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US charges Indian billionaire with fraud

The allegations of bribery and fraud are the latest blow for the tycoon, one of India's richest people.

21 Nov 2024 3:35 am
India v Australia: Will it be the final curtain for India's icons?

The spotlight will be on four veterans, including Virat Kohli, who are pillars of Indias dominance across formats.

21 Nov 2024 3:30 am
Living in Delhi smog is like watching a dystopian film again and again

Toxic, deadly, poisonous - these words are back in the headlines as Delhis pollution spikes again.

20 Nov 2024 8:04 am
How India's first Test tour to Australia almost didnt happen

The tour unfolded during India's independence and partition, with cricketers facing turmoil.

20 Nov 2024 3:19 am
Indian tribes seek to bring back ancestral skulls from UK

The Nagas want to bring home human remains which colonial administrators had removed from the country.

19 Nov 2024 6:05 am
I want justice for my daughter, says family of murder victim Harshita Brella

Her family in India says she moved to the UK in April after marrying the man suspected of killing her.

19 Nov 2024 12:25 am
Delhi air pollution reaches 'severe plus' levels

India's capital Delhi is experiencing one of its most polluted days this year.

18 Nov 2024 4:45 pm
A family froze to death at the US-Canada border. Two accused smugglers face trial

The two men are accused of helping the Patel family try to illegally cross from Canada to the US in 2022.

18 Nov 2024 4:00 pm
Fresh ethnic clashes in India's Manipur after six bodies found

Violence has once again disrupted the fragile peace of the north-eastern state at the centre of ethnic violence.

18 Nov 2024 1:06 pm
'You are under digital arrest': Inside a scam looting millions from Indians

Indians are being stripped of their life savings by savvy scammers putting them under digital arrest.

18 Nov 2024 5:43 am
Why it is so difficult to walk in Indian cities

Citizen activists are taking unusual steps to push authorities for better pedestrian infrastructure.

17 Nov 2024 6:39 am
Parents 'grabbed any child they could' in Indian hospital fire that killed 10 babies

People broke windows trying to reach their children at the neonatal ward in Jhansi, local media report.

16 Nov 2024 7:14 pm
'Bulldozer justice' now illegal in India - but who will pay for my broken home?

The court has banned authorities from arbitrarily razing down homes but victims say the ruling changes nothing for them.

16 Nov 2024 5:08 am
The missing puzzle piece in Indias child stunting crisis

A new study finds that caste plays a vital role in high rates of stunting in children in India.

15 Nov 2024 6:16 am
Delhi shuts all primary schools as hazardous smog worsens

Air pollution in the Indian capital is more than 50 times what is considered safe by the World Health Organization.

14 Nov 2024 11:30 pm
Knife attack on India doctor renews safety fears

A doctor in Chennai was stabbed several times by a man who was reportedly unhappy with his mother's treatment.

14 Nov 2024 12:55 pm
Bulldozers cannot be used as punishment tool: India court

The Supreme Court has condemned extrajudicial demolitions and laid down guidelines to prevent them.

13 Nov 2024 2:15 pm
Delhi chokes as air pollution turns 'severe'

Delhi woke up to a thick layer of smog on Wednesday morning as pollution levels soared in the city.

13 Nov 2024 11:12 am
Gold, prices, and jobs: What's at stake in Ghana's elections?

In an echo of the US, the current vice-president is up against an ex-president in the 7 December vote.

12 Nov 2024 6:06 am
India says not nervous about working with Trump

Modi and Trump share cordial relations but India and the US also saw bitter tariff wars under their leadership.

11 Nov 2024 12:16 pm
India's luxury airline Vistara flies into the sunset

Vistara is operating its last flight on Monday as it completes its merger with Air India.

11 Nov 2024 9:29 am
Indian officials misplace Rushdie book ban order

Indias ban on the import of Rushdies The Satanic Verses is under scrutiny - here's why.

8 Nov 2024 12:34 pm
Alarm over death of 10 elephants in India national park

A toxicology report says that the elephants may have died from eating a millet crop infected with fungus.

7 Nov 2024 5:08 pm
At least 36 die after bus falls into a gorge in India

Officials said 44 people were onboard when the bus went out of control and fell into a ditch.

4 Nov 2024 3:06 pm
Why it costs India so little to reach the Moon and Mars

India has approved 227bn rupees ($2.7bn) for new space projects - but the funding is far from lavish.

