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UK firms chase $38bn India contracts but challenges loom

The free trade deal signed last month will open India's vast government procurement market to UK suppliers - but it will not be easy.

13 Aug 2025 3:10 am
Scores still missing a week after India flash floods

Rescue operations at the disaster site have been hampered by heavy rains and blocked roads.

12 Aug 2025 2:21 pm
India's top court directs Delhi to shift stray dogs to shelters

Activists say it will be difficult to move over a million stray dogs to shelters within eight weeks.

11 Aug 2025 3:52 pm
New voters list in Indian state includes wrong photos and dead people

A political row has broken out over India's Election Commission's decision to update the rolls in Bihar.

11 Aug 2025 4:52 am
Billionaire inheritance feud spotlights India's messy family succession

Weeks after Sunjay Kapur's death, the question of succession has become the subject of media speculation.

10 Aug 2025 5:58 am
From underdogs to equals: How India forced England to draw Test series

The India-England test series has been called the greatest in recent years.

9 Aug 2025 5:15 am
Heartbreaking search for missing children after India flash floods

Veer Singh and Kali Devi were away buying groceries when flash floods hit their village on Tuesday.

8 Aug 2025 12:20 pm
India's immigration raids send ripples through slums and skyscrapers alike

An upscale Indian suburb is rounding up some of its most marginalised residents, saying they are illegal immigrants.

8 Aug 2025 2:32 am
India has 20 days to avoid 50% Trump tariffs - what are its options?

Experts say the US's sweeping tariffs will slow down the Indian economy if Delhi fails to secure a deal.

7 Aug 2025 3:58 pm
Trump hits India with extra 25% tariff for buying Russian oil

This will bring the tariff rate on India to 50%, among the highest rates imposed by the US.

6 Aug 2025 8:58 pm
Trump-Modi ties hit rock bottom with new tariffs on India over Russian oil

Trump's tariff threats and social media outbursts have raised concerns about the state of India-US relations.

6 Aug 2025 8:58 pm
More than 100 missing after flash floods in India

Many rescue teams have been unable to reach the area because of damaged roads and bad weather.

6 Aug 2025 10:24 am
Terrifying video shows flash flood engulfing riverside village in India

Dozens are feared trapped after a cloudburst triggered floods in northern India's Uttarakhand state.

5 Aug 2025 4:12 pm
Dozens feared trapped after cloudburst triggers flash floods in India state

Rescue teams are en route to Dharali village in Uttarkashi district, which is believed to have borne the brunt of the floods.

5 Aug 2025 3:24 pm
Trump threatens India with 'substantial' tariff hike for buying Russian oil

The US president says India doesn't care how many people in Ukraine are being killed - but India calls the tariff threat unjustified.

5 Aug 2025 2:58 am
'England and India provide most intense, dramatic and emotional finale'

The fifth Test finale between England and India at The Oval was the most intense, dramatic and emotional sport you could see, says chief cricket reporter Stephan Shemilt.

4 Aug 2025 8:25 pm
England-India Test series best since 2005 Ashes - Agnew

The drawn series between England and India has been every bit as compelling and competitive as any Ashes series, says Jonathan Agnew.

4 Aug 2025 6:37 pm
India win all-time Test despite Woakes heroics

England are denied a record-breaking run chase by an irresistible India, who snatch victory by six runs in one of the most dramatic conclusions in Test cricket history.

4 Aug 2025 4:53 pm
Influential tribal leader Shibu Soren dies at 81

Soren was one of the most influential leaders of the tribal-dominated eastern state of Jharkhand.

4 Aug 2025 1:19 pm
Indian army officer under investigation for alleged assault on airline staff

SpieJet has alleged its staff members suffered a spinal fracture and grevious injuries due to the assault.

4 Aug 2025 12:09 pm
The big fat 'fake' Indian wedding - Gen Z's latest party trend

Wedding-themed parties - minus the marriage - have become popular among young Indians chasing new experiences.

4 Aug 2025 4:59 am
England need 35 to win astonishing final Test

England need 35 more runs with four wickets in hand to beat India in an astonishing final Test after a barely believable fourth day was halted by rain and bad light.

3 Aug 2025 10:59 pm
Indian singer loved - and mocked - for his nasal twang makes a roaring comeback

There was a time when Himesh Reshammiya's distinctly nasal songs blared from every Indian street. Now he's back.

3 Aug 2025 5:32 am
Crawley falls late as India take upper hand

Mohammed Siraj dismisses England opener Zak Crawley with the penultimate ball of day three as India take the upper hand in the fifth and final Test.

3 Aug 2025 12:12 am
Prominent Indian ex-MP gets life sentence for rape

Prajwal Revanna was found guilty of sexually assaulting a former employee.

2 Aug 2025 8:30 pm
The witchcraft murders that shook an Indian village

Family members are in shock after their loved ones were murdered and allegedly burned alive by a mob.

