Located in the Thar Desert, the dynamic city of Jodhpur, India breaks the starkness of its surroundings with intense punches of color. The metropolis is cloaked in blue not just for aesthetic purposes; the hue historically demarcated the residence of the Brahmin, a caste of priests and protectors, and thus was meant to deter looters should the city ever come under siege.

India is likely to overtake Japan and Germany to become the third largest economy in the next 10 years but needs to be consistent in reforms and focus more on the social sector, British brokerage HSBC has said. Social capital is “insufficient” in the country and spending on aspects like health and education “is not just desirable for its [India’s] own sake, but is also central to economic growth and political stability,” it said.

A 12-year-old girl in Tamil Nadu, India, has committed suicide after her teacher shouted at and shamed her for period stains on her school uniform. According to the girl’s mother, the girl had gotten her period while in class, and was unprepared because she had had just begun puberty two months prior, Tamil Nadu publication the News Minute reported.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will on Thursday lay the foundation stone for India's first bullet train project, connecting Mumbai and Ahmedabad, in Ahmedabad, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday. "The commencement of work on the country's first High Speed Rail (Bullet train) project will begin on September 14 in Ahmedabad," Mr Goyal told reporters, adding that the bullet train technology would "revolutionise and transform the transport sector".

The slaying of Gauri Lankesh shows how much trouble India's liberal democracy is in. By Shikha Dalmia.

A 12-year-old schoolgirl of class VII in Tamil Nadu, India committed suicide by jumping from a 25-foot high building. The victim left a note…

The 10-week-long standoff between Chinese and Indian forces in the Doklam region of the Himalayas was peacefully resolved on 28 August. This is a victory for diplomacy on both sides. The temptation to score points ...

A police constable saved lives of school kids by running away with a 10 kg bomb tucked in his arms. The head constable who discovered a 10 kg unexploded artillery shell near a school in Chitora village of Sagar district, in Madhya Pradesh, saved lives of as many as 400 school kids.

China says India has withdrawn "trespassing" troops from a tense area along the disputed border.

Extreme rainfall has led to devastating floods across Nepal, India, and Bangladesh, killing nearly 1,200 people and displacing millions.

At least 1,200 people have been killed and millions have been left homeless following devastating floods that have hit India, Bangladesh and Nepal, in one of the worst flooding disasters to have affected the region in years. International aid agencies said thousands of villages have been cut off by flooding with people being deprived of food and clean water for days.

As summer reached the high Himalayas this past June, one corner of the mountains turned hotter than expected. On a small plateau called Doklam, close to where the India-China border meets the tiny kingdom of Bhutan, two of the largest armies in the world faced off against each other. Chinese soldiers, convinced they were on Chinese territory, had brought equipment to extend a road; Indian soldiers, who viewed the land as disputed, blocked the earth-movers. For three months, the armies camped just meters away from each other...

At least two people were killed when part of a huge mountain of garbage came crashing down in a landfill on the eastern outskirts of the Indian capital on Friday, police said. Police officer Omvir Singh said the falling garbage pushed several vehicles into a nearby canal in Ghazipur area. He said five people were rescued and two died. Police brought in large cranes to clear the trash as they launched a rescue operation. Heavy rains are believed to have caused the landfill to collapse.

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The British national arrested for sexually assaulting three children at a blind school in south Delhi is suspected to have victimised 34 other kids from different parts of the country, police said.

Earlier this evening, PM Modi addressed the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India in New Delhi to talk about the Goods and Services Tax (GST) just implemented by the government. The overhaul of India's tax system hasn't been met with unanimous approval, to say the least, as many doubts have been expressed over its effect on the economy.

Apple has cut iPhone, iPad, and Mac prices in India this week following sales tax reforms. Shoppers can now save up to 7.5 percent on the latest iOS devices, but the discounts aren’t quite as generous on Apple Watch or Macs. India has introduced a new sales tax system, which means customers now pay a single tax, as opposed to various government taxes, on the goods they buy. There are five different tax rates, ranging from 0 to 28 percent, that are applied depending on product type.

Israel and India launched a technology fund Wednesday aimed at growing the countries’ business relationship, and signed seven accords boosting cooperation in areas ranging from space research to water and agriculture. The Israel India Innovation Initiative Fund, or I4F, was announced during an unprecedented visit to Israel by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is looking for military and other technologies as he seeks to move his country aggressively into the digital age.

India has emerged as the economic pole of global growth by surpassing China and is expected to maintain its lead over the coming decade, says a new study by Harvard University.

As a country with a huge demand for electricity, India is wise to step up its renewable energy game. The country recently announced plans to shut down more than 30 of its coal mines and is steadily veering away from coal-fired plants, so naturally, it needs an alternative.

India's holy Ganges begins as a crystal clear river high in the icy Himalayas but pollution and excessive usage transforms it into toxic sludge on its journey through burgeoning cities, industrial hubs and past millions of devotees.

Seven Amarnath pilgrims, five of them women, were killed in a terrorist attack in Anantnag today. At 8.20 pm today, the militants attacked an armoured car of the police, an official said. When the police fired back, the militants fled, firing indiscriminately, the official added. A bus carrying yatris was on the highway when the incident occurred.

Guardian India correspondent Michael Safi takes a journey along the Yamuna river. Stretching 855 miles (1,375km) across the north of the country, at its source in the Himalayas its water is crystal clear.

While Indian government officials discuss ways to legalize bitcoin for tax purposes, the Supreme Court has given lawmakers four weeks to examine all security issues relating to digital currencies. Bitcoin.com recently reported on the government setting up a task force to evaluate whether to regulate and legalize bitcoin, which is expected to take 6 months.

Experts discuss potential impact and improvement of low-power edge computing benefits on rapidly modernizing cities.

A 32-year-old techie-turned-musician strummed the guitar on the operation table while surgeons "burned" his brain to correct a neurological disorder. The seven-hour surgery at a city hospital last week relieved the youth of musician's dystonia, a condition that cramped three fingers on his left hand.

India has elected a man from its "untouchable" Dalit caste to be its next president. Ram Nath Kovind, 72, is from the ruling BJP party.

The state government in India's capital told Philip Morris International Inc and other tobacco companies on Saturday to remove all advertisements from tobacco shops in the city, warning them of legal action if they do not comply.

As the Indian government discusses the regulatory framework for digital currencies such as bitcoin, a disagreement over which regulatory body should be in charge erupts. While the Reserve Bank of India suggests that bitcoin is a commodity, the Securities and Exchange Board of India disagrees.

India's transport minister said tech that takes away jobs won't be allowed.

Asia’s great powers are increasingly jostling with one another for influence, and as they do the region’s old wounds open up again.

The two nuclear powers are fighting over a border, but their battle is really over the shape of Asia’s future. By Steven Lee Myers, Ellen Barry and Max Fisher.

The Rajasthan Tent Dealers Kiraya Vyavsai Samiti, will verify and scrutinise the birth documents of the bride and groom each time they're approached for wedding supplies.

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