Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies have won India's general election by the biggest margin in 30 years.

Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi made a triumphant entrance in New Delhi yesterday, promising to improve the lives of all Indians.

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.

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.

The Indian Government has spent more than $1.2 billion on schemes to clean up the revered Yamuna River, but it is now more toxic than at any other time in its history.

Corey Anderson was last night "trying to stop bouncing off the walls" after being picked up as New Zealand's best paid player in this year's Indian Premier League.

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.