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Mark Zuckerberg defends Facebook's Free Basics internet after India suspends service
Zuckerberg compared the free internet service to libraries and hospitals in Times of India op-ed.
Afghanistan earthquake: Tremors felt as far away as New Delhi
Tremors felt across India and Pakistan after 6.3-magnitude earthquake hits north-eastern Afghanistan.
Indian PM Narendra Modi's Russia visit: Defence and economic issues to dominate agenda
Modi's visit comes amidst recession in Russia and Western economic sanctions.
India: Delhi teenage boy ends up in hospital after having sex with calf
Sexual activity with an animal amounts to bestiality, a punishable offence under Indian law.
India: Son chops up father's killer into 12 pieces in revenge attack
Man takes revenge 12 years after his father was murdered by a family friend.
Saving the Taj Mahal: 3D scanners record monument in minute detail to guard against damage
Researchers are racing against time to save one of the world's most famous heritage sites.
India: Air India ground crew worker killed after being 'sucked into aircraft engine'
The technician died instantly as the co-pilot started the engine at the Chhatrapati Shivaji airport.
India: Baby boy born in Uber cab in Delhi named after firm
The driver with help from two other women turned the cab into a labour room.
Rafa Nadal seeks to renew rivalry with Roger Federer in India
Spaniard said that he was happy with the improvement in his game after a below-par year.
India: Girl, 15, survives being kidnapped, multiple rapes, shot twice in chest and thrown 30ft down a well to identify attackers
The teenager from West Delhi survived her ordeal and was even able to identify the culprits who have since been arrested.
India: Subhash Chandra Bose did not enter Soviet Union, show letters
Various theories have been floated about Indian freedom fighter after his Japanese plane crashed in 1945.
San Bernardino shooter Tashfeen Malik may have travelled to India, say Saudis
Indian immigration department finds no evidence and seek details from Saudi government.
India: Delhi to implement odd-even car policy to combat deadly air pollution
Plying of all types of vehicles will be restricted in world's most polluted city.
Britain rains £274m down on controversial climate change fund
Government also comes under fire for providing £279m in aid to developing space race nation India.
Chennai Floods: Indian army evacuates 2,000 as death toll rises to 269
Record rainfall has seen some 40,000 people evacuated over the past few days.
Chennai floods: Thousands driven from homes after heaviest rainfall in more than a century
People could be seen jumping from windows and swimming to safety.
James Hansen & COP21: Emissions trading won't work, but my global 'carbon fee' will
Scientists credited with raising mainstream concern about climate change talks about how to prevent global warming.
Alstom could double Indian workforce after bagging two rail contracts worth €3.7bn
The larger contract involves making and maintaining 800 electric locomotives for about €3.5bn over 17 years.
India: 13-year-old rape victim delivers baby in school lavatory
It is believed that neither the victim nor her school teachers were aware of her pregnancy.
COP21: Full speech by Narendra Modi at the opening of Climate Change Conference in Paris
"Human well-being and nature are indivisible"
Chained, abused and lonely: India's captive elephants suffer to entertain at temples and circuses
Over 3,000 elephants are employed by circuses, temples, individuals, the and forest department.
Pakistan vs England: Eoin Morgan identifies vital T20 series ahead of 2016 World Cup
England captain says three-match series starting in Dubai will be a 'gauge'.
India floods: 'Best husband ever' helps woman cross waterlogged road in Chennai
Man helped a woman cross a waterlogged road after floods and storms battered Chennai.
India: When his political hero Nitish Kumar wins, this man chops a finger off
The ardent fan of the politician says it is his style of showing love for his idol.
UAE's Dragon Oil to invest in $10bn pipeline from Turkmenistan to India
This pipeline project could also receive investments from companies based in Japan and Korea.
India: Police remove floating cow art and detain artists for disrespecting sentiments
The administration later issued an apology and removed the officers who were on duty.
India looks to double coal output by 2020
The coal mining industry is booming in India where a new mine is opened every month.
Google Maps offline navigation and search launches in India
Google Maps brings relief to frequent travellers across the sub-continent with offline accessibility, even in remote areas with no signal.
India: Is Congress scion Rahul Gandhi a British citizen?
Gandhi declared his nationality as British in 2006 annual return for a company he registered in the UK
Jawaharlal Nehru: Top 10 quotes by India's first PM on his 126th birth anniversary
Nehru was in the forefront of Indian's independence struggle under Gandhi's guidance.