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India leads in remittances - but Trump's tax could deal a blow

Trump's proposed 3.5% tax on remittances by foreign workers could seriously impact top recipient India.

6 Jun 2025 3:30 am
Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy for England-India series

This summers Test series between England and India will be played for a new trophy named after legendary pair Sachin Tendulkar and James Anderson.

5 Jun 2025 8:12 pm
India set to count its population after a six-year delay

The exercise, which was supposed to be held in 2021, has been delayed several times.

5 Jun 2025 12:24 pm
When joy turned to horror for Bengaluru fans celebrating team's IPL win

Eleven people were killed and dozens injured in a crush outside a cricket stadium in India's Bengaluru.

5 Jun 2025 11:44 am
Rare oil portrait of Mahatma Gandhi to be auctioned in London

The auction house Bonhams says this is hought to be the only oil portrait that Gandhi actually sat for.

5 Jun 2025 10:54 am
'I was pushed across the border into Bangladesh at gunpoint'

The BBC met people in India's Assam who say they were accused of being illegal immigrants and forced across the border.

5 Jun 2025 3:33 am
Eleven die in Bengaluru crush as fans gather for IPL victory parade

Thousands of people lined the streets on Wednesday to welcome the Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

4 Jun 2025 9:26 pm
The Indian pilot set for a historic space journey on Axiom-4

Shubhanshu Shukla will be only the second Indian to travel to space and the first-ever to visit ISS.

4 Jun 2025 3:31 am
Kohli's RCB end 18-year wait for maiden IPL title

India legend Virat Kohli finally wins the Indian Premier League as Royal Challengers sealed their maiden title with a six-run win over Punjab Kings.

4 Jun 2025 12:17 am
India anger over 10-year-old rape victim's death after alleged treatment delay

Family members allege that the girl was kept waiting in an ambulance for hours before being admitted to the hospital.

3 Jun 2025 1:59 pm
Tesla is 'not interested' in producing cars in India - minister

This is the first time India has publicly admitted that it has not been able to lure investment dollars from Musk.

3 Jun 2025 12:02 pm
Sri Lanka to host Pakistan matches at World Cup

Sri Lanka will host games at this years Womens World Cup as part of ongoing arrangements for India and Pakistan matches.

2 Jun 2025 7:48 pm
Ostrich roaming the streets in India's Kerala goes viral

The bird had escaped from a farm in the southern state of Kerala and was captured soon after its escape.

2 Jun 2025 4:27 pm
Indian man arrested with venomous vipers in bag at Mumbai airport

He had spider-tailed horned vipers, Asian leaf turtles and Indonesian pit vipers in checked-in luggage.

2 Jun 2025 1:04 pm
As Punjabi hip-hoppers go global, bhangra outfits get a makeover

New-age Punjabi music artists are blending Western outfits with tradition, reflecting a broader cultural shift.

1 Jun 2025 6:15 am
India GDP grows faster than expected, latest figures show

Full year growth for financial year 2024-25 is pegged at 6.5%, the slowest in four years.

30 May 2025 5:09 pm
India says over 1,000 nationals deported by US since January

The deportations follows Donald Trump's crackdown on undocumented migrants in the United States.

30 May 2025 11:28 am
Iran investigates 'missing' Indian nationals

The families of the men, who are from Punjab state, allege they have been kidnapped in Iran.

29 May 2025 3:09 pm
Marathi cinema goes global - but can it step outside of Bollywood's shadow?

Marathi cinema is seeing a quiet emergence, with a diverse range of films screening at international festivals.

29 May 2025 4:27 am
'Wedding bomb' murderer gets life sentence in India

The bomb, disguised as a wedding gift killed a software engineer and his great aunt just days after his wedding in 2018.

28 May 2025 2:01 pm
US halts student visa appointments and plans expanded social media vetting

The state department says the policy will have significant implications for embassies and consulates.

28 May 2025 11:13 am
After decades of bloodshed, is India winning its war against Maoists?

The Maoist insurgency has claimed nearly 12,000 lives in India since 2000.

28 May 2025 3:40 am
India's ex-wrestling chief cleared in minor's sexual harassment case

Singh still faces a separate case of sexual harassment and stalking by six adult wrestlers, which he has denied.

27 May 2025 11:34 am
India state on alert after ship carrying hazardous cargo capsizes

All 24 crew members on board the ship were rescued by Indian navy personnel after an hours-long operation.

26 May 2025 11:48 am
School bus attack caught in tensions between Pakistan and India

Claims of sponsored militant attacks are intensifying, even as a fragile ceasefire holds.

25 May 2025 5:02 pm
India's colonial past revealed through 200 masterful paintings

A new show in Delhi features more than 200 paintings commissioned by the East India Company.

