NEW DELHI – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has acknowledged the “large unfinished agenda” facing his government after three years in power, and vowed to tackle corruption and fiscal mismanagement. “I will be the [...]

DEHRADUN, India – At least 24 Hindu pilgrims were killed when a packed bus plunged into a fast-flowing river in northern India on Tuesday after colliding with a truck, officials said. The bus, which was on its way back from the holy shrine [...]

BANGALORE, India  – At least 14 people were killed and around 35 injured on Tuesday when a passenger train slammed into a stationary goods train in southern India, a local railway official told AFP. The sleeper train was travelling to [...]

MUMBAI  – Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, who shot to global fame when she was subjected to allegedly racist taunts on Britain’s “Celebrity Big Brother” television series, gave birth to a baby boy on Monday. “God [...]

NEW DELHI – Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan has revealed the name of his baby granddaughter on Twitter, putting an end to months of speculation. “Her name is Aaradhya,” Bachchan tweeted to a curious fan late Saturday, breaking [...]

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India  – An Indian court denied bail on Saturday to two Italian marines charged with the murder of two fishermen who were shot dead off the country’s southwestern coast. The move came a day after murder charges [...]

LUCKNOW :  Some 16 people died when a bus carrying Muslim pilgrims exploded in a ball of fire after colliding head-on with a truck in northern India, according to officials. The bus, which was en route to the Muslim shrine of Ajmer Sharif, [...]

NEW DELHI :  India has outlined plans to curb government foreign trips as part of an austerity drive and says it is “vigorously” committed to curtailing ballooning spending. The statement late Friday came as India’s currency [...]

NEW DELHI – Indian women’s groups applauded Friday cabinet approval of amendments to a bill that would for the first time grant women a clearly-defined share of their husband’s property after divorce. The new Marriage Bill [...]

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India – Indian police on Friday formally charged two Italian marines with murder after two fishermen were shot dead off the southwestern coast. The charges came as Italy’s foreign ministry said it was recalling [...]