India

The incident took place in Agra city in India's Madhya Pradesh state. Police suspect the victim's father is involved in the crime.

Divya Kishore Nov 27, 2017

Indian minister Himanta Biswa Sarma sparks outrage with comment that cancer is divine justice caused by sins.

Isabelle Gerretsen Nov 23, 2017

The uncle of the children reportedly killed them on the instructions of their father who is said to be having an extra-marital affair.

Karen Noronha Nov 22, 2017

The account was earlier accused of spreading propaganda, conspiracy theories and running campaigns against Pakistani journalists and activists who are critical of the government.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Nov 20, 2017

Under India's Aadhaar system, every citizen receives a 12-digit number, similar to Social Security Numbers in the US, and has his/her biometric data collected by the government.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Nov 20, 2017

Campaigners fear that Scottish Sikh Jagtar Singh Johal will 'face further torture' after he was returned to police custody in India.

Nicole Rojas Nov 19, 2017

The man, who is a second-year engineering student, confessed that he was harassing the victims for not responding to his messages and for blocking him.

Karen Noronha Nov 19, 2017

Incredible footage shows large crowd gathering around agitated leopard as a team of animal experts attempt to capture it.

Neil Murphy Nov 16, 2017

A New Zealand family, originally from India, could be left in a vegetative state for the rest oft their lives after they contracted food poisoning from a wild boar.

Neil Murphy Nov 16, 2017

South Asian Twitter users have responded angrily to the trailer for Brie Larson's new film Basmati Blues

Ruchira Sharma Nov 15, 2017

Suyash Dixit, from India, travelled to the unclaimed area of Bir Tawil and planted seeds and his newly-made flag.He has christened the area the Kingdom of Dixit.

Charlotte Tobitt Nov 14, 2017

Ganga Kumari, a 24-year-old transgender, has finally been inducted as a constable in the Rajasthan state police department.

Ananya Roy Nov 14, 2017

The Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) said the matter would be dealt "appropriately and sternly" once an investigation report is submitted.

Karen Noronha Nov 12, 2017

An investigation has been launched by railway authorities to find out how the engine started to move on its own.

Divya Kishore Nov 10, 2017

A group of five women accused of being witches were rounded up, tied to a tree and viciously beaten along with their husbands in an Indian village.

Staff Reporter Nov 07, 2017

Parents caught their daughter's alleged gang rapists after police refused to take her complaint seriously in Bhopal. Sexual assault remains pervasive issue in India.

Isabelle Gerretsen Nov 03, 2017

Award-winning photographer and zoologist Axel Gomille pays homage to the subcontinent's overwhelmingly spectacular natural heritage in his book Wild India.

David Sim Nov 03, 2017

Family members of the victim said she was too weak to raise an alarm but her feeble cries alerted some members who saw the intruder forcing himself on her.

Ananya Roy Oct 31, 2017

The woman from Sirisedu in India, was enraged when her drunk husband began groping her in front of her children and severed his manhood.

Priya Joshi Oct 28, 2017

Across India and Nepal, devotees – mainly women – mark the Hindu festival of Chhath Puja by immersing themselves in rivers and lakes at sunrise and sunset to worship Surya, sun god.

David Sim Oct 27, 2017

A man-eating tigress that killed four villagers in the west Indian state of Maharashtra has died after being electrocuted, ending an armed hunt for the beast.

Roger Baird Oct 16, 2017

Roger Stotesbury fell 30ft as he took photos of the view from the second floor of the Laxmi Naryan temple in Madya Pradesh, India.

Priya Joshi Oct 14, 2017

Felines pounced as man tried to guide them back into their enclosure at Bannerghatta Biological Park.

Isabelle Gerretsen Oct 08, 2017

A leopard that halted production at the plant near New Delhi was tranquilised by wildlife rescuers after causing havoc for 36 hours.

Roger Baird Oct 06, 2017

The National Internet Exchange of India described the hackers' claim as "audacious".

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Oct 04, 2017

The incident came days after two Dalit men were allegedly thrashed in separate incidents for sporting a moustache.

Divya Kishore Oct 03, 2017

Sonia Sharma said the experience had left her shaken and wanting to leave India.

Paul Wright Sep 27, 2017

The initiative is being taken after analysing the impact of anti-smoking clips played in movie theatres.

Divya Kishore Sep 27, 2017

The girl had hundreds of ants covering her tiny body when a man in India's Rajasthan state found her.

Ananya Roy Sep 25, 2017

The employer, Anita, allegedly threatened to file a false case of sexual assault against him if he did not comply.

Divya Kishore Sep 23, 2017