25 May 2025 5:24 am
Gill named India Test captain before England tour

Shubman Gill is appointed Test captain of the India men's team before their tour of England, replacing Rohit Sharma after he retired from the format.

24 May 2025 2:10 pm
Remembering the Indian scientist who challenged the Big Bang theory

Jayant Narlikar who died at age 86, was dedicated to science education and shaped a generation of Indian researchers.

24 May 2025 4:41 am
Is it time for injury replacements in Test cricket?

As Zimbabwe toil against England a bowler light because of injury, BBC Sport asks whether the rules around substitutes in cricket should be changed.

23 May 2025 8:50 pm
'We did not sign up for this': Harvard's foreign students are stuck and scared

Harvard has around 6,800 foreign students currently - a third are from China, and more than 700 are Indian.

23 May 2025 4:24 pm
Mob kills Royal Bengal tiger in India's Assam state

Angry villagers reportedly took the step because the tiger had killed livestock in and posed a threat to their lives.

23 May 2025 12:17 pm
Homebound: The Indian film that got a nine-minute ovation at Cannes

The film, shot in India's rural North, follows two men from the Muslim and Dalit communities who form a bond.

23 May 2025 4:24 am
Top Maoist leader killed as India cracks down on rebels

Twenty-seven rebels are reported to have been killed in a gunfight with security forces in Chhattisgarh.

22 May 2025 5:43 pm
Suryavanshi, 14, in India U19 squad for England tour

Fourteen-year-old batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi has been named in India's Under-19s squad for this summer's multi-format tour of England.

22 May 2025 3:40 pm
Heavy rain disrupts life in several Indian cities

Indias weather department has warned of thunderstorms across several parts of the country in the coming days.

22 May 2025 12:57 pm
Bail for Indian professor arrested for comments on India-Pakistan conflict

He has been accused of endangering India's sovereignty and inciting religious tensions - a charge he denies.

21 May 2025 1:03 pm
India's Banu Mushtaq scripts history with International Booker win

Mushtaq won the prize for the short story collection Heart Lamp, translated into English by Deepa Bhasthi.

21 May 2025 3:01 am
India's 'Silicon Valley' flooded after heavy rains

Three people have been killed in Bengaluru after the city received heavy rainfall from Sunday night.

20 May 2025 1:04 pm
Is China the winner in the India-Pakistan conflict?

Pakistan's Chinese-made fighter jets were battle tested for the first time during hostilities with India.

20 May 2025 3:28 am
Indian YouTuber arrested for allegedly 'spying' for Pakistan

The father of Jyoti Malhotra, the Indian travel influencer, has denied allegations that she was a spy for Pakistan.

19 May 2025 1:58 pm
Apple boosts India's factory hopes - but a US-China deal could derail plans

The US-China trade eset could stall the manufacturing investment coming into India, say experts.

19 May 2025 5:09 am
India's forgotten actor who lost her legacy to caste oppression

PK Rosy, the first actress in Malayalam cinema, was hounded out of her home after playing the role of an upper caste woman.

18 May 2025 6:13 am
Four days that took India and Pakistan to the brink

The BBC visits families in Kashmir devastated by the deadliest clashes in years, and speaks to military insiders.

18 May 2025 5:38 am
Of opium, fire temples, and sarees: A peek into the world of India's dwindling Parsis

The Alpaiwala Museum in Mumbai city traces the origins and history of the fast-dwindling Parsi community.

17 May 2025 5:02 am
Australia's Starc to skip IPL before World Test final

Australia's Mitchell Starc will not return to the IPL on its resumption on Saturday, leaving him clear to prepare for the World Test Championship final.

16 May 2025 3:56 pm
Ancient Indian skeleton gets a museum home six years after excavation

The skeleton had been kept in a makeshift shed since its excavation in 2019 due to bureaucratic wrangling.

16 May 2025 1:48 pm
Indians urge Turkey boycott amid regional tensions

India has stopped a Turkish operator from working at its airports as public sentiment toward Ankara shifts.

16 May 2025 1:24 pm
How India and Pakistan share one of the world's most dangerous borders

Living along the LoC - the volatile India-Pakistan border - means life in a fragile limbo between war and peace.

16 May 2025 5:02 am
Trump says India willing to charge 'no tariffs' on US goods

Delhi has not commented yet, but India and the US are currently in talks to negotiate a trade agreement.

15 May 2025 1:35 pm
Indian academic released from US immigration detention after judge's ruling

The Indian national and postdoctoral fellow at Georgetown University was arrested by immigration agents in March.

15 May 2025 7:36 am