India’s ‘obscene inequality’ may lead to ‘social collapse’, report saysOxfam review finds 1% of country’s population holds more than half of its wealthWed Jan 23 2019 - 19:02
Kumbh Mela: Millions take a dip for Indian Hindu river festivalMore than 150m expected at Ganges and Yamuna rivers for ancient cleansing ritualTue Jan 15 2019 - 14:57
India launches elaborate campaign to construct cow sanctuariesPreserving cows under BJP rule has resulted in 65 people being lynched, beaten to deathTue Jan 15 2019 - 01:00
Temple ban on menstruating women protested in KeralaWomen of all ages and occupations stood shoulder-to-shoulder in display of solidarityWed Jan 02 2019 - 17:14
Ruling Hindu nationalists suffer major losses in state electionsRahul Gandhi’s Congress Party ‘revived’ ahead of next year’s national pollTue Dec 11 2018 - 19:18
India exhibits social and economic flaws across a range of global indexesFocus on attention-grabbing such as statues rather than domestic ills, critics sayFri Dec 07 2018 - 01:00
India begins construction of ‘holy passageway’ into PakistanNew pilgrimage route from Indian village to Sikh temple aimed to ease regional tensionsTue Nov 27 2018 - 18:11
First hospital for elephants opens in IndiaNGO-run facility near New Delhi offers digital X-ray, hydrotherapy and dental wingFri Nov 23 2018 - 14:23
India’s poor offered smartphones and other freebies for votesWater, power and roads no longer deemed enough to buy power in regional pollsFri Nov 16 2018 - 17:01
India’s Hindu nationalists changing Muslim town namesDemand to rename Agra, the city of the 17th-century Taj Mahal, is most curiousWed Nov 14 2018 - 19:59
Health fears as India’s capital New Delhi is covered in thick grey smogThe city’s toxic air, classified as ‘hazardous’, is over 15 times the World Health Organisation’s recommended limitMon Nov 05 2018 - 14:51
India unveils world’s biggest statue amid protests182m-high tribute to independence leader Patel criticised for scale and cost of €355mWed Oct 31 2018 - 12:58
Indian minister resigns over sexual harassment allegationsFormer journalist MJ Akbar accused of predatory behaviour over 30-year periodWed Oct 17 2018 - 17:18
India’s #MeToo campaign widens into show business and politicsFemale reporter claims junior foreign minister MJ Akbar preyed on her in job interviewTue Oct 09 2018 - 16:39
India begins €1bn recruitment drive for 127,000 rail workersSome 24 million candidates will take tests for highly prized government jobsMon Oct 08 2018 - 18:09
Adultery is decriminalised in India after 158 yearsIndian penal code section deemed ‘archaic, arbitrary and unconstitutional’Thu Sept 27 2018 - 18:23
Indian premier announces world’s biggest health insurance schemeNarendra Modi accused of cynicism for ‘Modicare’ initiative ahead of general electionMon Sept 24 2018 - 18:31
India’s top court decriminalises gay sex in landmark rulingProsecutions were rare but law was frequently used to blackmail LGBT communityThu Sept 06 2018 - 08:01
No end in sight as over 1,000 die in India monsoon rainsKerala minister launches campaign to raise funds as food runs short in relief campsMon Sept 03 2018 - 20:50
Indian politician faces sedition charges for praising PakistanAccused under antiquated law, Divya Spandana has case adjournedThu Aug 30 2018 - 20:14
India extends olive branch to new Pakistan PM Imran KhanRelations have deteriorated sharply between neighbouring states in past three yearsTue Aug 21 2018 - 17:24
India sees the comeback of ‘messenger runners’The runners will serve remote mountainous constituencies during forthcoming byelectionsMon Aug 20 2018 - 16:31
Over 300 dead in Kerala floods as India reels from monsoonWorst flooding in state in a century sparks humanitarian crisis, with 223,000 homelessFri Aug 17 2018 - 14:44
Restore Taj Mahal or demolish it, Indian court tells governmentProtection of monument from environmental degradation a ‘hopeless cause’, court rulesWed Jul 11 2018 - 22:10
India’s standoff with Maldives hits Indian Ocean ambitionsReturn of helicopters a further sign of failure to halt China’s growing influence in regionMon Jun 25 2018 - 01:08
