Delhi launches anti-pollution drive for private carsToxic fumes hang over the Indian capital during winter months, affecting visibilityFri Jan 01 2016 - 16:57
Thousands protest in India over release of rapistMan who took part in fatal gang-rape provided with new identityMon Dec 21 2015 - 01:00
Ban on large diesel vehicle sales in New Delhi imposedSupreme court’s temporary ban an attempt to clean up air in world’s most polluted cityWed Dec 16 2015 - 22:02
Death toll from persistent rain in Chennai, India, rises to 269Thousands of people in the port city are marooned due to incessant rain since MondayThu Dec 03 2015 - 17:21
Indian court to hear petition seeking to ban Sikh jokesLawyer says thousands of websites feature jokes portraying Sikh community as ‘stupid’Tue Dec 01 2015 - 17:30
India seeks to extend influence in Africa as leaders gatherDelegates from almost all 54 African states assemble in New Delhi for four-day summitWed Oct 28 2015 - 01:01
Modi prepares leaders for style statement at Africa SummitMove will portray ‘the solidarity and traditional partnerships’ India has with AfricaThu Oct 01 2015 - 01:00
Potholes, speed breakers and road works kill 16,000 in IndiaPoor road maintenance due to corruption blamed for potholes, some metres deepThu Sept 24 2015 - 16:26
India lets US recover remains of second World War pilotsOfficials give permission for mission to disputed territory where 416 airmen diedThu Sept 24 2015 - 01:00
Indian leader due to begin historic visit to IrelandPrime minister Narendra Modi’s trip is the first of its kind in more than half a centuryWed Sept 23 2015 - 01:02
India and Pakistan to begin talks but critics are scepticalThe nuclear-armed neighbours have been to war three times since 1947Fri Aug 21 2015 - 01:00
At least 27 dead in India as trains derail due to flash floodsMore than 300 rescued but passengers may still be trapped in wake of bridge incidentWed Aug 05 2015 - 19:40
Indian government to employ beggars to sing its praises on trainsAdvertising agencies have signed up to write promotional songs and jingles for campaignWed Aug 05 2015 - 01:00
New Delhi Letter: Witch-hunting used as tool to target womenVillagers in rural areas accused of casting spells are being punished and exploitedTue Aug 04 2015 - 01:00
Yakub Menon to be hanged for involvement in 1993 Mumbai bombingsIndia’s supreme court rejects last minute plea over attacks that left 257 deadWed Jul 29 2015 - 19:38
Ten killed after gunmen storm police station in IndiaSeven locals among the dead in shootout between security forces and militantsMon Jul 27 2015 - 16:56
India Letter: Curtain falls on women’s temperance movementFearsome bands of women enforced prohibition for decades before end of alcohol banFri Jul 24 2015 - 05:00
Irishman held in India on alleged bid to bring in €350,000 of goldMan who flew from Dubai allegedly had gold bars hidden in waistcoat, jacket and trousersWed Jul 15 2015 - 16:48
India Letter: Bandit’s moustache still raises eyebrowsCosmetics company launches wax product based on Veerappan’s notorious whiskersTue Jul 07 2015 - 01:00
Indian police arrest man for selling moonshine that killed 10245 still in hospital after drinking illegal alcohol laced with MethanolWed Jun 24 2015 - 18:51
India’s PM Narendra Modi to lead yoga class for 45,000Avid practitioner of discipline to run event in New Delhi for United Nations Yoga DayThu Jun 18 2015 - 18:10
Nestlé India to destroy over 27,000 tonnes of noodlesTests in several provinces revealed the noodle packets contained more than the permissible quantities of leadTue Jun 16 2015 - 19:02
Debate rages over proposal to make the lion India’s national animalConservationists oppose dethroning the tiger, which has held this status for 43 yearsWed Jun 03 2015 - 14:45
India’s first transgender college principal a giant step forwardDespite advances, India’s transgender people remain widely vilified, mocked and fearedSat May 30 2015 - 05:00
