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Millions stretch and bend for International Yoga Day INTERNATIONAL

Millions stretch and bend for International Yoga Day

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called yoga a "people's mass movement" as he took to the mat on Tuesday along with millions of others worldwide to celebrate the ancient practice.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
India announces sweeping reforms to foreign direct investment rules ECONOMY

India announces sweeping reforms to foreign direct investment rules

India announced sweeping reforms to rules on foreign direct investment, opening up its defence and civil aviation sectors to complete outside ownership and clearing the way for Apple to open stores in the country.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Indian embassy moving to new address ARABIA

Indian embassy moving to new address

The Indian embassy will start functioning from its new premises in Onaiza from June 27, it was announced on Sunday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Indian cricketer faces probe over lion selfie CULTURE

Indian cricketer faces probe over lion selfie

Forestry officials in western India have ordered an inquiry after cricketer Ravindra Jadeja posted several photos on social media of him and his wife posing with endangered Asiatic lions.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Indian court jails 11 for life over Gujarat massacre of Muslims INTERNATIONAL

Indian court jails 11 for life over Gujarat massacre of Muslims

An Indian court jailed 11 Hindu attackers for life on Friday for murdering dozens of Muslims in one of the most notorious massacres of the 2002 Gujarat riots that shook India.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
India to vaccinate 300,000 children after polio strain found in sewage INTERNATIONAL

India to vaccinate 300,000 children after polio strain found in sewage

India plans to urgently immunise around 300,000 children against the crippling polio virus after a strain of the highly contagious disease was detected in sewage in the southern city of Hyderabad, the ministry of health said on Wednesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
India overhauls aviation rules to boost air travel INTERNATIONAL

India overhauls aviation rules to boost air travel

India overhauled rules governing the world's fastest-growing aviation market on Wednesday to make it easier for new airlines to fly overseas, aiming to boost air travel and economic growth.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
India crush woeful Zimbabwe for series sweep CULTURE

India crush woeful Zimbabwe for series sweep

Unbeaten half centuries from Lokesh Rahul and debutant Faiz Fazal earned India a clean sweep of their three-match One-Day International series in Zimbabwe after a crushing 10-wicket victory on Wednesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Indian cabinet clears civil aviation policy: govt source INTERNATIONAL

Indian cabinet clears civil aviation policy: govt source

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet approved a new national civil aviation policy on Wednesday, a government source said, sending airline stocks higher.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
India's Mallya says being deemed 'guilty without trial' INTERNATIONAL

India's Mallya says being deemed 'guilty without trial'

Indebted tycoon Vijay Mallya on Sunday accused Indian government agencies of deeming him ‘guilty without trial’ and lambasted the country's financial crime ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Modi notches upper-house gains, eyes Uttar Pradesh battle INTERNATIONAL

Modi notches upper-house gains, eyes Uttar Pradesh battle

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has notched up gains in elections to India's upper house of parliament, and is seeking to drive home the advantage when his party meets to devise a strategy to win India's biggest state.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
India planning to auction wind projects to meet Modi’s 60-gigawatt target ECONOMY

India planning to auction wind projects to meet Modi’s 60-gigawatt target

India will introduce competitive auctions for wind farms this year in a bid to fulfill Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s goal for 60 gigawatts of capacity by 2022.

4:45 AM November 25 2016