カテゴリー: India
The illustrated city: Gleaming skyscrapers are springing up, but a wander through this Indian city’s labyrinthine by-lanes still reveals glimpses of the pastUrbanisation and globalisation have swept sleepy Pune off its feet. This city in Maharashtra, w…
BJP’s Kuldeep Singh Sengar sacked days after car crash left alleged victim critically injuredIndia’s ruling party has expelled an official accused of rape, days after a deadly car crash left his alleged victim in critical condition.Investigators are ex…
Punjab residents must plant 10 trees to get a firearms licence – and send photos to prove itResidents in a district of the Indian state of Punjab who want to buy a gun face an unlikely new hurdle: to secure a firearm licence, they must plant at least 1…
Minister says women now have justice but Muslim groups accuse Hindu-led government of community interferenceIndia’s parliament has approved a bill outlawing the centuries-old right of a Muslim man to instantly divorce his wife, drawing accusations of g…
VG Siddhartha, founder of Cafe Coffee Day chain, had warned of financial troublesOne of India’s most prominent businessmen, credited with bringing coffee shop culture to the country, has been found dead after he had warned of financial troubles.VG Sidd…
From heaving traffic and dense crowds to car-free and tranquil: that’s the vision for Chandni Chowk. But is it achievable?The Champs Élysées is one of the most famous streets in the world, but you could say the French were beaten to it by the Mughals. …
Narendra Modi claims the programme will showcase India’s ‘beautiful mountains and mighty rivers’, in the latest in a string of choreographed media appearancesIndia’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, will appear with Bear Grylls in a wilderness survival t…
Family says car crash that left two relatives dead was attempt to silence alleged victimA teenager who alleged she had been raped by a ruling party official in India is critically injured in hospital after a car crash.Two female relatives were killed i…
Prime minister describes 30% surge after conservation efforts as ‘historic achievement’India’s wild tiger population has increased by more than 30% in four years, raising hopes for the survival of the endangered species.A census found 2,967 tigers, up …
Mahalaxmi Express stuck for about 12 hours near Mumbai when river burst its banks after torrential rainIndian navy helicopters and emergency service boats came to the rescue of more than 800 people stranded on a train in floods near Mumbai on Saturday….
India urges Tehran to release remaining three crew of tanker seized on 13 July amid Middle East tensionsIran has freed nine of 12 Indian crew members of MT Riah, a Panama-flagged tanker it seized this month as part of a growing diplomatic crisis in the…
Mobile phone video of incident goes viral as one of nine people attacked dies of injuriesIndian police have arrested four people after a mob of villagers brutally beat to death a tigress that had attacked local people.Mobile phone footage of the incide…
US president said during meeting with Pakistani prime minister, Imran Khan, that India wanted him to mediate India’s foreign minister has firmly denied Donald Trump’s claim that the US president was invited by the Indian government to mediate in the Ka…
With first mission to land on lunar south pole, India aims to join club comprising Russia, US and ChinaIndia’s mission to the moon has blasted into space one week after a technical glitch forced scientists to abruptly halt its scheduled launch.Thousand…
India’s mission to the moon has blasted into space one week after a technical glitch forced scientists to abruptly halt its scheduled launch. Thousands gathered to watch Chandrayaan-2 take off on Monday from Satish Dhawan space centre in Sriharikota, n…