| Sri Lanka trial for ex-army chief The trial of defeated Sri Lankan presidential candidate and ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka begins before a military court.  Kidnapped Sahil found in Pakistan The five-year-old British boy kidnapped in Pakistan has been found safe and well, the British High Commissioner says. Gunfire near Indian space office There has been an exchange of gunfire between security forces and two people near the Indian space agency in Bangalore. India 'rebels' explosives found Police in India say they have recovered a huge amount of explosives which was being "used by Maoist rebels". Pentagon to review spy ring claim The US Defence Department may investigate one of its staff over claims he ran an unofficial spy ring in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Low-caste Indians rally for party Hundreds of thousands of people rally in northern India to mark the 25th anniversary of a party representing low-caste Hindus. Tiger decline 'sign of failure' Governments need to crack down on the illegal trade in tiger parts if the big cats are to be saved from extinction, the UN warns. India eyes foreign college role India's government approves a bill to allow foreign universities to set up campuses and offer degrees to students in India. Students die in India bus crash At least 26 students are killed after they fell from a bridge into a dry riverbed in the Indian state of Rajasthan, police say. Indian tribal bamboo dance sets new world record A bamboo dance performed by tribals in India's northeast is recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as the "largest and longest bamboo dance". Is India's Maoist insurgency a doomed revolution? Soutik Biswas on life in India Live - Bangladesh v England Bangladesh reach lunch on day five of the first Test in Chittagong on 277-5, 262 runs behind, as England struggle to close on victory. News Wizard |