News from India
A bishop has been arrested in the southern Indian state of Kerala over allegations that he raped a nun 13 times times between 2014 and 2016. The 44-year-old woman registered… Continue reading India bishop accused of rape arrested in Kerala
On 14 September, Pranay Perumalla was murdered in front of his wife, Amrutha, in an alleged honour killing. BBC Telugu’s Deepthi Bathini spoke to Amrutha, whose father has been arrested… Continue reading India killing: ‘My father ordered my husband’s murder’
The first all-British radar satellite has launched to orbit on an Indian rocket. Called NovaSAR, it has the ability to take pictures of the surface of the Earth in every… Continue reading NovaSAR: UK radar satellite launches to track illegal shipping activity
Thieves who stole a gold, diamond-studded lunchbox that belonged to a former royal family were using it to eat their meals, Indian police say. The lunchbox, stolen last week, was… Continue reading Nizam: India thieves ‘ate from stolen gold lunchbox’
At least 53 people were killed and several others injured when a packed bus went off a road in the southern Indian state of Telangana. Officials told BBC Telugu the… Continue reading Speeding India bus plunge kills 53
India’s Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal to stop forest rangers from killing a “man eating” tigress in the western state of Maharashtra. The court said it would not interfere… Continue reading India top court rejects appeal to save ‘man-eating’ tiger
In a historic ruling, India’s Supreme Court struck down parts of a colonial-era law that criminalised homosexuality. Jayshree Bajoria spoke to Arif Jafar, an LGBT activist who was arrested under… Continue reading The Indian activist jailed for being gay
In a historic decision, India’s Supreme Court has ruled that gay sex is no longer a criminal offence. The ruling overturns a 2013 judgement that upheld a colonial-era law, known… Continue reading India court legalises gay sex in landmark ruling
At least 31 policemen in Indian-administered Kashmir have been killed by militants this year, according to official estimates. Sameer Yasir reports on how the state’s police force is bearing the… Continue reading Tortured and killed: Kashmir’s vulnerable policemen
India’s Supreme Court has dismissed a case against an actress over a movie scene that a Muslim group had argued was “blasphemous”. Priya Varrier is seen winking during a song… Continue reading India winking song: Actress not blasphemous, court rules
Five prominent Indian activists have been arrested in connection with caste-based violence in the western state of Maharashtra earlier this year. Sudha Bharadwaj, Gautam Navlakha and Varavara Rao were picked… Continue reading Top Indian activists held over caste violence
KPS Gill, who died on Friday, served as Indian Hockey Federation’s (IHF) president for 14 years. He was known to stand by the players in times of need. KPS Gill,… Continue reading KPS Gill, Indian hockey’s long serving administrator, dies at 82
