India
Gujarat riots: India court convicts 24 over Gulbarg massacre
A court in India has found 24 people guilty of involvement in one of the most notorious massacres during the 2002 anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat. The special court acquitted 36 others in the so-called Gulbarg Society killings in Ahmedabad city. Activists and riot survivors have expressed "disappointment" and said...
Kate Middleton almost has a ‘Marilyn Monroe moment’ on tour of India
Kate was able to catch the hem of her gown in time and save any embarrassment as she laid a wreath to India's war dead The Duchess of Cambridge almost suffered a Marilyn Monroe moment when a gust of wind blew her dress up as she paid her respects to India's war dead at a national monument. Kate was able to catch the hem...
India’s BJP leads in Assam elections
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP party is leading in elections in the north-eastern state of Assam for the first time, early trends suggest. The BJP is ahead in 50 of the 126 seats, while the Congress is leading in 26 seats, the Election Commission said. Assembly elections were held in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West...
The Siamese twins who shared a FACE: Heartbreaking pictures show babies born with just one head between them
These tragic images show Siamese twins who were born sharing a face in India. The babies, who each had their own heart, arms and legs were born weighing 2lbs 6oz at a hospital in Rajkot, Gujarat, eastern India. But doctors confirmed they only lived for six minutes following their birth at Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Government...
India’s temples of sex
This extremely conservative country was once home to the world’s first sex treatise and the erotic art on display is perhaps more shocking now than when it was created. In December 2013, India’s LGBT community suffered a severe setback as the country’s Supreme Court ruled homosexuality to be a criminal...
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge enjoy safari with world’s most majestic animals in India
THE Duke and Duchess of Cambridge went on safari today, hoping to see rhinos, tigers and elephants in a national park in India. Prince William and Kate, both keen to support conservation of some of the world’s most majestic animals and their habitat, toured the Kaziranga National Park in the far north-eastern state...
Prince William and Kate Arrive in India for Royal Tour
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived in India Sunday, kicking off a Royal Tour that will also include Bhutan. The future King and Queen took a regularly-scheduled British Airways flight from London with an 11-member staff, including four press officers, a chief of staff each for Prince William and Kate, a stylist, a...
India Kolkata flyover collapse: Dozens remain trapped
Rescuers have worked through the night to reach dozens of people believed to be trapped under a collapsed flyover in the Indian city of Kolkata (Calcutta). The bypass was under construction in the Girish Park area when it collapsed suddenly on Thursday night. At least 23 people were killed and scores were injured. The 2km-long...
22 dead after overpass collapses in Kolkata, India
An overpass collapsed Thursday in the Indian city of Kolkata, crushing vehicles below it, killing at least 22 people and leaving dozens more missing, authorities said. Maj. Gen. Anurag Gupta, from India's National Disaster Management Authority, told CNN early Thursday evening that authorities didn't then know how many...
Is India facing its worst-ever water crisis?
Readings showed that the water level in the canal connecting the river to the plant was going down rapidly. Water is used to produce steam to run the turbines and for cooling vital equipment of coal-fired power stations. By next day, authorities were forced to suspend generation at the 2,300-megawatt plant in Farakka town...
Why attending an Indian wedding can be dangerous
Wedding celebrations are supposed to be happy events but in northern India, a shocking number end tragically, thanks to a surprisingly tenacious tradition of celebratory gunfire. Take the wedding party in a small village called Raipur Bhood in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh last weekend. The photographer, employed to...
India caste unrest: Water supply ‘partially restored’ in Delhi
Water supply has been partially restored in the Indian capital, Delhi, where up to 10 million were affected after protesters sabotaged a key canal. The army took control of the Munak canal in neighbouring Haryana state on Monday after Jat community protesters, angry at caste job quotas, seized it. Delhi Water Minister Kapil...