4 Nov 2024 6:17 am
New Zealand complete historic clean sweep of India

New Zealand seal a historic 3-0 series clean sweep over India with a thrilling 25-run win on day three of the third and final Test at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

3 Nov 2024 2:20 pm
The rebel painter who ushered in a new era of Indian art

Vasudeo Gaitonde, born 100 years ago, is considered one of South Asia's greatest abstract painters.

2 Nov 2024 5:58 am
Pioneering Indian designer Rohit Bal dies at 63

Bal, whose innovative creations were worn by stars and supermodels, had recently made a comeback after years.

1 Nov 2024 10:09 pm
In pictures: Remembering Delhi's anti-Sikh riots

Forty years on, victims of the violence after prime minister Indira Gandhi's assassination still seek justice.

1 Nov 2024 5:05 am
World Test Championship - who can make the final?

England are no longer in contention but which sides can still qualify for the World Test Championship - and what do they need to make it?

31 Oct 2024 4:56 pm
Why Wikipedia has landed in legal trouble in India

Indias largest newswire service ANI has filed a $237,874 defamation lawsuit against Wikimedia Foundation.

30 Oct 2024 3:05 pm
Worry over toxic Delhi air as pollution worsens

Pollution levels in the Indian capital have reached 20-25 times more than the WHO's recommended safe limit.

28 Oct 2024 1:18 pm
India states' plans to punish spitting in food spark controversy

Opposition leaders and legal experts say laws could be used to vilify specific communities.

28 Oct 2024 5:31 am
Indian PM Modi warns against 'digital arrest' scam

Fraudsters posing as police or tax officials have reportedly scammed victims out of millions of rupees.

27 Oct 2024 10:08 pm
New Zealand clinch historic Test series win in India

New Zealand claim a historic first Test series win in India to end the hosts' 12-year unbeaten run on home soil.

26 Oct 2024 4:16 pm
New Zealand threaten India's unbeaten home record

India's 12-year unbeaten run in home Test series is under serious threat as New Zealand's build a lead of 301 on day two of the second Test.

25 Oct 2024 5:58 pm
How an evolving and expanding Brics benefits India

Brics enables India to work with some of its closest friends and espouses principles close to Delhi's heart.

25 Oct 2024 11:38 am
Warner's leadership ban lifted by Cricket Australia

Warner has offered to come out of retirement for the series against India.

25 Oct 2024 11:01 am
India evacuating more than a million people as Cyclone Dana nears

Schools in coastal Odisha and West Bengal have been shut and trains and flights have been cancelled.

24 Oct 2024 2:57 pm
What led to Modi and Xi meeting and thaw in ties

The meeting comes days after the Asian giants agreed to de-escalate tensions along their disputed border.

24 Oct 2024 1:49 pm
The Indian activist who went on a hunger strike to save his cold desert home

Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who ended a 16-day-long hunger strike this week, says his fight is not over.

24 Oct 2024 4:33 am
Musk v Ambani: Billionaires battle over India's satellite internet

Musk's Starlink and Mukesh Ambani are preparing to face off in Indias satellite broadband market.

23 Oct 2024 4:31 am
How scammers duped India job seekers with a fake bank

Job scams are not uncommon in India but the setting up of a fake branch still took many by surprise.

22 Oct 2024 11:25 am
Indias start-ups look to villages to drive next leg of growth

Indian start-ups are shifting their focus to rural consumers, hoping to tap into a new wave of growth.

22 Oct 2024 4:33 am
India and China agree to de-escalate border tensions

The two countries have reached a patrolling agreement after several clashes between their troops since 2020.

21 Oct 2024 4:36 pm
Top vaccine maker buys stake in major Bollywood studio

The deal comes at a time when Bollywood is struggling to overcome its lean patch since the Covid-19 pandemic.

21 Oct 2024 2:28 pm
How hoax bomb threats are hurting air travel in India

An unprecedented surge in hoax bomb threats to Indian airlines is wreaking havoc on the industry.

21 Oct 2024 5:24 am
How a communist from the Tata family became one of Britain's first Asian MPs

Shapurji Saklatvala, who was a communist, fought for India's freedom in the UK in the 1900s.

20 Oct 2024 5:59 am
NZ need 107 for first win in India since 1988

New Zealand need 107 on the final day to beat India in the first Test in Bengaluru and record their first win in the country since 1988.

19 Oct 2024 5:48 pm
Why fight for justice isn't over in India's 'horrific' widow burning case, 37 years on

Roop Kanwar was burned alive in 1987 on her husbands funeral pyre. Her story is making headlines again.

19 Oct 2024 6:13 am