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Fertility tourism: The new baby boom
Paul and Angela Ashcroft were on a plane, flying somewhere over Australia, when their twin daughters Nicole and Peta were born.

'They chopped his hands and arms bit by bit'
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.

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

India election: Modi reveals he is married
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.

Bar/fly: India's Palace on Wheels
The "Palace on Wheels" is an extravagant week you won't forget, writes Kevin Pilley.

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

Kiwis stand to be shut out of IPL
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.

India: A feast for all the senses
You don't have to be able to see to enjoy India's magic, writes Fraser Alexander.

Sacred river a mess despite clean-up plan
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.

Mumbai pays $866k for Anderson
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.

Fonterra raises 1.25b renminbi in ‘dim sum’ bond
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 court reinstates gay sex ban
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.

India: Food hygiene lessons
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.

India: Spellbound by the sights
Derek Cheng immerses himself in the rich colour and chaos of daily life in India.

Delhi: City of relics ready for a new age
History and technology combine as Delhi upgrades its image, writes Audrey Young.

India: Gold bars worth $1m found in plane lavatory
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.

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

NASA's newest Mars flyer will explore atmosphere
NASA hopes its newest Mars spacecraft lives up to its know-it-all name.

Cricket: India mourns as Little Master's innings ends
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.

Hundreds of immigration visas revisited
The Ombudsman has found Immigration NZ was wrong to reject the partners of Indian migrants - now hundreds of visas need to be reassessed.