2 Aug 2025 6:18 am
England hurt by late drops in decisive final Test

England drop crucial catches late on the second day of the decisive final Test to leave India with the momentum at The Oval.

2 Aug 2025 12:07 am
Woakes out of final Test with shoulder injury

England pace bowler Chris Woakes is ruled out of the remainder of the decisive fifth Test against India after suffering a shoulder injury at The Oval.

1 Aug 2025 2:23 pm
Trump tariffs on Asia: Which economies were hit hardest?

Economies in Asia were among those hit hardest by tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump.

1 Aug 2025 11:39 am
Russia oil imports 'point of irritation' in India-US ties, says Rubio

Rubio called India an ally but noted that Delhi's Russian oil imports were hampering its relationship with Washington.

1 Aug 2025 11:23 am
Should teen sex be a crime? Indian woman lawyer mounts challenge

India's age of consent is being challenged in court, renewing conversations around the criminalisation of teen sex.

1 Aug 2025 6:13 am
Woakes injury mars England's bizarre opening day

England somehow take six India wickets on a bizarre opening day of the decisive Test that was marred by a shoulder injury to Chris Woakes.

1 Aug 2025 12:14 am
Bobby Friction on one of India's biggest hip-hop stars - and revolutionaries

Punjabi rapper Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead through the windscreen of his car by hired gunmen in 2022.

31 Jul 2025 2:15 pm
India court acquits seven accused in 2008 Malegaon blast case

Six people were killed and nearly a hundred injured in the attack 17 years ago.

31 Jul 2025 1:30 pm
Sotheby's returns Buddha jewels to India after uproar

The Piprahwa Gems were due to be auctioned in May, but the sale was called off after diplomatic intervention.

31 Jul 2025 11:32 am
Trump's tariffs could deal a blow to India's growth and exports

The effect on India's GDP is unclear as Trump announced an unspecified penalty in addition to 25% tariffs.

31 Jul 2025 10:42 am
'Stokes pushes the limit and gives England a peek into their nightmare'

Ben Stokes has pushed himself to the limit and missing the fifth India Test at The Oval gives England a peek into their worst nightmare, says chief cricket reporter Stephan Shemilt.

30 Jul 2025 10:37 pm
Air India watchdog audit reveals 51 safety violations

Indias aviation regulator details safety lapses at Air India amid scrutiny after last month's deadly crash.

30 Jul 2025 6:25 pm
'The risk is too high' - Stokes to miss fifth Test

Ollie Pope leads England in place of captain Ben Stokes, who has been ruled out of the fifth Test against India starting at The Oval on Thursday.

30 Jul 2025 4:53 pm
India and US set for launch of 'first-of-its-kind' satellite

Nasa-Isro joint mission Nisar will record the minutest of changes in the land, sea or ice sheets.

30 Jul 2025 2:51 pm
Trump says 'good friend' India may face up to 25% tariffs

Trade negotiations continue between India and the US but sticking points remain, especially around agriculture.

30 Jul 2025 10:49 am
Gambhir in confrontation with Surrey ground staff

Video footage emerges on social media of a confrontation between India head coach Gautam Gambhir and Surrey's head of ground staff, Lee Fortis.

29 Jul 2025 7:29 pm
India says it killed militants who shot dead tourists in Kashmir

The men carried out an attack that sparked conflict between India and Pakistan, India's home minister says.

29 Jul 2025 5:03 pm
India denies it was pressured into ending conflict with Pakistan

Trump has frequently claimed that the India-Pakistan ceasefire in May was brokered by the US.

29 Jul 2025 11:04 am
How personal tragedy motivates India seamer Deep

From Bihar to Birmingham, Akash Deep has come from humble beginnings and overcome family tragedy to make his mark in the India Test side.

29 Jul 2025 10:40 am
India's AI-driven tech firings could derail middle class dreams

India's largest IT services company has announced it will reduce its workforce by 2% as it gets future ready for AI.

29 Jul 2025 4:05 am
Show of Mancunian grit could be making of India captain Gill

The defiance shown by Shubman Gill with the bat and in his leadership in the fourth-Test draw against England could be the making of him as India's captain.

28 Jul 2025 5:29 pm
The ancient site that has become a political flashpoint in India

The archaeological site of Keeladi has unearthed remnants of an urban settlement, fuelling competing historical claims.

28 Jul 2025 4:31 am
Superb India defy England to keep series alive

India pull off one of the great rearguards to defy England, earn a draw in the fourth Test at Old Trafford and keep the series alive.

27 Jul 2025 10:29 pm
The last custodian: A Kashmiri artisan's battle to save a musical legacy

Ghulam Mohammed Zaz fears for the future of the hand-made santoor as there are no takers for the dying artform.

27 Jul 2025 6:34 am