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India toughens up rape laws for youths

India’s upper house of parliament has passed a bill lowering the age at which youths can be tried for serious crimes. The law will allow those in

22/12/2015

India

Protests in New Delhi over release of man jailed in notorious gang rape case

The parents of the victim, who later died from her injuries, were among the demonstrators

20/12/2015

India

Bollywood star Salman Khan cleared of culpable homicide

A court in the Indian city of Mumbai has overturned a hit-and-run conviction of one of Bollywood’s biggest stars. Salman Khan’s was found guilty of

10/12/2015

India

Chennai struggles with worst rain in a century as lakes close to bursting

More rain is forecast to be on the way but India’s fourth-largest city Chennai is already partially underwater. The situation is currently a disaster

04/12/2015

India

India: Rally against intolerance ends in clashes outside parliament

Protesters from India’s opposition Congress Party clashed with police near parliament on Monday as a rally against perceived intolerance ended in

30/11/2015

India

Kashmir: intense clashes between police and protesters

Police fired teargas to calm protesters who took to the streets after Friday prayers in Kashmir and threw stones at security personnel. The clashes

13/11/2015

India

Greenpeace banned in India

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has cancelled Greenpeace’s licence to operate in the country, citing financial fraud and

07/11/2015

India

World Travel Market 2015 interview – G. Kamala Verdhana Rao, Kerala (India)

04/11/2015

India

World Travel Market 2015 interview – Sathyavathi, Karnataka (India)

04/11/2015

India

Afghanistan shaken by major earthquake

A major earthquake struck northeastern Afghanistan on Monday, shaking the capital Kabul and sending shockwaves that were felt in north India and Pakistan, where officials said at least 11 people had b

26/10/2015

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Brief breath of fresh air for New Delhi

Citizens of the world’s most air-polluted capital New Delhi may have breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday (October 22). A major stretch of road in

22/10/2015

India

Uber: former driver convicted of rape in New Delhi

A court in India has convicted a former driver with US-based private hire company Uber of raping a woman passenger. Shiv Kumar Yadav was found guilty

20/10/2015

India

Delhi child rape cases ignite anger and disgust in India's capital

Indians are up in arms after the atrocious gang rape of two small children. In one incident two men abducted a two-year-old from a religious festival

17/10/2015

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New Delhi: Chemists protest against online sale of drugs

17/10/2015

World

STEM - opening access to science, technology, engineering and maths

Science, technology, engineering and maths – STEM – are increasingly important in today’s high-skilled, hi-tech job market. Yet, while there’s a

16/10/2015

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Kashmir: A "beef party" attack on Parliament!

Lawmakers from India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party in Kashmir kicked and punched an independent member of the state assembly on Thursday for

09/10/2015

India

Mumbai court condemns five to death for deadly train bombings

A Mumbai court has sentenced five men to death for the serial bombings of commuter trains in the sprawling city. #मुंबईस्फोट: 11 मिनिटात 7 स्फोट, 9

30/09/2015

World

Why students cheat, and how to fight it

This edition of Learning World looks into why students cheat in exams or on their homework, and what can be done to curb academic fraud.

18/09/2015

India

Dozens killed in restaurant blast in central India

At least 85 people have been killed and around one hundred injured, after a cooking gas cylinder blew up in a crowded restaurant in central India

12/09/2015

India

India: At least 85 killed in Indian restaurant explosions

12/09/2015

India

"Un-Islamic" : India's Muslim clerics issue fatwa against IS

A fatwa, or religious ruling, condemning the self-titled Islamic State group as “un-Islamic” has been signed by the leaders of all the main mosques

09/09/2015

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Rom-com gets real with Meet the Patels

Ravi Patel puts his love life centre stage in real-life romantic comedy Meet the Patels, Filmed by his director sister Geeta, the documentary

03/09/2015

India

Indian sisters threatened with punishment rape

Thousands sign Amnesty petition over the threat of 'punishment rape' handed out to two Indian sisters because their brother eloped with a married woman from a higher caste.

31/08/2015

India

India's 'sister-daughter' murder case darkens as socialite held

Mother-daughter killing suspicion over brother-sister 'relationship'

27/08/2015

India

Hindus launch Kumbh Festival with mass bathing

Millions of Hindus have plunged into the Godavari River in the west of India to celebrate the first bathing day of the Kumbh Mela festival in a

26/08/2015

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Baby Indian elephant rescued from well

24/08/2015