India

Gang-rape Dalit victim's death after ordeal in conservative state of Haryana sparks demand for crackdown as activists claim rape epidemic in India.

Isabelle Gerretsen Jan 16, 2018

The fatality occurred during the controversial sport of Jallikattu, in which bulls are released into an arena and young men try to cling onto them without being thrown off.

David Sim Jan 15, 2018

Top military general says India needs to step up its security measures as the threat from non-state actors is a reality.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 12, 2018

Many Indian women are forced to use rags, leaves or even ashes when they are menstruating as they cannot afford sanitary products.

Isabelle Gerretsen Jan 10, 2018

The development comes four years after the Supreme Court of India delivered a controversial verdict saying that same-sex consensual relationships are illegal in the country.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 09, 2018

Global Ipsos-Mori poll finds more Indians believe in prospect of alien invasion than any other country.

Roger Baird Jan 08, 2018

Manvendra Singh Gohil is turning his 15-acre grounds into a home for his community. He was disowned by his family after coming out.

Kashmira Gander Jan 06, 2018

The report has already been dismissed as "fake news" by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 06, 2018

The man has reportedly been freed of the forced marriage practice, known as 'Pakadua Vivah,' which is a tradition specific to the Bihar region, in eastern India.

William Watkinson Jan 05, 2018

A man in India chopped off his mistress' head in a jealous rage because he believed she was in a relationship with another man.

Nicole Rojas Jan 03, 2018

Muslim man Waseem Ansari beaten to death in Jharkhand, India, after he complained about loud New Year music.

Isabelle Gerretsen Jan 02, 2018

Photographs show the extent of the fire at 1 Above Rooftop, with the entire Kamala Mills complex reduced to a blackened shell of twisted wreckage.

David Sim Dec 29, 2017

The incident happened in India's capital city of Delhi when the girls were playing outside their home.

Divya Kishore Dec 29, 2017

Pakistani fire kills 4 Indian soldiers along disputed border of Kashmir as tensions between two countries over Himalayan region escalate.

Isabelle Gerretsen Dec 23, 2017

Deepa Ram admits to killing wives by setting fire to car they were in following "differences" with his family

Ewan Palmer Dec 21, 2017

However, sugar cane diversion to ethanol production in Brazil means global prices remain high.

Gaurav Sharma Dec 18, 2017

Police in Bhind are on the manhunt for India's only 'Happiness Minister' Lal Singh Arya over the alleged murder of an opposition politician in 2009.

Nicole Rojas Dec 14, 2017

The school's chairman said Tariq Bhat and Sumaya Bashir "were having romance and it is not good for the 2,000 students" in the school.

Divya Kishore Dec 14, 2017

The boy is said to have sustained more than 50% burn injuries but is currently out of danger.

Karen Noronha Dec 10, 2017

The girl's mother said two days earlier, she had caught her husband doing something to the child.

Divya Kishore Dec 09, 2017

Max Super Speciality Hospital in New Delhi, India, has lost its license after mistakenly pronouncing a newborn baby boy as dead.

Isabelle Gerretsen Dec 08, 2017

The incident came to light when police raided Savita Bharati's house near Mumbai to bust a prostitution ring.

Karen Noronha Dec 07, 2017

The boy had allegedly inserted a twig inside the girl's private parts, which caused the girl to bleed.

Karen Noronha Dec 05, 2017

Pardeep Lohan is alleged to have used coercion and threats to force his wife and Australian-born child to go to India.

Karen Noronha Dec 05, 2017

Two doctors in Delhi, India were fired on Sunday (3 December) after they wrongly declared a newborn baby dead.

Staff Reporter Dec 04, 2017

The incident came to light only after the video went viral on social media and appeared on news channels.

Karen Noronha Dec 04, 2017

The tourist was later granted bail and he left the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh by another bus.

Karen Noronha Dec 03, 2017

The 44th President of the United States did not mention his successor at a forum in India, but did make some veiled suggestions.

James Tennent Dec 01, 2017

Mohammed Saleh Al-Sada tells IBTimes UK that global crude demand remains healthy and the market is rebalancing.

Gaurav Sharma Nov 30, 2017

US state department spokesperson Heather Nauert says there is no better representative of a woman entrepreneur in the US than Ivanka Trump, who heads summit in Hyderabad.

James Tennent Nov 29, 2017