Bay Ledger News Zonebill@blnz.comtag:www.blnz.com,2009:cos/ht_media_ltd.tag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/17/Probe_into_Delhi_rape_suspects_e32b

A probe into the death of a man suspected of gang-raping a student on a New Delhi bus last December blames jail officials for failing to monitor him adequately, an Indian media report said on Sunday.

2013-03-17T06:39:32ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/25/India_ex-air_force_chief_faces_0698

Indian police said Monday they would probe a former Indian air force chief and 10 others over a $748 million contract for 12 Italian helicopters amid charges that the deal was won through kickbacks.

2013-02-25T16:11:23ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/21/India_hunts_bombers_after_Hyderabad_9de8

India hunted on Friday for perpetrators of twin bomb attacks that killed 14 people and wounded dozens more near a cinema and a bus stand in a busy neighbourhood in the city of Hyderabad.

2013-02-22T04:19:47ZAFP Global Editionby Indranil Mukherjeetag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/18/Helicopter_scandal_hangs_over_Camerons_437c

Prime Minister David Cameron arrived in Mumbai on a three-day trade-focused visit clouded by a corruption scandal over British-made helicopters sold to New Delhi.

2013-02-18T05:01:03ZAFP European Editionby Rachel O'Brientag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/20/Rahul_Gandhi_seeks_young_impatient_2e3c

Rahul Gandhi, newly named to the number two post in India's ruling Congress party, Sunday delivered a powerful call for change to meet the aspirations of the nation's "young and impatient" population.

2013-01-20T13:36:52ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/20/Indian_media_hails_Gandhis_promotion_bbb6

Indian newspapers Sunday trumpeted the elevation of Rahul Gandhi to second-in-command of the ruling Congress party and predicted a showdown for the position of prime minister with opposition rival Narendra Modi in 2014 polls.

2013-01-20T06:19:21ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/09/India_summons_Pakistan_envoy_after_404f

India summoned Pakistan's envoy in New Delhi to protest at the killing of two soldiers and the reported beheading of one of them in a border attack that has raised tensions in South Asia.

2013-01-09T11:09:23ZAFP Global Editionby Adam Plowrighttag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/07/Delhi_gang-rape_suspects_appear_court_7318

Five men charged with the brutal gang-rape and murder of a student in New Delhi were set to appear in court on Monday for the first time amid a heavy police presence and calls for them to be hanged.

2013-01-07T08:18:47ZAFP Global Editionby Rupam Jain Nairtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/02/Davis_brews_India_a364

Indian tennis was hit by controversy Wednesday over reports that top players may boycott next month's Davis Cup tie against South Korea if a slew of demands were not met.

2013-01-02T07:20:48ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/01/Indian_rapper_caught_gang-rape_backlash_b67f

A chart-topping Indian rapper known for his sexually explicit lyrics was caught in a backlash on Tuesday against sexism and misogyny after a deadly gang-rape that shocked the nation.

2013-01-01T07:51:57ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/30/Indian_gang-rape_victim_cremated_marry_45be

The victim of a gang-rape and murder which triggered an outpouring of grief and revulsion across India was cremated at a private ceremony on Sunday as it emerged she was planning to marry in February.

2012-12-30T14:20:32ZAFP Global Editionby Rupam Jain Nairtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/29/Indian_gang-rape_victim_cremated_private_c7b2

The victim of a gang-rape and murder which triggered an outpouring of grief and anger across India was cremated at a private ceremony on Sunday, hours after her body was flown home from Singapore.

2012-12-30T03:47:11ZAFP Global Editionby Rupam Jain Nairtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/29/Gang-rape_victims_body_back_home_9dd4

The body of a gang-rape victim arrived back in a grief-stricken India on Sunday, two weeks on from the savage assault which led to her death in a Singapore hospital and sickened the nation.

2012-12-30T01:57:34ZAFP Global Editionby Rupam Jain Nairtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/28/Change_guard_Indias_Tata_Group_7a4c

The head of India's Tata Group, Ratan Tata, warned staff of the "difficult economic environment" on Friday while handing over the reins of the business empire on his 75th birthday to successor Cyrus Pallonji Mistry.

2012-12-28T15:06:12ZAFP Global Editionby Salil Panchaltag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/23/Indian_appeals_calm_vows_protect_32db

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged calm and vowed to protect women as police on Monday struggled to quell increasing outrage over sex crimes following the gang-rape of a student.

2012-12-24T04:11:23ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/23/India_rocked_deadly_protests_over_803b

Police shot dead a journalist Sunday during a protest over a sex assault on an actress in northeast India as security forces in New Delhi fired tear gas at new demonstrations over a student's gang-rape.

2012-12-23T13:25:41ZAFP Asian Editionby Abhaya Srivastavatag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/23/Indian_gang-rape_victim_recounts_ordeal_6930

An Indian student who was savagely gang-raped has begun to recount her ordeal to police, reports said Sunday, as authorities reacted to violent protests by banning demonstrations in the capital.

2012-12-23T08:10:33ZAFP Global Editionby Abhaya Srivastavatag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/05/Suspended_India_elects_tainted_official_c171

The suspended Indian Olympic Association announced the election of a tainted sports official as its secretary-general on Wednesday, rebuffing the world governing body IOC.

2012-12-05T17:13:36ZAFP Global Editionby Kuldip Laltag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/05/India_Olympics_elections_ahead_despite_dbb1

India's Olympic Association shrugged off its suspension from the IOC by pressing ahead Wednesday with a vote to install the organiser of the scandal-plagued 2010 Commonwealth Games as its new head.

2012-12-05T08:24:13ZAFP Global Editionby Kuldip Laltag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/03/India_scrambles_avoid_Olympic_0b73

India's sports chiefs began last-ditch efforts to prevent the country from being suspended from the Olympic movement, but stuck to their stand of electing tainted officials.

2012-12-03T08:08:46ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reporter