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Dozens killed after days of heavy rains in northern India In northern India, at least 23 people have been killed with up to 50 others missing after three days of torrential rains and monsoon flooding. Uttarkashi in… 17/06/2013
Deadly floods hit northern India – nocomment Government officials say three days of torrential rains and monsoon flooding have left at least 23 people dead in northern India. 17/06/2013
Jets of purple greet Kashmir protesters Purple dyed water fired from high pressure cannons has been used to disperse angry government workers in Indian-administered Kashmir. They are demanding… 10/06/2013
Bollywood star found dead Bollywood has paid tribute to Indian actress Jiah Khan who was found dead in her Mumbai apartment. Her mother found her hanging at her home, though no… 04/06/2013
Counting sheep to help you sleepA shepherd takes a nap next to his sheep near the Jama Masjid (Grand Mosque) during early morning in the old quarters of Delhi June 4, 2013. REUTERS/Adnan… 04/06/2013
Indian police quell trouble in Kashmir Indian police had to break up a demonstration in Kashmir by government workers as a crowd tried to march on the Civil Secretariat building. Chanting “we want… 27/05/2013
India leaders condemn ‘barbaric’ Maoist rebel attack on convoy The President of India’s ruling Congress Party Sonia Gandhi has said she is devastated after Saturday’s ambush by suspected Maoist rebels on a convoy carrying… 26/05/2013
Chinese leader seeks trust in India China’s prime minister has pledged to build trust and cooperation during his visit to India. Li Keqiang’s first foreign trip since taking office comes just… 20/05/2013
Indian film stars flourish at Cannes Festival Familiar faces from the Indian screen have descended on Cannes for a gala dinner to mark the centenary of their country’s movie industry. The largest… 20/05/2013
Chinese PM Li Keqiang in India to boost trade and ease tension China’s new prime minister is making his first trip abroad since taking office in March, arriving first in India. Beijing says Li Keqiang’s visit to Delhi… 19/05/2013
Cannes honours Bollywood The legendary Amitabh Bachchan joined Leonardo DiCaprio on the red carpet at Cannes, both for his role in Baz Lurhmann’s ‘The Great Gatsby’, and to spearhead… 17/05/2013
Urs festival celebrations in IndiaMuslim devotees raise their hands to receive sweets as offerings after prayers inside the shrine of Muslim saint Shah-e-Alam, during Urs in Ahmedabad (India)… 17/05/2013
Nokia heads for bargain basement to shore up Indian market Nokia’s boss Stephen Elop has fired another shot in his battle to make up lost ground as rival smartphone makers trample over Nokia’s market share. The… 09/05/2013
At least 30 dead in India bus crash At least 30 people have been killed and dozens injured after a bus skidded off a road and plunged into a river in a mountainous area of northern India. The… 09/05/2013
Kerala: Dancing with the past Kerala, the south western state of India, is marketed as a tourist destination for its beaches, forests, backwaters and ayurvedic traditions. However the… 02/05/2013
India: Five year old rape victim dies After nearly two weeks in hospital, a five year old girl raped in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh has died of her injuries. The victim had been… 30/04/2013
India deals with another young sexual abuse victim A six year old girl in a critical condition is in the intensive care unit of a New Delhi hospital after being sexually assaulted when she went to use a public… 28/04/2013
‘Human computer’ Shakuntala Devi dies at 83Shakuntala Devi, a math guru known as the ‘human computer’, has died in Bangalore, India at the age of 83. Devi mastered swift calculations in a unique way… 25/04/2013
School children march in support of child rape victim – nocomment In continuing protests following the rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, nearly 500 school pupils rallied in the capital demanding justice for the… 24/04/2013
Indians protest against rape – nocomment Hundreds of people protested in Delhi after a five year-old girl was kidnapped and raped. Protestors are furious against the police who, they thought, had… 22/04/2013
Second Indian man detained over rape of five-year-old girl Indian police have arrested a second man in connection with the rape and torture of a five-year-old girl in New Dehli. Police say the child was abducted on… 22/04/2013
Rape and torture of girl sparks furious New Delhi protests Fury has once again erupted in the Indian capital, New Delhi, as protests over the authorities handling of the rape and torture of a five-year-old girl… 21/04/2013
Protests against child rape in India – nocomment For the second consecutive day, hundreds of people protested outside state buildings in Delhi, angry at the conduct of police dealing with the kidnapping and… 21/04/2013
India: Rape and torture of five-year-old girl sparks protests in New Delhi Hundreds of angry protesters took to the streets of the Indian capital on Saturday after reports that a Five-year-old girl was held captive for 40 hours… 20/04/2013
Electric anti-rape underwear developed to protect women in India The gang rape and death of a medical student on a bus in New Delhi sparked outrage across India and highlighted the growing number of crimes against women in… 11/04/2013