Murder of well-known journalist in Kashmir raises tensionsThousands attend funeral of editor shot dead outside his office by ‘Islamic militant group’Fri Jun 15 2018 - 16:57
Social media rumours lead to mob lynching of two men in IndiaAt least six killed in as many weeks over child kidnapping rumours fostered onlineMon Jun 11 2018 - 19:39
Indian Hindu group accuses Catholics of plotting against governmentCountry’s Catholic 2.4% under attack from radical Hinduism and Indian nationalismThu Jun 07 2018 - 17:24
India and Pakistan agree to reinforce 2003 ceasefire agreementDeal will end daily exchanges of artillery and missile fire across disputed border in KashmirThu May 31 2018 - 16:42
Nipah virus claims 12 lives in Indian state of KeralaVirus transmitted by bats and pigs identified as having potential for major outbreakTue May 22 2018 - 13:33
Politicians insist India had the internet thousands of years agoLeaders of ruling BJP party reject claims that internet is a modern-day Western inventionThu Apr 19 2018 - 18:15
Rights activists claim deaths of three Indian journalists engineered by stateJournalists who report on India’s ‘sand mafia’ are frequent victims of violenceTue Apr 10 2018 - 14:59
Over 20m apply for 100,000 low-paid jobs on India’s railwaysPostgraduates and some with doctorates among those seeking work with state-owned rail networkWed Mar 28 2018 - 17:32
Justin Trudeau’s visit to India overshadowed by Sikh issueCanada pledges not to support anyone reviving a separatist movement in IndiaWed Feb 21 2018 - 18:33
Indian military on ‘high alert’ over crisis in MaldivesExiled former president calls for ‘physical presence’ to help lift state of emergencyWed Feb 07 2018 - 18:51
Tensions between India and Pakistan rise after fatal clash in KashmirFour Indian soldiers killed in latest exchange across ‘line of control’Tue Feb 06 2018 - 17:41
India moves to set up overseas military base in SeychellesWill strengthen presence in Indian Ocean to counter growing Chinese hegemonyTue Jan 30 2018 - 20:10
Man jailed for seven years for raping Irish woman in IndiaSujoy Mitra raped Irish woman after spiking her drink in May 2013 in KolkataMon Jan 22 2018 - 11:05
Taj Mahal to limit Indian visitors to 40,000 dailyCap expected to help preserve monument and prevent stampedes due to major crowdsWed Jan 03 2018 - 17:58
Smog crisis worsens in Delhi as row rages over funds to tackle pollutionSchools closed and people advised against moving aroundThu Nov 16 2017 - 21:51
Beggars cleared from Indian city’s streets for Ivanka Trump visit6,000 people in Hyderabad to be put in special facility before arrival of Trump daughterTue Nov 14 2017 - 09:58
New Delhi’s schools closed as people told to stay indoors over pollutionToxic Delhi air 16 times above permissible limits leaves millions gaspingWed Nov 08 2017 - 16:53
New inquiry into Gandhi’s assassination soughtRight-wing Modern India body claims second gunman involved in New Delhi 1948 killingMon Oct 16 2017 - 20:54
Taj Mahal’s exclusion from tourist brochure sparks religious rowThe Hindu ruling party in Uttar Pradesh has been playing down India’s Muslim pastWed Oct 04 2017 - 16:47
At least 22 killed in stampede at Mumbai railway stationIncident took place during heavy rain as commuters feared colonial-era bridge would collapseFri Sept 29 2017 - 14:40
Indian journalist’s murder provokes fierce political rowAuthorities clash over the killing of government critic Gauri Lankesh in BangaloreMon Sept 11 2017 - 17:22
Bar fight brewing as Indian city orders pubs to install breathalysersAuthorities in Chandigarh attempt to highlight ‘ill-effects of alcohol consumption’Thu Sept 07 2017 - 18:25
Murder of outspoken journalist sparks protests in IndiaGauri Lankesh (55) was critic of federal government, caste system and Hindu nationalistsWed Sept 06 2017 - 17:25
Guru in India sentenced to 20 years in prison for rapeSecurity measures deter protesters after dozens died in violence following verdictMon Aug 28 2017 - 16:54
At least 30 killed in clashes after Indian ‘God man’ convicted of rapeSelf-styled spiritual leader Ram Rahim Singh found guilty of raping two female followersFri Aug 25 2017 - 19:16
