India has been reinstated to the Olympics in time for the flag to fly at the Sochi Winter Games.

The International Olympic Committee has suspended India after a row over government interference in their election process.

Indian investigators say they have arrested the chief organiser of last year’s scandal-plagued Commonwealth Games as part of a corruption probe.

Two gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on a group of tourists near one of India's biggest mosques today, injuring two Taiwanese and raising concerns about security less than two weeks before an international sporting event in the Indian capital.