Topic: Rajiv Gandhi

Elections in India point to political upheaval ahead

The poor showing for the ruling Congress Party in the bellwether state of Uttar Pradesh suggests the government could be turned out in national elections ahead.

$35 tablet computer? Yes, from India.

$35 tablet computer is government-subsidized and aimed at India's students. For $35, tablet computer is stripped down and can't compete with an iPad.

Arab Spring, Indian Summer?

For sheer drama, the Arab Spring is a hard act to follow. But as an indicator of democracy's long-term prospects in the developing world, the coming Indian Summer will be just as profound.

After seeing Mumbai's slums bulldozed, he now works to save them

Crews once bulldozed thousands of slum homes in Mumbai, a metropolitan region of about 16 million people in India. Santosh Thorat sees a better way: Help residents fix them up.

India hands Ajmal Kasab death sentence for Mumbai attacks

Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab may now appeal his death sentence, handed out Thursday for the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Most death-row convicts in India spend years in prison as they try to reverse their punishment.

Make way, world. India is on the move.

Despite its poverty, India is growing at 7 percent a year. Hourly wages double every decade.

'The Satanic Verses' still banned in India

Sri Lanka: Tamil Tiger leader arrest could be key blow

Selvarasa Pathmanathan led the remnants of the rebel organization that was militarily defeated by Sri Lanka three months ago.

Sri Lanka: Can Tamil Tigers go on without their leader?

The military said it shot dead Vellipulai Prabhakaran Monday, a day after the rebels admitted defeat in their 26-year war.

Briefing: Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger conflict

Questions and answers on the 26-year insurgency that appears to be over.

India's election: Rahul Gandhi brings youth appeal to old dynasty

Fans climbed trees and hopped fences in eastern India Friday to glimpse the political scion, who's campaigning nationwide amid parliamentary elections.

Sri Lanka nears victory in long war with Tamil Tigers

The Army has squeezed the rebels into a small patch of jungle since seizing their last major stronghold Sunday. But they could still mount a messy counterinsurgency.

Fighting threatens Sri Lankan civilians

Humanitarian concerns are mounting as government forces bear down on rebel areas.

Sri Lanka presses farther into rebel territory

Although Sri Lankans celebrated significant gains against the Tamil Tigers on Monday, the rebels claimed to have killed at least 53 soldiers in fighting.

Sri Lankan war roils Indian politics

Tamil parties threaten to withdraw from India's Parliament, but some see this as an attempt to wrest more seats in upcoming elections.