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Man shot dead in India after taking over 20 children hostage at his daughter's birthday
His wife was also beaten to death during the incident.
1,200 people detained in India amid widespread protests over new citizenship law
At least three people were reported to have been killed during protests around the country.
At least 43 people dead in New Delhi garment factory fire
Workers at the factory were earning around €1.80 per day.
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Indian police investigated over killings of rape suspects
Five men were arrested in connection with the fire attack.
Indian police shoot dead four men suspected of rape
The men were accused of the gang rape of a young woman in Hyderabad.
Woman set on fire on way to testify against her alleged rapists in India
It is the latest gruesome case of violence against women in the country.
Fourteen people killed and others missing as Cyclone Bulbul hits India and Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, six people were killed – five by falling trees – and at least 20 people were injured.
India's Supreme Court hands site of demolished mosque to Hindus in historic ruling
Hindu movs destroyed the 460-year-old mosque in 1992.
New Delhi under 'worst smog levels in recent years' from fumes, emissions and straw burning
India’s capital city is blanketed in a poisonous smog every winter.
Archbishop of Canterbury prostrates himself in apology over 1919 British massacre in India
British troops fired on thousands of unarmed men, women and children in Amritsar on 13 April 1919.
India's space agency says it lost contact with spacecraft minutes before planned moon landing
The country aimed to be the first to land in the Southern Polar region.
Pakistan prime minister says international inaction over Kashmir is the same as appeasing Hitler
New Delhi last week rescinded years of autonomy enjoyed by the Indian-ruled part of Kashmir.
Explainer: Why has Kashmir lost its special status and what now for the contested Indian region?
Once a territory of the British empire, Jammu and Kashmir chose to join India over Pakistan in 1947.
'Darkest day in Indian democracy': India abolishes Kashmir's special status with rush decree
The government imposed a security lockdown on the Indian-administered part of Kashmir this morning.
India youngster handed 8-month drugs ban after cough-syrup mix-up
Prithvi Shaw will be banned from cricket until mid-November, his suspension having been backdated to March.
Conservation efforts pay off as India's tiger population increases by almost a third
Some 26,000 camera traps took almost 350,000 images across known tiger habitats.
India counting down to launch spacecraft to the moon a week after postponing mission
A fuel leak forced the temporary cancellation of the launch of the Chandrayaan-2.
A mysterious brain fever linked to lychees has killed over 100 children in India
Over 113 chidlren have died so far.
44 people killed after bus plunges into gorge in northern India
The accident happened in the state of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday.
Body of drowned Indian magician found after Houdini-inspired stunt goes wrong
The performer had said he wanted to use the stunt to revive interest in magic.
At least 31 children in India killed by toxin in lychee fruit
The disease claimed a record 150 lives in 2014.
Six men escape death sentence for rape and murder of eight-year-old Indian girl
Investigations suggested that the girl was targeted in order to strike fear in her nomad community.
'They're throwing a lot of money on the table and at the end of the day, we're prizefighters'
Former world champion boxer Amir Khan has defended his decision to fight in Saudi Arabia despite concerns over human rights in the country.
At least 19 students die in fire at college in India
The cause of the fire is not yet known.
Modi claims election victory, vows 'inclusive' future for India
The preliminary count predicts a commanding majority in the lower house for the BJP.
Mass evacuations as biggest tropical storm in decades hits India
Forecasters say the area could see gusts of up to 200 kilometres per hour.
Indian man chops off index finger in desperation after voting for wrong party in national election
Pawan Kumar became confused by the symbols on the electronic voting machine.
Calls for direct flights between Ireland and India
Ireland is home to 45,000 people from India.
Nearly a billion people expected to vote as Indian election gets underway
Opinion polls put 68-year-old incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi as favourite.
The Dalai Lama has been hospitalised in India
Tibet’s spiritual leader is 83 years old.
US to scrap special status for Turkey and India in attempt to end trade war with China
Certain products from the two countries will no longer be imported to the US duty-free.
Daily Show host Trevor Noah apologises for 'ignorant and racist' Bollywood war joke
Noah was speaking about the tensions between India and Pakistan.
Pilot shot down by Pakistan returned to India in 'peace gesture'
Abhinandan Varthaman’s plane was shot downed on Wednesday over Kashmir.
Pakistan says it will release captured Indian pilot tomorrow as a 'peace gesture'
The move comes after clashes between the nuclear-armed powers ignited fears of a disastrous conflict.
Explainer: Why are India and Pakistan - both nuclear powers - on the brink of a major confrontation?
The countries have been in a dispute for over 70 years in relation to the Kashmir region.
Two Indian military jets shot down by Pakistan, one Indian pilot captured
One aircraft had fallen in Pakistani-held Kashmir, while the other crashed on the Indian side.
At least 99 confirmed dead after drinking toxic alcohol in India
Police suspect methanol had been added to the alcohol.
Two more women barred from entering one of India's holiest temples
This comes two weeks after two others made history and sparked uproar by praying inside.
In Delhi, the government plans a new home for stray cows and elderly citizens
A 2012 livestock census found there were more than five million stray cows across India.
Eleven dead and 93 hospitalised after eating 'toxic' rice at Indian temple
The rice had likely been contaminated with a toxic substance, officials said.
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