More Indian student visas have been declined than approved in the past 10 months, as Immigration New Zealand battles widespread fraud.

A child bride who became the first female taxi driver in South India is the unlikely star of an inspiring film in this month's Documentary Edge Festival.

Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce and Indian President Pranab Mukherjee announced the creation of the New Zealand Excellence Awards at Auckland University of Technology.

Indian president's visit will boost links with NZ, but there's little sign of a breakthrough on free trade deal.

Behind us are three sparkling shopping malls where Swedish clothing giant H&M recently opened its first shiny store in India.

Around 200 years ago, Shekhawati, located in the middle of India's barren Rajastan Thar Desert, became a magnet for the richest of tycoons.

The mood was upbeat at NZX's Auckland offices yesterday as the third addition to the new NXT board, food supplements maker Oceania Natural, went public.

One of India's richest businessmen has left the country and is thought to be living in Britain as a string of banks chase him for almost £900m in unpaid loans.

Air NZ and Air India are the only carriers left defending a multi-billion dollar civil law suit in New York, where 26 airlines have cut settlement deals totalling US$1.19b.

"Don't tell me how to bowl an off-spinner, I know what an off-spinner looks like!"

A bus driver in India become the first person in modern recorded history to be struck dead by a meteorite.

India, where public displays of affection are strictly taboo, appears to have fallen in love with a porn star.

Here are 5 reasons you want volunteer while travelling the world.

Four gunmen and two troops have been killed in an attack on an Indian Air Force base near the border with Pakistan.

Nearly 600,000 Indian men who have sexually harassed or taunted women received a text message from police over the New Year reminding them to be on their best behaviour.

India will be laying out the welcome mat to global bond funds on day one of 2016.

El Nino weather patterns have led to the driest monsoon season in six years, this has led many Indian farmers to cut back on gold consumption.

Regan Schoultz finds travelling with her partner's family offers a rare insight into life in an exciting, exhausting country.

Young people from an Indian caste long regarded as privileged have been staging violent protests as they clamour for a downgrade to "backward" status.

An Indian man who woke up on an autopsy table just before a post-mortem has since died.

Golden beaches, unique animals... Janet Wilson finds competition for God's Own.

NZ are likely to have a heavier emphasis than usual on goalscoring when they play India in their four-game series starting in Nelson on Tuesday.

After months of pouring monsoon rains, millions of devout Hindus across western India celebrate the birthday of Ganesha, the elephant-headed god.

On a recent trip to the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, federal Power Minister Piyush Goyal sensed the region could woo investment from SoftBank Group Corp's billionaire founder Masayoshi Son, who....

Two female British tourists have been killed and seven injured in northern India after a chartered train derailed, say police.

India's Hampi offers a visual wealth and allure few can resist, writes Tim Roxborogh.

Prices of onion - a staple in diets of India nationals - have almost doubled since July, leading to a series of widely-reported heists in recent weeks.

Andrew Laxon found the best way to convert his teenage children to the delights of travelling in India was to do things, not look at them. Here are some of his highlights.