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Indian Kashmiri cricket fans to be charged for cheering Pakistan

 

Group of Kashmiri students in India have been suspended and face police charges for ‘anti-national’ celebrations of Pakistan’s victory

05 Mar 2014

Delhi's rape hotline faces closure

 

A hotline established to counsel rape victims and help them file a police case could close as government of India's 'rape capital' withhold funds

04 Mar 2014

My wife married an imposter, claims banker as he faces divorce case

 

Former UBS banker Amit Goyal claimed he was in his home town when his wife married a man who used his name

03 Mar 2014

Rolls faces Indian jet bribes claim inquiry

 

Indian defence minister is said to have called in detectives from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) after allegations of bribes were made in an anonymous letter

03 Mar 2014

Exploring Delhi's dark heart

 

Books India’s decision to embrace the free market has had a devastating effect on the Indian capital and its people, according to a new book by Rana Dasgupta

28 Feb 2014

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Parrot helps India police catch murder suspect

Talking parrot has helped the police to crack the case of its owner's murder after 'identifying' the alleged killer

27 Feb 2014

Court asks why jailed Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt has been living at home

Indian government and High Court have asked prison authorities in Mumbai to explain why they keep paroling Sanjay Dutt who is serving five years for serious gun offences

26 Feb 2014

Crane collapses during wedding

One man died and four people were injured after a floating, blue-crystal star platform suspended at the end of a crane 40-ft crane collapses at a wedding in Adalaj village, India

25 Feb 2014

Leopard loose in India hospital

A wild leopard sparks panic in the Indian city of Meerut, after entering a local hospital and attacking a man

25 Feb 2014

Holy Yamuna River is more toxic than ever despite £600m make-over

The Yamuna, a river revered in Hindu theology, is now a sewage drain by the time it reaches Delhi, according to a report by the Indian parliament

24 Feb 2014

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Leopard terrorises hospital patients in Indian city rampage

As a man-eating tiger preys on villagers in the jungle, a leopard is prowling an Indian city's streets

24 Feb 2014

Modi brushes off massacre stain to target election as Indian PM

Nationalist accused of failing to prevent 1,000 deaths seeks remarkable transformation

23 Feb 2014

Please end my wait for justice, pleads mother of Devon teenager murdered in Goa

The mother of Scarlett Keeling, the 15 year old girl raped and killed in Goa, has pleaded with its chief minister to end delays in the trial of two men charged with her murder.

20 Feb 2014

India set to back UN investigation into Sri Lanka 'war crimes'

India's Congress-led government will support an international investigation into Sri Lanka's alleged war crimes to win Tamil votes in April's general election

19 Feb 2014

Seven convicts in former Indian PM killing could be freed

Tamil state frees seven people convicted over the 1991 assasination of India's former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi

19 Feb 2014

Baby elephant pulled from hole

Train passengers spurred into action by plight of elephant in hole

18 Feb 2014

Indian court suspends Gandhi killers death sentence

Death sentence reprieve for killers of Indian prime minister

18 Feb 2014

Welcome to India's first female-only fight club

Mary Kom, the five-times world boxing champion, tells Caroline Corcoran about her new female-only fight club and how she plans to teach thousands of girls to fight back against sexual violence in India

17 Feb 2014

Lib Dem donor dogged by Indian arms and corruption inquiries

In India, Choudrie's reputation has been overshadowed by a series of investigations into allegations of arms dealing, kickbacks on government contracts and illegal money transfers

15 Feb 2014

Delhi chief minister quits after corruption bill blocked

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, whose Aam Aadmi party sent shockwaves through India's political establishment in local elections last year, quits to protest blocking of anti-corruption bill after fewer than 50 days in office

14 Feb 2014

Arundhati Roy condemns Penguin for removal of book which offended Hindu extremists

India’s first Booker Prize winner hints she may drop publisher for failing to defend freedom of expression

13 Feb 2014

'Abused workers toil for Tetley tea'

A report by Columbia Law School has found workers who pick tea for Tetley are living in inhuman conditions

12 Feb 2014

Bill Gates: dnding India polio world’s greatest health achievement

The eradication of polio is a triumph for India’s people and government, says world’s biggest charity donor

12 Feb 2014

Publisher to recall book on Hinduism in India

Wendy Doniger's acclaimed history of Hinduism will be destroyed in India after Penguin settles case with religious activists

11 Feb 2014

Shilpa Shetty 'should be investigated' over illegal cricket betting claims

Former Big Brother winner and the son-in-law of the new International Cricket Council chairman face new investigation into illegal betting in the Indian Premier League

11 Feb 2014

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