India

The Indian government has halted the export of certain medicines to create a stockpile in case of a major outbreak within the country.

Agrima Tikader Mar 05, 2020

A farmer took the dire step to hang himself to protect his family from being infected by the coronavirus which he thought he had.

Agrima Tikader Feb 12, 2020

Forest officers found the partially eaten corpse of a 5-year-old boy who was reported missing, a lioness with two cubs is suspected to be the killer.

Agrima Tikader Feb 05, 2020

An employee of a guest house was found guilty of sexually assaulting two female guests by letting himself into their rooms.

Agrima Tikader Jan 14, 2020

A stray dog entered a hospital's operating theatre and mauled a newborn baby minutes after his birth.

Agrima Tikader Jan 14, 2020

The "world's largest animal sacrifice ritual" is proceeding as usual even after Nepal banned it in 2015.

Agrima Tikader Dec 03, 2019

Indian researchers have completed a clinical trial of an injectable male contraceptive which is now awaiting Drugs Controller's approval.

Agrima Tikader Nov 20, 2019

Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall take a break at an Indian wellness centre.

Nov 15, 2019

India is about to make history as Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) spacecraft Chandrayaan-2 successfully enters moon's orbit.

Agrima Tikader Aug 20, 2019

The nation-wide official death toll caused by the flood is almost 250 and the situation is about to get worse.

Agrima Tikader Aug 14, 2019

A monkey in North India is going viral after he showed the consideration to turn off a public tap after drinking from it.

Saptaparni Goon Aug 07, 2019

The Indian government's knack for protecting local players in India's e-commerce space spells trouble for the American giants.

Harsh Chauhan Jun 06, 2019

Dowries impose a considerable tax on girls' families, with estimates indicating that in South Asia it is six times the average annual household income.

Sonia Bhalotra Sep 22, 2018

Over half of the Commonwealth's 2.3bn citizens are Indians.

Manoj Ladwa Apr 20, 2018

International Women's Day 2018: Women hold protests around the world to highlight gender inequality, sexual harassment and other

Isabelle Gerretsen Mar 08, 2018

Lesser rain has been predicted for India, with weaker monsoons likely by the end of this century.

Immanuel Jotham Feb 28, 2018

Tolino Chishi said, "I didn't know what semen flinging was, I learnt that today. My kurti tells the tale" on her Instagram post.

Karen Noronha Feb 28, 2018

Three-year-old Hadrien stole the show during his father's eight-day diplomatic trip to India.

Neil Murphy Feb 26, 2018

An Indian village in Uttar Pradesh celebrated Lathmar holi - a festival of colour.

Ruchira Sharma Feb 26, 2018

India and Pakistan exchange fire on the border areas of the restive Kashmir region with both sides blaming each other for the escalation.

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 25, 2018

"Is it just me or is this choreographed cuteness all just a bit much now?" an Indian politician wrote on social media.

Affirunisa Kankudti Feb 23, 2018

A global manhunt is underway for billionaire diamond jeweller Nirav Modi over links to a scam with the Punjab National Bank.

Brendan Cole Feb 22, 2018

Since the emergence of AI, machine learning and internet of things, India has lagged behind the global technology industry.

Rudra Dalmia Feb 22, 2018

An Australian man has convinced an Indian woman to move across to be his wife. He immediately made her a slave for himself and his brother.

James Hetherington Feb 20, 2018

For some people a card just isn't enough - take inspiration from history's best displays of undying love.

Ruchira Sharma Feb 13, 2018

This most important of Hindu festivals falls on Tuesday 13 through to Wednesday 14 February 2018.

David Sim Feb 13, 2018

Twinkle Khanna, producer of Bollywood movie Pad Man, speaks to IBTimes UK about Arunachalam Muruganantham's incredible story revolutionising periods in India.

Kashmira Gander Feb 09, 2018

Police hunt alleged trickster Rajendra Yadav over dirty needles scam after he flees city of Bangarmau.

James Hetherington Feb 06, 2018

Mumbai International Airport has beaten own record to confirm status as busiest single runway airport in the world - ahead of rival Gatwick Airport.

Neil Murphy Feb 04, 2018

The school teacher was trying to find out whether one of the pupils had stolen money from a classmate.

Dan Cancian Feb 02, 2018