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Bollywood star probed for gender testing

2013-06-18 14:36

Health officials in Mumbai are investigating reports that Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and his wife have illegally tested for the sex of a baby they are having through a surrogate mother.

Floods kill 23 in India; dozens missing

2013-06-17 12:30

Government officials say at least 23 people have died and about 50 are missing after three days of torrential rain washed away buildings and roads in northern India.

India intervenes to stop rupee fall

2013-06-12 17:53

India's central bank has intervened to curb the slide of the rupee after it skidded to new lifetime lows, a government official says.

More dead after India building collapses

2013-06-11 20:50

Part of a four-storey building in India's financial capital has collapsed in heavy monsoon rains, killing 10 people including five members of one family.

Mumbai building collapse toll rises

2013-06-11 09:00

The death toll from an apartment block collapse in central Mumbai has risen to four, police say, with rescuers still searching for people who may be trapped under the rubble.

Charity worker takes overdose

2013-06-09 13:19

An Irish charity worker, allegedly raped by an Indian businessman, has been taken to hospital after an overdose of prescription drugs.

Ambani brothers sign India telecoms deal

2013-06-07 19:31

India's billionaire Ambani brothers have announced a $2.1bn deal to share telecom tower infrastructure, which will accelerate the 4G service.

India hikes gold duty to stem demand

2013-06-06 10:23

India, the world's top gold consumer, has hiked import duty on the precious metal to deter soaring consumption and reduce the country's current account deficit.

India: Man held in rape of Irish woman

2013-06-05 10:00

Police have arrested a man accused of raping an Irish woman who volunteered at a children's charity in the Indian city of Kolkata.

American woman gang-raped in Indian town

2013-06-04 13:00

An American woman has been gang-raped in the northern Indian resort town of Manali after she was picked up by men in a truck as she was hitchhiking, police say.

Irishwoman allegedly raped in India

2013-06-03 15:00

Police in the Indian city of Kolkata say they have arrested a local businessman suspected of drugging and raping a 21-year-old Irish charity worker after her birthday party.

Indian banks to get tough on defaulters

2013-06-03 09:26

Indian state lenders are shedding their laid-back ways for more aggressive tactics toward corporate borrowers which are not paying them back, executives say.

19 die as bus plunges into canal in India

2013-05-27 15:05

At least 19 people have been killed after a bus plunged into a canal in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, says an official.

India: Anger over heat-wave power outages

2013-05-23 13:01

A blistering heat wave has caused massive power cuts and water shortages across north and western India, and some people are taking to the streets to express their anger with the government.

SA officials visit woman held in India

2013-05-20 20:02

South African consular officials have visited a South African woman held in Mumbai, India, for alleged drug trafficking.

Rape victim's mom pleads for justice

2013-05-17 22:14

The mother of a 23-year-old Indian student, who was fatally gang-raped in New Delhi last December, has appeared in court to plead for justice.

Bollywood's 'Deadly Dutt' off to jail

2013-05-14 18:24

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt was set to go to jail this week, after India's top court dismissed his last-ditch plea for a review of a five-year sentence related to the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts.

China, India gloss over border incident

2013-05-10 17:21

The foreign ministers of China and India have glossed over a standoff along their countries' disputed border in an apparent sign that the incident will not harm high-level contacts.

Indian man held for raping 4-year-old

2013-05-09 14:01

Indian police have arrested a 20-year-old man on suspicion of raping and sodomising a 4-year-old girl, the latest incident of sexual violence to shock the country.

India bus crash toll rises

2013-05-09 11:00

The death toll in a bus crash in India's northern state of Himachal Pradesh has risen to 39, say police.

India: 300 000 day-old babies die per year

2013-05-07 11:03

More than 300 000 babies die within 24 hours of being born in India each year from infections and other preventable causes, says a report, blaming a lack of political will and funding for the crisis.

Pakistan diplomat to visit prisoner, India

2013-05-06 12:08

Pakistan's top diplomat in New Delhi will pay a hospital visit to a Pakistani prisoner who was critically injured in an attack by an inmate in an Indian jail, officials say.

Pilots caught napping during flight

2013-05-04 11:28

Two Air India pilots have been caught napping in business class while flight attendants in the cockpit accidentally turned off the auto-pilot, a lapse that led to the crew being suspended.

Gupta saga: Indian official in hot seat

2013-05-03 16:07
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Senior government officials will hold talks with the Indian High Commissioner about a "diplomatic incident" involving the Gupta family, says International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane.

Waterkloof saga: Security was paramount - official

2013-05-02 22:00
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Virendra Gupta, the Indian High Commissioner, says special permission to land a chartered jet at Waterkloof Air Force base was obtained for security reasons, a report says.

