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Amit Mishra arrested in Bangalore, released on bail

India legspinner Amit Mishra is arrested, and subsequently released on bail, in Bangalore in connection with the case of assault filed against him by a woman on October 20.
27 October 2015

Zuckerberg in India, visits Taj Mahal

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is in India to host the next Facebook Townhall Q&A session.
27 October 2015

Delhi 'beef raid' on Kerala government canteen causes outrage

The canteen of a Delhi guesthouse belonging to the southern Indian state of Kerala was visited by police after a right-wing Hindu group complained it had beef on its menu.
27 October 2015

Afghan quake: The corner of a continental collision

Monday's tremor shares an overall cause with the Nepal earthquakes in April and May: the slow collision caused by India pushing north into the Eurasian continent. But they are not directly related.
27 October 2015

India's biggest airline in initial share offering

Indian budget airline IndiGo plans to conduct an initial share offering this week as it seeks to raise as much as 32.68bn rupees ($500m; £325.6m), according to reports.
27 October 2015

Pitched battle erupts between Team India director Ravi Shastri & Wankhede curator

Wankhede Stadium curator Sudhir Naik has lodged an official complaint to Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) against Team India director Ravi Shastri for 'abusing him' during Sunday's fifth ODI against South Africa.
27 October 2015

Rescue efforts expanded as Afghan-Pakistan quake toll tops 360

Rescue efforts are being stepped up to help those affected by the magnitude-7.5 earthquake which hit remote areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan on Monday. More than 360 people are known to have died, most of them in Pakistan, and at least 2,000 were injured.
27 October 2015

Powerful quake rocks South Asia, more than 200 dead

A major earthquake struck the remote Afghan northeast, killing more than 200 people in Afghanistan and nearby northern Pakistan, injuring hundreds and sending shock waves as far as New Delhi, officials say.
26 October 2015

Mute Indian woman flies to Delhi, but claims family not hers

A young deaf and mute Indian womanwho was stranded in Pakistan for a decade has returned home, but said the family she identified in photos was not hers.
26 October 2015

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) mulls mini IPL

BCCI is seriously looking at introducing a 'mini IPL' - a new T20 league run by the board along the lines of Cricket Australia's Big Bash.
23 October 2015

Obama urges Pakistan to avoid raising nuclear tensions with new weapons

U.S. President Barack Obama urges Pakistan to avoid developments in its nuclear weapons programme that could increase risks and instability.
23 October 2015

Jacques Kallis named head coach of Kolkata Knight Riders

South African legend Jacques Kallis has been named the head coach of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), replacing Trevor Bayliss.
22 October 2015

Hajj stampede death toll tops 2,100: Foreign figures (video)

The death toll from last month's hajj stampede has topped 2,100, according to tallies given by foreign officials, making it by far the deadliest disaster in the pilgrimage's history.
22 October 2015

India beef lynching premeditated, says inquiry

A commission of inquiry in India has concluded that the lynching of a man over rumours he kept and consumed beef was premeditated and not spontaneous.
22 October 2015

Why are indian sikhs angry?

Sikhs in the northern Indian state of Punjab stage protests, enforced strikes and blocked roads in several towns and cities in the past week.
20 October 2015

India Uber driver guilty of rape

An Indian court is found an Uber taxi driver guilty of raping a female passenger last year in Delhi.
20 October 2015

Saudi Arabia hajj disaster death toll at least 2,177

The crush and stampede that struck the hajj last month in Saudi Arabia killed at least 2,177 pilgrims, a new Associated Press tally showed on Monday.
20 October 2015

Shocking amount of misinformation about cancer: Lisa Ray

Actress Lisa Ray, who put up a brave fight against cancer, says the amount of misinformation about the disease is shocking and that media needs to clear the myths and the 'fear factor' surrounding it.
20 October 2015

Pakistan players could refuse to play World T20 in India due to security concerns: ICC President

Zaheer Abbas, International Cricket Council (ICC) President fears for Pakistan players' security during the World T20 in India next year.
20 October 2015

Shiv Sena attack derails India-Pakistan cricket talks

A meeting between India and Pakistan's cricket board chiefs in Mumbai has been cancelled after a protest by far-right Hindu nationalists.
19 October 2015