India

BBC political correspondent for many years, worked at 10 Downing Street as deputy to Alistair Campbell, and was the Labour Party's Director of Communications during 2000 and 2001. He has returned to… Audio

Two years ago this month, five factories under one roof in Bangladesh collapsed killing more than a thousand garment workers and injuring 2500 more. The factories supplied clothing for Western brands… Audio

There were more than 15 thousand Indians fighting at Gallipoli but their part in the campaign is often forgotten. Military historian Rana Chhina says Indian infantry and artillery were vital to the… Audio

Anu Anand lives in New Delhi, officially the city with the worst air pollution in the world. She's been looking at this issue, and also at India's market in illegal blood. Audio

Immigration officials are turning down almost four of every 10 student visa applications from India. Audio

British film maker, whose documentary film, India's Daughter, tells the story of the gang rape and murder of a young woman in Delhi in 2012, and the ensuing social fallout. Audio

Guhan Ramachandran is exporting New Zealand apples to India and selling them to a commercial market trader in Chennai. Audio

Our correspondent in the second-most populated nation of the world, India, pop. 1,210,193,422 (census. 2011) is Bangalore-based Shoba Narayan. The Rajasthan government has made the yoga practice of… Audio

The American president, Barack Obama is in India to bolster trade and defence ties. Mr Obana and Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, reached agreement on a long-stalled pact that will allow American… Audio

Our correspondent in the second-most populated nation of the world, India, pop. 1,210,193,422 (census. 2011) is Bangalore-based, Shoba Narayan. 2014 in review, including Hindu nationalist Narendra… Audio

A new wave of students from India choosing to study in New Zealand has pushed annual immigration to an all-time high. Audio

The US and India say a new global trade deal will create an extra 21 million jobs. Audio

India has a new Minister of Yoga. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi a devout follower of daily yoga and a strict vegetarian has appointed Shripad Yesso Naik to the job. Audio

Monitoring the run rate from the bleachers is Bangalore-based Sportskeeda journalist Nitin Fernandes. In cricket news: the West Indies pulled out of the cricket tour to India, the India vs Sri Lanka… Audio

Police in northern India are searching for thieves who stole cash and jewellery worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, after tunneling into a bank vault. Audio

Annette Culpan from Philanthropy New Zealand recently visited India to enquire about the growing commitment to a social enterprise culture. Audio

The latest cyclone to hit India's eastern coast has displaced 40 thousand people and killed 24. Audio

The new football league in India (with the big money drawing former legends out of retirement), and Manny Pacquiao has a fight coming up on 22 November. Audio

Highlights from live performances by Wellington-based singer-songwriter Hollie Smith and the Brooklyn based eight-piece band Red Baraat. Audio

Jerry Schultz and Robert Schoenholt opened Slug's Saloon in New York's Lower East Side in 1964, providing a raw alternative to Manhattan's glitzy jazz clubs and attracting a who's who of 60s jazz… Audio