In a country where many girls are still discouraged from going to school, Sushma Verma is having anything but a typical childhood.

The Indian lawyer for two of the four Delhi gang rapists sentenced to hang last week has criticised the victim's parents for allowing her to go out at night with a boy.

The near-term outlook for the global economy is sluggish, the OECD says, as a widespread slowdown in emerging economies offsets brighter prospects for advanced ones.

Mystery continues to surround the death of a young man whose body was found on Ninety Mile Beach in 2011, an inquest heard today.

Graham Reid takes time to look at what's in his pocket

Graham Reid offers tips in a fascinating and noisy city.

In Lucknow, 25-year-old teacher Usha Vishwakarma is leading her "Red Brigade" gang of teenage girls in mixed martial arts training.

Devout desert dwellers and blessed bovines live in harmony in the Rajasthan desert, writes Paul Rush.

Devout desert dwellers and blessed bovines live in harmony in the Rajasthan desert, writes Paul Rush.

Following on from the flooding in Europe, India and Canada are now both suffering from the loss of life and property.

India certainly shouldn't be top of the list for a first-time solo female traveller, says Emilia Terzon.

At least 118 children have died from mosquito-borne encephalitis so far this monsoon season in India, and authorities fear hundreds more could die.

Experiencing culture shock is a given when visiting the world’s largest democracy, writes Paul Rush.

Thoughts of cycling in India probably conjure up images of intensely congested streets, teeming with all modes of traffic and sharing limited space with free range animals- a reasonable or enjoyable holiday activity?

A New Zealand Sikh community leader facing terrorism charges in India has been released.

Cycling adventure in coastal Goa and Kerala

Thousands of Indian troops have launched a hunt for Maoist rebels who carried out an audacious.

Suzanne Middleton finds that her memories of India's Keoladeo National Park is dominated birds of all stripes.

Nirpreet Kaur was 16 when she watched a mob attack her home and seize her father, douse him with kerosene and set him alight.

A new bra powered with an electric charge has been developed in India to shock any would-be rapists.

Seat-of-the-pants expedition filmmaker Brian Armstrong has an eye for weird and wonderful alcoholic concoctions.