Woman uses Facebook to annul her marriage

A young Indian woman has proved in court she was illegally married off as a minor after submitting evidence from her husband's
12 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Indian High Court acquits parents

An affluent Indian couple yesterday won their appeal against a life jail term for the murder of their daughter and a servant in the latest
12 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Kabir Suman sings for Rohingyas

Renowned Indian Bangla songwriter and singer Kabir Suman has just released a track condemning the Myanmar military for persecuting Rohingya people who are crossing into Bangladesh from their own land of Rakhine state.
12 October 2017, 09:12 AM

Muslims flee Rajasthan village

At least 200 Muslims have fled their village in Rajasthan after a Hindu priest and his friends were alleged to have killed a Muslim folk singer late last month, police say.
12 October 2017, 07:34 AM

Sex with child bride is rape

Sex with a minor amounts to rape even if the couple are married, India's top court ruled yesterday, closing a legal loophole that had
11 October 2017, 18:35 PM

Top militant leader killed in Kashmir

Indian forces said they shot dead a top leader of the Kashmir militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad in a clash in the disputed territory
9 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Jail with no food

India's Uttar Pradesh minister Om Prakash Rajbhar has warned that parents who fail to send their wards to schools will be locked up in
9 October 2017, 18:00 PM

India struggles to rein in border flows

Stopping Rohingya refugees from crossing India's porous eastern border with Bangladesh is straining the resources of guards battling
5 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Rohingya: Indian SC to hear plea Oct 13

The Indian Supreme Court yesterday decided to hear on October 13 the petition filed by Rohingya Muslims challenging the government's
3 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Stampede in India's financial capital kills 22

A rush hour stampede during a sudden monsoon downpour at a railway-station in India's financial hub of Mumbai kills at least 22 people and wounds more than 30, an Indian state official says.
29 September 2017, 06:45 AM

Two Kashmir activists win Rafto Prize

Two Indian activists from the heavily militarised region of Kashmir yesterday won Norway's Rafto Prize for human rights for their long-
28 September 2017, 18:47 PM

Former India editor charged with rape

An Indian court yesterday charged the former editor of a renowned news magazine with raping a female colleague four years ago, the
28 September 2017, 18:46 PM

Facebook to help people donate blood in India

Mark Zuckerberg in his official Facebook page have posted about a convenient way for Indian people to find and have access to safe blood donors in India.
28 September 2017, 07:57 AM

China, India send 750 tonnes aid for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

India and China sends their second consignment of emergency relief materials for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh who fled the persecution in Myanmar.
28 September 2017, 07:13 AM

Rohingya refugee crisis: India stands beside Bangladesh, says High Commissioner Vardhan Shringla

Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Harsh Vardhan Shringla assures Bangladesh of his country’s “diplomatic and humanitarian” support to resolve the ongoing Rohingya refugee crisis.
27 September 2017, 06:36 AM

8-foot injured python undergoes CT scan

An eight-foot critically injured Burmese python undergoes a Computed Tomography or CT scan during treatment in India.
26 September 2017, 14:15 PM

3 militants killed in encounter in Kashmir’s Uri

Three militants are killed in an encounter with the security forces near the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri area of north Kashmir, police say.
25 September 2017, 05:42 AM

India's 'Falahari Baba' held over rape charges

The famed "Falahari Baba" of Rajasthan in India is arrested after he was charged with raping a 21-year-old woman at his ashram in Alwar.
23 September 2017, 11:10 AM

Second Indian journo killed in one month

A reporter covering political unrest in India's northeast was beaten to death during violent clashes, officials said yesterday, two weeks
21 September 2017, 19:26 PM

Grenade attack on minister kills three

Suspected militants yesterday fired a grenade at the motorcade of a local politician in Indian-administered Kashmir, killing three
21 September 2017, 19:26 PM