40 Indians in northern Iraq 'uncontactable'
Forty Indian employees stranded in violence-hit Iraq are "uncontactable", the foreign ministry said Wednesday, with a newspaper reporting the construction workers have been kidnapped.
Bus crash in northern India kills 11 tourists
A bus carrying tourists plunged off a mountain road into a gorge in a Himalayan region in northern India, killing 11 people, police said.
Gas leak kills six at giant India steel plant
A poisonous gas leak at one of India's largest steel plants killed six people overnight and injured 31 others, a factory official said.
Indian woman says police gang-raped her inside station
An Indian woman said Thursday she was gang-raped by four officers at a police station, the latest in a string of shocking sex attacks in the troubled state of Uttar Pradesh.
Angry protests in India's capital over power blackouts
Angry protests broke out in India's capital overnight over power blackouts as summer temperatures soar, fuelling concerns of a repeat of an electricity crisis two years ago, police said.
Celebration of compassion: Kazakhstani nominated for Hermann Gmeiner award
Kazakhstani Asel Rysmendieva, 24, has been nominated for the annual Hermann Gmeiner award that was named after Austrian philanthropist and SOS Children’s village founder.
New India minister killed in car accident
A new Indian minister was killed Tuesday in a car accident in the capital just days after being sworn into government, officials said.
Death toll from India train crash hits 23: officials
The death toll from a train crash in northern India rose to 23 after more bodies were recovered from inside mangled passenger carriages, officials said.
India wins Italy appeal over helicopter deal
India on Friday partially won an appeal against an Italian court order rejecting its request to recover bank guarantees over a scrapped helicopter deal at the centre of a bribery scandal.
Final phase of India election as Modi fights for seat
Voters headed to the polls Monday in the final phase of India's marathon election, with hardliner Narendra Modi expected to lead his Hindu nationalists to victory after 10 years of Congress party rule.
Bitterly fought India election campaign enters final day
Campaigning in India's bitterly fought general election was set to end Saturday ahead of next week's final voting with the Hindu nationalist opposition already scenting victory.
15 die as fire sweeps India fireworks plant
A massive blaze broke out in a firecracker factory Saturday in central India, killing at least 15 people, local media said.
India threatens WTO action over EU mango ban
India on Friday threatened to drag the European Union to the World Trade Organization over its ban on mango imports.
Death toll hits 32 in India rebel violence: police
Police found nine more bodies Saturday after a deadly rampage by tribal separatists in India's remote northeastern Assam state, taking the death toll to 32 following two days of violence.
Kazakhstan and India mulling a joint gas pipeline
The sides have agreed to expand cooperation in geological exploration of hydrocarbons in Kazakhstan.
India to tap in Caspian oil in Kazakhstan
India might become the developer of Kazakhstan’s Abai oil block at the Caspian Sea.
Six killed as India heads back to the polls
The latest stage of India's massive five-week election was marred by bloody violence Thursday, with a landmine triggered by Maoist insurgents killing at least five policemen in an insurgency-hit eastern state.
Facebook hits 100 million India users, largest after US
Facebook has hit more than 100 million users in India, making it only the second country after the United States to achieve the milestone, the social network company has said.
Indian drug maker Sun to buy troubled peer Ranbaxy for $4.0 bln
Top Indian drug giant Sun Pharmaceutical Industries said Monday it had agreed to buy its troubled peer Ranbaxy for $4.0 billion in stock, ending its ill-fated six-year control by Japan's Daiichi Sankyo.
New gadgets hope to hush Mumbai's incessant honking
A handful of fed-up residents in one of the world's noisiest cities have taken on a daunting challenge: persuading Indian drivers to stop honking their car horns.