Veteran survivor Mukherjee set to be Indian president India's former finance minister Pranab Mukherjee is set to win presidential elections on Thursday, with some analysts predicting he may wield an unusual degree of influence in the ceremonial role.
17 July 2012
India clamps down on killer chewing tobacco Anil Kanade seems almost too stunned to speak about the deadly cancer recently found in his mouth, caused by his addiction to a popular Indian chewing tobacco that doctors say is fuelling an epidemic.
Indian female athlete in gender dispute denies rape A female Indian athlete who won a gold medal at the 2006 Asian Games denied on Wednesday raping her former girlfriend who has alleged that she is actually a man.
India buys Gandhi archive to halt auctionThe Indian government has stepped in to buy a collection of thousands of letters, papers and photos relating to Indian independence icon Mahatma Gandhi ahead of its planned auction in London.
Fresh tensions cloud India, Pakistan peace talks Top Indian and Pakistani foreign ministry officials met Wednesday to bolster a fragile peace dialogue undermined by fresh tensions over the 2008 Mumbai attacks and political flux in Pakistan.
05 July 2012
Olympics: Gold and cash stir slumbering IndiaIndia used to be content with a steady stream of Olympic hockey titles, but a first individual win -- and millions of dollars in funding -- may have prodded the Asian giant from its slumbers.
India's giant killer Mamata is 'sister' to fans To her followers, the Indian politician who is set to end the rule of the world's oldest democratically elected communist government is known simply to her followers as "didi" or elder sister.