India

Blue Jasmine withdrawn from Indian cinemas

Director Woody Allen has decided to stop his latest film Blue Jasmine from being screened in India after learning mandatory…

11 years ago

India’s Food Security Bill passed by lower house

The controversial Indian Food Security Bill that aims to provide subsidized food to two-thirds of the population has been passed…

11 years ago

Indian submarine explodes in Mumbai

An Indian submarine caught fire after an explosion in a Mumbai dockyard killing the navy personnel, India's defense minister has…

11 years ago

INS Vikrant: India unveils first indigenous aircraft carrier

India has launched INS Vikrant, its first indigenous aircraft carrier, from a shipyard in southern Kerala state. The 37,500 tonne…

11 years ago

Maharaja Harinder Singh Brar’s daughters win his $4 billion assets in court battle

The daughters of former Indian Maharaja Harinder Singh Brar have won a 21-year court battle to inherit more than $4…

11 years ago

India: At least 22 children killed by school meal in Bihar state

At least 22 children have died and dozens more have fallen sick in India's eastern state of Bihar after eating…

11 years ago

India: Secunderabad City Light hotel collapse kills at least 12 people

At least 12 people have been killed in the City Light hotel collapse in the southern Indian city of Secunderabad,…

11 years ago

India to become world’s most populous country by 2028

According to the United Nations, India looks set to overtake China as the world's most populous country from 2028. At…

11 years ago

Thane building collapse kills at least 34 people in India

A building collapse has killed at least 34 people in Thane, near Indian city of Mumbai, officials say. Dozens are…

12 years ago

Novartis patent plea for Glivec new version rejected by India’s Supreme Court

India's Supreme Court has rejected a plea by Swiss drugmaker Novartis to patent an updated version of its cancer drug,…

12 years ago

India urged to reform rape trials

An Indian commission set up to suggest reforms to country's rape laws after last month's Delhi gang rape of a…

12 years ago

India: five elephants killed by train in Orissa

Five elephants have been killed after being hit by a passenger train in the eastern Indian state of Orissa. The…

12 years ago

Indian bid to stop public peeing with drums and whistles

Volunteers armed with drums and whistles are being used under a new scheme to shame people going to the toilet…

12 years ago

India in day-long strike over supermarket reforms

Indian opposition parties and trade unions are staging a day-long strike over plans to open the country's retail sector to…

12 years ago

Anti-corruption campaigner Baba Ramdev arrested during protest in Delhi

Indian police have stopped prominent anti-corruption campaigner Baba Ramdev from marching to parliament to stage a protest in Delhi. Baba…

12 years ago

India successfully launched long-range missile Agni-V

India has successfully launched Agni-V, a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile able to carry a nuclear warhead, officials say. The locally-developed…

13 years ago

Half of India’s homes have no toilets, but more than half of population has a mobile phone

Almost half of India's 1.2 billion people have no toilet at home, but more people own a mobile phone, according…

13 years ago

Bollywood aboard a Finnair flight to celebrate India’s Republic Day

Passengers aboard a Finnair flight from Helsinki to New Delhi were pleasantly surprised when the aircraft' staff treated them with…

13 years ago

India: at least 48 people died and 100 hospitalized after consuming toxic alcohol

Indian police say at least 48 people have died after consuming toxic alcohol in country's West Bengal state. Several residents…

13 years ago

India: 73 people died in a hospital fire in Calcutta

Indian officials say at least 73 people have been killed in a fire that broke out in a hospital in…

13 years ago

Enmac, the Islamic smartphone that comes with the Koran already downloaded

Enmac is an Islamic smartphone that has been launched with a compass pointing permanently to Mecca and the Koran already…

13 years ago

Wiki Conference India 2011: more than 700 people gathered at Mumbai University campus

More than seven hundreds people are gathering in Mumbai University campus for India's first Wikipedia conference. Wikipedia Conference 2011 is…

13 years ago