Saritha Rai Foxconn is within weeks of starting trial production of the latest iPhones in India as Apple seeks to revive its fortunes in the country.

A Foreign Office minister has met six British seamen who have been detained in India since 2013 to give them an update on their appeal.

Ireland women’s captain Isobel Joyce feels her “sloppy” side underperformed in the 93-run defeat to tournament favourites New Zealand in their ICC World Twenty20 Group A opener in Mohali.

A man in India has proved to the world that chivalry is not dead.

Aljaz Bedene showed glimpses of the talent he could soon be parading as a British passport holder before bowing out of the Australian Open at the hands of four-time champion Novak Djokovic.

Ten people have been convicted over a 2004 fire that tore through a thatched-roof schoolhouse in India, killing 94 children.

Police in southern India have detained five construction company officials as rescuers using gas cutters and shovels searched for dozens of workers believed buried in the rubble of a building that collapsed during monsoon rains.

Police in southern India detained two construction company directors as rescuers using gas cutters and shovels searched for dozens of workers believed buried in the rubble of a building that collapsed during monsoon rains.

Nokia has received regulatory approval from Chinese authorities to sell its mobile phone unit to Microsoft, removing one of the last major hurdles to the $5.4bn deal.

Nokia has said the sale of its mobile phone unit to Microsoft will be delayed until next month because it is still waiting for approval from regulatory authorities in Asia.

Police arrested at least two men after a Danish tourist said she was robbed and gang-raped in the heart of the Indian capital’s tourist district, putting sexual violence in India further into the spotlight.

WE’VE just said goodbye to our summer batch of 12-Week Certificate Course students and I’ve just been paid perhaps the best compliment I’ve got when one chap told me: “I’ve learned so much and had so much fun I feel I owe you money!”

A tropical storm weakened on Thursday after slamming into southern India, bringing heavy rain and a storm surge and displacing 150,000 people. Six deaths have been reported in India and Sri Lanka.

At least 47 people were killed when a fire engulfed a carriage on a moving train in southern India today, officials said.

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At least 33 people were killed when heavy rains and winds unleashed by a cyclone over India's south-eastern coast damaged hundreds of homes and uprooted trees, officials and news reports said today.

ENGLAND captain Andrew Strauss will have questions to pose and answer before England take on South Africa in Chennai on Sunday in what has become a must-win match.

TOURISM chiefs are making a major push this year to attract thousands of Indian visitors to Ireland.

India issued a terror alert at its airports today after receiving reports that al-Qaida-linked militants were plotting to hijack a plane.

HUNDREDS of men in south India joined forces to mark World Men’s Day, voicing their protest against “biased” laws favouring women.

ROSS BRAWN has indicated Jenson Button’s salary demands will not be met and is instead prepared to offer the new world champion more freedom to seek out personal sponsorship deals to boost his income.

At least 32 people were killed when a blaze erupted at a fireworks warehouse in southern India ahead of a major Hindu festival.

A pilot who once landed on the wrong runway is reported to have failed a breath test at an Indian airport, it emerged today.

A fire tore through a firecracker factory in southern India, killing at least 16 people and injuring an additional 25, reports confirmed today.

Police in India are holding a man in custody after he refused to get married.

Airports in India were on high alert today following warnings of a new terrorist attack.

ENGLAND will fly to Abu Dhabi tomorrow to begin preparations for the two-Test series in India according to a report in the United Arab Emirates.

ANDY MURRAY came from two sets down to beat Richard Gasquet in a thrilling Centre court showdown — to set up a quarter-final clash with Rafael Nadal today.

Rafael Nadal maintained his Wimbledon quarter-final collision course with Andy Murray after dispatching Mikhail Youzhny 6-3 6-3 6-1.

LLEYTON HEWITT will take inspiration from Tiger Woods as he attempts to end Roger Federer’s 62-match unbeaten run on grass at Wimbledon today.

Lleyton Hewitt will take inspiration from Tiger Woods as he attempts to end Roger Federer’s 62-match unbeaten run on grass at Wimbledon tomorrow.

Rafael Nadal stayed on course for his first title of the season by reaching the final of the Sony Ericsson Open with a 7-6 (8-6) 6-2 victory over Tomas Berdych this evening.

World number two Rafael Nadal wants to put his inconsistent performance in last year’s Australian Open behind him as he tries to return to the form he showed in Melbourne early in his career.

University authorities said they will not name those killed until all of them have been identified and their families informed.

Families in India and Israel today mourned two professors among the 32 people killed in a shooting rampage at an American university, while the leader of Australia slammed US gun culture.

An Indian professor was one of the victims killed in a massacre at a US university, his relatives told Indian media today, while another Indian student was missing.

A jeep exploded in a South Indian village today, killing 16 people and injuring 22 more, a senior police official said.

AIRPORTS across India were put on high alert yesterday after a warning that a plane flying to Europe or the US could be hijacked, officials said.

Airports across India were put on high alert today after a warning that a plane flying to Europe or the US could be hijacked, officials said.

A 26-year-old software programmer in a southern Indian city has delivered identical quadruplets – an occurrence so rare that only one in 11 million mothers has them.

ANDY RODDICK hopes to recapture his fitness in time for Wimbledon after being forced to retire from the first round of the French Open with a left ankle injury.

Up to 160 new software jobs are to be created in Belfast following the decision of an Indian company to open an office in the city, it emerged today.