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India flags off its fastest-ever train in modernisation push INTERNATIONAL

India flags off its fastest-ever train in modernisation push

India flagged off its fastest-ever train on Tuesday as part of a major modernisation of the crumbling railway system - but its top speed is only half of those in China and other countries.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Google unveils India 'health cards' as it eyes vast market INTERNATIONAL

Google unveils India 'health cards' as it eyes vast market

Google on Tuesday began offering its own doctor-vetted health information on search pages in India, as the Internet giant battles to boost user numbers in the key emerging market.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Indian villagers strip, beat low-caste teens over bike 'theft' INTERNATIONAL

Indian villagers strip, beat low-caste teens over bike 'theft'

Three low-caste teenagers were stripped, beaten and forced to march naked in public after they were accused of stealing a motorcycle in western India, video footage showed on Tuesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
India cuts interest rate to lowest since 2011, but raises reverse repo ECONOMY

India cuts interest rate to lowest since 2011, but raises reverse repo

The Reserve Bank of India cut its policy interest rate by a quarter percentage point on Tuesday, reducing it to a more than five-year low while dangling the prospect of another cut later this year if inflation trends stay benign.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
India's biometric database crosses billion-member mark INTERNATIONAL

India's biometric database crosses billion-member mark

India's biometric database notched up 1bn members on Monday, as the government sought to allay concerns about privacy breaches in the world's biggest such scheme.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Film stars in spotlight after Panama Papers leak INTERNATIONAL

Film stars in spotlight after Panama Papers leak

Bollywood's Amitabh Bachchan and martial arts movie star Jackie Chan are among celebrities who feature Monday in a massive leak of documents, some of which reveal hidden offshore assets.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Tough battle for India's Modi in key state polls INTERNATIONAL

Tough battle for India's Modi in key state polls

Millions of voters head to the polls Monday in two Indian states, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party facing a tough fight as it tries to tighten its grip on power nationally.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
India, Saudi to strengthen 'anti-terrorism' cooperation INTERNATIONAL

India, Saudi to strengthen 'anti-terrorism' cooperation

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Saudi King Salman agreed in Riyadh on Sunday to strengthen their cooperation in fighting "terrorism" and ro facilitate investments.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Indian villagers block women activists from Hindu temple INTERNATIONAL

Indian villagers block women activists from Hindu temple

Angry villagers blocked a group of women activists from entering the inner sanctum of a temple in western India Saturday, despite a court order mandating Hindu women's right to worship.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Three arrested over deadly flyover collapse in India INTERNATIONAL

Three arrested over deadly flyover collapse in India

Indian police have arrested three employees of the construction firm building a flyover which collapsed in the eastern city of Kolkata, as the death toll rose to 26, a senior officer said Saturday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Stunning win helps West Indies smile again CULTURE

Stunning win helps West Indies smile again

West Indies captain Darren Sammy said he hopes to help Caribbean fans smile again by completing a unique hat-trick at the World Twenty20 after stunning India to reach the final.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Indian police detain five over deadly flyover collapse INTERNATIONAL

Indian police detain five over deadly flyover collapse

Indian police said on Friday they have detained five staff at the company building a flyover that collapsed, killing at least 25 people, as hopes of finding more survivors faded.

4:45 AM November 25 2016