News from India
India has unveiled the world’s tallest statue, which cost 29.9bn rupees (£330m; $430m) to build. The 182m (600ft) high structure in the western state of Gujarat is a bronze-clad tribute… Continue reading India unveils the world’s tallest statue
The Indian government controversially removed the two men at the top of its main investigating agency earlier this week, sparking a political row over the decision. Alok Verma, the director… Continue reading The corruption scandal marring India’s CBI
More than 60 people have been killed and 100 hurt after a train ran into a crowd near Amritsar in India’s northern Punjab state, police told the BBC. The victims… Continue reading Amritsar: India train mows down crowd killing scores
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The proposed Bilaspur-Manali-Leh rail line will have many firsts to its credit. At 5,360 meters above the sea level, it will be the world’s highest railway line. The 465-km line,… Continue reading At 5,360 meters above sea level, Bilaspur-Manali-Leh rail line to be world’s highest
A truck driver died after he rammed his vehicle into the Thiruvananthapuram Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express on Thursday at a manned level crossing between Gujarat’s Godhra and Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam,… Continue reading Truck hits Trivandrum Rajdhani, two coaches derail, one dead
Crowds of angry Hindu devotees have prevented women from entering one of Hinduism’s holiest temples despite a historic Supreme Court ruling. Crowds of agitated protesters in Kerala attacked female devotees,… Continue reading Sabarimala: Mobs attack women near India Hindu temple
A self-styled Indian guru and 14 others have been sentenced to life in prison for murdering four women and an 18-month-old baby in 2014. The court in Haryana state convicted… Continue reading India guru Rampal sentenced to life in jail for murder
This holiday season, tourist hotspots such as Phuket, Bali, Singapore, Istanbul and South Africa are emerging as the preferred foreign destinations for Indians due to a heavily depreciated rupee, according… Continue reading What rupee fall has done for tourism in India, and other south-east Asian destinations
India was elected to the United Nations‘ top human rights body on Friday for a period of three years beginning January 1, 2019, getting 188 votes in the Asia-Pacific category, the highest number… Continue reading India wins election to UNHRC with highest votes
India has deported seven Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar, despite last-minute appeals that doing so put them at risk. The men had been detained since 2012 for immigration violations. Earlier in… Continue reading India under fire as it deports Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar
Is India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, correct to claim credit for an airport building boom in his country? The prime minister tweeted this week that India now had 100 airports… Continue reading India airports: Has PM Modi built more than others?
