India's ruling Congress party admitted defeat last night as the Narendra Modi wave washed over the country in a scale few had predicted.

Paul and Angela Ashcroft were on a plane, flying somewhere over Australia, when their twin daughters Nicole and Peta were born.

Minutes before he was hacked to death by a Hindu mob, veteran Muslim politician Ehsan Jafri reached for his phone and dialled one last number.

Politicians in India have sparked outrage by claiming women who have sex outside of marriage should be hanged.

Narendra Modi, the leading candidate to be India's next prime minister, has acknowledged for the first time that he is married, confirming the rumour that he was forced into an arranged marriage as a child.

The leaders of India's two main parties heaped fresh attacks on one another in an increasingly bitter campaign prior to the first of nine days of voting.

IDFC and Bandhan Financial Services have won the first licenses awarded in a decade to set up banks in Asia's third-largest economy.

The "Palace on Wheels" is an extravagant week you won't forget, writes Kevin Pilley.

Indian Ink Theatre's Jacob Rajan returns to Southern India and is thrilled by his company's historic first.

Four New Zealanders stand to be affected by an Indian Supreme Court ruling intended to prevent the Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals from playing in the IPL.

You don't have to be able to see to enjoy India's magic, writes Fraser Alexander.

India's top court has rejected a plea filed by the government and activist groups to review its shock ruling that reinstated a colonial-era ban on gay sex.

India's cricketing obsession has seen a culture of heroes emerge. It started with the World Cup victory in 1983, and has been sustained by the current generation, who secured another World Cup in 2011, and by the advent of the IPL.

Fonterra has raised 1.25 billion renminbi in its second Chinese currency denominated bond, which it will use to repay debt and expand operations in China.

India's Supreme Court has struck down a 2009 lower court decision to decriminalise homosexuality, dealing a blow to gay activists who have fought for years for the chance to live openly in India's deeply conservative society.

The millions of food vendors peddling tasty morsels from roadside stalls and rickshaws across India have long been an emblem of the country's boisterous, chaotic spirit.

Derek Cheng immerses himself in the rich colour and chaos of daily life in India.

History and technology combine as Delhi upgrades its image, writes Audrey Young.

Cleaners found a stash of 24 gold bars worth more than $1.1 million hidden in an airplane lavatory after a flight from Bangkok arrived in eastern India, officials said.

Ashram gives tourists a chance to follow the code of Mahatma, writes Rajesh Joshi.

NASA hopes its newest Mars spacecraft lives up to its know-it-all name.

For the last time, folk in India switched on their TVs and switched off their lives when he came to the crease. For the umpteenth and final time, Sachin Tendulkar did not let them down.