Flash floods claim lives of over 130 peopleTens of thousands of people stranded in Uttarakhand, home of Hindu shrines in IndiaThu Jun 20 2013 - 01:16
Man accused of raping Irish aid worker refused bailWoman admitted to Kolkata hospital at weekendMon Jun 10 2013 - 01:00
Man remanded on charge of raping Irish student in IndiaWoman (21) claims to have been attacked after birthday party in KolkataWed Jun 05 2013 - 16:11
‘Indecent’ mannequins banned in Mumbai for fear of inciting rapeCity’s governing body takes view that scantily clad dummies could lead to sex crimesThu May 30 2013 - 01:00
India’s Maoists kill 27 people including senior politiciansCongress Party leaders returning from political rally attacked by 200 armed rebelsTue May 28 2013 - 01:00
Girl (5) fighting for her life in New Delhi after brutal 48-hour rape ordealVictims’ parents accuse police of reluctance to act and insensitivitySat Apr 20 2013 - 06:00
At least 49 killed in Mumbai building collapseApartment block was an illegal constructionFri Apr 05 2013 - 22:48
Indian court rejects Novartis patent bid for cancer drug GlivecDecision clears the way for Indian drug makers to continue marketing copies of drug at lower pricesMon Apr 01 2013 - 16:13
Two bombs in Hyderabad leave at least 11 dead and 50 injuredAt least 11 people were killed after two bombs ripped through a crowded shopping area in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad…Fri Feb 22 2013 - 00:00
Witness at New Delhi trial identifies bus used in gang rape of womanThe male friend of the Indian student who died after being gang-raped in New Delhi last December has identified the bus on which…Wed Feb 06 2013 - 00:00
Rape victim's father demands changes to lawThe father of the 23-year-old Indian woman who died after being gang-raped in a bus in New Delhi last month has demanded changes…Wed Jan 30 2013 - 00:00
Scion of India's political dynasty is Congress Party's new vice-presidentRahul Gandhi is popular, but party insiders say his views on important issues such as the economy and foreign affairs are a mystery…Fri Jan 25 2013 - 00:00
Six arrested for gang rape in PunjabSix men have been arrested in India’s northern Punjab state at the weekend for raping a 29-year old woman, three weeks after …Mon Jan 14 2013 - 00:00
Indian rape and murder trial begins as judge bars media after chaotic scenesFive men accused of the rape and murder of a 23-year-old Indian student in New Delhi last month appeared in a city court yesterday…Tue Jan 08 2013 - 00:00
Rape victim's friend recounts ordealYesterday, the companion of a 23-year-old university student who was gang-raped last month on a moving bus, and died subsequently…Sat Jan 05 2013 - 00:00
Five men charged with gang rape and murder of woman in DelhiPolice filed have charges in a New Delhi court against five men accused of gang-raping and murdering a 23-year-old medical student…Fri Jan 04 2013 - 00:00
Mass protests across India as victim of gang-rape crematedA 23-year-old Indian woman who died after she was gang-raped on a bus in New Delhi was cremated in the capital early yesterday…Mon Dec 31 2012 - 00:00
'Godfather of world music' dies aged 92The Indian prime minister has led tributes to Ravi Shankar, calling the sitar virtuoso, who died at home in California aged 92…Thu Dec 13 2012 - 00:00
UK soldiers to be sent to meditate at Buddha treeOver the next 12 months more than 4,000 war-weary British army soldiers will seek to de-stress by meditating under the holy tree…Wed Dec 12 2012 - 00:00
Move to double number of Indian students in IrelandIreland plans on doubling the number of Indian students in its universities to about 2,000 over the next three years, Minister…Thu Nov 29 2012 - 00:00
Stampede at Hindu festival leaves 18 deadAt least 18 people – 10 children and eight women – died and dozens of others were injured in a stampede during a Hindu festival…Tue Nov 20 2012 - 00:00
Indian minister proposes men pay their wives for houseworkINDIA’S FEDERAL government is considering a proposal for husbands to pay their wives a monthly salary for home-keeping.Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
At least 52 dead in fireworks plant blazeAT LEAST 52 workers were burnt to death yesterday in a massive fire that swept through a fireworks factory in India’s southern…Thu Sept 06 2012 - 01:00
Indian opposition urges PM to resignINDIA’S PARLIAMENT adjourned for the ninth time yesterday, following protests by the opposition over a $34 billion alleged corruption…Tue Sept 04 2012 - 01:00
India to spend €1.02bn on mobiles for those below poverty lineTHE POLITICALLY beleaguered administration of Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh plans to spend more than 70 billion rupees…Fri Aug 10 2012 - 01:00
Second Indian power outage affects over 600m peopleINDIA’S SECOND power breakdown in as many days yesterday left more than 600 million people without electricity.Wed Aug 01 2012 - 01:00
