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Bollywood's Khan jailed for 5 years for deadly hit-and-run Bollywood superstar Salman Khan was sentenced to five years in prison for killing a homeless man with his SUV in a 2002 hit-and-run after a night out drinking at an upmarket bar.

06 May 2015

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.

22 April 2015

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.

10 April 2015

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.

06 April 2015

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.

26 February 2015

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.

17 February 2015

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.

14 February 2015

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.

10 February 2015

'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.

07 February 2015

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.

28 January 2015

'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.

27 January 2015

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.

26 January 2015

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.

24 January 2015

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.

15 January 2015

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.

12 January 2015

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.

25 December 2014

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.

19 December 2014

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.

18 December 2014

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.

11 December 2014

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.

11 December 2014

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