Thousands have gathered to support an anti-corruption social activist who has galvanized India against the government through a hunger strike.

Protests have swelled across India in support of anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare, and the government seems unable to end the standoff.

Mamata Banerjee railed against the Marxist Left Front, which has ruled West Bengal, one of India’s most politically important states, since 1977.

It may be a low-key campaign for 83 000 votes dotted around the globe, but an election of exiled Tibetans may ring in momentous changes.

Australia backed the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday but appeared a lone voice as pressure mounted on India to clean up the athletes village.

An Air India Express passenger plane from Dubai crashed outside an airport in southern India on Saturday, killing at least 160 people.