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Dalai Lama hails China's Xi as 'more open-minded'
The Dalai Lama hailed Xi Jinping as "more open-minded" as the Chinese president held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
18 September 2014
Google debuts $105 Android One smartphone in India
Google launched a $105 smartphone in India, taking aim at emerging markets as part of an initiative called Android One.
16 September 2014
200,000 still stranded in killer Kashmir floods
More than 200,000 people remained stranded in Indian Kashmir even as flood waters receded, revealing the full extent of the horrific devastation.
13 September 2014
18-y.o. girl marries dog in India
18-year-old Indian girl has married a dog to break an evil spell that was supposed to bring misfortune to her first husband.
10 September 2014
Anger boils over in Indian Kashmir over flood rescue delay
Anger mounted over the slow pace of rescue operations in Indian Kashmir.
10 September 2014
Thousands trapped in deadly Indian Kashmir floods
Soldiers were battling Sunday to rescue thousands of people trapped by Indian Kashmir's worst flooding for half a century.
08 September 2014
Telepathy' experiment sends 1st mental message
For the first time, scientists have been able to send a simple mental message from one person to another without any contact between the two.
05 September 2014
Australia PM to sign long-awaited nuclear fuel deal with India
Australia's prime minister is due to sign a deal allowing nuclear fuel exports to energy-hungry India.
05 September 2014
India's Modi arrives in Japan for visit
Narendra Modi flew into Japan on a five-day official visit as their governments seek to boost security ties and counter assertive China.
30 August 2014
Australian PM to visit India for potential uranium deal
Australia's Prime Minister said he will visit India next week, where he will reportedly sign an agreement allowing the export of uranium.
29 August 2014
India doctors remove foetus left inside mother for 36 years
Doctors in India have removed the foetus that had been inside a woman for 36 years in what is believed to be the world's longest ectopic pregnancy.
26 August 2014
Indian state of Kerala announces alcohol ban
Authorities in Kerala have announced a ban on alcohol to tackle a growing abuse problem in the southern Indian state.
22 August 2014
Calls to ban new Indira Gandhi assassination film
A controversial film on the assassination of Indira Gandhi was scheduled for release on Friday amid calls for it to be banned.
21 August 2014
10 y.o. Bibissara Assaubayeva from Kazakhstan wins Juniors Chess Championship
Little Kazakhstani Miss Bibissara Assaubayeva, 10, has won the 13th Dubai Juniors Chess Championship 2014.
20 August 2014
Young Indian shakes up fashion with prints and pret
She's already a leading name in Indian fashion, with customers ranging from top Bollywood stars to teenage girls on pocket money.
20 August 2014
IT-savvy India no longer land of 'snake charmers': Modi
Prime Minister said a "digital India" could compete with the world and hailed its IT professionals for banishing the country's image.
15 August 2014
India's Modi to give closely watched speech as doubts grow
India's new Prime Minister will deliver an Independence Day speech that is being closely watched for announcements of major reforms.
15 August 2014
India stray dogs to be part of security squad
Stray dogs roaming New Delhi may soon attend police training school with civic authorities planning to turn the animals into security dogs.
09 August 2014
India's monkey men keep marauding macaques at bay
A troop of marauding monkeys stops tearing up a New Delhi garden, as one of the Indian capital's sought-after "monkey men" swings into action.
08 August 2014
India approves foreign investment hike in railways, defence
India's cabinet has approved plans to open its defence and railways industries to foreign investment.
07 August 2014