Category: India News

A gun carriage carried the mortal remains of Arjan Singh from the air force legend’s residence to Brar Chowk in Delhi Cantonment, where top military and civil dignitaries laid wreaths. Arjan Singh,… Continue reading Farewell Arjan Singh: State funeral for the first and only Marshal of Indian Air Force

Four Indian policemen have been arrested for trying to help guru Gurmeet Ram Rahim escape after he was convicted of rape last month. Senior police officer AS Chawla told BBC… Continue reading India holds four policemen for rapist guru ‘escape plan’

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will lay the foundation stone for India’s first high-speed train in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s native state of Gujarat on Thursday. Mostly funded by a… Continue reading India launches first bullet train project

Delhi Police said the British man, Murray Ward, arrested for alleged sexual abuse of visually impaired children had been giving donations to National Association for Blind for the last nine… Continue reading British man arrested in India for ‘sexually abusing’ blind school kids

The death toll from the collapse of a six-storey building in Mumbai on Thursday has risen to 33 while 46 others have been rescued, officials have said. Relief operations are… Continue reading Six storey building in Mumbai collapse kills 33

The French tourist family stuck in Mumbai floods on Tuesday went to three hotels in Dadar looking for a safe place before being directed to the Gurudwara. “One of our… Continue reading Thank you India, says French family which took shelter at Mumbai gurudwara

Indians returned almost all of the high-currency notes banned in last year’s shock government crackdown on illegal cash, the central bank says. It said 15.28tn rupees ($242bn) – or 99%… Continue reading India rupee: Illegal cash crackdown failed – bank report

Mosques, Gurdwaras and temples in the city opened their doors to stranded people of all faiths through Tuesday and also for the night. Akhtar Raza realised he may never reach… Continue reading Mumbai rains: Religious places open doors for those stranded

Indian security forces have been put on high alert ahead of the sentencing of a controversial guru who was convicted of rape on Friday. Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh followers went… Continue reading India guru rape: High alert ahead of Ram Rahim sentence