Category: India News

A controversial Indian politician from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has called the Taj Mahal a “blot on Indian culture” built by “traitors”. Sangeet Som, a lawmaker in the… Continue reading Indian politician: ‘Taj Mahal built by traitors’

An Indian naval officer who underwent sex change surgery has been discharged from service. A navy statement said its “rules and regulations do not permit the sailor’s continued employment” because… Continue reading India navy discharges officer after sex change

An Indian air force helicopter has crashed in the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, killing seven military personnel. The crash took place at around 06:00 local time (00:30 GMT) when… Continue reading Indian air force helicopter crash kills seven

Police in India have arrested Honeypreet Insan, the adopted daughter of controversial guru Ram Rahim Singh. Honeypreet Insan was among those accused of inciting violence in which 38 people were… Continue reading Honeypreet Insan: India rapist guru’s adopted daughter arrested

A recent Indian court order suspending the jail terms of three young men guilty of gang-rape and blackmail stands out for being regressive, writes the BBC’s Geeta Pandey in Delhi.… Continue reading India ‘victim-shaming’ row after judges bail rapists

Police had initially booked the accused, Rohit Krishna Mahanta, for rash driving and causing hurt by an act of negligence. But after the victim, Gurpreet Singh, died the police arrested… Continue reading Asked not to smoke in public, ‘drunk’ lawyer mows down 21-year-old biker; held

A second uncle of a 10-year-old Indian child who gave birth to a baby girl last month has been arrested for allegedly raping her. He is the younger brother of… Continue reading India rape: Second uncle held in 10-year-old pregnant child’s case

China and India may have defused a potential border conflict but the stand-off seems to have led to dispute over another contentious issue: water. Delhi says it has not received… Continue reading China and India water ‘dispute’ after border stand-off

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