Growth slowdown stalls Indian car sales Car sales in India fell in the financial year just ended by 6.7 percent. It is the first time in a decade that they have declined, and only subdued growth… 10/04/2013
India: EU free trade pact protest – nocomment Hundreds of people led by activists and health industry workers marched through the streets of New Delhi protesting against some aspects of the proposed… 10/04/2013
India tests missile India has successfully tested its nuclear capable “Agni II” missile for the second time from Balasore Military Base in Odisha State. The first time took place… 07/04/2013
Mumbai: dozens die when unauthorised building crumbles In Mumbai, at least 41 people died – among them 11 children – when an illegal building collapsed. Rescuers are trying to reach as many as 120 people still… 05/04/2013
Indian students invent anti-rape electric shock underwearFollowing a series of high profile gang rapes and an increase in national attention on sex attacks on women, three Indian engineering students have designed… 05/04/2013
At least 39 dead in Indian building collapse A building in western India has collapsed, with at least 39 people reported dead and 69 injured, according to emergency officials. The seven-story structure… 05/04/2013
India allows departure of Rome envoy amid marines row India has lifted its travel ban on the Italian ambassador amid a row over two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen. Daniele Mancini was… 02/04/2013
Novartis says it will stick with drug development in India Swiss drugs maker Novartis says its Indian subsidiary will continue to file patents for new drugs in India despite the rejection of its plea for patent… 01/04/2013
India rejects Novartis drug patent India’s Supreme Court has rejected a request by Swiss drug-maker Novartis to patent an updated version of its cancer drug Glivec. Glivec costs around 2,000… 01/04/2013
BRICS to create new development bank The BRICS grouping of emerging powers has agreed on the creation of a development bank that will rival Western-backed institutions. The announcement came as… 27/03/2013
Khanna’s retro-industrial collection shows at Lakmé Indian designer Arjun Khanna’s retro-industrial summer/resort collection at Lakmé Fashion Week was influenced by the bicycle style and messenger boys of the… 26/03/2013
Ford forced to apologise after distasteful ‘ads’ are posted onlineAn Indian advertising agency, JWP, used by car manufacturer Ford has apologised for releasing images of women bound and gagged in the boot of a Ford… 25/03/2013
Holi Festival in IndiaWomen throw flowers into the air during a “Holi” celebration at the Meera Sahavagini ashram in Vrindavan, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh… 25/03/2013
Paris anti-gay marriage protest – nocomment French riot police fought back crowds who pushed their way onto Paris’ landmark Champs-Elysees as part of a large protest against a draft law allowing… 25/03/2013
Italian marines to face trial in Delhi Two Italian marines accused of murdering two Indian fishermen off the coast of India are to be sent back to Delhi to face trial. The two officers, were… 22/03/2013
British woman jumps from balcony to escape suspected gang-rape in India A British woman in India has jumped from her third floor hotel balcony after fearing she was going to be gang-raped. The woman had been staying at the… 20/03/2013
India: six held over gang-rape of Swiss tourist Six men accused of raping a Swiss tourist in Madhya Pradesh, India appeared in court on March 18 before a local magistrate and were remanded in custody. The… 18/03/2013
India-Italy row escalates after court ruling Italy’s envoy to India Daniele Mancini does not have legal immunity. That ruling has come from India’s Supreme Court on Monday in an escalating row between… 18/03/2013
Indian police report confessions in Swiss gang rape investigation Police in India, investigating the gang rape of a Swiss tourist, say five men have confessed to the attack. The woman, aged around 40, was on holiday with… 17/03/2013
India: police say five confess to Swiss tourist rape Reports from Indian police say five men have confessed to the gang rape of a Swiss tourist who was on holiday there with her husband. Investigators say he… 17/03/2013
Swiss tourist ‘gang-raped’ in India A police investigation has been launched into the gang-rape of a Swiss tourist in India. Seven men were said to have been involved in the attack which took… 16/03/2013
Doubts over Delhi rape suspect’s death in custody There are suspicions that the lead suspect in the Delhi bus gang-rape trial, driver Ram Singh, did not hang himself in his cell. Singh was found dead on… 11/03/2013
India gang rape accused ‘hangs himself’, family suspects foul play The driver of the bus in which a young Indian woman was gang-raped and fatally injured three months ago has been found dead in his prison cell in New… 11/03/2013
Bridge collapse in Kolkata – nocomment A bridge in India’s eastern city of Kolkata collapsed and severely injured three people. 03/03/2013
Violent protests in New Delhi after sex attack on young girl There have been violent protests in the Indian capital New Delhi after a seven-year old girl was sexually assaulted at school. Police used batons to try to… 01/03/2013
