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India: Supreme Court in Delhi gets serious bomb threat
Threat comes in the wake of the death sentence given to Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon.
India marks 69th Independence Day as PM Modi trumpets government initiatives
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi makes Independence Day address from Dehil's iconic Red Fort.
Delhi to crack down on polluting vehicles to combat air pollution
India's environment minister pledges 'massive' campaign to improve air quality in capital.
India: 25,000 farmers seek president's permission to commit suicide on Independence Day
Farmers have been agitating for compensation for submerged farmlands..
India: 31 students vomit, faint in school lab after experiment goes wrong
Students passed out after choking on fumes in a school laboratory in India.
India: Porn sites back on after public backlash
India reverses decision to ban hundreds of porn sites after heavy censorship criticism.
India: 31 people dead and dozens injured after two trains plunge into river
Kamayani Express and Mumbai-Jabalpur Janata Express simultaneously derail and plunge into Machak river in Madhya Pradesh.
India building collapse kills 12 in Mumbai putting housing crisis in spotlight
Scores injured when three-storey building comes down in Mumbai's Thane area.
India bans porn: Netizens react on Twitter as further clarification expected soon
A government body is reportedly behind the mysterious ban.
Isis: Islamic State planned to attack India to bring US into all out war
The 32-page document was discovered in the lawless tribal lands of Pakistan.
GM investing $1bn in India to make country new export hub
Company also looks to double its market share in India by 2020.
Terror attack in India's Punjab state, PM Modi calls for emergency meeting
At least nine people including 4 officers killed after gunmen storm police station in Gurdaspur, Punjab.
India: Hindu-Muslim couple attempt suicide in front of Taj Mahal
Young Hindu-Muslim couple slit their throats outside Taj Mahal after parents refuse marriage.
India: Family accused of witchcraft hacked to death with axes by village mob
An Indian couple and four of their children were brutally killed after being accused of practicing witchcraft.
India: Teenage girl raped again after police fail to appear after setting trap
Indian teenager raped for a second time after police tried to use her as a bait to catch the perpetrators.
India's Yes Bank plots UK launch as chief executive aims to tap international investors
Indian bank is eyeing global expansion.
India: Applicant seeks nuclear launch codes through freedom of information law
Applicant asks for launch codes for nuclear weapons through India's Right to Information Act.
Asia PMI summary: Manufacturing sector deteriorates further
China needs more stimulus while India is likely to cut rates further, analysts say.
Mumbai: Passengers jump out of windows as train crashes at Churchgate station [video]
Five injured in the derailment, which occurred due to driver error.
India: 109 jailed in Agra for public urination
In an unprecedented move, Agra police in India sentence people found urinating in public for 24 hours.
Surge of 200 million climate change refugees will reverse global healthcare progress
Cutting coal, carbon price, access to renewable energy among recommendations to improve global health.
India: World Yoga Day descends into political squabble following Ram Madhav comments
General secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party forced to apologise for his posts on social media.
SpiceJet: Indian budget airliner offers yoga 35,000ft in the air
The airline teamed up with the Isha Foundation for Yoga to mark the first International Day of Yoga.
India: Mumbai toxic alcohol death toll passes 90
More than 40 others are being treated in hospitals as higher death toll feared.
India economic growth potential higher than 7.5%
India's Minister for Finance Arun Jaitley said on Thursday (18 June) that economic reforms in the legislative pipeline can push India's growth rate above the 7 - 7.5% range.
Bindis might hit the spot for iodine infusions for pregnant women in India
Iodine is important for fetal brain development in nation where millions risk micronutrient deficiency
India: Journalist set on fire after corruption allegations against minister
Indian journalist doused in petrol and set on fire for accusing local minister of corruption.
Bollywood star Aarthi Agarwal dies after undergoing liposuction surgery in US
New Jersey-based actress dies of heart attack 1 month after procedure.
World Environment Day 2015: Aiming for high yields with a thirsty crop in drought conditions
Ongoing trials on rice crop could help cut indirect water consumption by 50%.
Pakistan: Foreign secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry denies talks with Saudis on nuclear issues
Pakistan has strongly denied reports claiming it can supply Saudi Arabia with a nuclear weapon 'off-the-shelf'.