Now playing Next India India: more than 80 people die after drinking toxic alcohol, say police Police in India say more than 80 people have died after drinking toxic alcohol in Mumbai. It affected residents of a shanty town in the Malad area of 20/06/2015
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Now playing Next India India: Radioactive scare at Delhi airport Fears of a radioactive leak triggered emergency action in the cargo area of Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on Friday. Suspicion 29/05/2015
Now playing Next India India's soaring temperatures leave 1,800 people dead More than 1,800 people have died in India’s heatwave in just one week. Most of the deaths have occured In central and southern areas where 29/05/2015
Now playing Next India India's poor suffer under an unforgiving sun India is suffering under a stifling heatwave, which has left more than 1,000 people dead in the past week. The states of Andhra Pradesh on the 28/05/2015
Now playing Next India India continues to swelter as temperatures approach 50 degrees Celsius A heatwave that has struck India has killed hundreds of people, most of them in the past week. 26/05/2015
Now playing Next India India struggles to cope as heatwave kills hundreds Temperatures as high as 47 degrees Celsius have been recorded in parts of India as a two week heatwave shows no signs of abating. Heat Wave Kills 26/05/2015
Now playing Next Culture news West End musical aims to challenge Bollywood clichés It’s a mesmerising show of dance and music. Offering a mixture of traditional and modern Indian dance, ‘Beyond Bollywood’ has opened in London’s West 25/05/2015
Now playing Next India Forces attempt to stop separatist rally in Indian-administered Kashmir Hundreds of government forces have taken to the streets of Indian-administered Kashmir to stop a rally by separatists, organised to mark the 21/05/2015
Now playing Next India Bollywood star Salman Khan sentenced to five years jail One of India’s biggest Bollywood stars has been sentenced to five years in jail. Salman Khan was convicted on charges of running over five men 06/05/2015
Now playing Next India Nepal quake also causes panic in India and Bangladesh The quake was felt as far away as New Delhi, as well as in Bangladesh 25/04/2015
Now playing Next Nepal Many people killed and injured in powerful quake in Nepal The shallow 7.9 magnitude quake was centred about 100 kilometres west of the capital 25/04/2015
Now playing Next World Open spaces, open minds: the benefits of learning outside the confines of school A school is much more than bricks and mortar. Indeed, some education establishments claim to be much better places of learning for not having walls 17/04/2015
Now playing Next World News India to strengthen its fleet with 36 French-made warplanes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says he has ordered 36 French-made Rafale fighter jets. The move, an effort to modernise his country’s ageing 11/04/2015
Now playing Next Pakistan Mumbai attack suspect released on bail The suspected mastermind behind the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks has been released on bail from a Pakistani jail. Officials at the prison confirmed the 10/04/2015
Now playing Next India India launches air quality index amid soaring pollution levels With air pollution soaring to alarming levels across India, the government is launching a new monitoring system to keep tabs on the problem. The 06/04/2015
Now playing Next India [Watch] 50 families displaced as India experiences devastating tornado 03/04/2015