Sunny Leone, former porn star, turns erotic fiction writer

Sunny Leone is the most searched for person on Google by Indians



"Sizzling stories by India's most desirable woman," twinkles the blurb on the smartphone screen, flashing an image of a smiling woman in a red dress.

Why is India's Taj Mahal turning green?

Insect faeces are leaving green patches on the Taj Mahal

India's iconic Taj Mahal has been threatened in recent weeks by insect poo - environmentalists say that bugs from the polluted Yamuna river nearby are invading the monument, leaving greenish-black patches of waste on its pristine white marble walls.

Why India's aspiring engineers are killing themselves

 

Kota's study centres are known for helping students crack India's extremely competitive admission exams

The town of Kota in northern Rajasthan state is known for its numerous study centres which help students pass India's extremely competitive admission exams for medical and engineering colleges. But high stress levels mean that the town also has an alarming rate of suicide among students, writes the BBC's Shilpa Kannan.

Why this Indian woman is using 'blackface' as solidarity

Ms Jaya's 125-day protest is due to end on 26 May



A young woman in southern India is painting her body black to protest against what she calls the growing intolerance in the country against the low-caste Dalit community, writes Ashraf Padanna in Kerala.

Mehbooba Mufti: Kashmir's first woman chief minister

 Image caption Ms Mufti has been a dominant force in Kashmir politics 
 

Mehbooba Mufti has been sworn in as the first woman chief minister of Indian-administered Kashmir.

The 56-year-old leader is the daughter of the former chief minister, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, who died in January.

India Kolkata flyover collapse: Hope fading for survivors

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Media captionThe BBC's Justin Rowlatt: "They don't expect to find any more survivors"

Hopes of finding more survivors trapped under a collapsed flyover are fading in the Indian city of Kolkata (Calcutta).

Rescuers have worked through the night in the Girish Park area, where the bypass was under construction when it collapsed suddenly on Thursday afternoon.