Leveraging the competition between the US and China could present opportunities for African nations to negotiate better terms and conditions for development
On Saturday, the Delhi government had ordered schools to close for a week and banned construction work for four days
Better laws can stop companies such as Uber from riding roughshod over people who do work for them but are denied employment benefits
It is unwise to entrust our fingerprints, biographical details and legislative authority to a syndicate of delinquent government officials
By threatening students and academics, the Indian government seeks to create a compliant nation. But it is also a push towards disaster
Delhi’s food — from the street fare to fine dining — stirs together what the ruling party seeks to divide: people across class, religion and caste
As the city expands, the state’s provision of infrastructure and basic services lags behind
A poisonous haze envelops New Delhi every winter, caused by vehicle fumes, industrial emissions and smoke from agricultural burning
As part of the M&G’s series on air pollution, Simon Allison reports on his experience of living with the air in New Delhi
In a country where treatment can cost two years’ wages, a new project could mean free medical care for 500 million people.
India’s top court on Monday upheld death sentences for three men convicted over the notorious 2012 gang-rape and murder of a young woman
‘This smog is a silent killer. In the years to come, the severe effects of this polluted air in our bodies will reveal its deadly effects’
Enveloped by a choking shroud of toxic smog, New Delhi has declared a public health emergency as Lahore is also covered
Geetaben Thakore led move to get 55 families rehoused in a modern apartment block.
Elana Sabharwal’s at first self-published tale of betrayal and deception "The Delhi Deception" is being turned into a film.
The country’s gender problems remain despite new laws and media efforts to highlight them.
A New Delhi court trying a teenager over a fatal gang-rape last December that shocked India deferred announcing the first verdict in the case.
One of the accused in the New Delhi gang rape could not have killed himself and his death should be treated as a murder, say his parents and lawyer.
The main accused in the fatal gang-rape of a student on a bus in New Delhi in December has hanged himself in jail while in solitary confinement.
Five men pleaded not guilty after being indicted in a special court on charges of rape and murder, in the gang rape of a woman on a New Delhi bus.
A massive power failure has hit India for the second day running as three regional power grids collapsed, blacking out more than half the country.
Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar could add another run to his already illustrious career by running for India’s parliament following government nomination.
Official responsiveness, a sense of energy and innovation has turned things around in the once backwater Indian province of Bilhar.
Israeli diplomats have been targeted by bomb attacks in Delhi and Tbilisi with two people injured in the Indian capital when an embassy car exploded.
Indian activist Anna Hazare, whose hunger strike in August attracted public support, held a one-day fast demanding government to tackle corruption.
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/ 7 September 2011
A powerful bomb placed in a briefcase outside the High Court in New Delhi killed at least nine people and injured 45 on Wednesday.
A gene that can turn many types of bacteria into deadly superbugs has been found in samples taken from New Delhi’s drinking water.
India will hope to negotiate the underdog threat of Netherlands in the Group B match at the World Cup on Wednesday with as little fuss as possible.
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/ 28 February 2011
West Indies hat-trick star Kemar Roach blew away the Netherlands’ batting on Monday, taking six wickets.
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/ 23 February 2011
South Africa will bank on their recent form and fitness of key player Jacques Kallis when they take on an unpredictable West Indies on Thursday.
The 10th cricket World Cup opened in a blaze of colour on Thursday, launching a gruelling 49-match, six-week sporting marathon.
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/ 4 December 2010
A group calling itself the ‘Pakistani Cyber Army’ has hacked into the website of India’s federal crime investigation bureau.