Citizenship refused for two million residents of India’s Assam state

Flooding caused by torrential rains has claimed dozens of lives in northern India. More than 350 people have been killed by rain-related causes in India, Nepal and Bangladesh during the monsoon season.

In southern India, deadly monsoon rains also caused by mining

The former leader of the Indian-administered part of Kashmir was arrested on Monday under a controversial law that allows authorities to detain people for two years without trial.

Dozens more are still missing as rescue teams frantically search for survivors in the Godavari river in eastern India. The boat was carrying more than 60 passengers when tragedy struck.

Nearly two million people face statelessness after being excluded from India's controversial National Register of Citizens aimed at weeding out "foreign infiltrators". The process was expected to mostly exclude Muslims, amid claims India's ruling Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party was using it to shore up its Hindu voting community. But many Hindus are now in limbo after they were also left off the list.

India's space agency has lost contact with the Chandrayaan-2 lunar lander, just as the probe was due to touch down on the moon. It is currently unclear if the mission has failed.

Breaking down India's wall of silence on sexual violence

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das delivers the inaugural address at FIBAC 2019, organised by FICCI (The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) and the Indian Banks' Association at Hotel Trident, Nariman Point, Mumbai.

El-Zakzaky speaks from India

India's automotive sector is facing a crisis, with a sharp decline in sales forcing manufacturers to cut back on production. Industry insiders warn that hundreds of thousands of jobs are at risk.

India is on track to become the world's third-largest economy. Munich Re wants to cash in on the strong growth in the country's insurance market, the CEO of the company's India Branch, Hitesh Kotak, told DW.