Fireworkers in KolkataFire fighters try to extinguish a fire at a multi-storey market complex in Kolkata(India). This deadly fire swept through a six-storey market in India’s… 27/02/2013
Doha’s WISE awards recognise top educational projects India’s special school programme aims to bridge education divide The Satya Bharti School Programme offers a lifeline for hundreds of boys and girls in… 08/02/2013
India: exiled Tibetans pray for self-immolated – nocomment In the city of New Delhi, Tibetan exiles pray for those who self-immolated in their independence campaign. About 100 Tibetan have set themselves on fire since… 02/02/2013
Bollywood takes the sequel road with ‘Race 2’ Bollywood superstar Saif Ali Khan is back as Ranveer Singh in ‘Race 2’, the follow-up to the 2008 hit ‘Race’ which went on to become the fourth biggest… 25/01/2013
Rehearsal for India’s Republic DayEach year, the Republic of India celebrates the adoption of its constitution on January 26. With camels, elephants, soldiers and dancers, the parade is… 25/01/2013
Coffee and a magazineNalini Bharatwaj, 37, chairman of a management institute, holds a gun while posing in her office in New Delhi January. Since a medical student died after… 23/01/2013
Human chain for peace in India – nocomment With the aim of promoting peace and social harmony, more than 40,000 people formed a human chain in Mumbai, covering 45 kilometres. 20/01/2013
Alcatel-Lucent bouncing back? The telecom equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent announced on Wednesday it has won an eight-year contract with Reliance Communications, India’s third largest… 16/01/2013
What is Kumbh Mela?Over the next 55 days, tens of millions of Hindus are expected to splash through the waters where the Ganges and Yamuna rivers meet as part of the Kumbh Mela… 14/01/2013
Kumbh Mela, world’s largest gathering, starts in IndiaHindu holymen attend the first “Shahi Snan” (grand bath) at the ongoing “Kumbh Mela”, in the Indian city of Allahabad. Upwards of a million Hindu holy men and… 14/01/2013
College student revels on a swing ahead of India’s Pongal festivitiesA student plays on a swing suspended from a tree at a college complex during celebrations ahead of India’s Pongal harvest festival in the southern city of… 12/01/2013
Tensions rise between India and Pakistan over Kashmir killingsAn Indian Border Security Force soldier looks through a pair of binoculars outside a bunker near the fenced border with Pakistan in Suchetgarh, southwest of… 11/01/2013
Pakistan soldier in Kashmir ‘‘killed by India troops’‘A Pakistani soldier has been killed by Indian troops near the dividing line in the disputed territory of Kashmir, Pakistan’s military says. The soldier was… 10/01/2013
The boys and girls who’d rather go to school This week in Learning World, we look at the issue of child labour. An estimated 250 million children are forced to work rather than go to school, due to… 04/01/2013
India is a dangerous place to be a woman The brutal rape and murder of a 23-year-old university student on a New Delhi bus has sparked a wave of protests across the capital. The cruelty of the… 03/01/2013
Protesters demand better laws for the protection of women in New DelhiDemonstrations rallied several hundred people in New Delhi on Thursday, with protesters demanding better security for women after the brutal gang rape of a… 28/12/2012
Indian protesters demand death penalty for suspects in gang rape case – nocomment Demonstrations escalated in New Delhi on Sunday, as fresh protests erupted over the gang rape and brutal beating of a 23-year-old student on a moving bus… 24/12/2012
Wise words in India teach thousands in the slums Thousands of children gather in the slums of India to learn to read and write. The teachers are volunteers, many of whom only a few years before were… 21/12/2012
Indian rape protest – nocomment Lawmakers, rights groups and citizens across India expressed outrage on Wednesday over the gang rape of a woman on a bus in New Delhi and are urging the… 19/12/2012
Students rally against sex-selective abortion in India – nocomment Hundreds of students gathered in peaceful protests today in Mumbai to denounce the practice of sex-selective abortions. Recent figures show that fewer girls… 12/12/2012
Exiled Tibetans protest in solidarity with self-burnings – nocomment Hundreds of exiled Tibetan students march on the streets of northern hill town of Dharamsala in India, expressing solidarity with those in Tibet who have… 09/12/2012
Protests in India to mark World Disability DayA disabled child holds a placard during a demonstration to mark the World Disability Day in Srinagar December 3, 2012. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli 03/12/2012
India : A rainbow of sareesAn Indian boy hangs up sarees, the traditional cloth for Indian women, on the roof of a cotton factory in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad. Krishnendu… 01/12/2012
Arcelor Mittal no longer welcome in France Arcelor Mittal is no longer welcome in France according to the minister for industrial recovery who accused the multinational of “lying” and… 26/11/2012
India : funeral of Hindu extremist leader – nocomment Hundreds of thousands of supporters filled the streets of Mumbai on november 18 for the funeral of Bal Thackeray, a Hindu extremist leader. 18/11/2012
