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India's Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned a lower court's ruling that decriminalized gay sex, a move condemned by gay rights activists as a big step backward in their struggle for acceptance in this largely conservative country.

Four Sikhs convicted of the revenge stabbing in London of an Indian general who had led a raid on Sikhism's holiest shrine in India were jailed in Britain on Tuesday, police said.

India's recent acquisition of the Russian-made aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya demonstrates its desire to increase its naval strength.

Vendors sell hair bands and food in the Ladies' Special train in Mumbai, where there are two trains every day except Sunday reserved for women.

India's Congress party is in a reflective mood after its four losses in the recent state assembly elections as general elections draw near.

The media and a small group of guests were given a sneak preview of the majestic show Cavalia Odysseo in Vancouver.

Audi A3 sedan is been already speculated to launch in India for a number of times, and even the officials of Audi too has hinted the same to media at most of the occasions.

FILE – In this July 14, 2013 file photo, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama seated in front of the posters of Mahatma Gandhi, right, the Buddha, center, and himself, left, addresses school children after inaugurating an auditorium at a Tibetan school in Gurupura 210 kilometers southwest of Bangalore, India.

A TERROR suspect found hiding in a Bolton grocery shop last year has tried again to overturn an order demanding he be extradited to India.

Siliguri, Dec 9: Four people including a police officer have been arrested and snake venom worth around Rs.1 crore seized from them in West Bengal's Darjeeling district, police said Monday.

Nokia has offered to pay 270 million euros to Indian authorities to unfreeze assets in a tax dispute, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Mumbai-based superhero and comic book characters themed limited edition t-shirt retailer Voxpopclothing has received an investment of US$ 400,000 from seed funding provider firm Blume Ventures along with a clutch of strategic investors from India and the US.

Sweeping wins for India's pro-business opposition party in state elections are being welcomed by investors as a sign that national polls next year will deliver a government capable of tackling the malaise in Asia's third-largest economy.

A man carries sweets to distribute as India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party supporters celebrate the party's victory in various state Assembly elections in Allahabad,India , Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013.

From LEFT: Arvind Kejriwal, leader of the Aam Aadmi Party , addresses supporters from his office in New Delhi, while BJP's Delhi chief ministerial candidate, Harsh Vardhan, waves to his supporters after winning from his constituency in New Delhi.

NEW DELHI: Worried by US spying revelations, India has begun drawing up a new email policy to help secure government communications, but the man responsible for drafting the rules still regularly uses Hotmail.

Sixty-year-old Anju Sharma points to the family's meager food supplies in her one-room shanty in a New Delhi slum as she clutches her skinny two-year-old grandchild on her lap.

The changes were made at a meeting in New Delhi on Sunday, just two days ahead of an IOC deadline.

Chennai, Dec 8: Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK's P. Saroja Sunday took an unassailable lead of over 61,000 votes over her DMK rival V. Maran in the Yercaud by-election, officials said.

This photo provided by Tongmyong University shows Indian Ambassador to Korea Vishnu Prakash , Tongmyong University president Seol Dong-geun and others cutting the ribbon to open the Indian Cultural Center Busan on Friday.