Drought drives crocodiles to human settlements for foodSEVERE DROUGHT conditions across India’s southern Karnataka province following deficient monsoon rains are having an ominous …Tue Jul 31 2012 - 01:00
Indian state to pay and pray as rain stays awaySCANTY MONSOON rains have prompted the authorities in India’s southern state Karnataka to allocate a large sum of money to appease…Tue Jul 24 2012 - 01:00
Fury over rural diktat banning women from 'falling in love'A VILLAGE council in India has issued a Taliban-like diktat banning women under the age of 40 from falling in love, using mobile…Sat Jul 14 2012 - 01:00
School warden accused of forcing child to drink her own urineTHE FEMALE warden of a hostel of a girls school in India’s eastern Bengal state, who allegedly forced a 10-year old girl to drink…Wed Jul 11 2012 - 01:00
India's children starving to death while grain rots in fieldsMORE THAN 3,000 children die each day across India from illnesses related to malnutrition and hunger, yet millions of tonnes …Tue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
Delhi approves US request to recover hundreds of second World War deadINDIA HAS permitted the US to recover the remains of several hundred of their military aviators who crashed in its remote northeast…Sat Jun 09 2012 - 01:00
Indian army shelves British colonial system of batmenTHE INDIAN army plans to abolish the colonial system of batmen or personal orderlies it inherited from the British military at…Sat May 05 2012 - 01:00
India successfully tests missile with nuclear capabilitiesINDIA HAS successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable, intermediate-range ballistic missile to a distance…Fri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
23 guilty of Muslim murders in Indian revenge attacksA COURT in India’s western Gujarat state has found 23 men guilty of murdering nearly two dozen Muslims, including women and children…Tue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
Pakistan and India agree roadmap to improve tiesPAKISTAN PRESIDENT Asif Ali Zardari and Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh agreed in New Delhi yesterday to adopt a step-by…Mon Apr 09 2012 - 01:00
Nuclear-powered submarine is brought into serviceIndia has commissioned into service its first nuclear-powered attack submarine, which it has leased for 10 years from Russia.Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
US offers $10m bounty for Pakistani founder of Islamist militant groupThe US has offered a $10 million bounty for the founder of the Pakistani Islamist militant group, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT or Army…Wed Apr 04 2012 - 01:00
Interpol alerted after girl (13) locked up by Indian coupleINDIAN POLICE are preparing to approach Interpol to trace a New Delhi-based couple who locked up a teenage domestic worker in…Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
Girl (12) forced to beg over bad gradesPOLICE IN the southern Indian city of Mysore yesterday arrested a relatively well-off man for forcing his 12-year-old daughter…Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Leaders accused of fudging poverty levelsIndia’s opposition parties yesterday accused the government of fudging the country’s poverty levels after it declared that those…Wed Mar 21 2012 - 00:00
More mobile phones than toilets in Indian householdsALMOST HALF of India’s 1.2 billion people do not have toilets at home but more people own a mobile phone.Thu Mar 15 2012 - 00:00
Major trade mission heads to Iran despite sanctionsIndia yesterday further challenged the US and European Union by dispatching a 70-member trade delegation to Iran to explore commercial…Sat Mar 10 2012 - 00:00
Leap second survives for at least three yearsGENEVA – The leap second survives – for at least three more yearsSat Jan 21 2012 - 00:00
Rushdie misses literary festivalNEW DELHI – Salman Rushdie has cancelled plans to appear at an Indian literary festival in Jaipur following protests from Muslim…Sat Jan 21 2012 - 00:00
Harvesting coconuts in Kerala with steady hand and studied flairLETTER FROM INDIA: The fruit of the palm tree is vital. Roll up and join a six-day harvesting technique courseWed Nov 23 2011 - 00:00
A quick return to business as usual in city inured to horrorMUMBAI RESIDENTS travelled to work as normal yesterday, resigned but frustrated and angry over the serial bombings that tore …Fri Jul 15 2011 - 01:00
Hunger strikers have little political clout in land of Gandhi todayDELHI LETTER: The death of an environmentalist failed even to attract the attention of corrupt provincial and federal authorities…Fri Jul 01 2011 - 01:00
Concerns India will lose face over Commonwealth GamesDELHI LETTER: The games were meant to showcase a rising India; instead, they may end up being a major embarrassmentWed Jun 02 2010 - 01:00
The 'hardships' endured by Delhi's pampered diplomatic corpsLETTER FROM INDIA: It’s tough being a diplomat in the far outposts of empire, but most manage it very well indeedMon Oct 19 2009 - 01:00
