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Devotees of a dead guru in India have told the BBC they put his body in a freezer to preserve him as they believe he will return to life to lead them.

A New Delhi court on Thursday confirmed the death penalty imposed by a lower court to four men convicted for the gang rape and murder of a young woman on a moving bus in 2012.

A suicide bomber was on Thursday gunned down close to the Indian Consulate complex in Afghanistan's Kandahar province before he could detonate explosives.

A New Delhi court on Thursday confirmed the death penalty imposed by a lower court to four men convicted for the gang rape and murder of a young woman on a moving bus in 2012.

Summary SpiceJet has announced a deal with Boeing to buy 42 of its MAX jets in a deal worth $4.4 billion.

Bapji, as he is fondly called, recalls the family grocer's reluctance to extend further credit till his previous accounts were cleared.

As remuneration in the British Columbia public sector skyrockets, we bring you our annual database of who is making what in B.C.'s public service.

An Indian diplomat whose arrest and strip-search spurred an international flap had charges against her dismissed by a federal judge on Wednesday.

Of the 21 Lok Sabha seats and 147 assembly seats going for the polls next month, BJD today announced the names of candidates for 5 Lok Sabha constituencies and 30 assembly constituencies.

San Francisco firefighters prevented a five-alarm fire from spreading from a condominium construction site to nearby buildings on Tuesday.

As remuneration in the British Columbia public sector skyrockets, we bring you our annual database of who is making what in B.C.'s public service.

Gujarat National Law University has set up Intellectual Property Rights chair with sponsorship from Microsoft.

Jaipur, March 11: Rajasthan IAS officer B.B. Mohanty, who was accused of raping a 22-year-old girl, filed an application in a court seeking an anticipatory bail Tuesday, a lawyer said.

Academics at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad have coined the term " brick and click " as a way for mom and pop retailers in India to innovate by settling groceries online.

Maoist rebels killed at least 15 members of India's security forces and one civilian on Tuesday in a massive attack in the restive Chhattisgarh state, less than a month before the country holds elections, police said.

India has to cut its Iranian oil imports by nearly two-thirds from the first quarter after the United States asked it to hold the shipments at end-2013 levels, in keeping with the nuclear deal easing sanctions on Tehran, Indian government sources said.

Maoist rebels ambushed paramilitary soldiers in a brazen daytime attack on their camp in central India on Tuesday, killing 20 troops in their largest attack in almost a year, police said.

New Delhi, March 10 : India and the African countries should mull forming a working group to explore healthcare cooperation, stakeholders and experts said here Monday.

Washington, March 10: The new Indian ambassador to the US, S. Jaishankar, Monday formally presented his credentials to President Barack Obama at his oval office at the White House.

Initial inspections of Bangladesh garment factories organized after the collapse of the Rana Plaza complex have found safety problems including overloaded ceilings, exposed cables and locked fire escapes, an industry-backed group said on Monday.