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.

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 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.

The Curse of Mars also applies to Asian countries, writes Gwynne Dyer. About two-thirds of the attempted missions to Mars have failed, many of them even before leaving Earth's orbit.

India has launched its first spacecraft bound for Mars, a complex mission that it hopes will demonstrate and advance technologies for space travel.

India is aiming to join the world's deep-space pioneers with a journey to Mars that it hopes will showcase its technological ability to explore the solar system while seeking solutions for everyday problems on Earth.

The man expected to become India's next Prime Minister has been accused of wasting more than 20 billion rupees ($390 million) on what will become the world's tallest statue.

Bhanu Bhatnagar encounters both poverty and community in Asia's second-biggest slum.

Graham Reid find Mumbai's good life has bloomed in the wake of terrorism.

Join the Indian community as it celebrates the renewal of life with an explosion of colour, dance and food, writes Catherine Smith.

Sequestered in the battlements of Castle Mandawa, Paul Rush dreams of his best exotic marigold hotel.

Cyclone Phailin, the strongest storm to hit India in more than a decade, destroyed hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of crops.

An immense, powerful cyclone that lashed the Indian coast, forcing 500,000 people to evacuate and causing widespread damage, weakened Sunday after making landfall.

Procter & Gamble executives say it was striking the first time they witnessed a man shave while sitting barefoot on the floor in a tiny hut in India.