Six leaders have been convicted of crimes in connection with the war of independence

The retired Indian general whose throat was slashed in an attack in London has been the target of eight assassination attempts by Sikh militants in revenge for his leadership of the 1984 assault on the Golden Temple of Amritsar, he told The Independent in an interview.

British America Tobacco is aiming to become the UK’s lead supplier of e-cigarettes after it became the first major tobacco company to put them on sale this week.

New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and two qualifying nations will join the Ashes rivals in Pool A of the 14-team tournament

Two men fled the scene after a school bus and truck crashed head-on in the northern state of Rajasthan

The owner of Kiss FM and Magic FM and the magazines ‘Heat’ and ‘Grazia’ is buying the rock radio station Absolute Radio.

The twin bomb attack which hit a market in a Shi'ite-dominated region of northwest Pakistan killed 57 people, officials said.

Alastair Cook’s ability to conjure an immediate response from his players following a troubled beginning to his captaincy in India has been instrumental to his subsequent success in the role and England’s strong start to the Ashes, according to Jonathan Trott.

Sant Kaur Bajwa was also officially the world's second oldest person

Three men have been convicted of raping and sexually assaulting a vulnerable young girl. The men, who – along with two others – were suspected of running a child sex abuse ring in London, were found guilty on five separate counts.

Striking and marches take place across Jammu and Kashmir region after four killed and 40 wounded

War crimes tribunal convicts key opposition figure for atrocities during 1971 war

Supporters were marching during one-day strike to protest conviction of previous party chief for his role in 1971 war

Teenager will learn his fate later this month and faces three years in a reform facility if found guilty