Why is India widow burning case back in news after 37 years
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Why is India widow burning case back in news after 37 years

Mohar Singh Meena Roop Kanwar was burned to death on her husband’s funeral pyre It…

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‘Our son died. Now we can use his sperm to have a grandchild’
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‘Our son died. Now we can use his sperm to have a grandchild’

Getty Images The couple say they approached the court because they wanted to carry on…

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The famed holy sweet in an unsavoury row in India
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The famed holy sweet in an unsavoury row in India

Rajesh/ BBC Telugu The Tirupati temple in India makes 350,000 laddus every day India’s most…

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US woman found starving and chained to tree in India tied herself: India police
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US woman found starving and chained to tree in India tied herself: India police

BBC The woman was found with identification documents, a mobile phone and money An American…

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The Indian film star arrested in fan’s murder case
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The Indian film star arrested in fan’s murder case

22 minutes ago By Geeta Pandey, BBC News, Delhi • Imran Qureshi, BBC News, Bengaluru Manu PH Actor Darshan has…

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How Modi’s rivals came back from the brink
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How Modi’s rivals came back from the brink

14 hours ago Geeta Pandey,BBC News, Delhi BBC Rahul Gandhi (pictured) says people of India…

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The state holding the key to India PM Modi’s re-election
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The state holding the key to India PM Modi’s re-election

Ankit Srinivas A group of women in Uttar Pradesh, India’s most politically crucial state with…

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