India

A 26-year-old passenger travelling to Dubai was arrested in connection to the clay-like device.

The children told police they were playing the self-harm game to solve problems at home.

The incident took place when the victim was returning home from a local court where she was preparing to contest the bail.

Praddhuman Thakur was found with two sharp cuts on his neck in the school toilet.

The girl from Indian financial hub Mumbai is 31 weeks pregnant and laws in the country do not allow termination after 20 weeks.

Idols of the elephant-headed god, Lord Ganesha – large and small – are carried through the streets and immersed in bodies of water.

A drunk construction worker was crushed by the rouge jumbo that had become separated from its herd.

Police have arrested three accused, one of whom allegedly sexually assaulted the 11-year-old girl, while the other two pointed guns at the family members.

While friends of the victim blamed the online game, parents said pressure of studies was the reason behind his suicide.

The girl was allegedly raped by her father's colleague and is 30 weeks pregnant.

The rape conviction of sect leader Singh has lead to deaths and mass rioting across the streets of India.

Cult leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was found guilty of raping two followers in a case dating back to 2002.

The police has already made arrests in the case.

Fourteen carriages derail in India's state of Uttar Pradesh.

The baby will be put up for adoption.

It is the latest brutal rape in a spate of recent attacks.

India celebrates its Independence Day on 15 August, a day after Pakistan.

At the time, few understood what the Partition of India would entail or what its results would be.

She would sit on his chest every night and suck blood from his mouth, the victim's mother told police.

It was spotted in the northern state of Assam.

Some of poorest parts of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh could see temperatures unbearable for people.

The plane was on a nine-hour flight to India.

Hundreds have died so far in the current monsoon season across the country.

The bust is thought to be one of the largest in recent years.

Snake charmers sit outside temples as devotees queue up to offer milk to the serpent gods and seek their blessings.

Around 11 people have been pulled out of the rubble and four are confirmed dead.

Court rules girl, who is six-months pregnant, is beyond cut-off point to be allowed termination

The incident happened in Faridabad – nearly 12km from India's capital New Delhi – on Friday afternoon.

The woman, who is in her 50s, was found in a shocking condition in Candolim village near Panaji, India.

Photojournalist Danish Siddiqui follows the increasingly filthy river from its mountain source to the megacity of Kolkata.