AIRTEL'S RS 799 RECHARGE OFFER WITH 3.5GB DAILY DATA FOR 28 DAYS

Airtel's Rs 799 recharge offer with 3.5GB daily data for 28 days Everything to know... READ MORE›

MUSLIMS IN INDIA'S ASSAM ANXIOUS OVER CITIZEN LIST

Massacres against Muslims branded as Bangladeshis in Assam are cyclic... READ MORE›

NORTHEAST ROCKS AS 6.4 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE HITS TIBET

A strong earthquake measuring 6.4 on Richter Scale jolted Tibet's Nyingchi prefecture, near India-China border region in Arunachal Pradesh... READ MORE›

RARE WILDLIFE KILLED AS FLOODS DEVASTATE INDIA RESERVE

Rising floodwaters have inundated large parts of a famous wildlife reserve in northeastern India, killing more than 225 animals and forcing hundreds of others to flee... READ MORE›

ASSAM: EX-ARMY MAN HAQUE ASKED TO PROVE CITIZENSHIP

Mohammad Azmal Haque, who served in the Indian army for 30 years, has been asked to prove his nationality... READ MORE›

SCORES KILLED IN DERAILMENT NEAR KANPUR

At least 96 people are killed and 150 injured after an express train derails near Kanpur in northern India... READ MORE›

MUSLIM MEN LYNCHED FOR 'TRYING TO STEAL COWS' IN ASSAM

In India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, where BJP came to power last month, abattoirs have been closed down for flouting licence rules... READ MORE›

TRUMP CALLS FOR MASS DEPORTATIONS. THIS INDIAN STATE IS ALREADY WEEDING OUT UNDOCUMENTED MUSLIMS.

HATIMURIA, India -- Eight years ago, a dozen families showed up at this quiet farming village, saying floodwaters had washed away their homes... READ MORE›

59,000 FARMER SUICIDES IN INDIA OVER 30 YEARS MAY BE LINKED TO CLIMATE CHANGE, STUDY SAYS

In a recent radio broadcast, Prime Minister Narendra Modi acknowledged the devastating impact of climate change on India... READ MORE›

FLOODS AFFECT 16 MILLION IN NEPAL, INDIA AND BANGLADESH

More than 16 million people have been affected by monsoon flooding across the South Asian countries of India, Nepal, and Bangladesh... READ MORE›

FROM 'DRACULA' FISH TO SNUB-NOSED MONKEYS

Some 133 plants, 39 invertebrates, 26 fish, 10 amphibians, one reptile, one bird and one mammal have been discovered over the past 6 years in the Eastern Himalayas, the report says... READ MORE›

INDIA FLOODS KILL 120 PEOPLE IN GUJARAT STATE

The floods have come at a particularly bad time for cotton farmers in Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state... READ MORE›

YORKSHIRE TEA JUST HAD A VERY BIZARRE TWITTER ARGUMENT WITH THIS ANNOYED MANA

All tea comes from one type of bush, called Camellia Sinensis, Yorkshire Teas website explains... READ MORE›

Amur falcons are small birds of prey that feed mostly on insects... READ MORE›

Amur falcons are small birds of prey that feed mostly on insects... READ MORE›

WHY WITCHES ARE STILL BEING BEHEADED IN INDIA

In 2011, a mother and daughter in Assam were accused of witchcraft, and raped as punishment... READ MORE›

THE DARK HISTORY BEHIND INDIA AND THE UK'S FAVOURITE DRINK

It took control of the market for opium in the Indian state of Bengal, encouraging farmers to grow more, rationalising production and developing new cultivation techniques... READ MORE›

INDIA EARTHQUAKE: AT LEAST FOUR DEAD AS NORTH-EAST MANIPUR STATE HIT BY 6.7 MAGNITUDE TREMOR

The death and injuries were caused by falling debris in and around Imphal, the capital of Manipur state, police said... READ MORE›

SOUTH ASIA'S ANNUAL MONSOON FLOODS KILL AT LEAST 950

Devastating floods triggered by seasonal monsoon rains have killed more than 950 people and affected close to 40 million across northern India, southern Nepal and northern Bangladesh... READ MORE›

SHE WAS RAPED AT 13. HER CASE HAS BEEN IN INDIA'S COURTS FOR 11 YEARS -- AND COUNTING.

Gaurav Shukla after he was convicted in the gang-rape case in a fast-track court in Lucknow, India, on April 13... READ MORE›

ATTACKERS KILL 13 AT BUSY MARKET IN INDIA'S ASSAM

More than 60 Muslim settlers and Adivasi tribespeople in Assam were killed in separate attacks in 2014... READ MORE›

TEA WORKERS IN INDIA FALLING PREY TO HUMAN TRAFFICKERS

Tea workers in India falling prey to human traffickers... READ MORE›

6 KILLED, 100 INJURED AFTER 6.7 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE HITS INDIA'S NORTHEAST

Three people were killed in Imphal, the capital of Manipur state, and another three in other parts of the state, said police officer A.K... READ MORE›

COULD PLANTING TREES SAVE THE WORLD'S LARGEST RIVER ISLAND?

Frequent flooding of the Brahmaputra river is causing Majuli, located in India's Assam state, to erode away... READ MORE›

BODOLAND TRIBAL SEPARATISTS KILL AT LEAST 34 IN ASSAM, INDIAN POLICE SAY

Photograph EPA Tribal separatists have killed at least 34 people, including four women, in a series of attacks in India's remote north-eastern state of Assam, police said... READ MORE›

THREE PENSIONERS KILLED AS MAJOR FOREST FIRES SWEEP ACROSS MADEIRA

Forest fires are not unusual in Portugal during the hot summer months... READ MORE›

ASSAM ELEPHANTS SWIM FOR HIGHER GROUND

Wild elephants have been swimming away from a national park in the Indian state of Assam, which has been hit by floods... READ MORE›

REBEL GROUP KILLS THREE INDIAN SOLDIERS IN SEPARATIST ATTACK IN ASSAM

Three Indian soldiers were killed and four seriously wounded on Saturday in a separatist attack in the restive northeastern state of Assam, officials said... READ MORE›

CLIMATE CHANGE IS WREAKING HAVOC IN THE WORLD'S LARGEST TEA-GROWING AREA

But beyond its wonderful flavors, what makes the Assam region special is the perfect range of temperature, good soil conditions, and predictable rainfall... READ MORE›

TRIBAL GUERRILLA ATTACK IN INDIA LEAVES AT LEAST 63 DEAD

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned the attacks and the country's interior minister, Rajnath Singh, said he was planning to visit Assam very soon... READ MORE›

DEATH TOLL RISES TO 52 IN REBEL VIOLENCE IN NORTHEAST INDIA

Adivasis, who migrated to Assam more than 100 years ago, have been targeted by Bodo rebels in the past along with Muslim settlers in the state... READ MORE›

TEA WORKERS IN INDIA FALLING PREY TO HUMAN TRAFFICKERS

Full-time workers earn a daily wage of about 1... READ MORE›

MONSOON FLOODING KILLS AT LEAST 160 ACROSS SOUTH ASIA

In neighboring Nepal, police spokesman Pushkar Karki were searching for 85 people reported missing after rivers burst their banks and killed at least 75... READ MORE›