News from India
A self-styled Indian spiritual guru who claims millions of followers worldwide has been given a life sentence for raping a 16-year-old girl. Asaram Bapu was convicted of the 2013 attack… Continue reading Asaram Bapu: Indian guru sentenced to life for raping girl
India’s Cabinet has approved the introduction of the death penalty for those who rape children, amid uproar over a series of high-profile cases. The change to the country’s penal code… Continue reading India introduces death penalty for child rapists
An Indian court has overturned the conviction of a senior BJP party member who was sentenced to 28 years in jail for her part in the murder of 97 people… Continue reading Gujarat riots: India court overturns Maya Kodnani conviction
This April 17, 2018 photo shows a path leading to the Devisthan temple, where an eight-year-old girl was raped and murdered, at Rasana village in Kathua district of Jammu.… Continue reading Kathua rape and murder: Supreme Court seeks report on conduct of lawyers
An Indian man who disappeared 40 years ago has been reunited with his family after his brother recognised him in a YouTube video that went viral. Khomdram Gambhir Singh went… Continue reading India video reunites man with family after 40 years
This week, in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, a farmer pawned his wife’s jewellery to a moneylender to raise money for his daughter’s wedding. He said he had… Continue reading Is India running out of cash again?
A major surfing tournament in Australia has been called off following two shark attacks in the area. The World Surf League (WSL) said the final days of the Margaret River… Continue reading Australian surf event cancelled after shark attacks
The police in India are looking for the rapists of a girl who has no face, name, home or number. She was possibly between nine and 11 years old, and… Continue reading Why India’s rape crisis shows no signs of abating
The world’s longest cave in sandstone was recently discovered in India’s north-eastern state of Meghalaya. Soutik Biswas joined a group of speleologists for a glimpse of this unique cave. “If… Continue reading The hidden secrets of India’s world record-breaking ‘fairy cave’
India’s central bank has announced a ban on the sale or purchase of crypto-currency. In its first policy statement for the current fiscal year, the bank said that financial institutions… Continue reading India bans crypto-currency trades
Actor Salman Khan held guilty of killing 2 blackbucks in 1998; bail hearing today. Law caught up with Bollywood superstar Salman Khan after 20 years on Thursday when a court… Continue reading Blackbuck poaching case: Salman Khan sent to 5 years in jail
An Indian court has found Bollywood superstar Salman Khan guilty of poaching rare antelope back in 1998. Khan killed the two blackbucks, a protected species, in the western state of… Continue reading Bollywood star Salman Khan guilty of poaching
