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India's oldest political party is likely to elect Rahul Gandhi as president in early December, ending months of speculation.

Vasudevan Sridharan Nov 20, 2017

People in India took offense to an NYT article that suggested the garment was being used by the ruling party as a countervailing force to the popularity of Western clothing.

Lara Rebello Nov 18, 2017

Poll suggests Modi is more popular than ever, with seven out of 10 Indians saying they hold a "very favourable" view of the prime minister.

Karthick Arvinth Nov 17, 2017

The posters were put up by traders in Kanpur city in Uttar Pradesh state.

Vasudevan Sridharan Oct 15, 2017

A Dalit teenager was stabbed by two men for sporting a moustache. This was the third such incident in the area.

Vasudevan Sridharan Oct 04, 2017

"What can be said about the country that elects a terrorist as prime minister," Pakistani Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said.

Vasudevan Sridharan Oct 03, 2017

Abe, on a visit to India, and Modi also lay foundation for $17bn bullet train project between Mumbai and Ahmedabad.

Vasudevan Sridharan Sep 14, 2017

This was Rajnath Singh's fifth visit to Kashmir this year.

Vasudevan Sridharan Sep 11, 2017

India has fought three wars with Pakistan and one with China in the past.

Vasudevan Sridharan Sep 07, 2017

Woman writer Gauri Lankesh was a popular anti-establishment voice in the southern state of Karnataka.

Vasudevan Sridharan Sep 06, 2017

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he shares Myanmar's concerns about violence between armed forces and minority Muslim rebels.

Nandini Krishnamoorthy Sep 06, 2017

The leaders of China and India held bilateral talks on the sidelines of the Brics summit.

Vasudevan Sridharan Sep 05, 2017

The gigantic project envisions connecting as many as 60 major rivers in India to battle droughts and floods in many states.

Vasudevan Sridharan Sep 01, 2017

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

Ben Skipper Aug 19, 2017

A federal government team argues that the number of children's deaths is fewer this year.

Vasudevan Sridharan Aug 16, 2017

The colours of the Indian flag were projected onto buildings and painted on the faces of children across the nation of 1.3 billion people.

David Sim Aug 15, 2017

In total, 63 children have died at a hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur town due to alleged medical negligence.

Vasudevan Sridharan Aug 13, 2017

As we reach the 70th anniversary of partition, relations between the two nations are as broken as ever.

David Sim Aug 11, 2017

These could be the last days of liberal democracy. Be very afraid.

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown Aug 04, 2017

'My election as President of India is to represent all such Kovinds toiling away to make a living,' said the president-elect.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jul 21, 2017

Indian legislators will elect the next president, with the ruling party's nominated candidate Ram Nath Kovind tipped to win.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jul 17, 2017

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

David Sim Jul 11, 2017

The attack took place when the pilgrims were returning from the holy Amarnath shrine.

Ananya Roy Jul 11, 2017

India and China praise each other in informal Brics gathering on the sidelines of G20 summit in Hamburg.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jul 07, 2017

Narendra Modi is the first Indian leader to visit Israel in move to strengthen ties between the two nations.

Ludovica Iaccino Jul 05, 2017

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be accompanying Modi for the most part of the visit.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jul 04, 2017

As he waved to the crowds, the song from The Empire Strikes Back boomed out from the loudspeakers.

Jordan Bhatt Jul 03, 2017

From 1 July, India will become a single market with 1.3 billion consumers.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jun 30, 2017

General Bipin Rawat will oversee operational readiness of the troops and will also hold talks with top military commanders.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jun 29, 2017

Don't be fooled by the size of his hands...

IBT UK Contributor Jun 27, 2017