India

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Iran could not consider itself a Muslim nation if it remained oblivious to ‘sufferings’ in Myanmar, Gaza, India

Ancient India gave the world the decimal system, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, medicine, metallurgy, astronomy and even the dreaded algorithm

Every religion has its last rites, and this is what Hindus do

Dr George Leslie Thomas Prekattil says many doctors are deterred by registration delays and exam scheduling

Programme guarantees employees 50% of base salary as a pension rather than a figure linked to market returns

Being outnumbered by Muslims is a constant Hindu fear. Add to that Narendra Modi’s increasingly autocratic rule and what emerges is very far from a shiny India

Law introduced in 2012, following fatal gang rape of medical student, has failed to reduce violence against women in a country where over 31,000 rape cases were reported in 2022

National task force to recommend safety protocols for doctors at their workplaces

Protests by doctors calling for a safer workplace environment continue into a second week following horrific rape and murder of a trainee medic in the eastern Indian city of Kolkat

Twenty-four shutdown saw patients turned away as medics begin demonstration

Attackers accused of destroying evidence in room where 31-year-old was raped and killed

Protesters demanding secure working conditions

More than 1,700 people have been killed by wild elephants over the past four years

Toppling of long-governing prime minister is a significant setback for New Delhi

Landslides in India's Kerala kill 93, hundreds still missing

US and Japan agree joint military structure in response to ‘evolving security environment’

Indian regions face off in Inter Diaspora Premier League T10 competition at North Kildare Cricket Club

Epic museum exhibition showcases mutual struggles of both countries as they gained independence

Former British prime ministers Tony Blair and Boris Johnson, John Cena, David Beckham and several Bollywood stars among those in attendance

The marriage of the son of Asia’s richest businessman, Mukesh Ambani, takes place over the weekend with guests including Kim Kardashian, Tony Blair and Mark Zuckerberg

Flamboyant preachers claiming special powers can attract huge followings - and political patronage

Why have new countries been added to the State’s safe countries list and what impact does the list actually have?

About 250,000 people had gathered for event although authorities had given permission for only 80,000, police say

Many women and children among the victims of crush in Uttar Pradesh

Applications for protection from countries on list will be accelerated, with an initial decision in three months

Incident at half-completed temple, believed so far to cost €200m, causes severe embarrassment to federal government

Torrential rain caused a fatal roof collapse at one of the three terminals of Delhi’s main airport

Instead of wreaking political damage, AI-generated content can be useful for election campaigns

Despite pollution, traffic danger and aggressive monkeys, two-wheel transport is a great way to experience India’s vibrant capital

Hundreds dead on hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as temperatures reach 51 degrees

Arundhati Roy charged with sedition for advocating disputed territory’s secession from India

Just under 5,000 people have attended six ceremonies over the past two days

Mr Modi was administered the oath of office by president Droupadi Murmu in the forecourt of the imposing red sandstone presidential palace in New Delhi

Swearing-in ceremony for new government expected to take place on Sunday

Opposition leader and Congress allies invigorated after stripping Narendra Modi’s BJP of its outright majority

New to the Parish: Adwait Patil moved to Ireland from Mumbai India, via the US

Early results show prime minister’s Bharatiya Janata Party falling short of expected landslide while opposition alliance surges

Unemployment, cost of living and inflation along with talk of going to war with Pakistan leave fewer voters in support of BJP

Modi's BJP retains power in Indian state bordering China

Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance likely to win well more than the 272 seats needed