India
Indian police volunteer jailed for life over rape and killing of trainee doctor
Sanjay Roy, 33, was found guilty of the killing of the 31-year-old woman last August.
Fire rips through tents housing pilgrims for Hindu festival
No-one is believed to have been injured in the blaze in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj.
Man arrested over knife attack on Bollywood star
Saif Ali Khan underwent surgery following the incident in his home in Mumbai on Thursday.
Indian navy launches submarine and warships to guard against Chinese presence
The Defence Minister said the Indian Ocean is becoming a centre of international power rivalry.
Hindu holy men and millions of pilgrims take dips in India’s largest festival
Hindus believe bathing at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers will cleanse them of their sins.
Indian PM Modi marks opening of strategic tunnel in disputed Kashmir
The tunnel, named Z-Morh, will now grant it accessibility for the first time all-year round.
Divers retrieve body in search for miners trapped in flooded shaft
Nine miners were trapped when water gushed in from a nearby unused mine.
At least nine miners trapped in India coal mine
The miners were trapped on Monday morning in the Umrangso area in Dimapur Hasao district, some 125 miles south of the state capital, Guwahati.
Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh cremated after state funeral
He died on Thursday aged 92.
Former Japanese car company boss Osamu Suzuki dies aged 94
He became CEO of Suzuki in 1978.