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Japan's government has approved a reinterpretation of the war-renouncing constitution to allow greater use of military force to defend other countries.

India's new Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet President Barack Obama in Washington in September during a visit aimed at restoring strained relations between the countries.

The wife of a Georgia man facing charges after their son was left in a hot car and died has retained a criminal defense attorney for herself.

Indian engineers are toiling in the Himalayas to build the world's highest railway bridge which is expected to be 35 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower when completed by 2016.

Zohra Sehgal, the grand dame of Indian theatre and films, was older than Indian cinema at the age of 102 with a glorious performing career behind her that inspired generations.

CHILDREN on the frontline, deadly hatred and a mess that dates back 2000 years. Here's why Israel and Palestine are at each other's throats today.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has promised to allocate Rs 500 crore to set up five new IIMs and five new IITs in the Union Budget 2014-15.

Staff and students at Evesham High School and Simon de Montfort Middle School welcomed visitors fromMayoor School in Ajmer, India.

NEW DELHI - In a country grappling with poverty, sluggish growth and a daunting deficit, India's new budget has set aside 2 billion rupees for a colossal iron-and-bronze statue almost twice the size of the Statue of Liberty.

A father who authorities say went on a shooting rampage at a suburban Houston home, killing four of his children and two adults and wounding his 15-year-old daughter critically, has surrendered after a standoff and... A father who authorities say fatally shot two adults and four of his children and critically wounded his 15-year-old daughter, sank ... (more)

Charges against John Armstrong, of Wigton and four of the five other British personnel arrested last October have been dropped, it is being reported today.

A valet at a five-star hotel in the Indian capital caused $335,000 worth of damage to a Lamborghini Gallardo after crashing it into a concrete wall in front of horrified guests, the hotel and a report said Thursday.

India's Finance Minister Arun Jaitley poses as he leaves his office to present the federal budget for the 2014/15 fiscal year, in New Delhi on July 10, 2014.

It's an hour after opening time at a posh jewelry store in New Delhi. The scene is unusually sedate.

PESHAWAR: More than 800,000 people have fled a major military offensive against the Taliban in a tribal area, officials said Wednesday.

The body of Rekha Duggal was recovered around 9.30pm on Monday from the second-floor flat of her four-storey building in south Delhi's posh Greater Kailash II area.

Amit Shah was unanimously chosen as the BJP's new president at a meeting of party leaders Wednesday in New Delhi.

The rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl on an overnight train in Thailand have prompted a nationwide call for stricter enforcement of rape laws and a weekend rally that will defy military restrictions on public gatherings.

Commuters hang by doors of a crowded local train in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, July 8, 2014.

Indian farmer Ranganath Watpade made a killing last year by putting off selling his onions until four months after he harvested them.