India's top court on Tuesday eased a ban on fireworks for a major Hindu festival despite air pollution in New Delhi and other cities again reaching danger levels.

The air quality in the Indian capital plummeted to an ‘unhealthy’ level on Saturday as farmers on its outskirts burned straw stubble on their fields.

Thousands of Indians paid their respects to late premier Atal Bihari Vajpayee amid full state honours in New Delhi on Friday.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a diabetic patient, was undergoing treatment at the AIIMS.

A court in New Delhi has struck down a law that made begging in the Indian capital a crime, a major victory for campaigners who have long argued that the legislation was being used to harass and intimidate the homeless ...

Cabin crew on the domestic AirAsia flight on Wednesday found the dead foetus minutes before the plane landed in New Delhi.

The case triggered angry protests by thousands of people as well as soul-searching about the country's treatment of women.

India faces the worst long-term water crisis in its history and millions of lives and livelihoods could be at risk.

Saudi Arabia does not recognise Israel and lifting the airspace ban would reflect what appears to be thawing ties between Israel and the kingdom.

The park is part of the historic complex that surrounds Humayan's Tomb, the recently restored grave of a Mughal emperor that is widely seen as the inspiration for the Taj Mahal.

Leaders from the 10-member Asean joined top Indian politicians to watch the two-hour display comprising a military parade, cultural performances and colourful floats.

At least 17 people have been killed in a fire at a plastics storage unit in New Delhi, a fire department official said.