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I ran 100 miles through India with a colostomy bag

 

When keen sportswoman Sarah Russell was struck down by a perforated bowel, she didn't know whether she'd ever eat again - let along race. Here, she explains how she went from hospital to the Himalayas

02 Jan 2015

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Indian factory workers forced to strip naked over used sanitary towel

 

Dozens of female employees were allegedly strip searched, after supervisors demanded to know which of them was menstruating. Claire Cohen reports

30 Dec 2014

Uber announces new safety measures following Delhi rape

 

The taxi service, which is currently banned in the Indian capital of New Delhi following an alleged rape by a driver, has made a commitment to improve customer safety in 2015

29 Dec 2014

Curfew in Indian state after tribal militants kill 56

 

The death toll from a series of attacks by armed militants in remote northeast India has risen to 56

24 Dec 2014

How the Boxing Day tsunami unfolded

 

Ten years ago this Boxing Day, an earthquake in Indonesia triggered multiple tsunamis in what would become one of the biggest natural disasters in history. Follow our clickable graphic to see how it played out in the early hours

23 Dec 2014

Watch: Hero monkey revives 'dying' friend

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A monkey saves the life of another monkey who fell unconscious after being electrocuted in India's northern city of Kanpur on Saturday

22 Dec 2014

Leopard caught on camera as it roams residential area

A Leopard is filmed roaming residential streets in the central Indian city of Indore

20 Dec 2014

India takes giant step to manned space mission

The successful launch of India's first rocket equipped with an astronaut module brings it closer to sending a man into space

19 Dec 2014

The sun is setting on the emerging market miracle

As the emerging markets’ bubble burst, Western capitalism defied the pessimists, reports Jeremy Warner

19 Dec 2014

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Watch: India launches country's most powerful rocket

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India successfully launches its most powerful rocket to date from Sriharikota base

18 Dec 2014

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Isil tweeter 'ShamiWitness' arrested in India

'ShamiWitness,' one of the most high-profile social media supporters of Islamic State, has been unmasked as a worker from Bangalore

13 Dec 2014

Indian businessman exposed as Isil tweeter

Man named as Mehdi says he has done nothing wrong and wants his privacy back as police say they will investigate his social media activities

13 Dec 2014

The world’s 14 most prolific serial killers

The 14 most prolific serial killers the world has ever seen - not including medical professionals or murderers acting as part of a group

12 Dec 2014

World's worst serial killers

From Russia's 'Chessboard Killer' to the infamous Ted Bundy, here are some of the world's most deadly serial killers

12 Dec 2014

Superbug threat to human race ‘more certain’ than climate change – inquiry chief

Economist investigating threat of return to medical ‘dark ages’ predicts 10 million a year could die within a generation

11 Dec 2014

Malala vows to fight for every child's education

The 17-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl tells an audience in Oslo City Hall "I will continue this fight" after receiving Nobel Peace award with Indian campaigner Kailash Satyarthi

10 Dec 2014

Indian women demand Uber perform background checks

Following a reported rape by a driver, the taxi service has been banned in New Delhi. Now a Change.org petition is accusing the firm of double standards

09 Dec 2014

India's new comic superhero: Priya the rape survivor

New comic book Priya Shakti features a female rape survivor as a superhero who fights sexual violence. Radhika Sanghani reports

08 Dec 2014

New Delhi bans Uber after alleged rape

Indian capital New Delhi bans taxi service Uber after alleged rape by driver

08 Dec 2014

Uber taxi driver 'rapes woman in India'

Uber taxi driver allegedly rapes woman in Delhi leading media to question the company's claim it offers 'safest rides in the world'

07 Dec 2014

Fifteen Indians blinded after surgery with suspected infected tools

Criminal investigation launched against NGO and doctors who carried out cataract operations without consulting health authorities

05 Dec 2014

India's yoga minster aims to reclaim practice from West

Shripad Yesso Naik has become India's first minister for yoga, with plans to reclaim the practice as "India's gift to the West"

03 Dec 2014

Elephant splashes around after it's freed from 50 years in captivity

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An Indian elephant kept in chains for 50 years has finally been declared free after his former owners lost a legal battle to reclaim him from wildlife campaigners

03 Dec 2014

India's Disappearing Railways

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Oliver Arnoldi selects the finest images from India's Disappearing Railways: A Photographic Journey, the posthumous collection of photojournalist Angus McDonald

03 Dec 2014

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Watch: Indian TV presenter slapped for revealing clothes

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Gauahar Khan is slapped by an audience member after he took offence to her backless dress while she was presenting Raw Star - a TV singing competition

01 Dec 2014

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