Storm in eastern India kills 33
A powerful storm swept through India's eastern Bihar state overnight leaving at least 33 people dead and destroying crops and properties.
India's Modi to talk jets, nuclear energy in France
Once persona non grata in Europe, India's prime minister will be welcomed with open arms in Paris as he kicks off his maiden visit to the continent to woo investors.
Kashmir's Hindu refugees look to Modi for salvation
Seven decades after fleeing the carnage of partition, Mangu Ram is still regarded as a second class citizen in Indian Kashmir, unable to own property or vote in state elections.
India pledges $137 bn to modernise railways
India said it would spend $137 billion to modernise its crumbling railways, pledging to end a vicious cycle of under-investment.
India's 'Charlie's Angels' take on capital's mean streets
A group of police women are already hard at work practising their punches, on a mission to rid the city's streets of sexual predators.
Indian students scupper Valentine's marriage plans
A right-wing Hindu group that has vowed to marry off unwed Indian couples indulging in public displays of affection may get more than it bargained for this Valentine's Day.
India PM Modi concedes defeat in Delhi state elections
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi conceded defeat in Delhi state elections as early results showed anti-corruption campaigner Arvind Kejriwal's party set for a victory.
'Anarchist' bids to halt Modi juggernaut in Delhi polls
Voters went to the polls in India's capital with firebrand former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal looking to complete a surprise comeback.
India sends foreign minister to China after Obama visit
India's foreign minister will travel to China this weekend, a day after Barack Obama ended a visit aimed at renewing US ties with the South Asian country.
'No chance' of beating climate change without India: Obama
US President Barack Obama warned that the world does not "stand a chance against climate change" unless developing countries.
Obama to be guest of honour at India's Republic Day parade
Barack Obama will become the first US president to be chief guest at India's Republic Day parade.
Obama cancels Taj Mahal visit: Indian media
US President Barack Obama has cancelled plans to visit the Taj Mahal during his upcoming visit to India.
US judge throws out lawsuit against India's Modi
A US judge dismissed a lawsuit against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that accused him of "attempted genocide" over deadly anti-Muslim riots in 2002.
Kerry tours new Ford plant in western India
US Secretary of State toured a state-of-the-art $1 billion Ford Motor company plant due to open in western India.
Thousands flee deadly violence in India's Assam
More than 2,000 people have fled their homes in the restive Indian state of Assam after separatist rebels killed dozens of villagers, some of them children.
India's Sonia Gandhi hospitalised for infection
The head of India's opposition Congress party, Sonia Gandhi, has been hospitalised for a respiratory infection, her party said on Friday.
India launches biggest ever rocket into space
India successfully launched its biggest ever rocket, including an unmanned capsule which could one day send astronauts into space.
Bollywood hit makes Indian history with 1000-week run
It was October 1995 when the Maratha Mandir cinema first showed one of India's best-loved movies, a Bollywood romcom starring Shah Rukh Khan.
Sanctions-hit Putin visits India to boost energy, trade ties
Russia's President will hold talks with India's new prime minister as his sanctions-hit country seeks to strengthen energy, defence and strategic ties in Asia.
India Nobel winner says helping poor kids a 'passion'
For Indian campaigner Kailash Satyarthi, who receives his award as co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, giving poor children a better chance in life has been his "passion".