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Maoist rebels blew up a bus filled with police and civilians Monday as it drove through central India, authorities said. News reports said 40 people were killed in the attack....

A bus carrying wedding guests caught fire after touching a high-voltage wire in central India on Friday, killing 28 people, police ...

The Pakistani is the only survivor of the siege on the Indian city that killed 166 people. He was convicted on 86 counts, including murder and waging war.

An Indian court on Monday convicted a Pakistani man on charges of murder and waging war for his role in the 2008 Mumbai terror ...

The US warns of "increased indications" that "terrorists" are planning attacks in the Indian capital, Delhi.

Maoist rebels launched a series of devastating attacks Tuesday on government forces patrolling the forests of eastern India, killing at least 75 troops in the deadliest strike against the state in the 43-year insurgency....

Seven coaches of one of India's most prestigious passenger trains derailed Tuesday after Maoists rebels bombed the railway line, police said.

A stampede broke out at a Hindu temple in northern India on Thursday as thousands of people jostled one another to get free clothes and food, leaving at least 63 people dead and dozens more injured, officials said.

An Indian navy plane performing aerobatics at an air show crashed into a building in southern India, killing the pilot and injuring four people on the ground, police said.

The fossilized remains of a 67 million-year-old snake found coiled around a dinosaur egg offer rare insight into the ancient reptile's dining habits and evolution, scientists said Tuesday....