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India: Gujarat hoardings claim Quran discourages eating of beef
The home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is widely seen as bidding to protect the 'holy' cows.
India: 102-year-old woman sells her goats to build a toilet
Kuwarbai Yadav used £220 to build a toilet in Kotabharri village in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
India: Narendra Modi government cancels Greenpeace licence to receive foreign funds
Environmental group accused of mixing foreign and domestic funds.
India: Hindi teachers threaten to convert to Islam over pay dispute
Campaigners allege Urdu-teaching professionals given more concessions than those who teach Hindi and Sanskrit.
US academics warn Silicon Valley of Narendra Modi's Digital India programme
In a letter the intellectuals cite risks to religious and academic freedoms, besides civil liberties.
India expected to seal $5bn deal for Rafale jets
Deal will see France deliver 36 ready-to-fly combat jets to India.
India: Army deployed in Gujarat as nine die in Patel clashes
Thousands of armed forces have been deployed across Gujara to restore order after a protest turned violent.
India: Court orders investigation after police caught damaging vehicles on CCTV in Gujarat
CCTV footage shows police personnel vandalising vehicles as tension simmered on the streets of Gujarat.
India: Three dead in clashes between Patel caste members and police after Hardik Patel arrest
Clashes, after brief arrest of protest leader Hardik Patel, claim three lives.
India-Pakistan ties hit another roadblock after cancelled talks
Top-level talks between New Delhi and Islamabad called off over Kashmir.
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.
Foxconn plans major investment to set up plants in India
Company in talks with Indian firms Adani Enterprises, Micromax and Snapdeal to set up factories.
India and Bangladesh historic border deal gives citizenship to 50,000 people
Exchange of enclaves follows recent agreement between Narendra Modi and Sheikh Hasina.
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.
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.
International Yoga Day: How practising reduces stress, anxiety, depression and more
Research shows wide ranging benefits from practising yoga.
India business sentiment falls back to pre-Modi level
MNI India Business Sentiment Indicator, gauge of current sentiment among BSE listed companies, fell by 2.5% to 62.3 in May from 63.9 in April.
Indian PM Narendra Modi visits China walking on a thin rope of being 'frenemies'
Indian PM is on three-day official visit to China, as New Delhi and Beijing ink 24 deals on a range of issues.
Narendra Modi's first year as prime minister of India: good for business or business as usual?
The pro-business leader has had one year to make his mark on one of the world's fastest growing economies.
Nepal Earthquake: Powerful aftershock of 6.7 magnitude triggers more avalanches on Mount Everest
Major aftershock rattles Nepalese capital Kathmandu as panic-stricken people run for open ground.
Nepal earthquake death toll climbs to 2,150 as India launches aid mission 'Operation Maitri'
US, EU and China pledge aid to disaster-stricken Nepal as scores of people are still trapped under collapsed buildings.
India church attack: 'Christians living in fear' as Agra vandals behead Infant Jesus statue
St Mary's Church in Taj Mahal city desecrated by unknown assailants amid growing community tensions
China's rising labour costs could make India attractive for investors
PM Narendra Modi, now visiting Europe, to woo investors to India.
AeroVironment and Lockheed Martin to produce army drones in India for exports
US earlier agreed to produce four defence technologies in India, when Barack Obama visited New Delhi in January.
IMF managing director Christine Lagarde to visit India and China
China, the world's second largest economy and India, the third largest in Asia, are two important growth drivers in the world.
India slashes corporate tax rate by 5% as Jaitley envisions imminent double-digit growth
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced cut in corporate tax rate to 25% from 30% over four years.
Indian rupee defends 64/$ ahead of 2015-16 federal budget
Forex market factoring in reform-rich budget from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Aero India takes off as foreign firms eye defence deals with New Delhi
Narendra Modi inaugurates 10th edition of biennial event Aero India in south Indian city of Bangalore.
BJP heading for election defeat in Delhi as counting begins
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was headed for election defeat in New Delhi at the hands of the anti-corruption Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

