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Shobhaa De’s sex-filled novels and socialite lifestyle enthrall and infuriate Indians in equal measure.
While London has embraced the concept of the slow and scenic cycle rickshaw in recent years, in India the traditional three-wheeler is rapidly going hi-tech.
India hopes to deploy its first astronauts as early as 2016, according to ISRO, the Indian space agency.
To encourage more women onto trains and into the workforce, India’s new railways minister, Mamata Banerjee, has launched women-only trains, with female ticket inspectors and guards.
Weddings in Delhi will soon be forced indoors as city authorities aim to protect parks from damage.
Indian Navy chief of staff Admiral Sureesh Mehta must sometimes feel like it is two steps forward and two steps back.
