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Armed militants killed three soldiers on Friday in an ambush outside Srinagar, the main city of Indian Kashmir, an army spokesman said.

Along with Dr Sally Webber, who works as a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at the two hospitals, she visited an eye hospital in Bihar in northern India, to share their knowledge with students.

Mumbai: May 24, 2013 Describing the Indian Premier League 2013 spot-fixing controversy as unfortunate, former India football captain Baichung Bhutia said betting should be legalised in the country to stop corruption in cricket.

Aligarh, 23 May 2013: Today is the 5th day of Khalid Mujahid's death, on 19th of this month, he died in mysterious circumstances, and how he died, under what conditions he died, who are the people responsible for his death, all these things have been highlighted by Urdu media and websites related to Muslim issues and I don't think that there is any ... (more)

Devotees at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, a man splashes water on an elephant in New Delhi, people walk at a beach in Kochi, and more.

The Senate on Thursday unanimously approved Srikanth Srinivasan as the most senior US judge of South Asian descent, amid speculation that he may one day be tapped for the Supreme Court.

Every morning in West Bengal, boats carrying state police officials stop at various points along the Matla River, which flows close to the state's Sunderbans Tiger Reserve.

A Kashmir woman covers her face as she walks past Indian army on patrol during a search operation on the outskirts of Srinagar Tuesday.

Jammu, May 23: Jammu and Kashmir Police Thursday arrested a police constable involved in drug smuggling from mountainous Rajouri district, an officer said.

In its last report card before the national elections, the Indian government acknowledged it was coming off a year of sluggish economic growth but promised citizens that it could bring back high growth rates seen in the first eight years the governing coalition has been in power.

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pledged on Thursday to crack down on corruption in the defence sector after a string of recent graft scandals left his government facing renewed calls to step down.

I am a huge fan of South Asian colonial architecture - but, sadly, not too many of the pre 19th century gems survive.

Last month I travelled to Kovalam, in deep South India, in search of the perfect garden design moment.

A blistering heat wave has caused massive power cuts and water shortages across much of north and western India, and some people are taking to the streets to express their anger with the government.

Dried ginger, like other dried goods, requires careful preparation. The ginger root must be washed, peeled, sliced and left out in the sun to dry over time.

'If you use elections as an excuse to remain completely inactive,' former RBI deputy governor Subir Gokarn tells Rediff.com 's Sheela Bhatt, 'then it will be disastrous for the economy.' He was appointed deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India aged just 49 and supervised India's monetary policy.

After an earthquake in Jammu and Kashmir state on May 1 left thousands of people homeless and caused 6 billion rupees in infrastructure damage, state officials said Tuesday that they are petitioning the central government for a special relief package.

India has sought access from the US to the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack convict David Headley and his accomplice Tahawwur Rana both of whom were sentenced by a Chicago court after being found guilty of terrorism charges.

As rapid industrialization and development in India snatches up land and livelihoods and the government grapples with a legal framework to deal with the displaced, activist groups such as Ekta Parishad have loudly campaigned on behalf of the landless and homeless.

An Indian activist group says the government has frozen its bank account as part of a broader crackdown on rights groups that receive foreign funding and have criticized India's policies.