800 die as Indian heatwave reaches 50 degreesLabourers, beggars and homeless make up majority of victimsTue May 26 2015 - 18:21
Indian nurse dies after being in coma for 42 yearsBrutal attack in 1973 left Mumbai woman in vegetative state for decadesMon May 18 2015 - 19:28
Ban on eating beef in India10-year jail term for eating beef in growing list of religious motivated bansTue May 12 2015 - 01:00
Aid to Nepal is weapon as China and India vie for influenceBehind the supply of much-needed help lurk complex geopolitical goalsMon May 11 2015 - 01:00
Bus staff in India attack girl (14) and throw her to her deathPoliticians seek resignation of chief minister of Punjab whose son owns bus companySat May 02 2015 - 01:00
Farmer takes his own life at protest against land laws in New DelhiMore than 300,000 Indian farmers have died by suicide since 1995Thu Apr 23 2015 - 01:00
India reclaims lost history of its WW1 soldiersA century on, the first ever official commemorations of conflict take placeMon Apr 06 2015 - 01:00
Letter from New Delhi: Shocking examples of VIP culture exposedAnger approaches outrage as whims of power elite become increasingly offensiveTue Mar 31 2015 - 05:30
India’s Christian community under attack by Hindu zealotsPrime minister Narendra Modi has been slow to condemn attacks by fanatical HindusMon Mar 23 2015 - 01:00
Former Indian prime minister faces corruption investigationManmohan Singh accused of wrongdoing in the allotment of coal mining licencesWed Mar 11 2015 - 15:43
Prisoner accused of rape lynched in IndiaPolice said more than 4,000 people overpowered guards at the Dimapur jailFri Mar 06 2015 - 22:31
Documentary on 2012 Delhi gang rape banned in India‘India’s Daughter’ features interview with man involved in fatal gang rape of studentWed Mar 04 2015 - 11:39
Former UN climate change chief barred from leaving IndiaRajendra Pachauri faces charge of sexually harrassing female employee at Delhi officeFri Feb 27 2015 - 15:54
India’s prime minister faces first major test with budgetNarendra Modi’s government due to present budget amid rising levels of disenchantmentThu Feb 26 2015 - 15:33
Fledgling Common Man’s Party routs ruling BJP in India electionCommon Man’s Party promises to end endemic corruption at all levels of governmentWed Feb 11 2015 - 10:17
Outrage in India over gang rape and murderEight men held over kidnap, gang-rape and murder of mentally disabled womanMon Feb 09 2015 - 22:16
US and India agree nuclear power deal during Obama visitLeaders also look for common ground on defence, commerce and climate controlSun Jan 25 2015 - 23:32
Wife of former Indian minister murdered, say policeAfter lengthy forensic investigation doctors conclude Sunanda Pushkar (51) poisonedTue Jan 06 2015 - 19:16
Poorer Muslims flee forced faith conversions in IndiaBJP-aligned religious groups offer identity cards entitling new Hindus to subsidised grainMon Dec 15 2014 - 23:39
India-Pakistan trade machine gun fire across Kashmir borderThe firing has caused tens of thousands of frontier village residents to flee their homesThu Oct 09 2014 - 15:22
Millions on streets to take part in prime minister Modi’s Clean India missionBetter hygiene in garbage-infested country a major aim of Modi’s governmentThu Oct 02 2014 - 18:17
Al-Qaeda says it will expand into Indian subcontinentLeader al-Zawahiri vows to carry fight to India, Burma and BangladeshFri Sept 05 2014 - 01:00
Indian legal experts all for overhaul of archaic lawsSome 190 pieces of legislation refer to Queen VictoriaThu Sept 04 2014 - 01:00
Rumblings of Hindu revivalism under Indian PM ModiAn apparent Hindu agenda has begun to emerge under the BJP-led governmentWed Aug 06 2014 - 01:00
Rape takes place in India every 25 minutes, study showsHuman rights group report shows 57 rape cases daily over 13 yearsMon Jul 28 2014 - 22:22
Ghosts of Raj turn in their graves over state of India’s summer retreatOne-time social watering hole of the British elite has fallen into decayFri Jul 11 2014 - 01:00