 

Floods: At least 60 feared dead in India

2013-06-18 13:15

Torrential rains have triggered flash floods and landslides in northern India, leaving at least 60 people feared dead after the monsoon covered the country ahead of schedule, officials say.

Tax raid tarnishes India's gold industry

2013-06-14 20:01

A tax raid on one of the biggest gold traders has tarnished the reputation of an industry worth more than $70bn a year, a report states.

Mumbai collapse death toll rises to 10

2013-06-12 09:01

The death toll from an apartment block collapse in central Mumbai has risen to 10, say police who have also announced the end of nearly two days of search and rescue operations.

Ex-Indian leader shot in attack dies

2013-06-11 15:05

Vidya Charan Shukla, a veteran leader of India's ruling Congress Party, who was seriously injured in a Maoist attack last month, has died at a hospital near New Delhi.

India's election battle lines drawn

2013-06-10 17:04

Narendra Modi's elevation as opposition chief for India's elections sets up a contest between a Hindu nationalist who must shed the taint of religious riots and the reluctant prince of the Gandhi dynasty.

18 arrested after witchcraft killing

2013-06-08 20:20

Several tribal villagers in India have been arrested for hacking to death a man they suspected of practising witchcraft.

India rape suspects jailed during probe

2013-06-07 14:52

A court in northern India has sent three men arrested on suspicion of gang-raping an American woman to prison while police investigate.

Lightning kills 27 in India: official

2013-06-05 15:02

A total of 27 people including six children have been killed across the eastern Indian state of Bihar after they were struck by lightning, say officials.

Grenade blast injures 6 in Indian Kashmir

2013-06-04 14:00

Police say five civilians and a policeman have been wounded in a grenade attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir.

Debt burden drives family to suicide

2013-06-03 22:15

Four members of an Indian family mired in debt committed suicide in the western state of Gujarat, police say.

3 tigers found dead in India reserve

2013-06-03 13:20

Forest rangers in a wildlife reserve in northern India are investigating the deaths of three tigers whose carcasses were found over the last week, reports say.

Monsoon rains arrive in India

2013-06-01 16:27

The annual monsoon, crucial to India's food output and economic growth, has hit the southwest coast.

28 killed in India

2013-05-26 08:23

About 200 suspected Maoist rebels have killed at least 28 people and wounded 24 others in an attack on India's ruling party.

Some Gupta guests on official business

2013-05-21 19:23
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Some wedding guests on board a privately chartered plane that landed at Waterkloof Air Force Base had official business in South Africa, the Indian High Commission says.

SA woman bust with drugs in India - report

2013-05-17 22:40
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A South African woman has reportedly been caught by customs officials at Mumbai Airport carrying 26kg of drugs, according to the SABC.

Delhi gang-rape accused in prison 'attack'

2013-05-15 13:01

A defendant on trial over a fatal gang-rape of a student on a bus in India last December is in a "very critical" condition after being attacked by fellow prisoners, says his lawyer.

Gupta saga: Govt waiting for next move

2013-05-14 18:21

South Africa has taken no decision yet about laying a complaint with India over the landing of a privately chartered plane at Waterkloof Air Force Base.

OK given 3 weeks before Gupta landing

2013-05-09 16:43
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The Indian High Commission was given permission to land a privately-chartered plane at Waterkloof Air Force Base almost three weeks before the actual landing, its high commissioner says.

Pakistani prisoner dies in India hospital

2013-05-09 13:00

A Pakistani man who was serving a life sentence in an Indian prison has died, less than a week after he was beaten by another inmate and slipped into a coma, says an official.

India court green-lights nuclear plant

2013-05-06 14:34

India's Supreme Court has given the green light to the commissioning of a nuclear power plant in the southern state of Tamil Nadu that has been the target of widespread protests.

India, China withdraw troops from border

2013-05-06 08:29

India and China have begun pulling troops back from a disputed area of the Himalayas after resolving a spat that had threatened to reverse a warming in ties, Indian officials say.

Pakistani critical after jail violence

2013-05-03 17:29

A Pakistani prisoner in India has been critical after being attacked by an inmate, an official says, in tit-for-tat jail violence that has strained relations between the neighbours.

Pakistani prisoner attacked in Kashmir

2013-05-03 12:27

A Pakistani prisoner in a jail in Indian Kashmir has been seriously hurt after being beaten by another inmate, a top police official says, a day after an Indian spy was killed in a Pakistani prison.

Short skirts a no-no in India

2013-05-02 18:32

Women attending the Asian Development Bank's annual meeting in New Delhi have been advised to avoid wearing short skirts, since they could lead to sexual harassment.

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