India Makes History as Satellite Enters Mars Orbit

India has nailed its first foray into interplanetary travel. Wednesday morning local time, scientists announced that their Mangalyaan – Hindi for "Mars Craft" – had entered Mars orbit after completing the 400-million-mile arc to Mars it began last November. It will now set about collecting imagery and data that might…
White Tiger Mauls Man to Death at Indian Zoo
A white tiger being kept at an zoo in New Delhi, India mauled a visitor to death on Tuesday after the man jumped into the tiger's enclosure. The attack, which was caught on video by a witness, reveals that officials did not intervene until it was too late.
Death Toll Nears 300 as Devastating Floods Continue in India, Pakistan
Nearly 300 people have been killed by landslides and flooding in India and Pakistan in the wake of some of the heaviest monsoon rains the region has ever seen. India's top civilian official Rohit Kansal told the Associated Press today, "The situation is extremely grim. We are not able to reach many people because the…
Monsoons Leave Hundreds Dead in Pakistan and India
The AP reports the death toll in Pakistan and India continues to rise while heavy monsoon rains and flash floods strike the regions. 110 people in Pakistan and 108 people in India have been killed.
Robin Hood Monkey Makes It Rain With Money He Stole From Other People
A monkey who stole money from a home in the Himachal Pradesh state of India reportedly began passing out that money to other people on Sunday, just for kicks! This is a cool monkey who likes to fuck with people.
Indian Woman Kills Attacking Leopard With Farm Tools, Tenacity
After being attacked by a leopard in the northern state of Uttarakhand in India, a local woman refused to admit defeat, instead returning blows and killing the animal in under a half an hour with only farm tools.
Idiot GOP Rep. Mistakes Senior U.S. Officials for Indian Citizens
Freshman Congressman Curt Clawson is new on the job. So when he saw senior U.S. officials Nisha Biswal and Arun Kumar at a Foreign Affairs committee meeting yesterday, he did what any Tea Party Floridian would do — he assumed they were members of the Indian government.
"Confronted with reports villages near Uranium Corp. of India Ltd.'s mines have unusually high numbers of physically deformed people, Chairman Diwakar Acharya said: 'I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of those guys are imported from elsewhere, ok?'"
18 Children Killed in India After Train Hits Their School Bus
At least 18 children were killed this morning after a train hit their school bus at an unmanned crossing in the Indian state of Telangana. Twenty more children are in the hospital — 15 of them in critical condition. The bus driver was also killed.
Teen In India Had Way Too Many Fucking Teeth
We all have teeth, at least most of us do. If you don't have teeth, that's not our problem! But this kid, wow—he had 232 teeth, which I think we can all agree is way too many fucking teeth.
Police: Accused Rapist of 6-Year-Old in India Had Child Porn on Laptop
Following a delayed investigation and police inaction over the rape of a 6-year-old girl in Bangalore, authorities in India have arrested a man accused of the crime, discovering in the process that his phone and laptop were full of child pornography. The man was a skating instructor at the child's school.
A Kashmiri woman looks from behind curtains in Srinagar, India, Sunday. A strike was called by separatist groups in observance of Martyrs' Day, held in honor of the 22 Kashmiri Muslims executed by the order of Maharaja Hari Singh in 1931. Photo by Mukhtar Khan via AP.
Teen Girl Reportedly Raped as "Revenge" for Another Rape in India
A 14-year-old girl was reportedly raped Tuesday night in a remote village in the Indian state Jharkhand as "revenge" for another alleged rape. According to New Delhi TV, the self-appointed headman of the village ordered the attack, which was allegedly carried out by a 25-year-old man.
Bodies of Two Murdered, Gang-Raped Girls in India to Be Exhumed
Police in the Uttar Pradesh state of India will exhume the bodies of two teenage girls who were raped and murdered by a group of men in their hometown in order to perform a "fresh autopsy," according reports in the Indian media.
Two Buildings Collapse In India, Killing At Least 11, Trapping Dozens
A building in New Delhi, India, as well as a building in the southern city of Chennai, collapsed within hours of each other on Saturday, killing at least 11. Authorities fear that dozens more are trapped in the wreckage of both buildings.
Missing MIT Student Found Dead After Falling Down Ravine in India
Kaitlin Goldstein, a doctoral student at MIT who had been missing for a week, was found dead in a ravine below a trail in a remote part of India. Goldstein, 28, apparently slipped and fell while running on the trail. She had been missing since June 14 and was in the country to attend an energy and development workshop.
A young boy collects drinking water from a leaking pipeline in Jammu, India, on Monday. A heat wave has struck the northern plains of the country, with temperatures passing 113 degrees Fahrenheit in several places, leading to scarcity of water and frequent disruptions in power supply. Image via Channi Anand/AP.
At Least 24 Indian College Students Missing In Flood
At least 24 students from Hyderabad, Telangana are feared to have drowned in a sudden flood of the Beas River Sunday evening. According to witnesses, the flood apparently occurred after the hydropower plant upstream released its floodgates without warning.
