When British traders landed on India’s shores in the 1600s, they arrived in search of spices and silk but stayed for centuries – leaving behind a legacy that would shape the nation long after their colonial exploitation ended: the English language.

Police in India say 7 children died and at least 20 others were injured when an elementary school roof caved in after days of monsoon rains.

India's SBI Cards and Payment Services reported first-quarter profit below expectations on Friday, weighed by a surge in the credit card service provider's write-offs. The country's lenders are grappling with rising bad loans,

Indian police have arrested a man accused of running a bogus embassy from a rented residential building near the capital, New Delhi, and recovered cars with fake diplomatic plates.

The league has opened offices in India and launched youth programs to grow the sport in the cricket-loving nation of 1.4 billion people.

Jonathan India delivers a walk-off, three-run homer in the 10th, lifting the Royals from a deficit to a 5-3 win over the Guardians.

India reported 7,192 suspected heatstroke cases and only 14 confirmed deaths due to extreme heat between March 1 and June 24 this year, according to data obtained by PTI under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.

Less than 22 per cent of India’s total energy consumption is done in the form of electricity. The rest happens through direct burning of fossil fuels such as oil, coal and gas