR THE scions of the nawabs or noblemen of the old kingdom of Oudh in India's northern Uttar Pradesh province…Thu Jun 26 2008 - 01:00
In modernising India insecure politicians still look to the starsLETTER FROM INDIA: INDIAN "GODMEN" and astrologers are dusting their cosmic calendars and honing their star-reading skills to…Mon Jun 02 2008 - 01:00
Sixty killed as bomb blasts rip through Jaipur market placeINDIA: A SERIES of bomb blasts ripped through crowded markets and a packed Hindu temple in India's western tourist city of Jaipur…Wed May 14 2008 - 01:00
It's not cricket, say objectors to gyrating cheerleadersLETTER FROM INDIA: Millions are titillated by the uninhibited gyrations while others want them banned, finding them a licentious…Tue May 06 2008 - 01:00
Racial undertones accompany global rise of 'brown sahibs'DELHI LETTER : A NEW breed of Indian sahibs is emerging on the Western industrial and business scene, quietly but resolutely…Fri Mar 28 2008 - 00:00
India's opulent weddings have its central bank worriedLETTER FROM INDIA : INDIA'S LAVISH and often outlandish weddings have the country's central bank concerned.Mon Mar 17 2008 - 00:00
India strives to save its dwindling Parsee populationINDIA: India wants its dwindling 3,500-year-old Zoroastrian community, better known as Parsees, to have more babies, even as…Mon Jan 07 2008 - 00:00
Sikh clergy crack down on lavish weddings to curb female infanticideNew Delhi Letter: Sikh religious leaders have issued an edict to end lavish weddings among their community that involve days…Thu Aug 09 2007 - 01:00
Indian village bans cricket after national team's dismal World CupIndia: India's dismal performance at the cricket World Cup has resulted in a village in northern Haryana state doing the unthinkable…Thu Apr 05 2007 - 01:00
Laziness and vanity behind decline of symbolic turbanLetter from New Delhi: The turban, Sikhism's most distinguishing symbol, is imperilled with increasing numbers of young adherents…Tue Apr 03 2007 - 01:00
Sari's future in doubt as Indian middle class taste changesIndia Letter : The sari, once the favoured garment of most Indian women, is in peril in urban areas, steadily relegated to being…Mon Feb 05 2007 - 00:00
India's Bangalore renamed in nod to nationalistsINDIA: India's hi-tech capital Bangalore became Bengaluru yesterday, evoking mixed reactions to the state government's fiat …Thu Nov 02 2006 - 00:00
Tamil suicide bombers kill sailor in resortSRI LANKA: Tamil suicide bombers posing as fishermen ambushed a naval base yesterday, killing at least one sailorThu Oct 19 2006 - 01:00
Gay prince dispossessed of legacy as Indian society remains in denialLetter from India: A 40-year old prince from one of western India's prominent royal families has been disowned and dispossessed…Wed Jun 28 2006 - 01:00
Judges call for action as monkeys wreak havoc in corridors of powerNew Delhi Letter: Judges at one of India's busiest courthouses in New Delhi have ordered the capital's municipal authorities…Thu Jan 19 2006 - 00:00
Bhutan's king sets date for democracyBHUTAN: The king of Bhutan has said he will step down as ruler in 2008 when the tiny Himalayan kingdom holds its first national…Mon Dec 19 2005 - 00:00
The awesome aura from a hairy upper lipLetter from India : Policemen in central India are being given a special allowance to grow moustaches, as senior officers believe…Fri Jan 21 2005 - 00:00
Park animals surviveSri Lankan wildlife officials are amazed that despite the cost in human life caused by last weekend's tsunami, no dead animals…Thu Dec 30 2004 - 00:00
Island of 1,500 inhabitants now has 500Indian islands: A senior coastguard official yesterday reported uncovering at least 1,000 more dead on the remote Chowra island…Wed Dec 29 2004 - 00:00
India's ageing MPs get heart machinesINDIA: India's parliament has installed defibrillators in the event of proceedings proving too stressful for MPs who have heart…Thu Dec 02 2004 - 00:00
US seeks return of WW2 pilots' remainsINDIA: Nearly six decades after the second World War, the US has asked for India's help in recovering the remains of 416 American…Mon Nov 29 2004 - 00:00
Family plans action to recover fortune bequeathed to accountantINDIA: One of India's wealthiest and close knit business families is planning legal action to recover the vast fortune one of…Thu Jul 15 2004 - 01:00
