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It is the sheer scale of the endeavour that seizes the imagination - 814 million voters, 930,000 polling stations, 1.4 million electronic voting machines, 11 million police and security officers.

An Indian naval officer was killed and "some" dock workers were injured on Friday in a gas leak aboard a yet-to-be commissioned naval ship, the defence ministry said.

However, the talks were put on hold due to the entry of Japanese retailer Aeon," the Indian paper cited one of two sources familiar with the negotiations as saying.

None of the IITs have made it to the top 100 of a global list released by the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings on Thursday.

Bharat and India have come together to create a dangerous environment for working urban women.

He also took on the judiciary, saying it was the judicial system which failed to punish the corrupt.

And with that statement, seemingly innocent and complimentary, the whole context of my conversation with the Indian man sitting next to me was immediately altered from a friendly exchange aboard an overnight bus to Bangalore to a heart-stopping, potentially threatening situation.

The race near New Delhi, having joined the calendar in 2011, is absent from this season's schedule mainly because of the sport's issues with the Indian tax situation.

The voting will start in a month's time, on April 7, but the voting will move around the country on nine phases, ending on May 12. Then the votes will all be counted-there are 814 million eligible voters-and the result will be known on May 16. But a lot of people think they know the result now: Narendra Modi of the BJP will be prime minister, and ... (more)

After an acid attack disfigured her face when she was 16, it would've been understandable if Laxmi had decided to retreat from society.

The United States sought on Thursday to rebuild rocky ties with India, while stressing it would tackle differences "head on" in pursuit of its drive to quintuple bilateral trade in a decade.

After years of futility in his first six NHL seasons with the New York Islanders and Florida Panthers, the star goaltender found a home - and the playoffs - in Vancouver.

New Delhi/Lucknow, March 5: Protests by AAP workers outside the BJP offices in the national and Uttar Pradesh capitals against party chief Arvind Kejriwal's detention in Gujarat snowballed into a pitched battle between members of both parties.

International news and features agency Barcroft India are recruiting for a new reporter to join their award-winning editorial team.

The Cajundome is due for a facelift and it looks like it's going to get one in the near future.

The new projects will help the company to consolidate its position in the growing water and wastewater treatment sector in the country.

The closely watched sex assault trial for an Army general is finally set, but it will unfold with lingering questions about the accuser's credibility and without the prosecutor who led the case for nearly two... The closely watched sex assault trial for an Army general is finally set, but it will unfold with lingering questions about the accuser's ... (more)

India's mammoth parliamentary election will start on April 7, authorities announced on Wednesday, kicking off a race that will pit charismatic Hindu nationalist leader Narendra Modi against the unpopular Nehru-Gandhi family's ruling Congress party.

India's mammoth parliamentary election will start on 7 April, authorities announced this morning, kicking off a race that will pit Hindu nationalist leader Narendra Modi against the unpopular Nehru-Gandhi family's ruling Congress party.

Laxmi, a victim of acid attack and a standard-bearer for the movement to end acid attacks, has been selected by the US for the prestigious International Women of Courage Award.