Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's son has been granted bail 26 days after he was arrested for allegedly doing recreational drugs at a party. Aryan Khan, 23, was taken off a cruise ship that was on its way from Mumbai city to the state of Goa on 2 October. The Nar

India's top court has appointed an independent panel to investigate allegations that spyware sold to governments was used to hack phones of MPs, activists and journalists. The Supreme Court's order followed multiple petitions seeking a probe into allegations of illegal surveillance.

Officials said the Narcotics Control Bureau team visited Shah Rukh Khan's mansion "to complete paperwork" and not for any searches. Mumbai: A Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) team at Shah Rukh Khan's Mumbai home "Mannat" caused a sensation today, hours after the superstar visited his son Aryan

India has administered more than a billion Covid jabs since it started its vaccination drive in January this year. It achieved this milestone in 278 days - the first vaccine was given on 16 January. It has fully vaccinated about 30% (291 million) of the eligible popul

Coal will continue to power much of India for the next few decades, the country told the UN, according to leaked documents seen by BBC News. India is one of several countries that has been lobbying the UN against completely moving away from fossil fuels, the documents show.

An Indian man, who was convicted for killing his wife by making a cobra bite her, has been punished with a rare double life sentence. Sooraj Kumar was arrested last year after his wife, Uthra, died from a snakebite. Police began investigating after her family alleged murder

The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Tuesday permitted to restore the scheduled domestic air operations from October 18, without any capacity restriction. With the daily count of Covid-19 cases falling in the country, the Ministry of Civil Aviation on Tuesday permitted to restore the s

‘The assailants targeted them as they were wearing Kurta pyjama and a skullcap’ NEW DELHI — Two Madrasa students in the Paldi area of Gujarat were reportedly beaten up by a Hindu mob on Sunday night leaving them severely wounded and hospitalised. Umar, 17 and Khizar, 16,  were allegedly ab

The Congress had requested the President of India to grant time for the delegation comprising Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra along with senior party leaders A.K. Antony, Mallikarjun Kharge, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Adhir Ranjan Choudhury and K.C. Venugopal. NEW DELHI — A Congress delegation

The store is intended to remain open 24x7 but is currently open only from 7 am till 11 pm.   Reliance Retail opened India’s first 7-Eleven store in Mumbai on Saturday, October 9, two days after signing the master franchise agreement with US-based convenience store chain 7-Eleven,

Siddharth Bindroo, 40, was on his way to a restaurant in Kashmir's main city Srinagar when he received a call. "Papa is dead," said the caller - leaving Mr Bindroo, a noted endocrinologist in the region, shocked. Some men allegedly entered their family-run medicine store on

India's market capitalisation has surged 37 per cent this year to $3.46 trillion, according to an index compiled by Bloomberg India's equity market is on the cusp of overtaking that of the UK in value to join the world's top-five club, at least by one measure. The likely feat comes as record-

The Indian army says five of its personnel have been shot dead by suspected militants in Indian-administered Kashmir. They were killed after fighting erupted during a search operation on Monday close to the Line of Control, which separates Indian- and Pakistan-controlled Kashmir.

Electricity consumption has jumped almost 17% in the last two months alone when compared to the same period in 2019 An energy crisis is looming in some states, including Delhi and Punjab, due to a combination of factors such as excess rainfall hitting coal movement and imported coal-based

Tesla has demanded reduction in import duties on electric vehicles (EVs) in India. Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said he has asked US-based Tesla several times to manufacture its iconic electric vehicles in India, while assuring that all support will be provided by the govern

Delhi, India (CNN)As India's brutal second coronavirus wave ravaged the country this spring, Ankit Srivastava went from hospital to hospital, trying to find help for his ailing mother. But hospitals in the Indian city of Varanasi had run out of space, oxygen, medicine, tests -- everything. "

The son of an Indian federal minister who was summoned by police for questioning has failed to turn up. Ashish Mishra was called in six days after he was accused in an attack that left eight people dead. A car linked to his father, junior home minister Ajay Mishra, ploughed

India's loss making national carrier Air India has been sold to the Tata group, the country's largest conglomerate. The government has sold the airline to the company, which was the highest bidder at nearly $2.4bn (£1.7bn). The Tata group originally founded the airline in 1