Congress faces difficult testsINDIA: India's newly elected Congress party-led administration faces immediate challenging security, foreign policy and counter…Fri May 14 2004 - 01:00
Gurkhas in disgrace over faked heroicsINDIA: The Indian army has ordered disciplinary and administrative action against three officers, including the battalion commander…Thu May 13 2004 - 01:00
India warmly embraces electronic votingINDIA: After decades of voting by stamping ballot cards, millions of Indians are now merely pressing a button on electronic …Tue May 04 2004 - 01:00
Pakistan test-fires 'deterrent' nuclear missilePAKISTAN: Pakistan test-fired an intermediate-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile yesterday which it claims can hit targets…Wed Mar 10 2004 - 00:00
India to resume talks with PakistanINDIA/PAKISTAN : India and Pakistan will resume peace talks after the Indian elections in the summer, Pakistan's President Pervez…Thu Feb 19 2004 - 00:00
12,000 bridal processions bring happy chaos to cityINDIA: Police enforced special laws banning crowds, imposing traffic restrictions and deploying additional personnel across …Fri Nov 28 2003 - 00:00
Bitter times for beleaguered DarjeelingThe tea plantations of Darjeeling are in danger of going bust. Rahul Bedi reports from north-east IndiaWed Oct 22 2003 - 01:00
Irishmen charged with murder in IndiaTwo Irishmen could face up to 14 years in prison if found guilty of the murder of a British backpacker in northern India.Mon Oct 13 2003 - 01:00
13 men guilty of burning church familyINDIA: Thirteen men were convicted in eastern India yesterday for the burning to death of Australian Christian missionary Graham…Tue Sept 16 2003 - 01:00
Sharon's India visit fosters 'anti-terrorist' linksINDIA: India and Israel yesterday agreed jointly to fight terrorism during Israeli Prime Minister Mr Ariel Sharon's New Delhi…Wed Sept 10 2003 - 01:00
Gurkhas used against Kashmir militantsINDIA: A junior commissioned army officer and two others died in rebel violence in northern India's disputed Jammu and Kashmir…Mon Sept 08 2003 - 01:00
India rules out talks with Pakistan after hotel attackINDIA: India's Prime Minister Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee yesterday ruled out talks with nuclear rival Pakistan until it ended terrorist…Sat Aug 30 2003 - 01:00
Thousands march in protest over bombingsINDIA: Thousands of hardline Hindu activists marched in silent protest yesterday across India's financial capital, Bombay, where…Thu Aug 28 2003 - 01:00
39 die in stampede at religious festivalINDIA: At least 39 people, including 26 women, were trampled to death and another 150 were injured yesterday following a stampede…Thu Aug 28 2003 - 01:00
Report on site fails to resolve conflictsINDIA: Indian archeologists have failed to resolve competing claims of Hindus and Muslims following excavations at the country…Wed Aug 27 2003 - 01:00
Hopes ride on India, Pakistan 'peace bus'INDIA: Escorted by armed guards, the bus service between India and Pakistan resumed yesterday after an 18-month break as the…Sat Jul 12 2003 - 01:00
Construction work near Taj Mahal puts mausoleum at risk of floodingINDIA: A £30 million project to build a complex of shopping malls, restaurants, a boat club and open-air entertainment spots…Mon Jun 30 2003 - 01:00
Moscow to boost ties with Asia tripCAMBODIA: Russia's Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov was in Cambodia yesterday, India the day before, as part of Moscow's "look-east…Wed Jun 18 2003 - 01:00
Indian 'no' to Pakistan nuclear offerINDIA: India yesterday said it would not reciprocate Pakistan's offer to dismantle nuclear weapons, but hoped never to use them…Fri May 09 2003 - 01:00
PM of Pakistan in peace overture to IndiaPAKISTAN: Pakistan's Prime Minister Mr Zafarullah Khan Jamali has invited opposition leaders to discuss improving ties with …Mon May 05 2003 - 01:00
Vultures facing extinction from mystery illnessINDIA: Asia's first Vulture Care Centre, set up to preserve the scavenging birds that face extinction from a deadly, mysterious…Mon Feb 24 2003 - 00:00
Rift grows as India, Pakistan expel envoysINDIA/PAKISTAN: India and Pakistan carried out tit-for-tat expulsions of 10 senior diplomats at the weekend, deepening the chill…Mon Feb 10 2003 - 00:00
Pakistan decries India's latest missile testINDIA: India yesterday conducted its third missile test in less than two weeks, leading to neighbouring nuclear rival Pakistan…Tue Jan 21 2003 - 00:00