Madhav Chavan wins WISE Prize The winner of one of the biggest awards in international education, Madhav Chavan has helped provide lessons for millions of impoverished children in India… 15/11/2012
Diwali: the festival of lights – nocomment Hindu communities around the world on Tuesday celebrated Diwali, the festival of lights, one of the most important Hindu festivals that marks the triumph of… 15/11/2012
Mallakhamb Practice in MumbaiA girl practices a Mallakhamb pose while suspended from a rope at the Shree Samartha Vyayam Mandir in Mumbai. Mallakhamb is an ancient Indian sport which… 13/11/2012
Ang Lee directs “Life Of Pi” Director Ang Lee’s latest project was possibly his most ambitious yet; translating Yann Martel’s best-selling novel The Life of Pi onto the silver… 09/11/2012
A man prays during Eid al-Adha in New DelhiA Muslim man offers prayers during Eid al-Adha at the ruins of the Feroz Shah Kotla mosque in New Delhi in India. REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal 27/10/2012
Australian PM Gillard’s Indian trip – nocomment Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s visit to India was interrupted by a minor incident involving high heels and soft lawns. Gillard, on a three-day… 18/10/2012
Indian political thriller premieres in London The Indian political thriller Chakravyuh, meaning labyrinth, about the Naxalite movement, has had its world premiere at the London Film Festival. 15/10/2012
School children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi to celebrate his 143rd birth anniversarySchool children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi participate in the celebrations to mark the 143rd birth anniversary of Gandhi, next to India’s national flag in the… 02/10/2012
Hindus hail elephant god in AhmedabadWorshippers in India’s Sabarmati River mark the last day of Ganesh Chaturthi by offering gifts to the Hindu elephant god, Ganesh. REUTERS/Amit Dave 30/09/2012
Kathmandu’s Indra Jatra FestivalA girl stands next to the idol of “Swet Bhairab” during the Indra Jatra festival in Kathmandu September 27, 2012. The annual festival, named after Indra, the… 27/09/2012
Deadly flash floods in India – nocomment Flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains have killed at least 30 people in India’s remote northeast over a three day period, forcing more… 25/09/2012
Indian stores fear global behemoths Smaller general stores in India are mostly family businesses which pride themselves on service. Managing them is passed from parents to offspring. They may… 20/09/2012
Ganesh celebrations across India – nocomment The annual Ganesh festival, during which Hindu families worship the elephant-headed Ganesh, the God of knowledge, wisdom and good fortune, began across India. 20/09/2012
Face painting in support of threatened artistAn artist with his face painted participates in a protest demanding the safety of artist Manish Harijan and his freedom of expression, near the Kathmandu… 14/09/2012
A Tibetan exile protests China’s Defence Minister visit to IndiaA Tibetan exile shouts slogans as he is detained by police during a protest outside the 13th century Qutub Minar, one of the main tourist attractions, where… 05/09/2012
Indian Hitler shop causes controversy – nocomment A clothing store in India has caused controversy by being named after Adolf Hitler. The owner claims having named his shop after a friend’s father nickname… 01/09/2012
Independence Day celebrations in IndiaSchoolchildren take part in Independence Day celebrations in front of the historic Red Fort, where Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is to address the… 16/08/2012
Celebration of Divine Love in IndiaDevotees try to form a human pyramid to break a clay pot containing curd during celebrations for the Hindu festival of Janmashtami in Mumbai… 10/08/2012
‘Sex Workers Freedom Festival’ in India – nocomment After being denied visas to travel to the US to attend the annual International AIDS Conference, sex workers from around the world have been staging a… 26/07/2012
Kashmiri Muslims pray at the start of RamadanIn the city of Srinagar, India, Muslims offer prayers on a road outside a mosque at the start of the holy month of Ramadan. REUTERS/Danish Ismail 21/07/2012
Deadly train collision in IndiaA rescue worker stands near the derailed coaches of the Vidarbha Express train near Kasara, about 100km from Mumbai, on July 20 2012. Three people were killed… 20/07/2012
Why does India perform so poorly at the Olympics?In terms of population size and medals won, there is no worse Olympic performer than India. It seems strange that a country of more than 1.2 billion people… 19/07/2012
India ravaged by floodsA boy affected by floods in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, uses a temporary raft July 12,2012. India’s annual monsoon has claimed 109 lives and left… 17/07/2012
Crying at a wreath-laying ceremony in SrinagarA relative of a killed Indian policeman cries during a wreath-laying ceremony in Srinagar, July 3, 2012. Two policemen were killed in attacks by suspected… 04/07/2012
Open wide – an Indian woman prepares to swallow a live fish to cure her asthmaA woman prepares to swallow a live fish that has been dipped in homemade medicine during a camp in southern India. Every year in June, the Bathini Goud… 09/06/2012
