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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The man, S Arockiasamy, from southern India's Madurai district was suspected of abusing at least 91 schoolchildren, public prosecutor said.

The girl was allegedly beaten and strangled by her father in Nalgonda district, Telangana.