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.

India's Prime Minister has appealed for calm after a rally that drew half a million members of a powerful clan resulted in a night of rioting that left three dead and dozens of buses and police stations torched.

Auckland City Hospital has cancelled some elective surgery due today, because of the high number of patients requiring admission from winter-related illnesses.

New Zealand's challenge is to boost exports to this rapidly urbanising nation, writes Brian Gaynor.

Dreamed of going to India but worried about surviving? Bruce Morris gets a taste of this exciting land, the safe and comfortable way.

From rainbow-coloured saris to terrifying traffic jams, Paul Rush finds all of his senses assailed in India.

Some Kiwis are travelling as far as India for operations, complaining of long waiting lists and high costs at home.

Nobody knows exactly when or why the witnesses and small-time crooks caught up in one of India's biggest-ever corruption scandals began dying under mysterious circumstances.

Tim Roxborogh explores Kerala's captivating backwaters on a rice boat.

The Indian High Commissioner has left New Zealand after a former staff member alleged he was kept in slavery and assaulted.

How have things fared since then for Asia's "Axis of Reform"? Not very well, unfortunately, says William Pesek.

Diana Plater is alternately charmed, dazzled and overwhelmed in the Land of Great Kings.

A New Zealander feared missing in Nepal after a large earthquake struck the nation has been found, but two more are still unaccounted for.

Raw footage shows the moment an avalanche caused by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Nepal hits Base Camp on Mount Everest.

At least 17 people, including five working for a New Zealand company, were killed at the Mt Everest base camp in Nepal by an avalanche.

Kiwis in Nepal have spoken of yesterday's terrifying earthquake and say the country needs help urgently.

Kiwi hikers trekking down from Mount Everest base camp have described their panic when the devastating quake - which has killed at least 1800 people - hit.

At least 718 feared dead as Nepalese earthquake leads to utter destruction. "Sherpas believe that a lot of people may have been buried in their tents."

Surgeons have found and removed an embryonic twin, complete with hair, bone and teeth, from deep in the brain of a PhD computer science student.

A Canterbury postgraduate student is cycling through Australia, Asia and Europe on his way to a UN climate congress.

These children have been reunited with their mother after being abandoned by their father at India’s busiest railway station.