In December 1829, Lord William Bentinck, the first governor general of British-ruled India, banned sati, the ancient Hindu practice of...
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Indian - American astronaut and first Indian woman in space. She first flew on Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 as...
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The family of a Palestinian man, killed during a riot by settlers in the occupied West Bank, say they were...
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The deletion of a chapter on Mughal rulers from Indian school textbooks has reignited a debate on how history should...
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Self-styled preacher Amritpal Singh, whose calls for Sikh independence riled India's authorities, has been arrested in Punjab state
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The US military has evacuated American diplomats and their families from Khartoum, Sudan's paramilitary army Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has...
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A new £4.6m architecture centre is opening with an exhibition showing how we might soon be able to grow buildings...
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The US Supreme Court has decided to keep a commonly used abortion pill on the market while a lawsuit in...
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